Ind. Code § 34-13-3-8 : CIVIL LAW AND PROCEDURE — CAUSES OF ACTION: CLAIMS AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT — TORT CLAIMS AGAINST GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES AND PUBLIC EMPLOYEES —13-3-8 - Claims against political subdivisions; notice requirement
(a) Except as provided in section 9 of this chapter, a claim against a political subdivision is barred unless notice is filed with:
(1) the governing body of that political subdivision; and
(2) the Indiana political subdivision risk management commission created under IC
27-1-29;
within one hundred eighty (180) days after the loss occurs.
(b) A claim against a political subdivision is not barred for failure to file notice with the Indiana political subdivision risk management commission created under IC
27-1-29-5 if the political subdivision was not a member of the political subdivision risk management fund established under IC
27-1-29-10 at the time the act or omission took place.