Indiana § 35-45-2-6 - Unlawful use of a signal jammer

Full text of Indiana Indiana Code § 35-45-2-6 — Unlawful use of a signal jammer, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 35-45-2-6. Unlawful use of a signal jammer

Sec. 6. (a) As used in this section, "signal jammer" means a device designed to intentionally block, jam, or interfere with licensed or authorized radio communication. The term includes devices that interfere with:

(1) personal communications services;

(2) police radar;

(3) GPS; and

(4) wireless networking services.

(b) A person may not do any of the following:

(1) Manufacture, offer for sale, import, market, or sell a signal jammer.

(2) Possess, use, or operate a signal jammer.

(c) A person who knowingly or intentionally violates subsection (b) commits unlawful use of a signal jammer, a Level 6 felony.

(d) However, the offense is a Level 5 felony if a signal jammer is used to disrupt:

(1) a component of a critical infrastructure facility; or

(2) the communications of a public safety agency (as defined in IC 10-10.5-1-5).

As added by P.L.183-2025, SEC.4.

IC 35-45-3Chapter 3. Littering and Pollution

35-45-3-1Repealed 35-45-3-2Littering; "refuse" defined; littering from a moving vehicle 35-45-3-3Throwing burning material from a moving motor vehicle 35-45-3-4Malicious littering

Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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