Indiana Code Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure § 35-37-4-14

Sec. 14. (a) This section applies even if no criminal charges were filed concerning the act that is the basis of the evidence of a previous battery.

(b) As used in this section, “evidence of a previous battery” means evidence that a person charged with a crime described in subsection (c)(1) through (c)(5) committed a prior unrelated act of battery or attempted battery on the victim of a crime described in subsection (c)(1) through (c)(5) within five (5) years before the person allegedly committed the crime described in subsection (c)(1) through (c)(5).

(c) In a prosecution for:

evidence of a previous battery is admissible into evidence in the state's case-in-chief for purposes of proving motive, intent, identity, or common scheme and design.

(d) If the state proposes to offer evidence described in subsection (b), the following procedure must be followed:

At the conclusion of the hearing, if the court finds that evidence proposed to be offered by the state is admissible, the court shall make an order stating what evidence may be introduced by the state and the nature of the questions to be permitted.  The state may then offer evidence under the order of the court.

(e) This section shall not be construed to limit the admissibility of evidence of a previous battery in any civil or criminal proceeding.