Sec. 5. (a) A judgment referred to in this chapter is considered satisfied only when the following conditions are fulfilled as appropriate:
(1) Subject to the limit in subdivision (2), twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) has been credited upon a judgment rendered in excess of that amount because of bodily injury to or death of one (1) person as the result of one (1) accident.
(2) Fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) has been credited upon a judgment rendered in excess of that amount because of bodily injury to or death of two (2) or more persons as the result of any one (1) accident.
(3) Before July 1, 2018, ten thousand dollars ($10,000) has been credited upon a judgment or judgments rendered in excess of that amount because of injury to or destruction of property of others as a result of any one (1) accident. Beginning July 1, 2018, twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) has been credited upon a judgment or judgments rendered in excess of that amount because of injury to or destruction of property of others as a result of any one (1) accident.
(4) The judgment is satisfied by payment accepted by the judgment creditor in full satisfaction of all claims arising from bodily injury, death, or property damage arising from the motor vehicle accident involved in the judgment.
(b) A payment made in settlement of a claim because of bodily injury, death, or property damage arising from a motor vehicle accident shall be credited in reduction of the amounts provided for in this section.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-2-1-7.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.13. Amended by P.L.124-2016, SEC.4; P.L.24-2017, SEC.4.
Structure Indiana Code
Article 25. Financial Responsibility
Chapter 6. Suspension of Driving Privileges and Vehicle Registrations
9-25-6-0.5. Bureau Compliance With Court Orders
9-25-6-1. Certificate of Compliance Received From Person Identified in Accident Report
9-25-6-4. Failure to Satisfy Judgment; Suspension of Driving Privileges
9-25-6-5. Conditions for Satisfaction of Judgment
9-25-6-7. Duration of Suspension for Failure to Satisfy Judgment
9-25-6-9. Certified Abstract of Record of Judgment for Damages
9-25-6-13. Nonresidents; Ownership or Operation of Vehicles; Compliance With Article
9-25-6-14. Renewal of Driving Privileges or Registration
9-25-6-15. Driving Privileges Reinstatement Fee
9-25-6-15.1. Petition for Waiver of Reinstatement Fee
9-25-6-15.5. Forbearance for Reinstatement Fee