Indiana § 16-18-2-306.7 - "Rape or incest"
Full text of Indiana Indiana Code § 16-18-2-306.7 — "Rape or incest", with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 16-18-2-306.7. "Rape or incest"
Sec. 306.7. "Rape or incest", for purposes of IC 16-34, means:
(1) sexual intercourse with another person if the other person is related to the person biologically as a parent, child, grandparent, grandchild, sibling, aunt, uncle, niece, or nephew;
(2) rape (IC 35-42-4-1);
(3) child molesting (IC 35-42-4-3);
(4) child seduction (IC 35-42-4-7); or
(5) sexual misconduct with a minor (IC 35-42-4-9);
even if a person has not been charged with or convicted of the act or offense. The term includes a delinquent act described in subdivisions (2) through (5) that would be a crime if committed by an adult.
As added by P.L.179-2022(ss), SEC.5.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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