Indiana Code
Ind. Code § 4-6-2-11 (2026)
Compromise of claims
✓ current as of May 2026
Sec. 11. No claim in favor of the state shall be compromised without the approval of the governor and attorney-general, and such officers are hereby empowered to make such compromise when, in their judgment, it is the interest of the state so to do.
Formerly: Acts 1889, c.71, s.15.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1981–2024 · leading case: State v. Cowdell, 421 N.E.2d 667 (Ind. Ct. App. 1981).
State v. Cowdell, 421 N.E.2d 667 (Ind. Ct. App. 1981). “00) when the State never entered into a compromise and settlement of the cause pursuant to Ind.Code 4-6-2-11. 2. Whether the trial court’s failure to reimburse the State for the full amount of Medicaid funds expended by the Department violates 42 U.”
Williams v. Indiana Dep't of Child Servs. (N.D. Ind. 2024). “64] because “[t]he settlement on the previously discussed terms has not been approved in accordance with Ind. Code § 4-6-2-11 .” ECF No. 64 at 2. This was because “the Defendants in this matter require approval from the Governor of the State of Indiana and the Indiana Attorney…”
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