Indiana § 10-13-3-1 - "Bias crime"
Full text of Indiana Indiana Code § 10-13-3-1 — "Bias crime", with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 10-13-3-1. "Bias crime"
Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "bias crime" means an offense in which the person who commits the offense knowingly or intentionally:
(1) selected the person who was injured; or
(2) damaged or otherwise affected property;
by the offense because of the color, creed, disability, national origin, race, religion, or sexual orientation of the injured person or of the owner or occupant of the affected property or because the injured person or owner or occupant of the affected property was associated with any other recognizable group or affiliation.
[Pre-2003 Recodification Citation: 5-2-5-1(2).]
As added by P.L.2-2003, SEC.4.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 10-13-3-1 (""Bias crime"") is part of the Indiana Code, the codified statutory law of Indiana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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