Indiana Code

Ind. Code § 34-24-2-6 (2026)

Action of aggrieved person for injunctive relief and damages from corrupt business influence; jury trial; right to forfeited property; state as aggrieved person

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     Sec. 6. (a) An aggrieved person may, in addition to proceeding under section 4 of this chapter, bring an action for injunctive relief from corrupt business influence in a circuit or superior court in the county of the aggrieved person's residence, or in a county where any of the affected property or the affected enterprise is located. If the court finds, through a preponderance of the evidence, that the aggrieved person is suffering from corrupt business influence, the court shall make an appropriate order for injunctive relief. This order must be made in accordance with the principles that govern the granting of injunctive relief from threatened loss or damage in other civil cases, except that a showing of special or irreparable damage to the aggrieved person is not required. The court may order injunctive relief only after the execution of a bond by the aggrieved person for an injunction improvidently granted, in an amount established by the court. In addition, the court may order a temporary restraining order or a preliminary injunction, but only after a showing of immediate danger of significant loss or damage to the aggrieved person.

     (b) An aggrieved person may bring an action against a person who has violated IC 35-45-6-2 in a circuit or superior court in the county of the aggrieved person's residence, or in a county where any of the affected property or the affected enterprise is located, for damages suffered as a result of corrupt business influence. Upon a showing by a preponderance of the evidence that the aggrieved person has been damaged by corrupt business influence, the court shall order the person causing the damage through a violation of IC 35-45-6-2 to pay to the aggrieved person:

(1) an amount equal to three (3) times the person's actual damages;

(2) the costs of the action;

(3) a reasonable attorney's fee; and

(4) any punitive damages awarded by the court and allowable under law.

     (c) The defendant and the aggrieved person are entitled to a trial by jury in an action brought under this section (or IC 34-4-30.5-5 before its repeal).

     (d) In addition to any rights provided under section 4 of this chapter, an aggrieved person has a right or claim to forfeited property or to the proceeds derived from forfeited property superior to any right or claim the state has in the same property or proceeds.

     (e) If the state is an aggrieved person, the attorney general and the inspector general have concurrent jurisdiction with the prosecuting attorney to bring an action under this section.

[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-4-30.5-5.]

As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.19. Amended by P.L.222-2005, SEC.44.

 

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 10 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1999–2023 · leading case: AGS Capital Corp. v. Prod. Action Int'l, LLC, 884 N.E.2d 294 (Ind. Ct. App. 2008).
AGS Capital Corp. v. Prod. Action Int'l, LLC, 884 N.E.2d 294 (Ind. Ct. App. 2008). · cites it 20× “See Ind.Code §§ 34-24-2-6; XX-XX-X-X; XX-XX-X-X.”
Keesling v. Beegle, 858 N.E.2d 980 (Ind. Ct. App. 2006). · cites it 8× “If the aggrieved person shows by a preponderance of the evidence that he or she "has been damaged by the corrupt business influence," the person may recover treble damages, costs, attorney's fees, and punitive damages.”
The Est. of Richard A. Mayer, & Spangler, Jennings & Dougherty v. Lax, Inc., & David Lasco, 998 N.E.2d 238 (Ind. Ct. App. 2013). · cites it 2× “2008) (citing Ind.Code § 34-24-2-6), trams. denied. Mayer's allegations in the counterclaims, while no doubt inflammatory, were related to that stated cause of action.”
HDNET, LLC v. North Am. Boxing Council, 972 N.E.2d 920 (Ind. Ct. App. 2012). · cites it 2× “The civil RICO statute, Indiana Code section 34-24-2-6 (formerly Indiana Code section 34-4-30.”
Branham Corp. v. Newland Resources, LLC, 17 N.E.3d 979 (Ind. Ct. App. 2014). · cites it 4× “In 2011, Branham filed proceedings supplemental and new claims for relief under the Indiana Crime Victims Relief Act, Indiana Code section 34-24-8-1 (Victims Relief Act) 1 and Indiana’s Corrupt Business Influence Act, Indiana Code section 34-24-2-6 (RICO). 2 In addition to…”
Indiana ex rel. Zoeller v. Pastrick, 696 F. Supp. 2d 970 (N.D. Ind. 2010). · cites it 14× “§ 1964 (a district court may “prevent or restrain violations” of law and plaintiffs may recover damages incurred “by reason of a violation” of law); Ind.Code § 34-24-2-6 (damages may be assessed against person “who has violated” the law and injunction may be ordered where “court…”
Long v. Dilling Mech. Contractors, Inc., 705 N.E.2d 1022 (Ind. Ct. App. 1999). · cites it 2× “5-5 2 (now *1024 Ind.Code § 34-24-2-6), Dilling claimed it was entitled to treble damages.”
State of Indiana Ex Rel. Zoeller v. Pastrick, 696 F. Supp. 2d 970 (N.D. Ind. 2010). · cites it 9× “§ 34-24-2-6. The Indiana racketeering statute was modeled on the federal RICO statute, and the Seventh Circuit has applied essentially *981 the same analysis to both types of actions.”
The Branham Corp. v. Newland Resources, LLC Samuel Sutphin White River Funding Corp. Thomas N. Eckerle Thomas N. Eckerle Prof. Corp. v. The Branham Corp. (Ind. Ct. App. 2014). · cites it 2× “1989) (holding that establishment of pattern of racketeering activity is a necessary element for proof of crime of corrupt business influence) and Indiana Code section 34-24-2-6 (providing a civil remedy to a person aggrieved by one’s violation of criminal RICO).”
Thomas Joseph Buck v. Janice Compton (6th Cir. 2023). “§ 1964 (c) (stating that a claimant “shall recover threefold the damages he sustains and the cost of the suit, including a reasonable attorney’s fee”); Ind. Code § 34-24-2-6 (permitting several types of damages, including “an amount equal to three (3) times the person’s actual…”
— Ind. Code § 34-24-2-6(a) — 3 cases
AGS Capital Corp. v. Prod. Action Int'l, LLC, 884 N.E.2d 294 (Ind. Ct. App. 2008). “See Ind.Code §§ 34-24-2-6; XX-XX-X-X; XX-XX-X-X.”
Indiana ex rel. Zoeller v. Pastrick, 696 F. Supp. 2d 970 (N.D. Ind. 2010). “§ 1964 (a district court may “prevent or restrain violations” of law and plaintiffs may recover damages incurred “by reason of a violation” of law); Ind.Code § 34-24-2-6 (damages may be assessed against person “who has violated” the law and injunction may be ordered where “court…”
State of Indiana Ex Rel. Zoeller v. Pastrick, 696 F. Supp. 2d 970 (N.D. Ind. 2010). “§ 34-24-2-6. The Indiana racketeering statute was modeled on the federal RICO statute, and the Seventh Circuit has applied essentially *981 the same analysis to both types of actions.”
— Ind. Code § 34-24-2-6(b) — 4 cases
AGS Capital Corp. v. Prod. Action Int'l, LLC, 884 N.E.2d 294 (Ind. Ct. App. 2008). “See Ind.Code §§ 34-24-2-6; XX-XX-X-X; XX-XX-X-X.”
Keesling v. Beegle, 858 N.E.2d 980 (Ind. Ct. App. 2006). “If the aggrieved person shows by a preponderance of the evidence that he or she "has been damaged by the corrupt business influence," the person may recover treble damages, costs, attorney's fees, and punitive damages.”
Indiana ex rel. Zoeller v. Pastrick, 696 F. Supp. 2d 970 (N.D. Ind. 2010). “§ 1964 (a district court may “prevent or restrain violations” of law and plaintiffs may recover damages incurred “by reason of a violation” of law); Ind.Code § 34-24-2-6 (damages may be assessed against person “who has violated” the law and injunction may be ordered where “court…”
State of Indiana Ex Rel. Zoeller v. Pastrick, 696 F. Supp. 2d 970 (N.D. Ind. 2010). “§ 34-24-2-6. The Indiana racketeering statute was modeled on the federal RICO statute, and the Seventh Circuit has applied essentially *981 the same analysis to both types of actions.”
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