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St u <br />t <br />4 <br />IC 34-13-3-4 <br />Limitation on aggregate liability; punitive damages prohibited <br />Sec. 4. (a) The combined aggregate liability of all governmental entities and of all <br />public employees, acting within the scope of their employment and not excluded from <br />liability under section 3 of this chapter, does not exceed: <br />(1) for injury to or death of one (1) person in any one (1) occurrence: <br />(A) three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000) for a cause of action that accrues <br />before January 1, 2006; <br />(B) five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) for a cause of action that accrues on <br />or after January 1, 2006, and before January 1, 2008; or <br />(C) seven hundred thousand dollars ($700,000) for a cause of action that accrues <br />on or after January 1, 2008; and <br />(2) for injury to or death of all persons in that occurrence, five million dollars <br />($5,000,000). <br />(b) A governmental entity or an employee of a governmental entity acting within the <br />scope of employment is not liable for punitive damages. <br />As added by P.L. 1-1998, SEC 8. Amended by P.L. 108-2003, SEC 2; P.L.161-2003, <br />SEC 6; P.L.97-2004, SEC 114, <br />