Indiana Code

Ind. Code § 34-54-3-4 (2026)

Certain foreign judgments unenforceable

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     Sec. 4. (a) This section applies to all cases in which the court rendering a foreign judgment obtains or attempts to obtain jurisdiction of a judgment debtor, in whole or in part, by virtue of a contract, agreement, or stipulation that is prohibited and declared void by this chapter.

     (b) An Indiana court shall not issue an execution or other process to aid or enforce the collection of any judgment that may be rendered upon a judgment that:

(1) is taken in another state or foreign country; and

(2) was founded or based upon a negotiable instrument or contract containing an agreement, stipulation, or provision that is prohibited and declared void by.

     (c) A judgment described in this section may not become a lien upon real estate.

[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-2-25-2.]

As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.50.

 

IC 34-54-4Chapter 4. Cognovit Note Prohibited as a Means of Confessing Judgment or Authorizing Payment

 

           34-54-4-1Violations

 

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 2018–2018 · leading case: EBF Partners, LLC v. Novabella, Inc. d/b/a & Frank Terranova, 96 N.E.3d 87 (Ind. Ct. App. 2018).
EBF Partners, LLC v. Novabella, Inc. d/b/a & Frank Terranova, 96 N.E.3d 87 (Ind. Ct. App. 2018). “6 Indeed, it is a misdemeanor to "procure another" to execute a cognovit note or to attempt to enforce within Indiana a foreign judgment based upon a cognovit note. See IND. CODE § 34-54-4-1 (explaining that a person who knowingly commits such actions commits a Class B…”
EBF Partners, LLC v. Evolving Solutions Inc., 95 N.E.3d 145 (Ind. Ct. App. 2018). · cites it 2× “Moreover, our legislature has provided that certain foreign judgments are unenforceable in Indiana, I.C. § 34-54-3-4, including a foreign judgment based on a stipulation "given or entered into before a cause of action accrue[d] on a promise to pay.”
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