IC 34-39-3
    Chapter 3. Evidence of Previous Felony Conviction in a CivilAction

IC 34-39-3-1
Prior felony conviction; admissibility
    Sec. 1. (a) Evidence of a final judgment that:
        (1) is entered after a trial or upon a plea of guilty; and
        (2) adjudges a person guilty of a crime punishable by death orimprisonment of more than one (1) year;
shall be admissible in a civil action to prove any fact essential tosustaining the judgment, and is not excluded from admission ashearsay regardless of whether the declarant is available as a witness.
    (b) The pendency of an appeal may be shown but does not affectthe admissibility of evidence under this section.
As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.35.