Indiana Code - Civil Law and Procedure - Title 34, Section 34-11-2-6
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Sheriffs or public officers; actions growing out of liability incurred
during official acts or omissions of duty Sec. 6. An action against:
(A) a sheriff;
(B) another public officer; or
(C) the officer and the officer's sureties on a public bond;
growing out of a liability incurred by doing an act in an official
capacity, or by the omission of an official duty, must be commenced
within five (5) years after the cause of action accrues. However, an
action may be commenced against the officer or the officer's legal
representatives, for money collected in an official capacity and not
paid over, at any time within six (6) years after the cause of action
accrues. As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.6.
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