IC 34-31-4
    Chapter 4. Limited Liability of Parents for Damages Caused byChild

IC 34-31-4-1
Maximum limit of liability
    Sec. 1. Except as provided in section 2 of this chapter, a parent isliable for not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000) in actualdamages arising from harm to a person or damage to propertyknowingly, intentionally, or recklessly caused by the parent's childif:
        (1) the parent has custody of the child; and
        (2) the child is living with the parent.
As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.27.

IC 34-31-4-2
Child participant in criminal gang activity
    Sec. 2. A parent of a child who is a member of a criminal gang (asdefined in IC 35-45-9-1), who actively encourages or knowinglybenefits from the child's involvement in the criminal gang, is liablefor actual damages arising from harm to a person or propertyintentionally caused by the child while participating in a criminalgang activity if:
        (1) the parent has custody of the child;
        (2) the child is living with the parent or guardian; and
        (3) the parent failed to use reasonable efforts to prevent thechild's involvement in the criminal gang.
As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.27.