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IN HB1579
Bill
Status
1/17/2019
Primary Sponsor
Mara Reardon
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AI Summary
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Repeals IC 34-51-3-6, which required 75% of punitive damage awards in civil cases to be paid to the state's violent crime victims compensation fund, with only 25% going to the plaintiff
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Allows plaintiffs to retain 100% of punitive damage awards rather than the previous 25%
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Removes the violent crime victims compensation fund as a funding source from punitive damage awards under IC 5-2-6.1-41
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Eliminates the requirement that juries not be informed about the allocation of punitive damages between plaintiffs and the state
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Effective date: July 1, 2019
Legislative Description
Punitive damages. Eliminates the requirement that 75% of a punitive damages award in a civil case be deposited into the violent crime victims compensation fund.
Last Action
First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary
1/17/2019