Sec. 4. (a) An action for: (1) injury to person or character; (2) injury to personal property; or (3) a forfeiture of penalty given by statute; must be commenced within two (2) years after the cause of action accrues. (b) Except as provided in subsections (c) and (d), an action for injury to a person that results from the sexual abuse of a child must be commenced within the later of: (1) seven (7) years after the cause of action accrues; or (2) four (4) years after the person ceases to be a dependent of the person alleged to have performed the sexual abuse. (c) An action for injury to a person that: (1) results from the sexual abuse of a child; (2) is barred due to the expiration of the statute of limitations period described in subsection (b); and (3) is brought against a congressionally chartered organization that was incorporated before June 16, 1916; may be commenced in accordance with subsection (d). (d) An action described in subsection (c) may be commenced before July 1, 2025, by a person who, before January 1, 2024, participated in a bankruptcy proceeding or bankruptcy settlement that: (1) was initiated on February 18, 2020; and (2) involved the organization described in subsection (c)(3). [Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-1-2-2(1).]
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