Title 35, CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE

Sec. 13. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), a person who, with the intent to obstruct vehicular or pedestrian traffic, obstructs vehicular or pedestrian traffic commits obstruction of traffic, a Class B misdemeanor. (b) The offense described in subsection (a) is: (1) a Cla…

Sec. 14. A person who knowingly or intentionally approaches within twenty-five (25) feet of a law enforcement officer lawfully engaged in the execution of the law enforcement officer's duties after the law enforcement officer has ordered the person to stop approaching commits unl…

Sec. 15. (a) A law enforcement officer: (1) lawfully engaged in the execution of the law enforcement officer's duties; and (2) who reasonably believes that a person's presence within twenty-five (25) feet of the law enforcement officer will interfere with the performance of the l…

Sec. 2. (a) A person who: (1) knowingly or intentionally induces, by threat, coercion, false statement, or offer of goods, services, or anything of value, a witness or informant in a legal proceeding or an administrative or criminal investigation to: (A) withhold or unreasonably …

Sec. 2.5. A law enforcement officer who, with the intent to commit or conceal the commission of a criminal act, turns off or disables a law enforcement recording device in violation of regulations or a policy adopted by the law enforcement agency that employs the officer commits …

Sec. 3. (a) As used in this section, "consumer product" has the meaning set forth in IC 35-45-8-1. (b) As used in this section, "misconduct" means a violation of a departmental rule or procedure of a law enforcement agency. (c) A person who reports that: (1) the person or another…

Sec. 4. (a) A person who: (1) with intent to mislead public servants; (2) in a five (5) year period; and (3) in one (1) or more official proceedings or investigations; has knowingly made at least two (2) material statements concerning the person's identity that are inconsistent t…

Sec. 5. (a) A person not standing in the relation of parent, child, or spouse to another person who has committed a crime or is a fugitive from justice who, with intent to hinder the apprehension or punishment of the other person, harbors, conceals, or otherwise assists the perso…

Sec. 6. (a) A person who, with intent to: (1) deceive; or (2) induce compliance with the person's instructions, orders, or requests; falsely represents that the person is a public servant, commits impersonation of a public servant, a Class A misdemeanor, except as provided in sub…

Sec. 7. (a) A person who knowingly or intentionally: (1) possesses a police radio; (2) transmits over a frequency assigned for police emergency purposes; or (3) possesses or uses a police radio or a police radio mobile application: (A) while committing a crime; (B) to further the…

Sec. 8. (a) A person who knowingly or intentionally manufactures and sells or manufactures and offers for sale: (1) an official badge or a replica of an official badge that is currently used by a law enforcement agency or fire department of the state or of a political subdivision…

Sec. 9. (a) A person who, having been released from lawful detention on condition that the person appear at a specified time and place in connection with a charge of a crime, intentionally fails to appear at that time and place commits failure to appear, a Class A misdemeanor. Ho…

Sec. 1. A public servant who knowingly or intentionally fails to deposit public funds (as defined in IC 5-13-4-20) not later than one (1) business day following the receipt of the funds, in a depository in the name of the state or political subdivision by the public servant havin…

Sec. 2. A public servant who receives public funds (as defined in IC 5-13-4-20) and fails to: (1) keep a cashbook (as defined in IC 5-13-5-1); (2) not later than one (1) business day following the receipt of the funds, enter into the cashbook, by item, all receipts of public fund…

Sec. 3. (a) This subsection does not apply to the following: (1) A state educational institution (as defined in IC 21-7-13-32). (2) A municipality (as defined in IC 36-1-2-11). (3) A county. (4) An airport authority operating in a consolidated city. (5) A capital improvements boa…

Sec. 4. (a) As used in this section, a "purchase" means: (1) the purchase of materials, equipment, goods and supplies for at least ten thousand dollars ($10,000); or (2) the leasing of equipment for at least five thousand dollars ($5,000). (b) A state purchaser of materials (as d…

Sec. 5. A person who knowingly, intentionally, or recklessly violates: (1) IC 5-10.4-3-10; (2) IC 5-10.4-3-12; (3) IC 5-10.4-3-14; or (4) IC 5-10.4-3-15; commits improper teacher's retirement fund accounting, a Class C infraction. However, the violation is a Class A misdemeanor i…

Sec. 6. A board of trustees or correctional facility that borrows without legislative approval under IC 4-10-14-1 is subject to a civil action for an infraction under IC 4-10-14-1. As added by P.L.126-2012, SEC.55. Amended by P.L.215-2016, SEC.102.

Sec. 7. A person who improperly disposes of a law enforcement vehicle is subject to a civil action for an infraction under IC 5-22-22-9. As added by P.L.126-2012, SEC.55.

Sec. 1. A person who knowingly or intentionally: (1) possesses; (2) manufactures; (3) places; (4) disseminates; or (5) detonates; a weapon of mass destruction with the intent to carry out terrorism commits a Level 3 felony. However, the offense is a Level 1 felony if the conduct …

Sec. 2. A person who knowingly or intentionally: (1) possesses; (2) manufactures; (3) places; (4) disseminates; or (5) detonates; a weapon of mass destruction with the intent to damage, destroy, sicken, or kill crops or livestock of another person without the consent of the other…

Sec. 3. A person who knowingly or intentionally places or disseminates a device or substance with the intent to cause a reasonable person to believe that the device or substance is a weapon of mass destruction (as defined in IC 35-31.5-2-354) commits terroristic mischief, a Level…

Sec. 4. A person who knowingly or intentionally obtains, possesses, transfers, or uses the identifying information of another person with intent to: (1) commit terrorism; or (2) obtain or transport a weapon of mass destruction; commits terroristic deception, a Level 5 felony. As …

Sec. 5. A person who provides material support to another person with the intent to assist the person in planning or carrying out terrorism commits providing support for a terrorist act, a Level 5 felony. However the offense is a Level 2 felony if: (1) the material support involv…

Sec. 6. A person who, with the intent to hinder the apprehension or punishment of another person who has committed an act of terrorism, harbors, conceals, or otherwise assists the other person commits harboring a terrorist, a Level 6 felony. However, the offense is a Level 3 felo…

Sec. 7. (a) A person who knowingly or intentionally commits an offense: (1) with the intent to benefit, promote, or further the interests of a terrorist organization; or (2) for the purpose of increasing the person's own standing or position within a terrorist organization; commi…

Sec. 1. The definitions in this chapter apply throughout this article. As added by P.L.123-2002, SEC.50.

Sec. 11. "Overpressure device" means: (1) a frangible container filled with an explosive gas or expanding gas that is designed or constructed to cause the container to break or fracture in a manner that is capable of causing death, bodily harm, or property damage; or (2) a contai…

Sec. 12. "Property" means real or personal property of any kind, including money, choses in action, and other similar interests in property. As added by P.L.123-2002, SEC.50.

Sec. 13. (a) "Regulated explosive" includes: (1) a destructive device; and (2) an explosive. (b) The term does not include the following: (1) An explosive in a manufactured article that is designed and packaged in a manner that is likely to prevent an explosion resulting in prope…

Sec. 2. "Booby trap" means a device meant to cause death or bodily injury by: (1) hiding the device; or (2) activating the device by trip wires, switches, antidisturbance, or other remote means. As added by P.L.123-2002, SEC.50.

Note: This version of section effective until 7-1-2027. See also following repeal of this section, effective 7-1-2027. Sec. 3. "Commission" refers to the fire prevention and building safety commission established by IC 22-12-2-1. As added by P.L.123-2002, SEC.50.

Sec. 3.5. "Department" refers to the department of homeland security established by IC 10-19-2-1. As added by P.L.187-2021, SEC.129.

Sec. 4. (a) "Destructive device" means: (1) an explosive, incendiary, or overpressure device that is configured as a: (A) bomb; (B) grenade; (C) rocket with a propellant charge of more than four (4) ounces; (D) missile having an explosive or incendiary charge of more than one-qua…

Sec. 5. "Detonator" means a device containing a detonating charge that is used to initiate detonation in an explosive, including the following: (1) Electric blasting caps. (2) Blasting caps for use with safety fuses. (3) Detonating cord delay connectors. (4) Blasting caps for use…

Sec. 6. "Distribute" means the actual, constructive, or attempted transfer from one (1) person to another. As added by P.L.123-2002, SEC.50.

Sec. 7. "Explosives" means a chemical compound or other substance or mechanical system intended to produce an explosion capable of causing injury to persons or damage to property or containing oxidizing and combustible units or other ingredients in such proportions or quantities …

Sec. 8. "Hoax device" or "replica" means a device or article that has the appearance of a destructive device or detonator. As added by P.L.123-2002, SEC.50.

Sec. 9. "Incendiary" means a flammable liquid or compound with a flash point not greater than one hundred fifty (150) degrees Fahrenheit, as determined by a Tagliabue or an equivalent closed cup device, including gasoline, kerosene, fuel oil, or a derivative of these substances. …

Sec. 1. Any member of a duly organized state, county or municipal peace unit of another state who enters this state in fresh pursuit, and continues within this state in such fresh pursuit of a person in order to arrest him on ground that he is believed to have committed a felony …

Sec. 2. If an arrest is made in this state by an officer of another state in accordance with the provisions of section 1 of this chapter, he shall, without unnecessary delay, take the person arrested before a judge of the county in which the arrest was made. The judge shall condu…

Sec. 3. Section 1 of this chapter shall not be construed so as to make unlawful any arrest in this state which otherwise would be lawful. As added by Acts 1981, P.L.298, SEC.2.

Sec. 4. For the purpose of this chapter, the word "state" shall include the District of Columbia. As added by Acts 1981, P.L.298, SEC.2.

Sec. 5. The term "fresh pursuit" as used in this chapter shall include fresh pursuit as defined by the common law, and also the pursuit of a person who has committed a felony or who reasonably is suspected of having committed a felony. It shall also include the pursuit of a perso…

Sec. 6. It shall be the duty of the secretary of state to certify a copy of this chapter to the executive department of each of the states of the United States. As added by Acts 1981, P.L.298, SEC.2.

Sec. 7. This chapter may be cited as the uniform act on fresh pursuit. As added by Acts 1981, P.L.298, SEC.2.