33-41-3-0.2. Application of Prior Law

Sec. 0.2. The addition of IC 33-15-27 (before its repeal, now codified in this chapter) by P.L.104-1999 applies only to a deposition taken after December 31, 1999. As added by P.L.220-2011, SEC.544.

33-41-3-1. Applicability of Chapter

Sec. 1. This chapter does not apply to contracts for court reporting services for any of the following: (1) A court. (2) An agency or instrumentality of a state or political subdivision. (3) An agency or instrumentality of the government of the United States. [Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-15-27-1.] As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.20.

33-41-3-2. Employee Defined

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, “employee” includes the following: (1) A person who provides reporting or other court services under a contractual relationship with a person interested in the outcome of litigation, including anyone that may be ultimately responsible for payment. (2) A person who is employed to provide reporting or other court […]

33-41-3-3. Depositions for Use in Court Proceedings

Sec. 3. A deposition to be used in a proceeding in a circuit, superior, probate, county, city, or town court, the court of appeals, or the supreme court must be taken before an individual who: (1) is described in section 4 of this chapter; and (2) does not have a prohibited interest or relationship described […]

33-41-3-4. Before Whom Depositions Must Be Taken

Sec. 4. A deposition must be taken before: (1) a hearing officer; (2) a judge, a clerk, a commissioner, or an official reporter of a court; (3) a notary public; or (4) another individual authorized by law to take a deposition. [Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-15-27-4.] As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.20.

33-41-3-5. Persons Who May Not Take Depositions

Sec. 5. (a) Subsection (b)(4) does not apply to a relative or employee of the attorney of one (1) of the parties to a proceeding. (b) A deposition may not be taken by a person who is: (1) a party to the proceeding; (2) a relative, an employee, or an attorney of one (1) of […]

33-41-3-6. Void Depositions

Sec. 6. A deposition that is not taken in conformity with section 3 of this chapter is void. [Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-15-27-6.] As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.20.

33-41-3-7. Transcription of Depositions

Sec. 7. A person, when reducing a deposition to writing, shall transcribe a page unit of the deposition in the same form as the form required for a record of proceedings under Indiana Rule of Appellate Procedure 7.2. [Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-15-27-7.] As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.20.