Introduced Version
SENATE BILL No. 246
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DIGEST OF INTRODUCED BILL
Citations Affected: IC 34-28-8.
Synopsis: Class action consent. Provides that a class action may not
be brought on behalf of a person who has not agreed to be a party to the
class action.
Effective: July 1, 2011.
January 6, 2011, read first time and referred to Committee on Corrections, Criminal, and
Civil Matters.
Introduced
First Regular Session 117th General Assembly (2011)
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SENATE BILL No. 246
A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning civil
procedure.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
SOURCE: IC 34-28-8; (11)IN0246.1.1. -->
SECTION 1. IC 34-28-8 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE AS
A
NEW CHAPTER TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
1, 2011]:
Chapter 8. Class Actions
Sec. 1. A class action may not be brought or maintained on
behalf of a person who has not affirmatively agreed to be a party
to the class action.