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- Jurisdiction
- Indiana
- Level
- Court
- Authority
- Ind. Admin. Rule 17; Ind. Criminal Rule 4; Ind. Trial Rule 64
- Issued
- 2020-05-29 May 29, 2020
- Effective
- 2020-05-29
- End
- Tolling through Aug. 14, 2020; writ prohibition expired 12:01 a.m. Aug. 15, 2020; remote-proceedings, remote-oath and will-witnessing orders to expire Jan. 1, 2021 (later extended) (read as 2020-12-31)
- In force
- May 29, 2020 to Dec. 31, 2020
- Quarters
- 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Courts and public offices
- Addressees
- all Indiana trial courts
- civil and criminal litigants
- judgment creditors
- Functions reached
- CT
- SV collections, foreclosure and judgment enforcement
- CL
- ML mortgage lending (interest during tolled period)
- Collection
- Indiana IN
Operative words
The Court authorizes the tolling, through August 14, 2020, of all laws, rules, and procedures setting time limits for speedy trials in criminal and juvenile proceedings; public health and mental health matters; all judgments, support, and other orders; and in all other civil and criminal matters before Indiana trial courts. Further, no interest shall be due or charged during this tolled period.... Unless further extended by order of this Court, the prohibition on issuing or serving writs of attachment, civil bench warrants, or body attachments pursuant to Trial Rule 64 shall expire at 12:01 a.m. on August 15, 2020.
Enforcement
Supreme Court order; the Court found 'the courts will face a backlog of cases'
Notes
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac's petition to confine the no-interest clause was denied on Mar. 19, 2021 (No. 20S-CB-123), leaving the trial courts' application of it to the appellate process.