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IN Code § 35-44.1-1-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure|Article 44.1. Offenses Against General Public Administration|Chapter 1. General Public Administration|35-44.1-1-3. Ghost 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(C) attempt to influence elections to public office;(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.
IN Code § 35-44.1-1-5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure|Article 44.1. Offenses Against General Public Administration|Chapter 1. General Public Administration|35-44.1-1-5. Profiteering 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.
IN Code § 35-44.1-2-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure|Article 44.1. Offenses Against General Public Administration|Chapter 2. Interference With General Government Operations|35-44.1-2-1. Perjury

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.
IN Code § 35-44.1-2-2.5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure|Article 44.1. Offenses Against General Public Administration|Chapter 2. Interference With General Government Operations|35-44.1-2-2.5. Disabling 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.
IN Code § 35-44.1-2-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure|Article 44.1. Offenses Against General Public Administration|Chapter 2. Interference With General Government Operations|35-44.1-2-3. False Reporting; False Informing

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.(c) A person who reports that:(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) or missing endangered adult (as defined in IC 12-7-2-131.3) or gives false information to a law enforcement officer or a governmental entity that relates to a missing child 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. However, the offense is a Class A misdemeanor if it substantially hinders any law enforcement process or if it results in harm 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.
IN Code § 35-44.1-2-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure|Article 44.1. Offenses Against General Public Administration|Chapter 2. Interference With General Government Operations|35-44.1-2-4. False 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.(c) In a prosecution under subsection (a):(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.
IN Code § 35-44.1-2-5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure|Article 44.1. Offenses Against General Public Administration|Chapter 2. Interference With General Government Operations|35-44.1-2-5. Assisting 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.
IN Code § 35-44.1-2-6 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure|Article 44.1. Offenses Against General Public Administration|Chapter 2. Interference With General Government Operations|35-44.1-2-6. Impersonation 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.
IN Code § 35-44.1-2-7 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure|Article 44.1. Offenses Against General Public Administration|Chapter 2. Interference With General Government Operations|35-44.1-2-7. Unlawful 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(C) to avoid detection by a law enforcement agency;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.
IN Code § 35-44.1-2-8 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure|Article 44.1. Offenses Against General Public Administration|Chapter 2. Interference With General Government Operations|35-44.1-2-8. Unlawful 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.
IN Code § 35-44.1-2-9 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure|Article 44.1. Offenses Against General Public Administration|Chapter 2. Interference With General Government Operations|35-44.1-2-9. Failure 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.
IN Code § 35-44.1-2-10 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure|Article 44.1. Offenses Against General Public Administration|Chapter 2. Interference With General Government Operations|35-44.1-2-10. Failure 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.
IN Code § 35-44.1-2-11 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure|Article 44.1. Offenses Against General Public Administration|Chapter 2. Interference With General Government Operations|35-44.1-2-11. Interference 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.
IN Code § 35-44.1-2-12 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure|Article 44.1. Offenses Against General Public Administration|Chapter 2. Interference With General Government Operations|35-44.1-2-12. Interference 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.
IN Code § 35-44.1-2-13 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure|Article 44.1. Offenses Against General Public Administration|Chapter 2. Interference With General Government Operations|35-44.1-2-13. Obstruction 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(C) the person obstructs the entryway to a facility that provides emergency medical services; and(3) a Level 5 felony if the offense results in catastrophic bodily injury or death.(c) A person who unreasonably obstructs vehicular or pedestrian traffic commits a Class C infraction.(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.
IN Code § 35-44.1-3-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure|Article 44.1. Offenses Against General Public Administration|Chapter 3. Detention|35-44.1-3-2. Disarming 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;(C) a probation department;(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.
IN Code § 35-44.1-3-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure|Article 44.1. Offenses Against General Public Administration|Chapter 3. Detention|35-44.1-3-3. Refusal 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.