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Chapter 1. Jury Selection
35-37-1-1. Venire Called; Number of Jurors - Sec. 1. (a) The jury venire called by a court...
35-37-1-2. Trial by Court or Jury; Waiver of Right to Trial by Jury - Sec. 2. The defendant and prosecuting attorney, with the assent...
35-37-1-3. Peremptory Challenges by Defendant - Sec. 3. (a) In prosecutions for murder where the death...
35-37-1-4. Peremptory Challenges of Prosecuting Attorney - Sec. 4. The prosecuting attorney shall have the same number...
35-37-1-5. Good Causes for Challenge; Opinion on Guilt or Innocence - Sec. 5. (a) The following are good causes for challenge...
35-37-1-6. Challenges for Cause; Time; Summary Trial - Sec. 6. All challenges for cause shall be made before...
35-37-1-7. Repealed - As added by Acts 1981, P.L.298, SEC.6. Repealed by P.L.118-2007,...
Chapter 2. Trial Proceedings
35-37-2-1. Preliminary Instructions - Sec. 1. The court shall give the jury preliminary instructions....
35-37-2-2. Order of Trial; Statement of Case; Presentation of Evidence; Arguments of Counsel; Instructions - Sec. 2. After the jury is impaneled and sworn, the...
35-37-2-3. Preliminary Instructions; Personal Knowledge of Material Fact by Juror; Disclosure; Examination; Excuse of Juror or Panel - Sec. 3. (a) As a part of the preliminary instructions,...
35-37-2-4. Preliminary Instructions; Admonition by Court; Separation - Sec. 4. (a) The court shall admonish the jurors in...
35-37-2-5. View by Jury - Sec. 5. Whenever: (1) the court believes that it is...
35-37-2-6. Retirement and Deliberation of Jury; Officer in Charge; Restrictions - Sec. 6. (a) After hearing the charge, the jury shall...
35-37-2-7. Verdict; Rendering in Open Court; Polling of Jury - Sec. 7. When the jury has agreed upon its verdict,...
Chapter 2.5. Repealed - Repealed by P.L.213-2005, SEC.9.
Chapter 3. Witness Immunity
35-37-3-1. Refusal of Witness to Answer or Produce Item; Hearing; Decision on Right to Refuse - Sec. 1. (a) If a witness, in any hearing or...
35-37-3-2. Self-Incrimination; Request for Use Immunity - Sec. 2. If the court determines that the witness, based...
35-37-3-3. Grant of Use Immunity; Instruction of Witness; Contempt; Perjury - Sec. 3. (a) Upon request of the prosecuting attorney, the...
Chapter 4. Evidence and Protection of Certain Witnesses
35-37-4-1. Competency of Witness - Sec. 1. A person who is competent to testify in...
35-37-4-2. Credibility; General Moral Character - Sec. 2. In all questions affecting the credibility of a...
35-37-4-3. Depositions - Sec. 3. The state and the defendant may take and...
35-37-4-4. Sex Crimes; Admissibility of Evidence of Past Sexual Conduct; Procedure - Sec. 4. (a) In a prosecution for an offense described...
35-37-4-5. Evidence Unlawfully Obtained by Officer in Good Faith; Exclusion - Sec. 5. (a) In a prosecution for a crime or...
35-37-4-6. Application of Section; "Protected Person"; Admissibility of Statement or Videotape; Notice to Defendant; Jury Instructions - Sec. 6. (a) This section applies to a criminal action...
35-37-4-7. Pecuniary Loss or Gain; Proof - Sec. 7. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), whenever...
35-37-4-8. Application of Section; Testimony of Protected Person; Closed Circuit Television; Videotape; Notice to Defendant - Sec. 8. (a) This section applies to a criminal action...
35-37-4-9. Certificates of Title; Certified Copies as Prima Facie Evidence of Title - Sec. 9. (a) As used in this section, "certified copy...
35-37-4-10. Repealed - As added by P.L.36-1990, SEC.9; P.L.37-1990, SEC.24. Repealed by P.L.1-1991,...
35-37-4-11. Safeguarding Victim From Contact With Accused and Relatives of Accused; Waiting Areas - Sec. 11. (a) During court proceedings a court shall provide...
35-37-4-12. Physical Safety of Victim or Victim's Family in Danger; Exclusion of Evidence; Disclosure to Court - Sec. 12. (a) If the physical safety of a victim...
35-37-4-13. "Forensic DNA Analysis" Defined; Admissibility - Sec. 13. (a) As used in this section, "forensic DNA...
35-37-4-14. Evidence of a Previous Battery - Sec. 14. (a) This section applies even if no criminal...
35-37-4-15. Child Molestation; Evidence of Prior Acts - Sec. 15. (a) In a prosecution for child molesting under...
Chapter 4.5. Sex Crimes Victims and Polygraph Examinations
35-37-4.5-1. "Polygraph" - Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "polygraph" means a...
35-37-4.5-2. Prohibition Against Requiring a Sex Crime Victim to Submit to a Polygraph Examination - Sec. 2. A law enforcement officer may not require an...
35-37-4.5-3. Polygraph Refusal; Duties of Law Enforcement Officers - Sec. 3. A law enforcement officer may not refuse to...
35-37-4.5-4. Voluntary Submission to Polygraph Examination - Sec. 4. This chapter does not prohibit an alleged victim...
Chapter 5. Uniform Act to Secure the Attendance of Witnesses From Outside the State in Criminal Proceedings
35-37-5-1. Definitions - Sec. 1. As used in this chapter: "State" includes any...
35-37-5-2. Subpoena; Issuance; Service; Proof of Service; Fees; Contempt of Court - Sec. 2. (a) At the request of the state or...
35-37-5-3. Subpoena; Persons Imprisoned or Institutionalized Within This State - Sec. 3. (a) When the testimony of a person who...
35-37-5-4. Summoning Witness in This State to Testify in Another State - Sec. 4. (a) If a judge of a court of...
35-37-5-5. Witness From Another State Summoned to Testify in This State - Sec. 5. (a) If a person in any state that...
35-37-5-6. Summoning Prisoners in This State to Testify in Another State; Prisoner From Another State Summoned to Testify in This State - Sec. 6. (a) If a judge of a court of...
35-37-5-7. Federal Prisoner Summoned to Testify in This State - Sec. 7. When: (1) a criminal action is pending in...
35-37-5-8. Exemption From Arrest or Service of Process - Sec. 8. If a person comes into this state in...
35-37-5-9. Uniformity of Construction - Sec. 9. This chapter shall be construed so as to...
Chapter 6. Privileged Communications and Victim Counseling
35-37-6-1. "Confidential Communication" - Sec. 1. (a) As used in this chapter, "confidential communication"...
35-37-6-1.5. "Confidential Information" - Sec. 1.5. (a) As used in this chapter, "confidential information"...
35-37-6-2. Repealed - As added by P.L.136-1987, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.2-1997, SEC.74; P.L.2-1998,...
35-37-6-2.5. "Personally Identifying Information" - Sec. 2.5. (a) As used in this chapter, "personally identifying...
35-37-6-2.7. "Student Advocate Office" - Sec. 2.7. As used in this chapter, "student advocate office"...
35-37-6-3. "Victim" - Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "victim" means: (1)...
35-37-6-3.5. "Victim Advocate" - Sec. 3.5. (a) As used in this chapter, "victim advocate"...
35-37-6-4. Repealed - As added by P.L.136-1987, SEC.5. Repealed by P.L.104-2008, SEC.24.
35-37-6-5. "Victim Service Provider" - Sec. 5. As used in this chapter, "victim service provider"...
35-37-6-6. Repealed - As added by P.L.136-1987, SEC.5. Repealed by P.L.104-2008, SEC.24.
35-37-6-7. Application of Chapter - Sec. 7. This chapter does not limit any other testimonial...
35-37-6-8. Duty of Victim Advocate to Report - Sec. 8. This chapter does not relieve a victim advocate...
35-37-6-9. Confidential Communications; Compelling Testimony; Records; Temporary Emergency Shelters - Sec. 9. (a) The following persons or entities may not...
35-37-6-10. Waiver by Victim of Protections of Chapter - Sec. 10. (a) A victim does not waive the protections...
35-37-6-11. Waiver by Victim Advocate of Protection of Chapter; Disclosure of Confidential Information - Sec. 11. A victim advocate may not waive the protections...
35-37-6-13. Authorization of Release of Confidential Information - Sec. 13. (a) Except as provided in subsection (d): (1)...
35-37-6-14. Prosecuting Attorney Duty to Disclose; Victim Preserves Confidentiality - Sec. 14. (a) This section does not: (1) relieve a...
35-37-6-15. Partial Disclosure - Sec. 15. The partial disclosure of a confidential communication under...
35-37-6-16. Refusal to Testify - Sec. 16. The fact that a victim or victim advocate...
35-37-6-17. Disclosure of Information in Aggregate Form - Sec. 17. A victim service provider may disclose information in...