Title 35, CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE

Sec. 4. (a) A person who knowingly or intentionally mutilates, defaces, burns, or tramples any United States flag, standard, or ensign commits flag desecration, a Class A misdemeanor. (b) This section does not apply to a person who disposes of a flag in accordance with 4 U.S.C. 8…

Sec. 5. (a) As used in this section, "common nuisance" means a building, structure, vehicle, or other place that is used for (1) or more of the following purposes: (1) To buy an alcoholic beverage in violation of IC 7.1-5-10-5. (2) To unlawfully use, keep, or sell a legend drug. …

Sec. 1. The following definitions apply to this chapter: (1) "Dependent" means: (A) an unemancipated person who is under eighteen (18) years of age; or (B) a person of any age who has a mental or physical disability. (2) "Endangered adult" has the meaning set forth in IC 12-10-3-…

Sec. 1.3. As used in this chapter, "dissolvable tobacco product" means a smokeless tobacco product that dissolves in the mouth of the user. As added by P.L.10-2011, SEC.1.

Sec. 1.4. As used in this chapter, "e-liquid" has the meaning set forth in IC 7.1-7-2-10. As added by P.L.49-2020, SEC.29.

Sec. 1.5. As used in this chapter, "electronic cigarette" means a device that is capable of providing an inhalable dose of nicotine by delivering a vaporized solution. The term includes the components and cartridges. As added by P.L.20-2013, SEC.4.

Sec. 1.7. As used in this chapter, "tobacco" means an item that contains tobacco, including: (1) chewing tobacco; (2) cigars, cigarettes, and snuff that contain tobacco; (3) pipe tobacco; and (4) a dissolvable tobacco product. As added by P.L.318-1987, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.10-20…

Sec. 1.8. As used in this chapter, "tobacco product" has the meaning set forth in IC 7.1-1-3-47.5(b). As added by P.L.163-2025, SEC.61.

Sec. 10. (a) A person may not be charged with a violation under this section and a violation under IC 7.1-7-6-5. (b) A person who knowingly: (1) sells or distributes a tobacco product or a vapor device to a person less than twenty-one (21) years of age; or (2) purchases a tobacco…

Sec. 10.1. (a) If a permit holder or an agent or employee of a permit holder violates IC 7.1-5-7-8 on the licensed premises, in addition to any other penalty, a civil judgment may be imposed against the permit holder as follows: (1) If the licensed premises at that specific busin…

Sec. 10.2. (a) A person may not be charged with a violation under this section and a violation under IC 7.1-7-6-5. (b) A retail establishment that sells or distributes a tobacco product to a person less than twenty-one (21) years of age commits a Class C infraction. For a sale to…

Sec. 10.5. (a) A person less than twenty-one (21) years of age who: (1) purchases a tobacco product or vapor device; (2) accepts a tobacco product or vapor device for personal use; or (3) possesses a tobacco product or vapor device on the person's person; commits a Class C infrac…

Sec. 11. (a) A tobacco or electronic cigarette vending machine that is located in a public place must bear the following conspicuous notices: (1) A notice: (A) that reads as follows, with the capitalization indicated: "If you are under 21 years of age, YOU ARE FORBIDDEN by Indian…

Sec. 11.1. (a) A person may not advertise an e-liquid or a vapor product (as defined in IC 7.1-7-2-23), by any medium, within one thousand (1,000) feet of school property (as defined in IC 35-31.5-2-285). (b) A person who violates this section commits a Class C infraction. Howeve…

Sec. 11.2. (a) This section does not apply to a tobacco business: (1) operating as a tobacco business before April 1, 1996; (2) that began operating as a tobacco business after April 1, 1996, if at the time the tobacco business began operating the tobacco business was not located…

Sec. 11.4. (a) Subsection (b) does not apply to a tobacco and vaping business: (1) operating as a tobacco and vaping business before July 1, 2020; or (2) that began operating as a tobacco and vaping business after June 30, 2020, and before July 1, 2024, if at the time the tobacco…

Sec. 11.5. (a) Except for a coin machine that is placed in or directly adjacent to an entranceway or an exit, or placed in a hallway, a restroom, or another common area that is accessible to persons who are less than twenty-one (21) years of age, this section does not apply to a …

Sec. 11.7. (a) A retail establishment in which tobacco products account for at least eighty-five percent (85%) of the retail establishment's gross sales may not allow an individual who is less than twenty-one (21) years of age to enter the retail establishment. (b) An individual …

Sec. 11.8. (a) As used in this section, "self-service display" means a display that contains tobacco products in an area where a customer: (1) is permitted; and (2) has access to the tobacco products without assistance from a sales person. (b) This section does not apply to a sel…

Sec. 11.9. A person who knowingly sells tobacco, an e-liquid, or an electronic cigarette that contains vitamin E acetate commits a Class B infraction. As added by P.L.49-2020, SEC.39.

Sec. 12. (a) The following definitions apply throughout this section: (1) "Person in a position of trust" means a person who has or had: (A) the care of: (i) an endangered adult; or (ii) a dependent; whether assumed voluntarily or because of a legal obligation; or (B) a professio…

Sec. 13. (a) A person who: (1) believes or has reason to believe that an endangered adult or person of any age who has a mental or physical disability is the victim of battery, neglect, or exploitation as prohibited by this chapter or IC 35-42-2-1; and (2) knowingly fails to repo…

Sec. 14. Any person acting in good faith who: (1) makes or causes to be made a report of neglect, a battery offense included in IC 35-42-2, or exploitation under this chapter concerning an endangered adult or person of any age who has a mental or physical disability; (2) makes or…

Sec. 15.1. (a) A person who knowingly or intentionally violates: (1) a protective order to prevent domestic or family violence or harassment issued under IC 34-26-5 (or, if the order involved a family or household member, under IC 34-26-2 or IC 34-4-5.1-5 before their repeal); (2…

Sec. 15.3. A person who knowingly or intentionally violates: (1) a no contact order issued under IC 31-34-25 in a child in need of services proceeding or under IC 31-37-25 in a juvenile delinquency proceeding; (2) an order issued in another state that is substantially similar to …

Sec. 16. The law enforcement agency with custody of a person who is sentenced to a term of imprisonment of more than ten (10) days following conviction of a crime under section 15.1 or 15.3 of this chapter shall maintain a confidential record of the: (1) name; (2) address; and (3…

Sec. 17. A person convicted of a crime under section 15.1 or 15.3 of this chapter may not have access to the information maintained under section 16 of this chapter. As added by P.L.53-1989, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.1-1991, SEC.203; P.L.85-2017, SEC.116.

Sec. 18. The law enforcement agency having custody of a person who is sentenced to a term of imprisonment of more than ten (10) days following conviction of a crime under section 15.1 or 15.3 of this chapter shall: (1) provide each person described in section 16 of this chapter w…

Sec. 19. The law enforcement agency shall: (1) provide written notice; and (2) attempt notification by telephone; under section 18 of this chapter at least twenty-four (24) hours before the release or hearing. As added by P.L.53-1989, SEC.13.

Sec. 2. (a) A person who, being married and knowing that the person's spouse is alive, marries again commits bigamy, a Level 6 felony. (b) It is a defense that the accused person reasonably believed that the person was eligible to remarry. As added by Acts 1976, P.L.148, SEC.6. A…

Sec. 20. A law enforcement officer shall enforce a foreign protection order (as defined in IC 34-6-2.1-76) in conformity with the procedures in IC 34-26-5-17. As added by P.L.280-2001, SEC.54. Amended by P.L.133-2002, SEC.68; P.L.186-2025, SEC.243.

Sec. 21. (a) As used in this section, "advertisement" means any communication by any medium within the borders of Indiana, including print advertisements, digital advertisements, radio, television, and outdoor advertising signs. (b) Except as provided in subsection (d), only a pe…

Sec. 22. (a) As used in this section, "adoption services" means at least one (1) of the following services that is provided for compensation, an item of value, or reimbursement, either directly or indirectly, and provided either before or after the services are rendered: (1) Arra…

Sec. 3. (a) A person eighteen (18) years of age or older who engages in sexual intercourse or other sexual conduct (as defined in IC 35-31.5-2-221.5) with another person, when the person knows that the other person is related to the person biologically as a parent, child, grandpa…

Sec. 4. (a) A person having the care of a dependent, whether assumed voluntarily or because of a legal obligation, who knowingly or intentionally: (1) places the dependent in a situation that endangers the dependent's life or health; (2) abandons or cruelly confines the dependent…

Sec. 4.1. (a) As used in this section, "child care provider" means a person who provides child care in or on behalf of: (1) a child care center (as defined in IC 12-7-2.1-55); or (2) a child care home (as defined in IC 12-7-2.1-57); regardless of whether the child care center or …

Sec. 5. (a) A person who knowingly or intentionally fails to provide support to the person's dependent child commits nonsupport of a child, a Level 6 felony. However, the offense is a Level 5 felony if the person has a previous conviction under this section. (b) It is a defense t…

Sec. 6. (a) A person who knowingly or intentionally fails to provide support to the person's spouse, when the spouse needs support, commits nonsupport of a spouse, a Level 6 felony. (b) It is a defense that the accused person was unable to provide support. As added by Acts 1976, …

Sec. 7. (a) A person who knowingly or intentionally fails to provide support to his parent, when the parent is unable to support himself, commits nonsupport of a parent, a Class A misdemeanor. (b) It is a defense that the accused person had not been supported by the parent during…

Sec. 8. (a) A person at least eighteen (18) years of age who knowingly or intentionally encourages, aids, induces, or causes a child to commit an act of delinquency (as defined by IC 31-37-1 or IC 31-37-2) commits contributing to delinquency, a Class A misdemeanor, except as prov…

Sec. 9. (a) As used in this section, "resident" means an individual who has a physical presence in a state with the intention of remaining indefinitely in that state. (b) This section does not apply if the: (1) birth mother is not a resident of Indiana; and (2) adoption takes pla…

Sec. 9.5. A person who is a birth mother, or a woman who holds herself out to be a birth mother, and who knowingly or intentionally benefits from adoption related expenses paid: (1) when the person knows or should have known that the person is not pregnant; (2) by or on behalf of…

Sec. 1. Except as otherwise provided, the definitions in this chapter apply throughout this article. As added by P.L.311-1983, SEC.32. Amended by P.L.6-2012, SEC.230.

Sec. 11. "Shotgun" means a weapon designed or redesigned, made or remade, and intended to be fired from the shoulder and designed or redesigned and made or remade to use the energy of the explosive in a fixed shotgun shell to fire through a smooth bore either a number of ball sho…

Sec. 12. "Superintendent" refers to the superintendent of the Indiana state police department. As added by P.L.311-1983, SEC.32.

Sec. 13. "Wholesale" means the sale of handguns singly or in bulk lots to one lawfully licensed to deal in handguns, or the sale of a handgun to a governmental law enforcement agency for issue to its employees. As added by P.L.311-1983, SEC.32.