{"data":{"id":"us-in/ic-22-3-2-8","jurisdiction":"us-in","citation":"IC 22-3-2-8","heading":"Qualifications; burden of proof","body":"Sec. 8. No compensation is allowed for an injury or death due to the employee's knowingly self-inflicted injury, his intoxication, his commission of an offense, his knowing failure to use a safety appliance, his knowing failure to obey a reasonable written or printed rule of the employer which has been posted in a conspicuous position in the place of work, or his knowing failure to perform any statutory duty. The burden of proof is on the defendant.","path":["TITLE 22. LABOR AND SAFETY","ARTICLE 3. WORKER'S COMPENSATION SYSTEM","Chapter 2. Worker's Compensation: Application, Rights, and Remedies"],"source_url":"https://iga.in.gov/ic/2026/Title_22.html#22-3-2-8","current_through":"2026","vintage":"2026","retrieved_at":"2026-08-18T00:45:42Z","sha256":"3bb18d9bcb5a8de27c33956e9884b99a68feec7a312533af363c9315890090d5","source_id":"us-in","stale":false,"prev":"us-in/ic-22-3-2-7","next":"us-in/ic-22-3-2-9"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}