CHAPTER 4. LIMITED LIABILITY OF PARENTS FOR DAMAGES CAUSED BY CHILD

IC 34-31-4

    

Chapter 4. Limited Liability of Parents for Damages Caused by
Child

IC 34-31-4-1

Maximum limit of liability

    

Sec. 1. Except as provided in section 2 of this chapter, a parent is
liable for not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000) in actual
damages arising from harm to a person or damage to property
knowingly, intentionally, or recklessly caused by the parent's child
if:

        (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 (as
defined in IC 35-45-9-1), who actively encourages or knowingly
benefits from the child's involvement in the criminal gang, is liable
for actual damages arising from harm to a person or property
intentionally caused by the child while participating in a criminal
gang 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 the
child's involvement in the criminal gang.

As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.27.