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IN Code § 35-47-2-5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure|Article 47. Weapons and Instruments of Violence|Chapter 2. Regulation of Handguns|35-47-2-5. Suspension or Revocation of License; Failure to Return License; Rules Concerning Procedure for Suspending or Revoking License

Sec. 5. (a) The superintendent may suspend or revoke any license issued under this chapter if the superintendent has reasonable grounds to believe that the person's license should be suspended or revoked.(b) Documented evidence that a person is not a "proper person" to be licensed as defined by IC 35-47-1-7, or is prohibited under section 3(i)(5) of this chapter from being issued a license, shall be grounds for immediate suspension or revocation of a license previously issued under this chapter. However, if a license is suspended or revoked based solely on an arrest under section 3(i)(5) of this chapter, the license shall be reinstated upon the acquittal of the defendant in that case or upon the dismissal of the charges for the specific offense.(c) A person who knowingly or intentionally fails to promptly return the person's license after written notice of suspension or revocation commits a Class A misdemeanor. The observation of a handgun license in the possession of a person whose license has been suspended or revoked constitutes a sufficient basis for the arrest of that person for violation of this subsection.(d) The superintendent shall establish rules under IC 4-22-2 concerning the procedure for suspending or revoking a person's license.As added by P.L.311-1983, SEC.32. Amended by P.L.140-1994, SEC.7; P.L.2-1996, SEC.285; P.L.120-2001, SEC.2; P.L.1-2006, SEC.535; P.L.158-2013, SEC.576; P.L.107-2019, SEC.10; P.L.165-2021, SEC.198.
IN Code § 35-47-2-6 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure|Article 47. Weapons and Instruments of Violence|Chapter 2. Regulation of Handguns|35-47-2-6. Granting or Rejecting Initial Application; Renewals

Sec. 6. (a) Every initial application for any license under this chapter shall be granted or rejected within sixty (60) days after the application is filed.(b) The period during which an application for the renewal of an existing license may be filed begins three hundred sixty-five (365) days before the expiration of the existing license. If the application for renewal of an existing license is filed within thirty (30) days of its expiration, the existing license is automatically extended until the application for renewal is passed upon.As added by P.L.311-1983, SEC.32. Amended by P.L.190-2006, SEC.4; P.L.47-2010, SEC.2.
IN Code § 35-47-2-8 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure|Article 47. Weapons and Instruments of Violence|Chapter 2. Regulation of Handguns|35-47-2-8. Regulation of Sale of Handguns Imposed by This Chapter; Application

Sec. 8. The regulation of the sale of handguns imposed by this chapter shall apply equally to an occasional sale, trade, or transfer between individual persons and to retail transactions between dealers and individual persons.As added by P.L.311-1983, SEC.32. Amended by P.L.17-1997, SEC.6.
IN Code § 35-47-2-14 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure|Article 47. Weapons and Instruments of Violence|Chapter 2. Regulation of Handguns|35-47-2-14. Necessity of Retail Handgun Dealer's License; Display

Sec. 14. A retail dealer who knowingly or intentionally:(1) sells;(2) trades;(3) transfers;(4) exposes for sale, trade, or transfer; or(5) possesses with intent to sell, trade, or transfer;any handgun without being licensed under sections 15 and 16 of this chapter and without displaying the retail dealer's license at all times commits a Class B misdemeanor.As added by P.L.311-1983, SEC.32. Amended by P.L.158-2013, SEC.578.
IN Code § 35-47-2-16 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure|Article 47. Weapons and Instruments of Violence|Chapter 2. Regulation of Handguns|35-47-2-16. Retail Handgun Dealer's License; Restrictions; Display; Prohibited Sales; Gun Show

Sec. 16. (a) A retail dealer's business shall be carried on only in the site designated in the license. A separate license shall be required for each separate retail outlet. Whenever a licensed dealer moves the dealer's place of business, the dealer shall promptly notify the superintendent, who shall at once issue an amended license certificate valid for the balance of the license period. This subsection does not apply to sales at wholesale.(b) The license, certified by the issuing authority, shall be displayed on the business premises in a prominent place where it can be seen easily by prospective customers.(c) No handgun shall be sold:(1) in violation of any provision of this chapter; or(2) under any circumstances unless the purchaser is personally known to the seller or presents clear evidence of the purchaser's identity.(d) Notwithstanding subsection (a), a retail dealer may display, sell, or transfer handguns at a gun show in accordance with this chapter and federal law.(e) A person who knowingly or intentionally violates this section commits a Class B misdemeanor.As added by P.L.311-1983, SEC.32. Amended by P.L.191-1984, SEC.5; P.L.148-1987, SEC.5; P.L.158-2013, SEC.580.
IN Code § 35-47-2-17 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure|Article 47. Weapons and Instruments of Violence|Chapter 2. Regulation of Handguns|35-47-2-17. Firearms and Handguns; Giving False Information or Offering False Evidence of Identity

Sec. 17. (a) No person, in purchasing or otherwise securing delivery of a firearm or in applying for a license to carry a handgun, shall knowingly or intentionally:(1) give false information on a form required to:(A) purchase or secure delivery of a firearm; or(B) apply for a license to carry a handgun; or(2) offer false evidence of identity.In addition to any penalty provided by this chapter, any firearm obtained through false information shall be subject to confiscation and disposition as provided in this chapter. Upon notice of a violation of this section by the superintendent, it shall be the duty of the sheriff or chief of police or corresponding officer of the jurisdiction in which the purchaser resides to confiscate the firearm and retain it as evidence pending trial for the offense.(b) A person who knowingly or intentionally violates this section commits a Level 5 felony.As added by P.L.311-1983, SEC.32. Amended by P.L.60-2011, SEC.1; P.L.158-2013, SEC.581.
IN Code § 35-47-2-18 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure|Article 47. Weapons and Instruments of Violence|Chapter 2. Regulation of Handguns|35-47-2-18. Removing a Firearm's Serial Number or Possessing a Firearm With a Removed Serial Number

Sec. 18. (a) No person shall:(1) remove, obliterate, or alter the importer or manufacturer's serial number on any firearm; or(2) possess any firearm on which the importer or manufacturer's serial number has been removed, obliterated, or altered.(b) A person who knowingly or intentionally violates this section commits a Level 5 felony.As added by P.L.311-1983, SEC.32. Amended by P.L.158-2013, SEC.582; P.L.142-2020, SEC.73.
IN Code § 35-47-2-19 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure|Article 47. Weapons and Instruments of Violence|Chapter 2. Regulation of Handguns|35-47-2-19. Application of Chapter

Sec. 19. This chapter does not apply to any firearm not designed to use fixed cartridges or fixed ammunition, or any firearm made before January 1, 1899.As added by P.L.311-1983, SEC.32.
IN Code § 35-47-2-20 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure|Article 47. Weapons and Instruments of Violence|Chapter 2. Regulation of Handguns|35-47-2-20. Removal of Disability Under This Chapter

Sec. 20. (a) A full pardon from the governor of Indiana for:(1) a felony other than a felony that is included in IC 35-42; or(2) a violation of this chapter;removes any disability under this chapter imposed because of that offense, if fifteen (15) years have elapsed between the time of the offense and the application for a license under this chapter.(b) A conditional pardon described in IC 11-9-2-4 for:(1) a felony; or(2) a violation of this chapter;removes a disability under this chapter if the superintendent determines after an investigation that circumstances have changed since the pardoned conviction was entered to such an extent that the pardoned person is likely to handle handguns in compliance with the law.As added by P.L.311-1983, SEC.32. Amended by P.L.191-1984, SEC.6; P.L.148-1987, SEC.6.
IN Code § 35-47-2-21 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure|Article 47. Weapons and Instruments of Violence|Chapter 2. Regulation of Handguns|35-47-2-21. Recognition of Retail Dealers' Licenses and Licenses to Carry Handguns Issued by Other States

Sec. 21. (a) Retail dealers' licenses issued by other states or foreign countries will not be recognized in Indiana except for sales at wholesale.(b) Licenses to carry handguns, issued by other states or foreign countries, will be recognized according to the terms thereof but only while the holders are not residents of Indiana.As added by P.L.311-1983, SEC.32.
IN Code § 35-47-2-22 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure|Article 47. Weapons and Instruments of Violence|Chapter 2. Regulation of Handguns|35-47-2-22. Use of Unlawful Handgun-Carrying License to Obtain Handgun Prohibited

Sec. 22. (a) It is unlawful for any person to use, or to attempt to use, a false, counterfeit, spurious, or altered handgun-carrying license to obtain a handgun contrary to the provisions of this chapter.(b) A person who knowingly or intentionally violates this section commits a Level 6 felony.As added by P.L.311-1983, SEC.32. Amended by P.L.158-2013, SEC.583.
IN Code § 35-47-2-24 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure|Article 47. Weapons and Instruments of Violence|Chapter 2. Regulation of Handguns|35-47-2-24. Indictment or Information; Defendant's Burden to Prove Exemption or License; Arrest, Effect of Production of Valid License, or Establishment of Exemption

Sec. 24. (a) In an information or indictment brought for the enforcement of any provision of this chapter, it is not necessary to negate any exemption specified under this chapter, or to allege the absence of a license required under this chapter. The burden of proof is on the defendant to prove that he is exempt under section 2 of this chapter, or that he has a license as required under this chapter.(b) Whenever a person who has been arrested or charged with a violation of section 1 of this chapter presents a valid license to the prosecuting attorney or establishes that he is exempt under section 2 of this chapter, any prosecution for a violation of section 1 of this chapter shall be dismissed immediately, and all records of an arrest or proceedings following arrest shall be destroyed immediately.As added by P.L.311-1983, SEC.32.
IN Code § 35-47-2.5-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure|Article 47. Weapons and Instruments of Violence|Chapter 2.5. Sale of Handguns|35-47-2.5-1. Applicability; Conflicts

Sec. 1. (a) Sections 2 through 5 of this chapter do not apply to the following:(1) Transactions between persons who are licensed as firearms importers or collectors or firearms manufacturers or dealers under 18 U.S.C. 923.(2) Purchases by or sales to a law enforcement officer or agent of the United States, the state, or a county or local government.(3) Indiana residents licensed to carry handguns under IC 35-47-2-3.(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the state shall participate in the NICS if federal funds are available to assist the state in participating in the NICS. If:(1) the state participates in the NICS; and(2) there is a conflict between:(A) a provision of this chapter; and(B) a procedure required under the NICS;the procedure required under the NICS prevails over the conflicting provision of this chapter.As added by P.L.17-1997, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.190-2006, SEC.5; P.L.152-2014, SEC.3.
IN Code § 35-47-2.5-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure|Article 47. Weapons and Instruments of Violence|Chapter 2.5. Sale of Handguns|35-47-2.5-2. "Dealer" Defined

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "dealer" includes any person licensed under 18 U.S.C. 923.As added by P.L.17-1997, SEC.8.
IN Code § 35-47-2.5-2.5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure|Article 47. Weapons and Instruments of Violence|Chapter 2.5. Sale of Handguns|35-47-2.5-2.5. "Nics"

Sec. 2.5. As used in this chapter, "NICS" refers to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System maintained by the Federal Bureau of Investigation in accordance with the federal Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act (18 U.S.C. 921 et seq.).As added by P.L.190-2006, SEC.6.
IN Code § 35-47-2.5-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure|Article 47. Weapons and Instruments of Violence|Chapter 2.5. Sale of Handguns|35-47-2.5-3. Form 4473

Sec. 3. A person purchasing a handgun from a dealer shall complete and sign Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Form 4473.As added by P.L.17-1997, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.190-2006, SEC.7; P.L.155-2007, SEC.3.
IN Code § 35-47-2.5-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure|Article 47. Weapons and Instruments of Violence|Chapter 2.5. Sale of Handguns|35-47-2.5-4. Dealer Requirements Before Sale, Rent, Trade, or Transfer

Sec. 4. (a) A dealer may not sell, rent, trade, or transfer from the dealer's inventory a handgun to a person until the dealer has done all of the following:(1) Obtained from the prospective purchaser a completed and signed Form 4473 as specified in section 3 of this chapter.(2) Contacted NICS:(A) by telephone; or(B) electronically;to request a background check on the prospective purchaser.(3) Received authorization from NICS to transfer the handgun to the prospective purchaser.(b) The dealer shall record the NICS transaction number on Form 4473 and retain Form 4473 for auditing purposes.As added by P.L.17-1997, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.190-2006, SEC.8.
IN Code § 35-47-2.5-5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure|Article 47. Weapons and Instruments of Violence|Chapter 2.5. Sale of Handguns|35-47-2.5-5. Documentation of Personal Identification and Residence

Sec. 5. (a) To establish personal identification and residence in Indiana for purposes of this chapter, a dealer must require a prospective purchaser to present one (1) photographic identification form issued by a governmental agency of the state or by the United States Department of Defense, or other documentation of residence.(b) Except when photographic identification was issued by the United States Department of Defense, other documentation of residence must show an address identical to that shown on the photographic identification form or as amended by proper notice of change of address filed with the issuing authority. Suitable other documentation of residence includes:(1) evidence of currently paid personal property tax or real estate tax, a current lease, utility, or telephone bill, a voter registration card, a bank check, a passport, an automobile registration, or a hunting or fishing license;(2) other current identification allowed as evidence of residency by 27 CFR 178.124 and United States Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms Ruling 79-7; or(3) other documentation of residence, determined to be acceptable by the state police department, that corroborates that the prospective purchaser currently resides in Indiana.(c) If the photographic identification was issued by the United States Department of Defense, permanent orders may be used as documentation of residence.As added by P.L.17-1997, SEC.8.
IN Code § 35-47-2.5-12 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure|Article 47. Weapons and Instruments of Violence|Chapter 2.5. Sale of Handguns|35-47-2.5-12. Criminal History Check; False Statement on Consent Form

Sec. 12. A person who knowingly or intentionally makes a materially false statement on Form 4473 completed under section 3 of this chapter commits a Level 6 felony.As added by P.L.17-1997, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.190-2006, SEC.9; P.L.155-2007, SEC.4; P.L.158-2013, SEC.585.
IN Code § 35-47-2.5-13 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure|Article 47. Weapons and Instruments of Violence|Chapter 2.5. Sale of Handguns|35-47-2.5-13. Dealer Violations

Sec. 13. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, a dealer who knowingly or intentionally sells, rents, trades, or transfers a handgun in violation of this chapter commits a Class A misdemeanor.As added by P.L.17-1997, SEC.8.
IN Code § 35-47-2.5-16 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure|Article 47. Weapons and Instruments of Violence|Chapter 2.5. Sale of Handguns|35-47-2.5-16. Criminal Transfer of a Firearm

Sec. 16. (a) This section does not apply to a person who complies with IC 35-47-10 (governing children and firearms).(b) A person who provides a firearm to an individual who the person knows:(1) is ineligible to purchase or otherwise receive or possess a firearm for any reason other than the person's age; or(2) intends to use the firearm to commit a crime;commits criminal transfer of a firearm, a Level 5 felony. However, the offense is a Level 3 felony if the individual uses the firearm to commit murder (IC 35-42-1-1).(c) It is a defense to a prosecution under subsection (b)(1) that:(1) the accused person (or dealer acting on the person's behalf) contacted NICS to request a background check on the individual before the accused person provided the firearm to the individual; and(2) the accused person (or dealer acting on the person's behalf) received authorization from NICS to provide the firearm to the individual.As added by P.L.152-2014, SEC.6.
IN Code § 35-47-3-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure|Article 47. Weapons and Instruments of Violence|Chapter 3. Disposal of Confiscated Weapons|35-47-3-1. Disposal of Confiscated Weapons in Accordance With Chapter

Sec. 1. All firearms confiscated pursuant to statute shall, upon conviction of the person for the offense for which the confiscation was made, be disposed of in accordance with this chapter.As added by P.L.311-1983, SEC.32.
IN Code § 35-47-3-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure|Article 47. Weapons and Instruments of Violence|Chapter 3. Disposal of Confiscated Weapons|35-47-3-3. Application of Section to Firearms Required to Be Registered in National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record; Return of Firearms to Rightful Owners; Unreturnable Firearms; Registry of Firearms; Disposal

Sec. 3. (a) This section applies to firearms that are required to be registered in the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record.(b) Firearms shall be returned to the rightful owner at once following final disposition of the cause, if such return has not already occurred under the terms of IC 35-33-5, and if such owner remains lawfully entitled to possess such firearms according to applicable United States and Indiana statutes. If rightful ownership is not known, the law enforcement agency holding the firearm shall make a reasonable and diligent effort to ascertain the rightful ownership and cause the return of the firearm being held, providing the owner remains lawfully entitled to possess such firearms.(c) Firearms that are not returnable under this section shall be at once delivered to:(1) the sheriff's department of the county in which the offense occurred, unless subdivision (2) applies; or(2) the city or town police force that confiscated the firearm if:(A) a member of the city or town police force confiscated the firearm; and(B) the city or town has a population of more than two thousand five hundred (2,500) and less than six hundred thousand (600,000);following final disposition of the cause.(d) When firearms are sent to a law enforcement agency under subsection (c), the law enforcement agency may upon request release the firearms to the state police department laboratory or other forensic laboratory administered by the state or a political subdivision (as defined in IC 36-1-2-13) for the purposes of research, training, and comparison in conjunction with the forensic examination of firearms evidence.(e) The receiving law enforcement agency or laboratory shall cause the registry of such firearms in the United States National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record within thirty (30) days following receipt from the court.(f) The court may order such firearms as are not returnable destroyed, specifying the exact manner of destruction and requiring the receiving law enforcement agency or laboratory to make due return to the ordering court the time, date, method of destruction, and disposition of the remains of the destroyed firearm.(g) No portion of this section shall be construed as requiring the receiving law enforcement agency or laboratory to retain firearms which are inoperable or unserviceable, or which the receiving law enforcement agency or laboratory may choose to transfer as public property in the ordinary course of lawful commerce and exchange.As added by P.L.311-1983, SEC.32. Amended by P.L.209-1986, SEC.3; P.L.57-1992, SEC.8; P.L.119-2012, SEC.168.
IN Code § 35-47-3-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure|Article 47. Weapons and Instruments of Violence|Chapter 3. Disposal of Confiscated Weapons|35-47-3-4. Unlawful Delivery of Confiscated Firearm

Sec. 4. A person who knowingly or intentionally:(1) delivers a confiscated firearm to a person convicted of a felony:(A) involving use of a firearm; and(B) which is the basis of the confiscation;(2) delivers a confiscated firearm to another with knowledge that there is a rightful owner to whom the firearm must be returned; or(3) fails to deliver a confiscated firearm to the sheriff's department, a city or town police force, the state police department laboratory or a forensic laboratory under this chapter, the state under IC 14-22-39-6, or for disposition after a determination that the rightful owner of the firearm cannot be ascertained or is no longer entitled to possess the confiscated firearm;commits a Level 6 felony.As added by P.L.311-1983, SEC.32. Amended by P.L.209-1986, SEC.4; P.L.57-1992, SEC.9; P.L.1-1995, SEC.77; P.L.158-2013, SEC.588.
IN Code § 35-47-3.5-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure|Article 47. Weapons and Instruments of Violence|Chapter 3.5. Firearm Buyback Program|35-47-3.5-1. Chapter Application

Sec. 1. This chapter applies to a unit (as defined in IC 36-1-2-23), including a law enforcement agency of a unit.As added by P.L.157-2014, SEC.3.
IN Code § 35-47-3.5-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure|Article 47. Weapons and Instruments of Violence|Chapter 3.5. Firearm Buyback Program|35-47-3.5-2. "Firearm Buyback Program"

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "firearm buyback program" means a program to purchase privately owned firearms from individual firearm owners for the purpose of:(1) reducing the number of firearms owned by civilians; or(2) permitting civilians to sell a firearm to the government without fear of prosecution.The term does not include the purchase of firearms from a licensed firearms dealer or a program to purchase firearms for law enforcement purposes.As added by P.L.157-2014, SEC.3.
IN Code § 35-47-3.5-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure|Article 47. Weapons and Instruments of Violence|Chapter 3.5. Firearm Buyback Program|35-47-3.5-3. Prohibition of Firearm Buyback Programs With Public Funds

Sec. 3. A unit, including a law enforcement agency of a unit, may not conduct a firearm buyback program unless the firearm buyback program is financed or funded with private funds or grants, and not public funds.As added by P.L.157-2014, SEC.3.