Indiana Code 34-54-11-2. Requirements
(1) the name and last known address of the judgment debtor; and
Terms Used In Indiana Code 34-54-11-2
- Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
- Attorney: includes a counselor or other person authorized to appear and represent a party in an action or special proceeding. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
- Clerk: means the clerk of the court or a person authorized to perform the clerk's duties. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
- Docket: A log containing brief entries of court proceedings.
- Judgment: means all final orders, decrees, and determinations in an action and all orders upon which executions may issue. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
(b) Promptly after the filing of the foreign judgment and affidavit, the clerk must send notice of the filing of the foreign judgment to the judgment debtor at the address given and shall make an entry of the mailing in the docket.
(c) The notice described in subsection (b) must contain:
(1) the name and address of the judgment creditor; and
(2) the name and address of the judgment creditor’s attorney, if any.
(d) The judgment creditor shall:
(1) mail a notice of the filing of the judgment to the judgment debtor; and
(2) file proof of mailing with the clerk.
(e) Lack of mailing notice by the clerk does not affect the enforcement of proceedings if proof of mailing by the judgment creditor has been filed.
(f) Execution or other process for the enforcement of a foreign judgment may not be issued earlier than twenty-one (21) days after the entry of the judgment in the judgment’s original jurisdiction.
As added by P.L.40-2003, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.238-2005, SEC.62; P.L.63-2010, SEC.3.