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Current as of January 02, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
Sec. 1. An information may be filed against any person or corporation in the following cases:
(1) When a person usurps, intrudes into, or unlawfully holds or exercises a public office or a franchise within Indiana or an office in a corporation created by the authority of this state.
(2) Whenever a public officer does or allows an act which, by law, works a forfeiture of the officer's office.
(3) When an association or number of persons acts within Indiana as a corporation, without being legally incorporated.
(4) When a corporation does or omits acts that amount to a surrender or forfeiture of its rights and privileges as a corporation.
(5) When a corporate franchise was procured through fraud practiced upon the state.
(6) When a corporation:
(A) exceeds or abuses the authority conferred upon the corporation by law; or
(B) exercises authority not conferred upon it by law.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Indiana Code Title 34. Civil Law and Procedure § 34-17-1-1 - last updated January 02, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/in/title-34-civil-law-and-procedure/in-code-sect-34-17-1-1/
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