CHAPTER 4. SERVICE OF COPIES ON ATTORNEY GENERAL IN ACTIONS, CROSS-ACTIONS, AND PROCEEDINGS AGAINST STATE, STATE AGENCY, OR EMPLOYEE

IC 4-6-4
     Chapter 4. Service of Copies on Attorney General in Actions, Cross-Actions, and Proceedings Against State, State Agency, or Employee

IC 4-6-4-1
Actions against state, state agencies, and officers and employees; service of pleadings, motions, and court rulings; time requirement suspended until service; notice of trial date in probate proceedings
    
Sec. 1. Whenever any such action, counter-claim, petition, or cross-complaint is filed in any court in this state in which the state of Indiana or any board, bureau, commission, department, division, agency, or officer or employee in his capacity as an employee of the state of Indiana is a party and the attorney general is required or authorized to appear or defend, or when the attorney general is entitled to be heard, a copy of the complaint, cross-complaint, petition, bill, or pleading shall be served on the attorney general and such action, cross-action, or proceeding shall not be deemed to be commenced as to the state or any such board, bureau, commission, department, division, agency, or officer or employee in his capacity as an employee of the state of Indiana until such service. Whenever the attorney general has appeared in any suit, action, or proceeding, copies of all motions, demurrers, petitions, and pleadings filed therein shall be served upon the attorney general by the party filing the same; provided, further, that the clerk of the court shall cause to be served upon the attorney general a copy of the ruling made by the court upon such motions, demurrers, petitions, and pleadings, and such ruling shall not be deemed effective in any manner as against the attorney general or as against the state of Indiana or any board, bureau, commission, department, division, agency, or officer or employee in his capacity as an employee of the state of Indiana unless and until such copy shall be served upon the attorney general or any deputy attorney general as provided in section 2 of this chapter; provided, further, that in any action in which the attorney general is required or authorized to appear or defend or entitled to be heard, in which action some matter or thing occurs upon which occurrence time begins to run, the running of such time shall be suspended as to the attorney general until such service is had upon the attorney general or any deputy attorney general as provided in section 2 of this chapter; provided, further, that whenever any claim filed for and on behalf of the state of Indiana or any board, bureau, commission, department, division, agency, officer, or institution of the state of Indiana in any estate or guardianship pending in any court having probate jurisdiction in the state of Indiana is not allowed and the clerk of the court, administrator, administratrix, executor, executrix, or guardian transfers such claim to the trial docket, said claim shall not be disposed of nor shall any disposition made of such claim be deemed to be a final adjudication unless and until due notice of the trial date of such claim shall be served on the attorney general or any deputy attorney general as provided in

section 2 of this chapter at least ten (10) days prior to the date set for trial of said claim.
(Formerly: Acts 1945, c.3, s.1; Acts 1947, c.196, s.1; Acts 1965, c.374, s.1.) As amended by P.L.5-1984, SEC.18.

IC 4-6-4-2
Method of service
    
Sec. 2. Whenever service on the attorney general is required by this chapter, such service may be made by handing it to the attorney general or any deputy attorney general or by mailing the same to the attorney general by registered mail return receipt requested.
(Formerly: Acts 1945, c.3, s.2.) As amended by P.L.5-1984, SEC.19.

IC 4-6-4-3
Service of summons or process
    
Sec. 3. This chapter shall in no way affect or apply to the service of summons or process as provided by law but the requirements in this chapter are in addition thereto.
(Formerly: Acts 1945, c.3, s.3.) As amended by P.L.5-1984, SEC.20.