# Ind. Code § 34-26-5-4: Jurisdiction; venue

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T34_A26_C5_S34-26-5-4

## Section

- **Citation:** Ind. Code § 34-26-5-4
- **Heading:** Jurisdiction; venue
- **Jurisdiction:** Indiana
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Indiana Code / Title 34 / Article 26 / Chapter 5 / Section 34-26-5-4

## Text

Sec. 4. (a) Any court of record has jurisdiction to issue a civil order for protection.

(b) A petition for an order for protection must be filed in the county in which the:

(1) petitioner currently or temporarily resides;

(2) respondent resides; or

(3) domestic or family violence or harassment occurred.

(c) There is no minimum residency requirement to petition for an order for protection.

(d) If a court has jurisdiction over an action that relates to the subject matter of the requested civil order for protection under section 2(b) or 2(c)(3) of this chapter, either because of an action pending in that court or in the exercise of the court's continuing jurisdiction, the petitioner must file the petition for an order for protection in that court.

As added by P.L.133-2002, SEC.56. Amended by P.L.266-2019, SEC.7.

## Nearby sections

- [Ind. Code § 34-26-5-1 Prevention of domestic violence, family violence, and harassment](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T34_A26_C5_S34-26-5-1.md)
- [Ind. Code § 34-26-5-2 Persons eligible to file petition for order of protection; petition on behalf of a child; prohibition on mutual orders; jurisdiction for order sought against a minor](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T34_A26_C5_S34-26-5-2.md)
- [Ind. Code § 34-26-5-3 Forms; clerical assistance; protective order registry](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T34_A26_C5_S34-26-5-3.md)
- [Ind. Code § 34-26-5-4 Jurisdiction; venue](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T34_A26_C5_S34-26-5-4.md)
- [Ind. Code § 34-26-5-5 Duty to inform court of other legal proceedings involving a party or child of a party](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T34_A26_C5_S34-26-5-5.md)
- [Ind. Code § 34-26-5-6 Rules](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T34_A26_C5_S34-26-5-6.md)
- [Ind. Code § 34-26-5-7 Address confidentiality](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T34_A26_C5_S34-26-5-7.md)
- [Ind. Code § 34-26-5-8 Use of forms; transmission to clerk](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T34_A26_C5_S34-26-5-8.md)
- [Ind. Code § 34-26-5-9 Ex parte orders; relief after notice and hearing; duties of issuing court; effective dates; burden of proof; superseding orders; presumptions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T34_A26_C5_S34-26-5-9.md)
- [Ind. Code § 34-26-5-10 Hearing after ex parte order](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T34_A26_C5_S34-26-5-10.md)
- [Ind. Code § 34-26-5-11 Exclusion from residence not waived by invitation from petitioner](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T34_A26_C5_S34-26-5-11.md)
- [Ind. Code § 34-26-5-12 Dismissal](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T34_A26_C5_S34-26-5-12.md)
- [Ind. Code § 34-26-5-13 Lapse of time between act and filing of petition](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T34_A26_C5_S34-26-5-13.md)
- [Ind. Code § 34-26-5-14 Prohibition on mutual orders](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T34_A26_C5_S34-26-5-14.md)

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