Indiana § 35-41-5-1 - Attempt
Full text of Indiana Indiana Code § 35-41-5-1 — Attempt, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 35-41-5-1. Attempt
Sec. 1. (a) A person attempts to commit a crime when, acting with the culpability required for commission of the crime, the person engages in conduct that constitutes a substantial step toward commission of the crime. An attempt to commit a crime is a felony or misdemeanor of the same level or class as the crime attempted. However, an attempt to commit murder is a Level 1 felony.
(b) It is no defense that, because of a misapprehension of the circumstances, including the age of the intended victim in a prosecution for attempted child molesting (IC 35-42-4-3), it would have been impossible for the accused person to commit the crime attempted.
(c) For purposes of subsection (a), a person engages in conduct that constitutes a substantial step if the person, with the intent to commit a sex crime against a child or an individual the person believes to be a child:
(1) communicates with the child or individual the person believes to be a child concerning the sex crime; and
(2) travels to another location to meet the child or individual the person believes to be a child.
As added by Acts 1976, P.L.148, SEC.1. Amended by Acts 1977, P.L.340, SEC.22; P.L.158-2013, SEC.408; P.L.247-2013, SEC.5; P.L.168-2014, SEC.64.
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Section 35-41-5-1 ("Attempt") 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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