Indiana § 35-45-9-5 - Criminal organization recruitment
Full text of Indiana Indiana Code § 35-45-9-5 — Criminal organization recruitment, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 35-45-9-5. Criminal organization recruitment
Sec. 5. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), an individual who knowingly or intentionally solicits, recruits, entices, or intimidates another individual to join a criminal organization or remain in a criminal organization commits criminal organization recruitment, a Level 6 felony.
(b) The offense under subsection (a) is a Level 5 felony if:
(1) the solicitation, recruitment, enticement, or intimidation occurs within one thousand (1,000) feet of school property; or
(2) the individual who is solicited, recruited, enticed, or intimidated is less than eighteen (18) years of age.
As added by P.L.192-2007, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.158-2013, SEC.540; P.L.25-2016, SEC.24.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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