Indiana § 35-49-2-1 - Obscene matter or performance
Full text of Indiana Indiana Code § 35-49-2-1 — Obscene matter or performance, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 35-49-2-1. Obscene matter or performance
Sec. 1. A matter or performance is obscene for purposes of this article if:
(1) the average person, applying contemporary community standards, finds that the dominant theme of the matter or performance, taken as a whole, appeals to the prurient interest in sex;
(2) the matter or performance depicts or describes, in a patently offensive way, sexual conduct; and
(3) the matter or performance, taken as a whole, lacks serious literary, artistic, political, or scientific value.
As added by P.L.311-1983, SEC.33.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 35-49-2-1 ("Obscene matter or performance") 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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