Written appearance instead of personal appearance before court
Ind. Code § 34-28-5-14
in effectSec. 14. If a person named as a defendant in a summons and complaint issued under IC 5-16-9-10, before the appearance date specified in the summons and complaint, mails or delivers the following to the court having jurisdiction over the action:
(1) an admission of the violation or a plea of nolo contendere to the violation; and
(2) a fifty dollar ($50) civil judgment;
the court shall enter a judgment against the defendant for the violation. An admission or plea of nolo contendere received by the court under this section (or IC 34-4-32-6 before its repeal) constitutes a written appearance and the defendant is not required to personally appear before the court.
[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-4-32-6.]
As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.24.
Source: Open US Law by Vaquill AI (CC BY 4.0)URL: https://iga.in.gov/laws/2026/ic/titles/34Fetched: 10/17/2026