Section 26-2-5-4 - Void and unenforceable terms(a) This section applies to contracts entered into on or after July 1, 2019.(b) All provisions, clauses, covenants, or agreements contained in, collateral to, or affecting a contract pertaining to professional services of design professionals, architects, landscape architects, surveyors, engineers, geologists, or geotechnical and environmental consultants that purport to:(1) require the professional to defend the promisee against a professional liability claim; or(2) indemnify the promisee against liability other than liability for damages and losses arising out of third party claims to the extent the damages and losses are caused by the professional's willful misconduct or negligence; are against public policy and are void and unenforceable.
Added by P.L. 65-2019,SEC. 2, eff. 7/1/2019.