CHAPTER 1. REPRESENTATION OF PARTIES BY ATTORNEYS

IC 34-9
    ARTICLE 9. PARTIES

IC 34-9-1
     Chapter 1. Representation of Parties by Attorneys

IC 34-9-1-1
Actions by private parties, attorneys, or corporations
    
Sec. 1. (a) Except as provided under subsection (c), a civil action may be prosecuted or defended by a party:
        (1) in person; or
        (2) represented by an attorney.
    (b) If the state of Indiana is a party to a civil action filed on the small claims docket of a circuit court, superior court, or county court, the state of Indiana is not required to appear by attorney.
    (c) A corporation and any organization required to make application to the secretary of state under IC 25-11-1-3 must appear by attorney in all cases. However, corporations organized under:
        (1) IC 23-1;
        (2) IC 23-1.5;
        (3) IC 23-7-1.1 (before its repeal on August 1, 1991); or
        (4) IC 23-17;
are not required to appear by attorney in civil cases filed on a small claims docket of a circuit, superior, or county court.
As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.4.