Sec. 1. (a) A deposition taken and filed for the purpose of perpetuating testimony may, at any time before or after the commencement of an action, in anticipation of which the deposition may have been taken, be published by order of the court in the office of the clerk in which the order was filed, on the motion of any person or party interested in the preservation of the testimony.

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Terms Used In Indiana Code 34-37-2-1

  • Clerk: means the clerk of the court or a person authorized to perform the clerk's duties. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • Deposition: An oral statement made before an officer authorized by law to administer oaths. Such statements are often taken to examine potential witnesses, to obtain discovery, or to be used later in trial.
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
     (b) The court shall direct the deposition, with all the accompanying affidavits, orders, notices, and other documents, to be entered of record in the order book of the court, at the costs of the party making the motion. The record must contain a statement or recital of the date of the filing of the deposition.

[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-1-16-1.]

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

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