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§ 35-43-10-4. Legend drug deception resulting in death; penalty

Sec. 4. A person:

(1) who knowingly or intentionally manufactures, purchases, sells, delivers, brings into Indiana, or possesses a contraband legend drug; and

(2) whose act under subdivision (1) results in the death of an individual;

commits legend drug deception resulting in death, a Level 2 felony.

As added by P.L.212-2005, SEC.76. Amended by P.L.158-2013, SEC.495.

IC 35-44ARTICLE 44. REPEALED[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation:

35-44-1-4formerly 17-1-24-12.]Repealed by P.L.126-2012, SEC.53.

IC 35-44.1ARTICLE 44.1. OFFENSES AGAINST GENERAL PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

Ch. 1.General Public Administration Ch. 2.Interference with General Government Operations Ch. 3.Detention Ch. 4.Firefighting and Emergency Services Ch. 5.Illegal Alien Offenses

IC 35-44.1-1Chapter 1. General Public Administration

35-44.1-1-1Official misconduct 35-44.1-1-2Bribery 35-44.1-1-3Ghost employment 35-44.1-1-4Conflict of interest 35-44.1-1-5Profiteering from public service

IC 35-44.1-1-1Official misconduct Sec. 1. A public servant who knowingly or intentionally:

(1) commits an offense in the performance of the public servant's official duties;

(2) solicits, accepts, or agrees to accept from an appointee or employee any property other than what the public servant is authorized by law to accept as a condition of continued employment;

(3) acquires or divests himself or herself of a pecuniary interest in any property, transaction, or enterprise or aids another person to do so based on information obtained by virtue of the public servant's office that official action that has not been made public is contemplated; or

(4) fails to deliver public records and property in the public servant's custody to the public servant's successor in office when that successor qualifies;

commits official misconduct, a Level 6 felony.

As added by P.L.126-2012, SEC.54. Amended by P.L.158-2013, SEC.496.

IC 35-44.1-1-2Bribery Sec. 2. (a) A person who:

(1) confers, offers, or agrees to confer on a public servant, either before or after the public servant becomes appointed, elected, or qualified, any property, except property the public servant is authorized by law to accept, with intent to control the performance of an act related to the employment or function of the public servant or because of any official act performed or to be performed by the public servant, former public servant, or person selected to be a public servant;

(2) being a public servant, solicits, accepts, or agrees to accept, either before or after the person becomes appointed, elected, or qualified, any property, except property the person is authorized by law to accept, with intent to control the performance of an act related to the person's employment or function as a public servant;

(3) confers, offers, or agrees to confer on a person any property, except property the person is authorized by law to accept, with intent to cause that person to control the performance of an act related to the employment or function of a public servant;

(4) solicits, accepts, or agrees to accept any property, except property the person is authorized by law to accept, with intent to control the performance of an act related to the employment or function of a public servant;

(5) confers, offers, or agrees to confer any property on a person participating or officiating in, or connected with, an athletic contest, sporting event, or exhibition, with intent that the person will fail to use the person's best efforts in connection with that contest, event, or exhibition;

(6) being a person participating in, officiating in, or connected with an athletic contest, sporting event, or exhibition, solicits, accepts, or agrees to accept any property with intent that the person will fail to use the person's best efforts in connection with that contest, event, or exhibition;

(7) being a witness or informant in an official proceeding or investigation, solicits, accepts, or agrees to accept any property, with intent to:

(A) withhold any testimony, information, document, or thing;

(B) avoid legal process summoning the person to testify or supply evidence; or

(8) confers, offers, or agrees to confer any property on a witness or informant in an official proceeding or investigation, with intent that the witness or informant:

(A) withhold any testimony, information, document, or thing;

(B) avoid legal process summoning the witness or informant to testify or supply evidence; or

(C) absent himself or herself from any proceeding or investigation to which the witness or informant has been legally summoned; or

(9) confers or offers or agrees to confer any property on an individual for:

(A) casting a ballot or refraining from casting a ballot; or

(B) voting for a political party, for a candidate, or for or against a public question;

in an election described in IC 3-5-1-2 or at a convention of a political party authorized under IC 3;

commits bribery, a Level 5 felony.

(b) It is not a defense that the person whom the accused person sought to control was not qualified to act in the desired way.

As added by P.L.126-2012, SEC.54. Amended by P.L.158-2013, SEC.497.

IC 35-44.1-1-3Ghost employment Sec. 3. (a) A public servant who knowingly or intentionally:

(1) hires an employee for the governmental entity that the public servant serves; and

(2) fails to assign to the employee any duties, or assigns to the employee any duties not related to the operation of the governmental entity;

commits ghost employment, a Level 6 felony.

(b) A public servant who knowingly or intentionally assigns to an employee under the public servant's supervision any duties not related to the operation of the governmental entity that the public servant serves commits ghost employment, a Level 6 felony.

(c) A person employed by a governmental entity who, knowing that the person has not been assigned any duties to perform for the entity, accepts property from the entity commits ghost employment, a Level 6 felony.

(d) A person employed by a governmental entity who knowingly or intentionally accepts property from the entity for the performance of duties not related to the operation of the entity commits ghost employment, a Level 6 felony.

(e) Any person who accepts property from a governmental entity in violation of this section and any public servant who permits the payment of property in violation of this section are jointly and severally liable to the governmental entity for that property. The attorney general may bring a civil action to recover that property in the county where the governmental entity is located or the person or public servant resides.

(f) For the purposes of this section, an employee of a governmental entity who voluntarily performs services:

(1) that do not:

(A) promote religion;

(B) attempt to influence legislation or governmental policy; or

(2) for the benefit of:

(A) another governmental entity; or

(B) an organization that is exempt from federal income taxation under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code;

(3) with the approval of the employee's supervisor; and

(4) in compliance with a policy or regulation that:

(A) is in writing;

(B) is issued by the executive officer of the governmental entity; and

(C) contains a limitation on the total time during any calendar year that the employee may spend performing the services during normal hours of employment;

is considered to be performing duties related to the operation of the governmental entity.

As added by P.L.126-2012, SEC.54. Amended by P.L.158-2013, SEC.498.

IC 35-44.1-1-4Conflict of interest Sec. 4. (a) The following definitions apply throughout this section:

(1) "Dependent" means any of the following:

(A) The spouse of a public servant.

(B) A child, stepchild, or adoptee (as defined in IC 31-9-2.1-8) of a public servant who is:

(i) unemancipated; and

(ii) less than eighteen (18) years of age.

(2) "Governmental entity served by the public servant" means the immediate governmental entity being served by a public servant.

(3) "Pecuniary interest" means an interest in a contract or purchase if the contract or purchase will result or is intended to result in an ascertainable increase in the income or net worth of:

(A) the public servant; or

(B) a dependent of the public servant who:

(i) is under the direct or indirect administrative control of the public servant; or

(ii) receives a contract or purchase order that is reviewed, approved, or directly or indirectly administered by the public servant.

(b) A public servant who knowingly or intentionally:

(1) has a pecuniary interest in; or

(2) derives a profit from;

a contract or purchase connected with an action by the governmental entity served by the public servant commits conflict of interest, a Level 6 felony.

(1) The public servant or the public servant's dependent receives compensation through salary or an employment contract for:

(A) services provided as a public servant; or

(B) expenses incurred by the public servant as provided by law.

(2) The public servant's interest in the contract or purchase and all other contracts and purchases made by the governmental entity during the twelve (12) months before the date of the contract or purchase was two hundred fifty dollars ($250) or less.

(3) The contract or purchase involves utility services from a utility whose rate structure is regulated by the state or federal government.

(4) The public servant:

(A) acts in only an advisory capacity for a state supported college or university; and

(B) does not have authority to act on behalf of the college or university in a matter involving a contract or purchase.

(5) A public servant under the jurisdiction of the state ethics commission (as provided in IC 4-2-6-2.5) obtains from the state ethics commission, following full and truthful disclosure, written approval that the public servant will not or does not have a conflict of interest in connection with the contract or purchase under IC 4-2-6 and this section. The approval required under this subdivision must be:

(A) granted to the public servant before action is taken in connection with the contract or purchase by the governmental entity served; or

(B) sought by the public servant as soon as possible after the contract is executed or the purchase is made and the public servant becomes aware of the facts that give rise to a question of conflict of interest.

(6) A public servant makes a disclosure that meets the requirements of subsection (d) or (e) and is:

(A) not a member or on the staff of the governing body empowered to contract or purchase on behalf of the governmental entity, and functions and performs duties for the governmental entity unrelated to the contract or purchase;

(B) appointed by an elected public servant;

(C) employed by the governing body of a school corporation and the contract or purchase involves the employment of a dependent or the payment of fees to a dependent;

(D) elected; or

(E) a member of, or a person appointed by, the board of trustees of a state supported college or university.

(7) The public servant is a member of the governing board of, or is a physician employed or contracted by, a hospital organized or operated under IC 16-22-1 through IC 16-22-5 or IC 16-23-1.

(d) A disclosure must:

(1) be in writing;

(2) describe the contract or purchase to be made by the governmental entity;

(3) describe the pecuniary interest that the public servant has in the contract or purchase;

(4) be affirmed under penalty of perjury;

(5) be submitted to the governmental entity and be accepted by the governmental entity in a public meeting of the governmental entity before final action on the contract or purchase;

(6) be filed within fifteen (15) days after final action on the contract or purchase with:

(A) the state board of accounts; and

(B) if the governmental entity is a governmental entity other than the state or a state supported college or university, the clerk of the circuit court in the county where the governmental entity takes final action on the contract or purchase; and

(7) contain, if the public servant is appointed, the written approval of the elected public servant (if any) or the board of trustees of a state supported college or university (if any) that appointed the public servant.

(e) This subsection applies only to a person who is a member of, or a person appointed by, the board of trustees of a state supported college or university. A person to whom this subsection applies complies with the disclosure requirements of this chapter with respect to the person's pecuniary interest in a particular type of contract or purchase which is made on a regular basis from a particular vendor if the individual files with the state board of accounts and the board of trustees a statement of pecuniary interest in that particular type of contract or purchase made with that particular vendor. The statement required by this subsection must be made on an annual basis.

As added by P.L.126-2012, SEC.54. Amended by P.L.158-2013, SEC.499; P.L.145-2026, SEC.237.

IC 35-44.1-1-5Profiteering from public service Sec. 5. (a) As used in this section, "pecuniary interest" has the meaning set forth in section 4(a)(3) of this chapter.

(b) A person who knowingly or intentionally:

(1) obtains a pecuniary interest in a contract or purchase with an agency within one (1) year after separation from employment or other service with the agency; and

(2) is not a public servant for the agency but who as a public servant approved, negotiated, or prepared on behalf of the agency the terms or specifications of:

(A) the contract; or

(B) the purchase;

commits profiteering from public service, a Level 6 felony.

(c) This section does not apply to negotiations or other activities related to an economic development grant, loan, or loan guarantee.

(d) This section does not apply if the person receives less than two hundred fifty dollars ($250) of the profits from the contract or purchase.

(e) It is a defense to a prosecution under this section that:

(1) the person was screened from any participation in the contract or purchase;

(2) the person has not received a part of the profits of the contract or purchase; and

(3) notice was promptly given to the agency of the person's interest in the contract or purchase.

As added by P.L.126-2012, SEC.54. Amended by P.L.158-2013, SEC.500.

IC 35-44.1-2Chapter 2. Interference with General Government Operations

35-44.1-2-1Perjury 35-44.1-2-2Obstruction of justice 35-44.1-2-2.5Disabling a law enforcement recording device 35-44.1-2-3False reporting; false informing; swatting 35-44.1-2-4False identity statement 35-44.1-2-5Assisting a criminal 35-44.1-2-6Impersonation of a public servant 35-44.1-2-7Unlawful use of a police radio 35-44.1-2-8Unlawful manufacture or sale of police or fire insignia 35-44.1-2-9Failure to appear 35-44.1-2-10Failure to respond to a summons 35-44.1-2-11Interference with jury service 35-44.1-2-12Interference with witness service 35-44.1-2-13Obstruction of traffic 35-44.1-2-14Unlawful encroachment on an investigation 35-44.1-2-15Unlawful encroachment

IC 35-44.1-2-1Perjury Sec. 1. (a) A person who:

(1) makes a false, material statement under oath or affirmation, knowing the statement to be false or not believing it to be true; or

(2) has knowingly made two (2) or more material statements, in a proceeding before a court or grand jury, which are inconsistent to the degree that one (1) of them is necessarily false;

commits perjury, a Level 6 felony.

(b) In a prosecution under subsection (a)(2):

(1) the indictment or information need not specify which statement is actually false; and

(2) the falsity of a statement may be established sufficiently for conviction by proof that the defendant made irreconcilably contradictory statements which are material to the point in question.

As added by P.L.126-2012, SEC.54. Amended by P.L.158-2013, SEC.501.

IC 35-44.1-2-2Obstruction of justice 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 delay in producing any testimony, information, document, or thing that the witness or informant is legally required to produce;

(B) avoid legal process summoning the person to testify or supply evidence;

(D) give a false or materially misleading statement;

(2) knowingly or intentionally in a legal proceeding or an administrative or criminal investigation:

(A) withholds or unreasonably delays in producing any testimony, information, document, or thing after a court orders the person to produce the testimony, information, document, or thing;

(B) avoids legal process summoning the person to testify or supply evidence; or

(3) alters, damages, or removes any record, document, or thing, with intent to prevent it from being produced or used as evidence in any legal proceeding or administrative or criminal investigation;

(4) makes, presents, or uses a false record, document, or thing with intent that the record, document, or thing, material to the point in question, appear in evidence in a legal proceeding or an administrative or criminal investigation to mislead a public servant;

(5) communicates with a juror otherwise than as authorized by law, with intent to influence the juror regarding any matter that is or may be brought before the juror; or

(6) being employed by a court or law enforcement agency, notifies the subject of a warrant of the warrant, with the intent to interfere with the execution of the warrant;

commits obstruction of justice, a Level 6 felony, except as provided in subsection (b).

(b) Except as provided in subsection (e), the offense is a Level 5 felony if, during the investigation or pendency of a domestic violence or child abuse case under subsection (c), a person knowingly or intentionally:

(1) offers, gives, or promises any benefit to;

(2) communicates a threat as defined by IC 35-45-2-1(c) to; or

(3) intimidates, unlawfully influences, or unlawfully persuades;

any witness to abstain from attending or giving testimony, or to give a false or materially misleading statement, at any hearing, trial, deposition, probation, or other criminal proceeding or from giving testimony or other statements, including giving a false or materially misleading statement, to a court or law enforcement officer under IC 35-31.5-2-185.

(1) the commission of a crime involving domestic or family violence under IC 35-31.5-2-76 involving a family or household member under IC 35-31.5-2-128;

(2) the commission of a crime of domestic violence under IC 35-31.5-2-78 involving a family or household member under IC 35-31.5-2-128; or

(3) physical abuse, sexual abuse, or child neglect, including crimes listed under IC 35-31.5-2-76 involving a victim who was less than eighteen (18) years of age at the time of the offense, whether or not the person is a family or household member under IC 35-31.5-2-128.

(d) Subsection (a)(2)(A) does not apply to:

(1) a person who qualifies for a special privilege under IC 34-46-4 with respect to the testimony, information, document, or thing; or

(2) a person who, as:

(A) an attorney;

(B) a physician;

(D) a husband or wife;

is not required to testify under IC 34-46-3-1.

(e) Subsections (a) and (b) do not apply to:

(1) an attorney;

(2) an investigator;

(3) a law enforcement officer; or

(4) a judge;

engaged in that person's professional or official duties.

As added by P.L.126-2012, SEC.54. Amended by P.L.158-2013, SEC.502; P.L.252-2017, SEC.15; P.L.174-2021, SEC.74; P.L.5-2022, SEC.5; P.L.209-2023, SEC.3.

IC 35-44.1-2-2.5Disabling a law enforcement recording device 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 disabling a law enforcement recording device, a Class A misdemeanor.

As added by P.L.12-2021, SEC.8.

IC 35-44.1-2-3False reporting; false informing; swatting 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.

(1) the person or another person has placed or intends to place an explosive, a destructive device, or other destructive substance in a building or transportation facility;

(2) there has been or there will be tampering with a consumer product introduced into commerce; or

(3) there has been or will be placed or introduced a weapon of mass destruction in a building or a place of assembly;

knowing the report to be false, commits false reporting, a Level 6 felony.

(d) A person who:

(1) gives:

(A) a false report of the commission of a crime; or

(B) false information to a law enforcement officer that relates to the commission of a crime;

knowing the report or information to be false;

(2) gives a false alarm of fire to the fire department of a governmental entity, knowing the alarm to be false;

(3) makes a false request for ambulance service to an ambulance service provider, knowing the request to be false;

(4) gives a false report concerning a missing child (as defined in IC 10-13-5-4), missing veteran at risk (as defined in IC 12-7-2.1-346), or missing endangered adult (as defined in IC 12-7-2.1-227) or gives false information to a law enforcement officer or a governmental entity that relates to a missing child, missing veteran at risk, or missing endangered adult knowing the report or information to be false;

(5) makes a complaint against a law enforcement officer to the state or municipality (as defined in IC 8-1-13-3(b)) that employs the officer:

(A) alleging the officer engaged in misconduct while performing the officer's duties; and

(B) knowing the complaint to be false;

(6) makes a false report of a missing person, knowing the report or information is false;

(7) gives a false report of actions, behavior, or conditions concerning:

(A) a septic tank soil absorption system under IC 8-1-2-125 or IC 13-26-5-2.5; or

(B) a septic tank soil absorption system or constructed wetland septic system under IC 36-9-23-30.1;

knowing the report or information to be false; or

(8) makes a false report that a person is dangerous (as defined in IC 35-47-14-1) knowing the report or information to be false;

commits false informing, a Class B misdemeanor except as provided in subsection (e).

(e) The offense described in subsection (d) is:

(1) a Class A misdemeanor if it:

(A) substantially hinders any law enforcement process, including by causing the dispatch of one (1) or more law enforcement officers;

(B) results in harm to another person; or

(2) a Level 6 felony if it:

(A) is committed under subsection (d)(8); and

(B) either:

(i) substantially hinders any law enforcement process, including by causing the dispatch of one (1) or more law enforcement officers;

(ii) results in harm to another person; or

(iii) would cause a reasonable person to feel terrorized, frightened, intimidated, or threatened; and

(3) a Level 5 felony if it is committed under subsection (d)(8) and results in serious bodily injury or death to another person.

As added by P.L.126-2012, SEC.54. Amended by P.L.292-2013, SEC.11; P.L.158-2013, SEC.503; P.L.168-2014, SEC.79; P.L.107-2016, SEC.7; P.L.142-2020, SEC.70; P.L.174-2021, SEC.75; P.L.40-2024, SEC.34; P.L.104-2024, SEC.44; P.L.119-2024, SEC.4; P.L.129-2025, SEC.1; P.L.145-2026, SEC.238.

IC 35-44.1-2-4False identity statement 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 to the degree that one (1) of them is necessarily false commits false identity statement, a Class A misdemeanor.

(b) It is a defense to a prosecution under this section that the material statements that are the basis of a prosecution under subsection (a) concerning the person's identity are accurate or were accurate in the past.

(1) the indictment or information need not specify which statement is actually false; and

(2) the falsity of a statement may be established sufficiently for conviction by proof that the defendant made irreconcilably contradictory statements concerning the person's identity.

As added by P.L.126-2012, SEC.54.

IC 35-44.1-2-5Assisting a criminal 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 person commits assisting a criminal, a Class A misdemeanor. However, the offense is:

(1) a Level 6 felony, if:

(A) the person assisted has committed a Class B, Class C, or Class D felony before July 1, 2014, or a Level 3, Level 4, Level 5, or Level 6 felony after June 30, 2014; or

(B) the person or the person assisted is a member of a criminal organization; and

(2) a Level 5 felony, if the person assisted has committed murder or has committed a Class A felony before July 1, 2014, or a Level 1 or Level 2 felony after June 30, 2014, or if the assistance was providing a deadly weapon.

(b) It is not a defense to a prosecution under this section that the person assisted:

(1) has not been prosecuted for the offense;

(2) has not been convicted of the offense; or

(3) has been acquitted of the offense by reason of insanity.

However, the acquittal of the person assisted for other reasons may be a defense.

As added by P.L.126-2012, SEC.54. Amended by P.L.158-2013, SEC.504; P.L.25-2016, SEC.20.

IC 35-44.1-2-6Impersonation of a public servant 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 subsection (b).

(b) The offense described in subsection (a) is a Level 6 felony if the person falsely represents that the person is:

(1) a law enforcement officer; or

(2) an agent or employee of the department of state revenue, and collects any property from another person.

As added by P.L.126-2012, SEC.54. Amended by P.L.158-2013, SEC.505; P.L.31-2016, SEC.1.

IC 35-44.1-2-7Unlawful use of a police radio 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 commission of a crime; or

commits unlawful use of a police radio, a Class B misdemeanor.

(b) Subsection (a)(1) and (a)(2) do not apply to:

(1) a governmental entity;

(2) a regularly employed law enforcement officer;

(3) a common carrier of persons for hire whose vehicles are used in emergency service;

(4) a public service or utility company whose vehicles are used in emergency service;

(5) a person who has written permission from the chief executive officer of a law enforcement agency to possess a police radio;

(6) a person who holds an amateur radio license issued by the Federal Communications Commission if the person is not transmitting over a frequency assigned for police emergency purposes;

(7) a person who uses a police radio only in the person's dwelling or place of business;

(8) a person:

(A) who is regularly engaged in newsgathering activities;

(B) who is employed by a newspaper qualified to receive legal advertisements under IC 5-3-1, a wire service, or a licensed commercial or public radio or television station; and

(C) whose name is furnished by the person's employer to the chief executive officer of a law enforcement agency in the county in which the employer's principal office is located;

(9) a person engaged in the business of manufacturing or selling police radios; or

(10) a person who possesses or uses a police radio during the normal course of the person's lawful business.

(c) As used in this section, "police radio" means a radio that is capable of sending or receiving signals transmitted on frequencies assigned by the Federal Communications Commission for police emergency purposes and that:

(1) can be installed, maintained, or operated in a vehicle; or

(2) can be operated while it is being carried by an individual.

The term does not include a radio designed for use only in a dwelling.

(d) As used in this section, "police radio mobile application" means an application installed on a mobile device that allows a person to listen to the contents of traffic carried on police radio frequencies.

As added by P.L.126-2012, SEC.54. Amended by P.L.66-2019, SEC.15.

IC 35-44.1-2-8Unlawful manufacture or sale of police or fire insignia 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 of the state; or

(2) a document that purports to be an official employment identification that is used by a law enforcement agency or fire department of the state or of a political subdivision of the state;

without the written permission of the chief executive officer of the law enforcement agency commits unlawful manufacture or sale of a police or fire insignia, a Class A misdemeanor.

(b) However, the offense described in subsection (a) is:

(1) a Level 6 felony if the person commits the offense with the knowledge or intent that the badge or employment identification will be used to further the commission of an offense under section 6 of this chapter; and

(2) a Level 4 felony if the person commits the offense with the knowledge or intent that the badge or employment identification will be used to further the commission of an offense under IC 35-47-12 (before its repeal) or a felony terrorist offense (as defined in IC 35-50-2-18).

(c) It is a defense to a prosecution under subsection (a)(1) if the area of the badge or replica that is manufactured and sold or manufactured and offered for sale as measured by multiplying the greatest length of the badge by the greatest width of the badge is:

(1) less than fifty percent (50%); or

(2) more than one hundred fifty percent (150%);

of the area of an official badge that is used by a law enforcement agency or fire department of the state or a political subdivision of the state as measured by multiplying the greatest length of the official badge by the greatest width of the official badge.

As added by P.L.126-2012, SEC.54. Amended by P.L.13-2013, SEC.140; P.L.158-2013, SEC.506; P.L.66-2019, SEC.16.

IC 35-44.1-2-9Failure to appear 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. However, the offense is a Level 6 felony if the charge was a felony charge.

(b) It is no defense that the accused person was not convicted of the crime with which the person was originally charged.

(c) This section does not apply to obligations to appear incident to release under suspended sentence or on probation or parole.

As added by P.L.126-2012, SEC.54. Amended by P.L.158-2013, SEC.507.

IC 35-44.1-2-10Failure to respond to a summons Sec. 10. (a) A person who, having been issued:

(1) a complaint and summons in connection with an infraction or ordinance violation; or

(2) a summons, or summons and promise to appear, in connection with a misdemeanor violation;

notifying the person to appear at a specific time and place, intentionally fails to appear at the specified time and place commits failure to respond to a summons, a Class C misdemeanor.

(b) It is no defense that judgment was entered in favor of the person in the infraction or ordinance proceeding or that the person was acquitted of the misdemeanor for which the person was summoned to appear.

As added by P.L.126-2012, SEC.54.

IC 35-44.1-2-11Interference with jury service Sec. 11. A person who knowingly or intentionally:

(1) dismisses an employee;

(2) deprives an employee of employment benefits; or

(3) threatens such a dismissal or deprivation;

because the employee has received or responded to a summons, served as a juror, or attended court for prospective jury service commits interference with jury service, a Class B misdemeanor.

As added by P.L.126-2012, SEC.54.

IC 35-44.1-2-12Interference with witness service Sec. 12. A person who knowingly or intentionally:

(1) dismisses an employee;

(2) deprives an employee of employment benefits; or

(3) threatens such a dismissal or deprivation;

because the employee has received or responded to a subpoena in a criminal proceeding commits interference with witness service, a Class B misdemeanor.

As added by P.L.126-2012, SEC.54.

IC 35-44.1-2-13Obstruction of traffic 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 Class A misdemeanor if the offense includes the use of a motor vehicle;

(2) a Level 6 felony if:

(A) the offense results in serious bodily injury;

(B) the person blocks an authorized emergency vehicle (as defined in IC 9-13-2-6) while the vehicle is:

(i) responding to an emergency call;

(ii) in the pursuit of an actual or suspected violator of the law; or

(iii) responding to, but not returning from, a fire alarm;

if the vehicle is using visible or audible signals as required by law; or

(3) a Level 5 felony if the offense results in catastrophic bodily injury or death.

(d) It is a defense to an action under subsection (c) that the obstruction was caused by a vehicle malfunction.

As added by P.L.158-2013, SEC.508. Amended by P.L.188-2015, SEC.130; P.L.174-2021, SEC.76.

IC 35-44.1-2-14Unlawful encroachment on an investigation 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 unlawful encroachment on an investigation, a Class C misdemeanor.

As added by P.L.67-2023, SEC.1.

IC 35-44.1-2-15Unlawful encroachment 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 law enforcement officer's duties;

may order the person to stop approaching.

(b) 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 in accordance with subsection (a) commits unlawful encroachment on a law enforcement officer, a Class C misdemeanor.

As added by P.L.4-2025, SEC.1.

IC 35-44.1-3Chapter 3. Detention

35-44.1-3-1Resisting law enforcement; interfering with public safety 35-44.1-3-2Disarming a law enforcement officer 35-44.1-3-3Refusal to aid an officer 35-44.1-3-4Escape 35-44.1-3-5Trafficking with an inmate; carrying contraband into a correctional facility 35-44.1-3-6Trafficking with an inmate outside a facility 35-44.1-3-7Possession of a dangerous device while incarcerated 35-44.1-3-8Possession of a cellular telephone while incarcerated 35-44.1-3-9Criminal violation of a lifetime parole condition 35-44.1-3-10Sexual misconduct with a service provider

IC 35-44.1-3-1Resisting law enforcement; interfering with public safety Sec. 1. (a) A person who knowingly or intentionally:

(1) forcibly resists, obstructs, or interferes with a law enforcement officer or a person assisting the officer while the officer is lawfully engaged in the execution of the officer's duties;

(2) forcibly resists, obstructs, or interferes with the authorized service or execution of a civil or criminal process or order of a court; or

(3) flees from a law enforcement officer after the officer has, by visible or audible means, including operation of the law enforcement officer's siren or emergency lights, identified himself or herself and ordered the person to stop;

commits resisting law enforcement, a Class A misdemeanor, except as provided in subsection (c).

(b) A person who, having been denied entry by a firefighter, an emergency medical services provider, or a law enforcement officer, knowingly or intentionally enters an area that is marked off with barrier tape or other physical barriers, commits interfering with public safety, a Class B misdemeanor, except as provided in subsection (c) or (j).

(1) Level 6 felony if the person uses a vehicle to commit the offense;

(2) Level 5 felony if:

(A) while committing the offense, the person draws or uses a deadly weapon;

(B) while committing the offense, the person inflicts moderate bodily injury on or otherwise causes moderate bodily injury to another person; or

(C) while committing the offense, the person operates a vehicle in a manner that creates a substantial risk of bodily injury to another person;

(3) Level 4 felony if:

(A) while committing the offense, the person operates a vehicle in a manner that causes serious bodily injury to another person; or

(B) the person uses a vehicle to commit the offense and the person has a prior unrelated conviction under this section involving the use of a vehicle in the commission of the offense;

(4) Level 3 felony if, while committing the offense, the person operates a vehicle in a manner that causes the death or catastrophic injury of another person; and

(5) Level 2 felony if, while committing any offense described in subsection (a), the person operates a vehicle in a manner that causes the death or catastrophic injury of a firefighter, an emergency medical services provider, or a law enforcement officer while the firefighter, emergency medical services provider, or law enforcement officer is engaged in the firefighter's, emergency medical services provider's, or officer's official duties.

(d) The offense under subsection (a) is a Level 6 felony if, while committing an offense under:

(1) subsection (a)(1) or (a)(2), the person:

(A) creates a substantial risk of bodily injury to the person or another person; and

(B) has two (2) or more prior unrelated convictions under subsection (a); or

(2) subsection (a)(3), the person has two (2) or more prior unrelated convictions under subsection (a).

(e) If a person uses a vehicle to commit a felony offense under subsection (c), as part of the criminal penalty imposed for the offense, the court shall impose a minimum executed sentence of at least:

(1) thirty (30) days, if the person does not have a prior unrelated conviction under this section;

(2) one hundred eighty (180) days, if the person has one (1) prior unrelated conviction under this section; or

(3) one (1) year, if the person has two (2) or more prior unrelated convictions under this section.

(f) Notwithstanding IC 35-50-2-2.2 and IC 35-50-3-1, the mandatory minimum sentence imposed under subsection (e) may not be suspended.

(g) If a person is convicted of an offense involving the use of a motor vehicle under:

(1) subsection (c)(1), if the person exceeded the speed limit by at least twenty (20) miles per hour while committing the offense;

(2) subsection (c)(2);

(3) subsection (c)(3);

(4) subsection (c)(4); or

(5) subsection (c)(5);

the court may notify the bureau of motor vehicles to suspend or revoke the person's driver's license in accordance with IC 9-30-4-6.1(b) for the period described in IC 9-30-4-6.1(d)(1) or IC 9-30-4-6.1(d)(2). The court shall inform the bureau whether the person has been sentenced to a term of incarceration. At the time of conviction, the court may obtain the person's current driver's license and return the license to the bureau of motor vehicles.

(h) A person who commits an offense described in subsection (c) commits a separate offense for each person whose bodily injury, serious bodily injury, catastrophic injury, or death is caused by a violation of subsection (c).

(i) A court may order terms of imprisonment imposed on a person convicted of more than one (1) offense described in subsection (c) to run consecutively. Consecutive terms of imprisonment imposed under this subsection are not subject to the sentencing restrictions set forth in IC 35-50-1-2(c) through IC 35-50-1-2(d).

(j) As used in this subsection, "family member" means a child, grandchild, parent, grandparent, or spouse of the person. It is a defense to a prosecution under subsection (b) that the person reasonably believed that the person's family member:

(1) was in the marked off area; and

(2) had suffered bodily injury or was at risk of suffering bodily injury;

if the person is not charged as a defendant in connection with the offense, if applicable, that caused the area to be secured by barrier tape or other physical barriers.

As added by P.L.126-2012, SEC.54. Amended by P.L.172-2013, SEC.11; P.L.158-2013, SEC.509; P.L.168-2014, SEC.80; P.L.198-2016, SEC.673; P.L.184-2019, SEC.12; P.L.201-2019, SEC.3; P.L.95-2020, SEC.1; P.L.116-2020, SEC.4; P.L.133-2020, SEC.20; P.L.124-2021, SEC.1; P.L.32-2021, SEC.96; P.L.174-2021, SEC.77; P.L.141-2024, SEC.55; P.L.218-2025, SEC.19; P.L.238-2025, SEC.88; P.L.50-2026, SEC.1.

IC 35-44.1-3-2Disarming a law enforcement officer Sec. 2. (a) As used in this section, "officer" includes the following:

(1) A person employed by:

(A) the department of correction;

(B) a law enforcement agency;

(D) a county jail; or

(E) a circuit, superior, county, probate, city, or town court;

who is required to carry a firearm in performance of the person's official duties.

(2) A law enforcement officer.

(b) A person who:

(1) knows that another person is an officer; and

(2) knowingly or intentionally takes or attempts to take a firearm (as defined in IC 35-47-1-5) or weapon that the officer is authorized to carry from the officer or from the immediate proximity of the officer:

(A) without the consent of the officer; and

(B) while the officer is engaged in the performance of the officer's official duties;

commits disarming a law enforcement officer, a Level 5 felony. However, the offense is a Level 3 felony if it results in serious bodily injury to a law enforcement officer, and the offense is a Level 1 felony if it results in death to a law enforcement officer.

As added by P.L.126-2012, SEC.54. Amended by P.L.158-2013, SEC.510.

IC 35-44.1-3-3Refusal to aid an officer Sec. 3. A person who, when ordered by a law enforcement officer to assist the officer in the execution of the officer's duties, knowingly or intentionally, and without a reasonable cause, refuses to assist commits refusal to aid an officer, a Class B misdemeanor.

As added by P.L.126-2012, SEC.54.

IC 35-44.1-3-4Escape Sec. 4. (a) This section does not apply to a child who:

(1) flees from lawful detention (as defined in IC 35-31.5-2-186) where the child has been placed;

(2) violates a home detention order imposed on the child;

(3) removes, disables, or interferes with the operation of an electronic monitoring device or GPS tracking device that the child is required to wear; or

(4) fails to return to lawful detention following temporary leave granted for a specified purpose or limited period;

due to an allegation or adjudication that the child committed an act described in IC 31-37-2-3 through IC 31-37-2-7 (status offenses), unless the child, while committing the offense, draws or uses a deadly weapon or inflicts bodily injury on another person.

(b) A person, except as provided in subsection (c), who intentionally flees from lawful detention commits escape, a Level 5 felony. However, the offense is a Level 4 felony if, while committing it, the person draws or uses a deadly weapon or inflicts bodily injury on another person.

(1) knowingly or intentionally:

(A) leaves the person's home;

(B) remains outside of the person's home; or

in violation of a home detention order and without written or documented authorization by the supervising entity; or

(2) knowingly or intentionally removes, disables, or interferes with the operation of an electronic monitoring device or GPS tracking device;

commits escape, a Level 6 felony.

(d) A person who knowingly or intentionally fails to return to lawful detention following temporary leave granted for a specified purpose or limited period commits failure to return to lawful detention, a Level 6 felony. However, the offense is a Level 5 felony if, while committing it, the person draws or uses a deadly weapon or inflicts bodily injury on another person.

As added by P.L.126-2012, SEC.54. Amended by P.L.158-2013, SEC.511; P.L.84-2022, SEC.17; P.L.72-2023, SEC.12.

IC 35-44.1-3-5Trafficking with an inmate; carrying contraband into a correctional facility Sec. 5. (a) The following definitions apply throughout this section:

(1) "Chemical intoxicant" means a substance that, when introduced into a person's body, causes intoxication or a similar physical effect. The term does not include an alcoholic beverage or a cigarette or tobacco product (as defined in IC 6-7-2-5).

(2) "Juvenile facility" means the following:

(A) A secure facility (as defined in IC 31-9-2.1-222) in which a child is detained under IC 31 or used for a child awaiting adjudication or adjudicated under IC 31 as a child in need of services or a delinquent child.

(B) A shelter care facility (as defined in IC 31-9-2.1-227) in which a child is detained under IC 31 or used for a child awaiting adjudication or adjudicated under IC 31 as a child in need of services or a delinquent child.

(b) A person who, without the prior authorization of the person in charge of a penal facility or juvenile facility, knowingly or intentionally:

(1) delivers, or carries into the penal facility or juvenile facility with intent to deliver, an article to an inmate or child of the facility;

(2) carries, or receives with intent to carry out of the penal facility or juvenile facility, an article from an inmate or child of the facility; or

(3) delivers, or carries to a worksite with the intent to deliver, alcoholic beverages to an inmate or child of a jail work crew or community work crew;

(including delivering, carrying, or receiving through the use of an unmanned aerial vehicle) commits trafficking with an inmate, a Class A misdemeanor. However, the offense is a Level 5 felony under subdivision (1) or (2) if the article is a controlled substance, a chemical intoxicant, a deadly weapon, or a cellular telephone or other wireless or cellular communications device.

(1) the person who committed the offense under subsection (b) is an employee of:

(A) the department of correction; or

(B) a penal facility;

and the article is a cigarette or tobacco product (as defined in IC 6-7-2-5), the court shall order the person to pay a fine of at least five hundred dollars ($500) and not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000) under IC 35-50-3-2, in addition to any term of imprisonment imposed under IC 35-50-3-2; or

(2) a person is convicted of committing a Level 5 felony under subsection (b)(1) or (b)(2) because the article was a cellular telephone or other wireless or cellular communication device, the court shall order the person to pay a fine of at least five hundred dollars ($500) and not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000) under IC 35-50-2-6(a) in addition to any term of imprisonment imposed on the person under IC 35-50-2-6(a).

(d) A person who:

(1) is not an inmate of a penal facility or a child of a juvenile facility; and

(2) knowingly or intentionally possesses in, or carries or causes to be brought into, the penal facility or juvenile facility a deadly weapon without the prior authorization of the person in charge of the penal facility or juvenile facility;

commits carrying a deadly weapon into a correctional facility, a Level 5 felony.

As added by P.L.126-2012, SEC.54. Amended by P.L.5-2013, SEC.1; P.L.158-2013, SEC.512; P.L.168-2014, SEC.81; P.L.22-2024, SEC.1; P.L.71-2024, SEC.3; P.L.104-2024, SEC.41; P.L.145-2026, SEC.239.

IC 35-44.1-3-6Trafficking with an inmate outside a facility Sec. 6. (a) As used in this section, "contraband" means the following:

(1) Alcohol.

(2) A cigarette or tobacco product.

(3) A controlled substance.

(4) An item that may be used as a weapon.

(b) As used in this section, "inmate outside a facility" means a person who is incarcerated in a penal facility or detained in a juvenile facility on a full-time basis as the result of a conviction or a juvenile adjudication but who has been or is being transported to another location to participate in or prepare for a judicial proceeding. The term does not include the following:

(1) An adult or juvenile pretrial detainee.

(2) A person serving an intermittent term of imprisonment or detention.

(3) A person serving a term of imprisonment or detention as:

(A) a condition of probation;

(B) a condition of a community corrections program;

(D) part of a reentry court program;

(E) part of a work release program; or

(F) part of a community based program that is similar to a program described in clauses (A) through (E).

(4) A person who has escaped from incarceration or walked away from secure detention.

(5) A person on temporary leave (as described in IC 11-10-9) or temporary release (as described in IC 11-10-10).

(1) delivers contraband to an inmate outside a facility; or

(2) places contraband in a location where an inmate outside a facility could obtain the contraband;

(including delivering or placing through the use of an unmanned aerial vehicle) commits trafficking with an inmate outside a facility, a Class A misdemeanor. However, the offense is a Level 6 felony if the contraband is an item described in subsection (a)(3), and a Level 5 felony if the contraband is an item described in subsection (a)(4).

As added by P.L.126-2012, SEC.54. Amended by P.L.158-2013, SEC.513; P.L.22-2024, SEC.2.

IC 35-44.1-3-7Possession of a dangerous device while incarcerated Sec. 7. A person who knowingly or intentionally while incarcerated in a penal facility possesses a device, equipment, a chemical substance, or other material that:

(1) is used; or

(2) is intended to be used;

in a manner that is readily capable of causing bodily injury commits a Level 5 felony. However, the offense is a Level 4 felony if the device, equipment, chemical substance, or other material is a deadly weapon.

As added by P.L.126-2012, SEC.54. Amended by P.L.158-2013, SEC.514.

IC 35-44.1-3-8Possession of a cellular telephone while incarcerated Sec. 8. A person who knowingly or intentionally possesses a cellular telephone or other wireless or cellular communications device while incarcerated in a penal facility commits a Class A misdemeanor.

As added by P.L.126-2012, SEC.54. Amended by P.L.5-2013, SEC.2.

IC 35-44.1-3-9Criminal violation of a lifetime parole condition Sec. 9. A person who is being supervised on lifetime parole (as described in IC 35-50-6-1) and who knowingly or intentionally:

(1) violates a condition (including a special condition imposed by the parole board) of lifetime parole; or

(2) without the authorization of the parole board, has direct or indirect contact with:

(A) a child less than sixteen (16) years of age; or

(B) the victim of a sex offense committed by the person;

commits criminal violation of a lifetime parole condition, a Level 6 felony. However, the offense is a Level 5 felony if the person has a prior unrelated conviction under this section.

As added by P.L.126-2012, SEC.54. Amended by P.L.158-2013, SEC.515; P.L.74-2015, SEC.25; P.L.95-2017, SEC.3; P.L.45-2022, SEC.10.

IC 35-44.1-3-10Sexual misconduct with a service provider Sec. 10. (a) The following definitions apply throughout this section:

(1) "Lawful supervision" means supervision by:

(A) the department of correction;

(B) a court;

(D) a community corrections program, a community transition program, or another similar program; or

(E) parole.

(2) "Service provider" means:

(A) with respect to a person subject to lawful detention:

(i) a public servant;

(ii) a person employed by a governmental entity; or

(iii) a person who provides goods or services to a person who is subject to lawful detention; and

(B) with respect to a person subject to lawful supervision:

(i) a public servant whose official duties include the supervision of the person subject to lawful supervision;

(ii) a person employed by a governmental entity to provide supervision for the person subject to lawful supervision; or

(iii) a person who is employed by or contracts with a governmental entity to provide treatment or other services to the person subject to lawful supervision as a condition of the person's lawful supervision.

(b) A service provider who knowingly or intentionally engages in any fondling or touching with a person who is subject to lawful detention or lawful supervision with the intent to arouse or satisfy the sexual desires of the service provider or the person commits sexual misconduct, a Level 6 felony. However, the offense is a Level 5 felony if the service provider engages in sexual intercourse or other sexual conduct (as defined in IC 35-31.5-2-221.5) with the person who is subject to lawful detention or lawful supervision.

(c) A service provider at least eighteen (18) years of age who knowingly or intentionally engages in any fondling or touching with the intent to arouse or satisfy the sexual desires of the service provider or the other person, with a person who is:

(1) less than eighteen (18) years of age; and

(2) subject to lawful detention or lawful supervision;

commits sexual misconduct, a Level 5 felony. However, the offense is a Level 4 felony if the service provider engages in sexual intercourse or other sexual conduct (as defined in IC 35-31.5-2-221.5) with the person.

(d) In addition to any other penalty imposed for a violation of this section, the court shall order the person to pay restitution under IC 35-50-5-3 for expenses related to pregnancy and childbirth if the pregnancy is a result of the offense.

(e) It is not a defense that an act described in subsection (b) or (c) was consensual.

(f) This section does not apply to fondling, touching, sexual intercourse, or other sexual conduct (as defined in IC 35-31.5-2-221.5) between spouses.

As added by P.L.126-2012, SEC.54. Amended by P.L.158-2013, SEC.516; P.L.185-2014, SEC.6; P.L.78-2022, SEC.10; P.L.11-2023, SEC.113; P.L.209-2023, SEC.4.

IC 35-44.1-4Chapter 4. Firefighting and Emergency Services

35-44.1-4-1"Dispatched firefighter" 35-44.1-4-1.5"Emergency incident" 35-44.1-4-2"Emergency incident area" 35-44.1-4-3"Firefighter" 35-44.1-4-4"Fire protective clothing and fire protective gear" 35-44.1-4-5Refusal to leave an emergency incident area 35-44.1-4-6Refusal to leave an emergency incident area by a nondispatched firefighter 35-44.1-4-7Impersonating a firefighter at an emergency incident area 35-44.1-4-8Obstructing a firefighter 35-44.1-4-9Obstructing an emergency medical person 35-44.1-4-10Public safety remote aerial interference

IC 35-44.1-4-1"Dispatched firefighter" Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "dispatched firefighter" means a member of:

(1) the fire company having jurisdiction over an emergency incident area; or

(2) a fire company that has entered into a mutual aid agreement with the fire company having jurisdiction over an emergency incident area;

who has been dispatched by the local fire department having jurisdiction over the particular emergency incident area.

As added by P.L.126-2012, SEC.54.

IC 35-44.1-4-1.5"Emergency incident" Sec. 1.5. As used in this chapter, "emergency incident" includes:

(1) a structure or vehicle that is on fire;

(2) a motor vehicle accident;

(3) an accident involving hazardous materials;

(4) a crime scene;

(5) a police investigation; and

(6) a location where an individual is being arrested.

As added by P.L.63-2016, SEC.4.

IC 35-44.1-4-2"Emergency incident area" Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "emergency incident area" means the area surrounding a structure, vehicle, property, or area that:

(1) is:

(A) defined by police or firefighters with flags, barricades, barrier tape, or other markers; or

(B) twenty-five (25) feet in all directions from the perimeter of the emergency incident;

whichever is greater; or

(2) is a specific distance less than twenty-five (25) feet in all directions from the perimeter of the emergency incident that is articulated by a law enforcement officer.

As added by P.L.126-2012, SEC.54. Amended by P.L.63-2016, SEC.5; P.L.67-2023, SEC.2.

IC 35-44.1-4-3"Firefighter" Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "firefighter" means an individual who is:

(1) a full-time, salaried firefighter; or

(2) a volunteer firefighter (as defined in IC 36-8-12-2).

As added by P.L.126-2012, SEC.54. Amended by P.L.257-2017, SEC.46; P.L.147-2018, SEC.27.

IC 35-44.1-4-4"Fire protective clothing and fire protective gear" Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "fire protective clothing and fire protective gear" includes any of the following items generally used by firefighters:

(1) Outer fire retardant clothing and headgear.

(2) Fire gloves.

(3) Self contained breathing apparatus.

(4) Emergency medical services protective gear.

(5) Hazardous materials protective gear.

As added by P.L.126-2012, SEC.54.

IC 35-44.1-4-5Refusal to leave an emergency incident area Sec. 5. A person who is not a firefighter who knowingly or intentionally refuses to leave an emergency incident area immediately after being requested to do so by a firefighter or law enforcement officer commits a Class A misdemeanor.

As added by P.L.126-2012, SEC.54.

IC 35-44.1-4-6Refusal to leave an emergency incident area by a nondispatched firefighter Sec. 6. A firefighter who:

(1) has not been dispatched to an emergency incident area;

(2) enters an emergency incident area; and

(3) refuses to leave an emergency incident area immediately after being requested to do so by a dispatched firefighter or law enforcement officer;

commits a Class C infraction.

As added by P.L.126-2012, SEC.54.

IC 35-44.1-4-7Impersonating a firefighter at an emergency incident area Sec. 7. A person other than a firefighter who, with intent to mislead a firefighter or law enforcement officer as to the person's status as a dispatched firefighter, knowingly or intentionally enters an emergency incident area while wearing, transporting, or otherwise possessing a uniform, fire protective clothing, or fire protective gear commits a Class A misdemeanor. However, the offense is a Level 6 felony if, as a proximate result of the person entering the emergency incident area, a person or firefighter suffers bodily injury.

As added by P.L.126-2012, SEC.54. Amended by P.L.158-2013, SEC.517.

IC 35-44.1-4-8Obstructing a firefighter Sec. 8. A person who knowingly or intentionally obstructs or interferes with a firefighter performing or attempting to perform the firefighter's emergency functions or duties as a firefighter commits obstructing a firefighter, a Class A misdemeanor.

As added by P.L.126-2012, SEC.54.

IC 35-44.1-4-9Obstructing an emergency medical person Sec. 9. (a) As used in this section, "emergency medical person" means a person who holds a certificate issued by the Indiana emergency medical services commission to provide emergency medical services.

(b) A person who knowingly or intentionally obstructs or interferes with an emergency medical person performing or attempting to perform the emergency medical person's emergency functions or duties commits obstructing an emergency medical person, a Class A misdemeanor.

As added by P.L.126-2012, SEC.54. Amended by P.L.13-2013, SEC.141; P.L.32-2019, SEC.30.

IC 35-44.1-4-10Public safety remote aerial interference Sec. 10. A person who operates an unmanned aerial vehicle in a manner that is intended to obstruct or interfere with:

(1) a law enforcement officer, including a correctional officer as defined in IC 5-10-10-1.5;

(2) a firefighter;

(3) an emergency medical person; or

(4) a member of a search and rescue team or mission;

while the individual described in subdivisions (1) through (4) is performing or attempting to perform the individual's official duties, commits public safety remote aerial interference, a Class A misdemeanor. However, the offense is a Level 6 felony if the person has a prior unrelated conviction under this section.

As added by P.L.107-2017, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.22-2024, SEC.3.

IC 35-44.1-5Chapter 5. Illegal Alien Offenses

35-44.1-5-1Application 35-44.1-5-2"Alien" 35-44.1-5-3Transporting an illegal alien 35-44.1-5-4Harboring an illegal alien 35-44.1-5-5Exceptions involving the care of a child 35-44.1-5-6Effect of a determination by the United States Department of Homeland Security 35-44.1-5-7Authority to impound certain vehicles

IC 35-44.1-5-1Application Sec. 1. This chapter does not apply to the following:

(1) A church or religious organization conducting an activity that is protected by the First Amendment to the United States Constitution.

(2) The provision of assistance for health care items and services that are necessary for the treatment of an emergency medical condition of an individual.

(3) A health care provider (as defined in IC 16-18-2-163(a)) that is providing health care services.

(4) An attorney or other person that is providing legal services.

(5) A person who:

(A) is a spouse of an alien or who stands in relation of parent or child to an alien; and

(B) would otherwise commit an offense under this chapter with respect to the alien.

(6) A provider that:

(A) receives federal or state funding to provide services to victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, human trafficking, or stalking; and

(B) is providing the services described in clause (A).

(7) An employee of Indiana or a political subdivision (as defined in IC 36-1-2-13) if the employee is acting within the scope of the employee's employment.

(8) An employee of a school acting within the scope of the employee's employment.

As added by P.L.126-2012, SEC.54.

IC 35-44.1-5-2"Alien" Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "alien" has the meaning set forth in 8 U.S.C. 1101(a).

As added by P.L.126-2012, SEC.54.

IC 35-44.1-5-3Transporting an illegal alien Sec. 3. (a) A person who knowingly or intentionally:

(1) transports; or

(2) moves;

an alien, for the purpose of commercial advantage or private financial gain, knowing or in reckless disregard of the fact that the alien has come to, entered, or remained in the United States in violation of the law commits transporting an illegal alien, a Class A misdemeanor.

(b) If a violation under this section involves more than nine (9) aliens, the violation is a Level 6 felony.

As added by P.L.126-2012, SEC.54. Amended by P.L.158-2013, SEC.518.

IC 35-44.1-5-4Harboring an illegal alien Sec. 4. (a) A person who knowingly or intentionally:

(1) conceals;

(2) harbors; or

(3) shields from detection;

an alien in any place, including a building or means of transportation, for the purpose of commercial advantage or private financial gain, knowing or in reckless disregard of the fact that the alien has come to, entered, or remained in the United States in violation of law, commits harboring an illegal alien, a Class A misdemeanor.

(b) If a violation under this section involves more than nine (9) aliens, the violation is a Level 6 felony.

(c) A landlord that rents real property to a person who is an alien does not violate this section as a result of renting the property to the person.

As added by P.L.126-2012, SEC.54. Amended by P.L.158-2013, SEC.519.

IC 35-44.1-5-5Exceptions involving the care of a child Sec. 5. A person who transports, moves, or cares for a child (as defined in IC 35-47-10-3) who is an alien does not violate this chapter as a result of transporting, moving, or caring for the child.

As added by P.L.126-2012, SEC.54.

IC 35-44.1-5-6Effect of a determination by the United States Department of Homeland Security Sec. 6. A determination by the United States Department of Homeland Security that an alien has come to, entered, or remained in the United States in violation of law is evidence that the alien is in the United States in violation of law.

As added by P.L.126-2012, SEC.54.

IC 35-44.1-5-7Authority to impound certain vehicles Sec. 7. A law enforcement officer shall impound a motor vehicle, other than a motor vehicle used in public transportation and owned or operated by the state or a political subdivision, that is used to commit a violation of section 3 or 4 of this chapter.

As added by P.L.126-2012, SEC.54.

IC 35-44.2ARTICLE 44.2. OFFENSES AGAINST STATE PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

Ch. 1.Interference with State Government Ch. 2.Purchasing Offenses Ch. 3.State Public Works Contracting Ch. 4.Confidentiality of Records and Meetings

IC 35-44.2-1Chapter 1. Interference with State Government

35-44.2-1-1Retaliation for reporting a violation 35-44.2-1-2Retaliation for reporting to the inspector general 35-44.2-1-3Obstructing the inspector general 35-44.2-1-4Obstructing the department of correction ombudsman 35-44.2-1-5Interference with the department of child services ombudsman 35-44.2-1-6Interfering with the state examiner 35-44.2-1-7Refusing to follow the state examiner's directives 35-44.2-1-8Failure to provide an annual report to the state examiner 35-44.2-1-9False certification by an agency special deputy 35-44.2-1-10False financial disclosure 35-44.2-1-11Failure to respond to a demand for an accounting 35-44.2-1-12Repealed 35-44.2-1-13Failure to follow notice publication rules 35-44.2-1-14Failure of a consultant to make a disclosure concerning a public works project

IC 35-44.2-1-1Retaliation for reporting a violation Sec. 1. (a) As used in this section, "supervisor" has the meaning set forth in IC 4-15-10-1.

(b) As used in this section, "violation" means:

(1) a violation of a federal law or regulation;

(2) a violation of a state law or rule;

(3) a violation of an ordinance of a political subdivision (as defined in IC 36-1-2-13); or

(4) the misuse of public resources.

(1) dismisses from employment;

(2) withholds a salary increase or employment related benefit of;

(3) transfers or reassigns;

(4) denies a promotion that would have been received by; or

(5) demotes;

a state employee in retaliation for the state employee reporting in writing the existence of a violation commits retaliation for reporting a violation, a Class A misdemeanor.

As added by P.L.126-2012, SEC.55.

IC 35-44.2-1-2Retaliation for reporting to the inspector general Sec. 2. (a) As used in this section, "state employee" means:

(1) an employee (as defined in IC 4-2-6-1);

(2) a special state appointee (as defined in IC 4-2-6-1); or

(3) a state officer (as defined in IC 4-2-6-1).

(b) A state employee who knowingly or intentionally retaliates or threatens to retaliate against another state employee or former state employee for:

(1) filing a complaint with the state ethics commission or the inspector general;

(2) providing information to the state ethics commission or the inspector general; or

(3) testifying at a state ethics commission proceeding;

commits retaliation for reporting to the inspector general, a Class A misdemeanor.

(1) did not act in good faith; or

(2) knowingly, intentionally, or recklessly provided false information or testimony to the state ethics commission or the inspector general.

As added by P.L.126-2012, SEC.55. Amended by P.L.9-2022, SEC.78.

IC 35-44.2-1-3Obstructing the inspector general Sec. 3. A person who:

(1) knowingly or intentionally induces or attempts to induce, by threat, coercion, suggestion, or false statement, a witness or informant in a state ethics commission proceeding or investigation conducted by the inspector general to do any of the following:

(A) Withhold or unreasonably delay the production of any testimony, information, document, or thing.

(B) Avoid legal process summoning the person to testify or supply evidence.

(D) Make, present, or use a false record, document, or thing with the intent that the record, document, or thing appear in a state ethics commission proceeding or inspector general investigation to mislead a state ethics commissioner or inspector general employee;

(2) alters, damages, or removes a record, document, or thing except as permitted or required by law, with the intent to prevent the record, document, or thing from being produced or used in a state ethics commission proceeding or inspector general investigation; or

(3) makes, presents, or uses a false record, document, or thing with the intent that the record, document, or thing appear in a state ethics commission proceeding or inspector general investigation to mislead a state ethics commissioner or inspector general employee;

commits obstructing the inspector general, a Class A misdemeanor.

As added by P.L.126-2012, SEC.55.

IC 35-44.2-1-4Obstructing the department of correction ombudsman Sec. 4. A person who:

(1) intentionally interferes with or prevents the completion of the work of the department of correction ombudsman;

(2) knowingly offers compensation to the department of correction ombudsman in an effort to affect the outcome of an investigation or a potential investigation;

(3) knowingly or intentionally retaliates against an offender or another person who provides information to the department of correction ombudsman; or

(4) makes threats because of an investigation or potential investigation against:

(A) the department of correction ombudsman;

(B) a person who has filed a complaint; or

commits obstructing the department of correction ombudsman, a Class A misdemeanor.

As added by P.L.126-2012, SEC.55.

IC 35-44.2-1-5Interference with the department of child services ombudsman Sec. 5. (a) A person who knowingly or intentionally:

(1) interferes with or prevents the completion of the work of a department of child services ombudsman;

(2) offers compensation to a department of child services ombudsman in an effort to affect the outcome of an investigation or a potential investigation;

(3) retaliates against another person who provides information to a department of child services ombudsman; or

(4) threatens a department of child services ombudsman, a person who has filed a complaint, or a person who provides information to a department of child services ombudsman, because of an investigation or potential investigation;

commits interference with the department of child services ombudsman, a Class A misdemeanor.

(b) It is a defense to a prosecution under subsection (a) if the conduct is the expungement of records held by the department of child services that occurs by statutory mandate, judicial order or decree, administrative review or process, automatic operation of the Indiana Child Welfare Information System (ICWIS) computer system or any successor statewide automated child welfare information system, or in the normal course of business.

As added by P.L.126-2012, SEC.55.

IC 35-44.2-1-6Interfering with the state examiner Sec. 6. A person who interferes with the state examiner is subject to a civil action for an infraction under IC 5-11-1-10.

As added by P.L.126-2012, SEC.55.

IC 35-44.2-1-7Refusing to follow the state examiner's directives Sec. 7. A person who refuses to follow the state examiner's directives is subject to a civil action for an infraction under IC 5-11-1-21.

As added by P.L.126-2012, SEC.55.

IC 35-44.2-1-8Failure to provide an annual report to the state examiner Sec. 8. A person who fails to provide an annual report to the state examiner is subject to a civil action for an infraction under IC 5-11-13-3.

As added by P.L.126-2012, SEC.55.

IC 35-44.2-1-9False certification by an agency special deputy Sec. 9. A state agency's special deputy who makes a false certification of an oath or affirmation is subject to a civil action for an infraction under IC 4-2-4-3.

As added by P.L.126-2012, SEC.55.

IC 35-44.2-1-10False financial disclosure Sec. 10. A person who makes a false or deficient financial disclosure statement is subject to a civil action for an infraction under IC 4-2-6-8.

As added by P.L.126-2012, SEC.55.

IC 35-44.2-1-11Failure to respond to a demand for an accounting Sec. 11. A person who fails to respond to the attorney general upon a demand of an accounting is subject to a civil action for an infraction under IC 4-6-2-6.

As added by P.L.126-2012, SEC.55.

IC 35-44.2-1-12RepealedAs added by P.L.126-2012, SEC.55. Amended by P.L.85-2013, SEC.116. Repealed by P.L.85-2017, SEC.113.

IC 35-44.2-1-13Failure to follow notice publication rules Sec. 13. A person who fails to follow the publication of notices rules is subject to a civil action for an infraction under IC 5-3-1-9.

As added by P.L.126-2012, SEC.55.

IC 35-44.2-1-14Failure of a consultant to make a disclosure concerning a public works project Sec. 14. A consultant who fails to file a disclosure concerning a public works project is subject to a civil action for an infraction under IC 5-16-11-11.

As added by P.L.126-2012, SEC.55.

IC 35-44.2-2Chapter 2. Purchasing Offenses

35-44.2-2-1Violation of the depository rule 35-44.2-2-2Violation of the cashbook rule 35-44.2-2-3Violation of the itemization and certification rule 35-44.2-2-4Unlawful competitive bidding 35-44.2-2-5Improper teacher's retirement fund accounting 35-44.2-2-6Unauthorized borrowing by a board of trustees or correctional facility 35-44.2-2-7Improper disposal of a law enforcement vehicle

IC 35-44.2-2-1Violation of the depository rule 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 having control of the funds, commits a violation of the depository rule, a Class C infraction. However, the violation is a Class A misdemeanor if the person has a prior unrelated adjudication or conviction for a violation of this section within the previous five (5) years.

As added by P.L.126-2012, SEC.55. Amended by P.L.158-2013, SEC.520; P.L.32-2019, SEC.31.

IC 35-44.2-2-2Violation of the cashbook rule 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 funds; or

(3) balance the cashbook daily to show funds on hand at the close of each day;

commits a violation of the cashbook rule, a Class C infraction. However, the violation is a Class B misdemeanor if it is committed knowingly or intentionally and the person has a prior unrelated adjudication or conviction for a violation of this section within the previous five (5) years.

As added by P.L.126-2012, SEC.55. Amended by P.L.32-2019, SEC.32.

IC 35-44.2-2-3Violation of the itemization and certification rule 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 board of managers operating in a consolidated city.

(6) A board of directors of a public transportation corporation operating in a consolidated city.

(7) A municipal corporation organized under IC 16-22-8-6.

(8) A public library.

(9) A library services authority.

(10) A hospital organized under IC 16-22 or a hospital organized under IC 16-23.

(11) A school corporation (as defined in IC 36-1-2-17).

(12) A regional water or sewer district organized under IC 13-26 or under IC 13-3-2 (before its repeal).

(13) A municipally owned utility (as defined in IC 8-1-2-1).

(14) A board of an airport authority under IC 8-22-3.

(15) A conservancy district.

(16) A board of aviation commissioners under IC 8-22-2.

(17) A public transportation corporation under IC 36-9-4.

(18) A commuter transportation district under IC 8-5-15.

(19) A solid waste management district established under IC 13-21 or IC 13-9.5 (before its repeal).

(20) A county building authority under IC 36-9-13.

(21) A soil and water conservation district established under IC 14-32.

(22) The northwestern Indiana regional planning commission established by IC 36-7-7.6-3.

(b) A disbursing officer (as described in IC 5-11-10) who knowingly or intentionally pays a claim that is not:

(1) fully itemized; and

(2) properly certified to by the claimant or some authorized person in the claimant's behalf, with the following words of certification: I hereby certify that the foregoing account is just and correct, that the amount claimed is legally due, after allowing all just credits, and that no part of the same has been paid;

commits a violation of the itemization and certification rule, a Class C infraction. However, the violation is a Class A misdemeanor if the person has a prior unrelated adjudication or conviction for a violation of this section within the previous five (5) years.

As added by P.L.126-2012, SEC.55. Amended by P.L.121-2016, SEC.31; P.L.32-2019, SEC.33.

IC 35-44.2-2-4Unlawful competitive bidding 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 described in IC 5-17-1) who fails to advertise (as defined in IC 5-3-1) for, receive, or consider bids for purchase commits unlawful competitive bidding, a Class C infraction. However, the violation is a Class A misdemeanor if it is committed knowingly or intentionally and the person has a prior unrelated adjudication or conviction for a violation of this section within the previous five (5) years.

As added by P.L.126-2012, SEC.55. Amended by P.L.32-2019, SEC.34.

IC 35-44.2-2-5Improper teacher's retirement fund accounting 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 if the person has a prior unrelated adjudication or conviction for a violation of this section within the previous five (5) years.

As added by P.L.126-2012, SEC.55. Amended by P.L.32-2019, SEC.35.

IC 35-44.2-2-6Unauthorized borrowing by a board of trustees or correctional facility 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.

IC 35-44.2-2-7Improper disposal of a law enforcement vehicle 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.

IC 35-44.2-3Chapter 3. State Public Works Contracting

35-44.2-3-1Violation of state public works contracting rules 35-44.2-3-2Hospital bonding conflict of interest 35-44.2-3-3Law enforcement academy conflict of interest 35-44.2-3-3Repealed 35-44.2-3-4Repealed 35-44.2-3-5Repealed 35-44.2-3-6Improper employee organization activities

IC 35-44.2-3-1Violation of state public works contracting rules Sec. 1. A person who violates provisions relating to state public works contracts is subject to criminal prosecution under IC 4-13.6-4-14.

As added by P.L.126-2012, SEC.55.

IC 35-44.2-3-2Hospital bonding conflict of interest Sec. 2. A person who has a conflict of interest with respect to a hospital bonding authority contract is subject to criminal prosecution under IC 5-1-4-22.

As added by P.L.126-2012, SEC.55.

IC 35-44.2-3-3Law enforcement academy conflict of interest Note: This version of section effective until 7-1-2027. See also following repeal of this section, effective 7-1-2027.

Sec. 3. A member or person employed by the law enforcement academy building commission who has a conflict of interest with respect to an action by the commission is subject to criminal prosecution under IC 5-2-2-11.

As added by P.L.126-2012, SEC.55.

IC 35-44.2-3-3Repealed Note: This repeal of section effective 7-1-2027. See also preceding version of this section, effective until 7-1-2027.

As added by P.L.126-2012, SEC.55. Repealed by P.L.152-2026, SEC.484.

IC 35-44.2-3-4RepealedAs added by P.L.126-2012, SEC.55. Repealed by P.L.252-2015, SEC.38.

IC 35-44.2-3-5RepealedAs added by P.L.126-2012, SEC.55. Repealed by P.L.252-2015, SEC.39.

IC 35-44.2-3-6Improper employee organization activities Sec. 6. A person who improperly engages in certain employee organization activities is subject to a civil action for an infraction under IC 4-15-17-9.

As added by P.L.126-2012, SEC.55.

IC 35-44.2-4Chapter 4. Confidentiality of Records and Meetings

35-44.2-4-1Disclosure of confidential information 35-44.2-4-2Offenses concerning Social Security numbers 35-44.2-4-3Disclosure of confidential inspector general information 35-44.2-4-4Unlawful disclosure of criminal intelligence information 35-44.2-4-5Unlawful disclosure of enterprise zone information or entrepreneur and enterprise district information 35-44.2-4-6Advance notice of a state examiner investigation 35-44.2-4-7Unlawful destruction of public records

IC 35-44.2-4-1Disclosure of confidential information Sec. 1. A person who discloses confidential information is subject to action under IC 5-14-3-10.

As added by P.L.126-2012, SEC.55.

IC 35-44.2-4-2Offenses concerning Social Security numbers Sec. 2. (a) An employee of a state agency who unlawfully discloses a Social Security number is subject to criminal prosecution under IC 4-1-10-8.

(b) An employee of a state agency who makes a false representation to obtain a Social Security number from the state agency is subject to criminal prosecution under IC 4-1-10-9.

(c) An employee of a state agency who negligently discloses a Social Security number is subject to a civil action for an infraction under IC 4-1-10-10.

As added by P.L.126-2012, SEC.55. Amended by P.L.13-2013, SEC.142.

IC 35-44.2-4-3Disclosure of confidential inspector general information Sec. 3. A person who unlawfully discloses confidential inspector general information is subject to criminal prosecution under IC 4-2-7-8.

As added by P.L.126-2012, SEC.55.

IC 35-44.2-4-4Unlawful disclosure of criminal intelligence information Sec. 4. A person who unlawfully discloses criminal intelligence information is subject to criminal prosecution under IC 5-2-4-7.

As added by P.L.126-2012, SEC.55.

IC 35-44.2-4-5Unlawful disclosure of enterprise zone information or entrepreneur and enterprise district information Sec. 5. (a) A person who unlawfully discloses enterprise zone information is subject to criminal prosecution under IC 5-28-15-8.

(b) A person who unlawfully discloses entrepreneur and enterprise district information is subject to criminal prosecution under IC 5-28-15.5-6.

As added by P.L.126-2012, SEC.55. Amended by P.L.238-2017, SEC.22.

IC 35-44.2-4-6Advance notice of a state examiner investigation Sec. 6. A person who unlawfully discloses advance notice of a state examiner investigation is subject to criminal prosecution under IC 5-11-1-18.

As added by P.L.126-2012, SEC.55.

IC 35-44.2-4-7Unlawful destruction of public records Sec. 7. A person who unlawfully destroys certain public records is subject to criminal prosecution under IC 5-15-6-8.

As added by P.L.126-2012, SEC.55.

IC 35-45ARTICLE 45. OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC HEALTH, ORDER, AND DECENCY

Ch. 1.Offenses Against Public Order Ch. 2.Intimidation and Other Offenses Relating to Communications Ch. 3.Littering and Pollution Ch. 4.Indecent Acts and Prostitution Ch. 5.Gambling Ch. 6.Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Ch. 7.Loansharking Ch. 8.Consumer Product Tampering Ch. 9.Criminal Organization Control Ch. 10.Stalking Ch. 11.Abuse of a Corpse Ch. 12.Code Grabbing Devices Ch. 13.Unauthorized Use of Telecommunications Services Ch. 14.Repealed Ch. 15.Money Laundering Ch. 16.Malicious Mischief Ch. 17.Repealed Ch. 17.1.Aggressive Harassment Ch. 18.Combative Fighting Ch. 19.Failure to Report a Dead Body Ch. 20.Dispensing Contact Lenses Without a Prescription Ch. 21.Offenses Against Public Health

IC 35-45-1Chapter 1. Offenses Against Public Order

35-45-1-0.1Repealed 35-45-1-1Definitions 35-45-1-2Rioting 35-45-1-3Disorderly conduct 35-45-1-4Flag desecration 35-45-1-5Visiting a common nuisance; maintaining a common nuisance

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