(a) If the complainant has applied for a preliminary injunction under section 9(a) of this chapter, the court may order the trial of the action on the merits to be advanced and consolidated with the hearing on the application for the preliminary injunction:(1) before or after the commencement of the hearing on an application for a preliminary injunction; and(2) upon:(A) application of either of the parties; or(B) the court's own motion.(b) Any evidence received upon an application for a preliminary injunction that is admissible in the trial on the merits becomes a part of the record of the trial and does not need to be repeated as to the parties at the trial on the merits.[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 34-19-2-6.]As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.15.
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