Title 35, CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE

Sec. 2.8. (a) The following definitions apply throughout this section: (1) "Animal abuse offense" means one (1) or more of the following: (A) IC 35-46-3-7 (abandonment or neglect of a vertebrate animal). (B) IC 35-46-3-8 (purchase or possession of an animal for use in an animal f…

Sec. 2.9. As a condition of probation, the court shall inform an offender against children (as described in IC 35-42-4-11) of the residency restrictions described in IC 35-42-4-11(c)(1). As added by P.L.220-2019, SEC.2.

Sec. 3. (a) The court may revoke a person's probation if: (1) the person has violated a condition of probation during the probationary period; and (2) the petition to revoke probation is filed during the probationary period or before the earlier of the following: (A) One (1) year…

Sec. 1. A victim has standing to assert the rights established by this article. However, this article does not do any of the following: (1) Provide grounds for a victim to challenge a charging decision or a conviction, obtain a stay of trial, or compel a new trial. (2) Give rise …

Sec. 1. (a) A person commits an offense only if he voluntarily engages in conduct in violation of the statute defining the offense. However, a person who omits to perform an act commits an offense only if he has a statutory, common law, or contractual duty to perform the act. (b)…

Sec. 2. (a) A person engages in conduct "intentionally" if, when he engages in the conduct, it is his conscious objective to do so. (b) A person engages in conduct "knowingly" if, when he engages in the conduct, he is aware of a high probability that he is doing so. (c) A person …

Sec. 3. (a) A corporation, limited liability company, partnership, or unincorporated association may be prosecuted for any offense; it may be convicted of an offense only if it is proved that the offense was committed by its agent acting within the scope of his authority. (b) Rec…

Sec. 4. A person who knowingly or intentionally aids, induces, or causes another person to commit an offense commits that offense, even if the other person: (1) has not been prosecuted for the offense; (2) has not been convicted of the offense; or (3) has been acquitted of the of…

Sec. 5. Intoxication is not a defense in a prosecution for an offense and may not be taken into consideration in determining the existence of a mental state that is an element of the offense unless the defendant meets the requirements of IC 35-41-3-5. As added by P.L.210-1997, SE…

Sec. 6. (a) This section applies to an offense with a penalty that may be enhanced due to the value of the property involved in the offense. (b) Offenses that are committed in a thirty (30) day period may be charged in a single count. The value of property involved in offenses: (…

Sec. 0.5. "Relative", for purposes of section 1 of this chapter, has the meaning set forth in section 1(a) of this chapter. As added by P.L.65-2016, SEC.32. Amended by P.L.158-2026, SEC.42.

Note: This version of section amended by P.L.158-2026, SEC.43. See also preceding version of this section amended by P.L.145-2026, SEC.235. Sec. 1. (a) The following definitions apply throughout this section: (1) "Health care employee" means an individual whose responsibilities i…

Sec. 1.3. (a) Except as provided in subsections (b) through (f), a person who knowingly or intentionally: (1) touches a family or household member in a rude, insolent, or angry manner; or (2) in a rude, insolent, or angry manner places any bodily fluid or waste on a family or hou…

Sec. 1.5. A person who knowingly or intentionally inflicts injury on a person that creates a substantial risk of death or causes: (1) serious permanent disfigurement; (2) protracted loss or impairment of the function of a bodily member or organ; or (3) the loss of a fetus; commit…

Sec. 10. (a) As used in this section, "female genital mutilation" means any procedure that involves the partial or total removal of the external female genitalia, or any harmful procedure to the female genitalia, including the following: (1) Clitoridectomy. (2) Partial or total r…

Sec. 2. (a) A person who recklessly, knowingly, or intentionally performs an act that creates a substantial risk of bodily injury to another person commits criminal recklessness. Except as provided in subsection (b), criminal recklessness is a Class A misdemeanor. (b) The offense…

Sec. 2.5. (a) As used in this section, "hazing" means forcing or requiring another person: (1) with or without the consent of the other person; and (2) as a condition of association with a group or organization; to perform an act that creates a substantial risk of bodily injury. …

Sec. 3. A person who recklessly, knowingly, or intentionally engages in conduct that is likely to provoke a reasonable person to commit battery commits provocation, a Class C infraction. As added by Acts 1976, P.L.148, SEC.2. Amended by Acts 1977, P.L.340, SEC.32; P.L.158-2013, S…

Sec. 5. (a) As used in this section, "overpass" means a bridge or other structure designed to carry vehicular or pedestrian traffic over any roadway, railroad track, or waterway. (b) A person who knowingly, intentionally, or recklessly: (1) drops, causes to drop, or throws an obj…

Sec. 9. (a) This section does not apply to a medical procedure. (b) As used in this section, "torso" means any part of the upper body from the collarbone to the hips. (c) A person who, in a rude, angry, or insolent manner, knowingly or intentionally: (1) applies pressure to the t…

Sec. 1. A person who breaks and enters the building or structure of another person, with intent to commit a felony or theft in it, commits burglary, a Level 5 felony. However, the offense is: (1) a Level 4 felony if the building or structure is a dwelling; (2) a Level 3 felony if…

Sec. 1.5. A person who knowingly or intentionally breaks and enters the dwelling of another person commits residential entry, a Level 6 felony. As added by P.L.215-1991, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.158-2013, SEC.461.

Sec. 2. (a) As used in this section, "authorized person" means a person authorized by an agricultural operation or a scientific research facility to act on behalf of the agricultural operation or the scientific research facility. (b) A person who: (1) not having a contractual int…

Sec. 3. (a) As used in this section: "Access" means to: (1) approach; (2) instruct; (3) communicate with; (4) store data in; (5) retrieve data from; or (6) make use of resources of; a computer, computer system, or computer network. "Computer network" means the interconnection of …

Sec. 1. (a) A person who communicates a threat with the intent: (1) that another person engage in conduct against the other person's will; (2) that another person be placed in fear of retaliation for a prior lawful act; (3) of: (A) causing: (i) a dwelling, a building, or other st…

Sec. 2. (a) A person who, with intent to harass, annoy, or alarm another person but with no intent of legitimate communication: (1) makes a telephone call, whether or not a conversation ensues; (2) communicates with a person by telegraph, mail, or other form of written communicat…

Sec. 4. (a) This section does not apply to an employee who discloses information under IC 35-33.5. (b) An employee of a telegraph company who knowingly or intentionally discloses the contents of a message sent or received, to a person other than a sender or receiver or authorized…

Sec. 5. A person who, with the intent to commit, conceal, or aid in the commission of a crime, knowingly or intentionally interferes with or prevents an individual from: (1) using a 911 emergency telephone system; (2) obtaining medical assistance; or (3) making a report to a law …

Sec. 6. (a) As used in this section, "signal jammer" means a device designed to intentionally block, jam, or interfere with licensed or authorized radio communication. The term includes devices that interfere with: (1) personal communications services; (2) police radar; (3) GPS; …

Sec. 1. A person who knowingly or intentionally denies to another person, because of color, creed, disability, national origin, race, religion, or sex, the full and equal use of the services, facilities, or goods in: (1) an establishment that caters or offers its services, facili…

Sec. 2. A public servant having the duty to select or summon persons for grand jury or trial jury service who knowingly or intentionally fails to select or summon a person because of color, creed, disability, national origin, race, religion, or sex commits discrimination in jury …

Sec. 1. (a) A person who meets the following requirements may carry a handgun in the manner described in subsection (b): (1) The person is not prohibited from possessing or carrying a handgun under federal law as in effect on January 1, 2022. (2) Notwithstanding section 1.5 of th…

Sec. 1.5. (a) The following terms are defined for this section: (1) "Adjudicated a mental defective" means a determination by a court that a person: (A) presents a danger to the person or to others; or (B) lacks the mental capacity necessary to contract or manage the person's aff…

Sec. 14. A retail dealer who knowingly or intentionally: (1) sells; (2) trades; (3) transfers; (4) exposes for sale, trade, or transfer; or (5) possesses with intent to sell, trade, or transfer; any handgun without being licensed under sections 15 and 16 of this chapter and witho…

Sec. 15. (a) A person desiring a retail handgun dealer's license shall apply to the sheriff of the county in which the person resides, or if the person is a resident of another state and has a regular place of business in Indiana, then to the sheriff of the county in which the pe…

Sec. 16. (a) A retail dealer's business shall be carried on only in the site designated in the license. A separate license shall be required for each separate retail outlet. Whenever a licensed dealer moves the dealer's place of business, the dealer shall promptly notify the supe…

Sec. 17. (a) No person, in purchasing or otherwise securing delivery of a firearm or in applying for a license to carry a handgun, shall knowingly or intentionally: (1) give false information on a form required to: (A) purchase or secure delivery of a firearm; or (B) apply for a …

Sec. 18. (a) No person shall: (1) remove, obliterate, or alter the importer or manufacturer's serial number on any firearm; or (2) possess any firearm on which the importer or manufacturer's serial number has been removed, obliterated, or altered. (b) A person who knowingly or in…

Sec. 19. This chapter does not apply to any firearm not designed to use fixed cartridges or fixed ammunition, or any firearm made before January 1, 1899. As added by P.L.311-1983, SEC.32.

Sec. 20. (a) A full pardon from the governor of Indiana for: (1) a felony other than a felony that is included in IC 35-42; or (2) a violation of this chapter; removes any disability under this chapter imposed because of that offense, if fifteen (15) years have elapsed between th…

Sec. 21. (a) Retail dealers' licenses issued by other states or foreign countries will not be recognized in Indiana except for sales at wholesale. (b) Licenses to carry handguns, issued by other states or foreign countries, will be recognized according to the terms thereof but on…

Sec. 22. (a) It is unlawful for any person to use, or to attempt to use, a false, counterfeit, spurious, or altered handgun-carrying license to obtain a handgun contrary to the provisions of this chapter. (b) A person who knowingly or intentionally violates this section commits a…

Sec. 3. (a) A person who is at least eighteen (18) years of age and is not otherwise prohibited from carrying or possessing a handgun under state or federal law is not required to obtain or possess a license or permit from the state to carry a handgun in Indiana. A person who wis…

Sec. 4. (a) Licenses to carry handguns issued under section 3 of this chapter are valid for: (1) five (5) years from the date of issue in the case of a five (5) year license; or (2) the life of the individual receiving the license in the case of a lifetime license. (b) There is n…

Sec. 5. (a) The superintendent may suspend or revoke any license issued under this chapter if the superintendent has reasonable grounds to believe that the person's license should be suspended or revoked. (b) Documented evidence that a person is not a "proper person" to be licens…

Sec. 6. (a) Every initial application for any license under this chapter shall be granted or rejected within sixty (60) days after the application is filed. (b) The period during which an application for the renewal of an existing license may be filed begins three hundred sixty-f…