Sec. 1. A written finding of presumed death made by an officer or employee of the United States authorized to make such finding under:

(1) the federal Missing Persons Act (50 U.S.C. App. 1001-17), before its repeal September 6, 1966;

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Terms Used In Indiana Code 34-37-4-1

  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • United States: includes the District of Columbia and the commonwealths, possessions, states in free association with the United States, and the territories. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
(2) 5 U.S.C. § 5565 to 5567; or

(3) 37 U.S.C. § 555 to 557;

or a duly certified copy of such finding, shall be received in any court, office, or other place in Indiana as evidence of the death of the person found to be dead, and the date, circumstances and place of the person’s disappearance.

[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-3-4-1.]

As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.33.