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2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure › Article 44.1. Offenses Against General Public Administration › Chapter 2. Interference With General Government Operations › 35-44.1-2-14. Unlawful Encroachment on an Investigation

Sec. 14. A person who knowingly or intentionally approaches within twenty-five (25) feet of a law enforcement officer lawfully engaged in the execution of the law enforcement officer's duties after the law enforcement officer has ordered the person to stop approaching commits unlawful encroachment on an investigation, a Class C misdemeanor.
As added by P.L.67-2023, SEC.1.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure › Article 44.1. Offenses Against General Public Administration › Chapter 3. Detention › 35-44.1-3-4. Escape

Sec. 4. (a) This section does not apply to a child who:
(1) flees from lawful detention (as defined in IC 35-31.5-2-186) where the child has been placed;
(2) violates a home detention order imposed on the child;
(3) removes, disables, or interferes with the operation of an electronic monitoring device or GPS tracking device that the child is required to wear; or
(4) fails to return to lawful detention following temporary leave granted for a specified purpose or limited period;
due to an allegation or adjudication that the child committed an act described in IC 31-37-2-3 through IC 31-37-2-7 (status offenses), unless the child, while committing the offense, draws or uses a deadly weapon or inflicts bodily injury on another person.
(b) A person, except as provided in subsection (c), who intentionally flees from lawful detention commits escape, a Level 5 felony. However, the offense is a Level 4 felony if, while committing it, the person draws or uses a deadly weapon or inflicts bodily injury on another person.
(c) A person who:
(1) knowingly or intentionally:
(A) leaves the person's home;
(B) remains outside of the person's home; or
(C) travels to an unauthorized location;
in violation of a home detention order and without written or documented authorization by the supervising entity; or
(2) knowingly or intentionally removes, disables, or interferes with the operation of an electronic monitoring device or GPS tracking device;
commits escape, a Level 6 felony.
(d) A person who knowingly or intentionally fails to return to lawful detention following temporary leave granted for a specified purpose or limited period commits failure to return to lawful detention, a Level 6 felony. However, the offense is a Level 5 felony if, while committing it, the person draws or uses a deadly weapon or inflicts bodily injury on another person.
As added by P.L.126-2012, SEC.54. Amended by P.L.158-2013, SEC.511; P.L.84-2022, SEC.17; P.L.72-2023, SEC.12.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure › Article 44.1. Offenses Against General Public Administration › Chapter 3. Detention › 35-44.1-3-5. Trafficking With an Inmate; Carrying a Deadly Weapon Into a Correctional Facility

Sec. 5. (a) As used in this section, "juvenile facility" means the following:
(1) A secure facility (as defined in IC 31-9-2-114) in which a child is detained under IC 31 or used for a child awaiting adjudication or adjudicated under IC 31 as a child in need of services or a delinquent child.
(2) A shelter care facility (as defined in IC 31-9-2-117) in which a child is detained under IC 31 or used for a child awaiting adjudication or adjudicated under IC 31 as a child in need of services or a delinquent child.
(b) A person who, without the prior authorization of the person in charge of a penal facility or juvenile facility, knowingly or intentionally:
(1) delivers, or carries into the penal facility or juvenile facility with intent to deliver, an article to an inmate or child of the facility;
(2) carries, or receives with intent to carry out of the penal facility or juvenile facility, an article from an inmate or child of the facility; or
(3) delivers, or carries to a worksite with the intent to deliver, alcoholic beverages to an inmate or child of a jail work crew or community work crew;
commits trafficking with an inmate, a Class A misdemeanor. However, the offense is a Level 5 felony under subdivision (1) or (2) if the article is a controlled substance, a deadly weapon, or a cellular telephone or other wireless or cellular communications device.
(c) If:
(1) the person who committed the offense under subsection (b) is an employee of:
(A) the department of correction; or
(B) a penal facility;
and the article is a cigarette or tobacco product (as defined in IC 6-7-2-5), the court shall order the person to pay a fine of at least five hundred dollars ($500) and not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000) under IC 35-50-3-2, in addition to any term of imprisonment imposed under IC 35-50-3-2; or
(2) a person is convicted of committing a Level 5 felony under subsection (b)(1) or (b)(2) because the article was a cellular telephone or other wireless or cellular communication device, the court shall order the person to pay a fine of at least five hundred dollars ($500) and not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000) under IC 35-50-2-6(a) in addition to any term of imprisonment imposed on the person under IC 35-50-2-6(a).
(d) A person who:
(1) is not an inmate of a penal facility or a child of a juvenile facility; and
(2) knowingly or intentionally possesses in, or carries or causes to be brought into, the penal facility or juvenile facility a deadly weapon without the prior authorization of the person in charge of the penal facility or juvenile facility;
commits carrying a deadly weapon into a correctional facility, a Level 5 felony.
As added by P.L.126-2012, SEC.54. Amended by P.L.5-2013, SEC.1; P.L.158-2013, SEC.512; P.L.168-2014, SEC.81.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure › Article 44.1. Offenses Against General Public Administration › Chapter 3. Detention › 35-44.1-3-6. Trafficking With an Inmate Outside a Facility

Sec. 6. (a) As used in this section, "contraband" means the following:
(1) Alcohol.
(2) A cigarette or tobacco product.
(3) A controlled substance.
(4) An item that may be used as a weapon.
(b) As used in this section, "inmate outside a facility" means a person who is incarcerated in a penal facility or detained in a juvenile facility on a full-time basis as the result of a conviction or a juvenile adjudication but who has been or is being transported to another location to participate in or prepare for a judicial proceeding. The term does not include the following:
(1) An adult or juvenile pretrial detainee.
(2) A person serving an intermittent term of imprisonment or detention.
(3) A person serving a term of imprisonment or detention as:
(A) a condition of probation;
(B) a condition of a community corrections program;
(C) part of a community transition program;
(D) part of a reentry court program;
(E) part of a work release program; or
(F) part of a community based program that is similar to a program described in clauses (A) through (E).
(4) A person who has escaped from incarceration or walked away from secure detention.
(5) A person on temporary leave (as described in IC 11-10-9) or temporary release (as described in IC 11-10-10).
(c) A person who, with the intent of providing contraband to an inmate outside a facility:
(1) delivers contraband to an inmate outside a facility; or
(2) places contraband in a location where an inmate outside a facility could obtain the contraband;
commits trafficking with an inmate outside a facility, a Class A misdemeanor. However, the offense is a Level 6 felony if the contraband is an item described in subsection (a)(3), and a Level 5 felony if the contraband is an item described in subsection (a)(4).
As added by P.L.126-2012, SEC.54. Amended by P.L.158-2013, SEC.513.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure › Article 44.1. Offenses Against General Public Administration › Chapter 3. Detention › 35-44.1-3-7. Possession of a Dangerous Device While Incarcerated

Sec. 7. A person who knowingly or intentionally while incarcerated in a penal facility possesses a device, equipment, a chemical substance, or other material that:
(1) is used; or
(2) is intended to be used;
in a manner that is readily capable of causing bodily injury commits a Level 5 felony. However, the offense is a Level 4 felony if the device, equipment, chemical substance, or other material is a deadly weapon.
As added by P.L.126-2012, SEC.54. Amended by P.L.158-2013, SEC.514.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure › Article 44.1. Offenses Against General Public Administration › Chapter 3. Detention › 35-44.1-3-8. Possession of a Cellular Telephone While Incarcerated

Sec. 8. A person who knowingly or intentionally possesses a cellular telephone or other wireless or cellular communications device while incarcerated in a penal facility commits a Class A misdemeanor.
As added by P.L.126-2012, SEC.54. Amended by P.L.5-2013, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure › Article 44.1. Offenses Against General Public Administration › Chapter 3. Detention › 35-44.1-3-9. Criminal Violation of a Lifetime Parole Condition

Sec. 9. A person who is being supervised on lifetime parole (as described in IC 35-50-6-1) and who knowingly or intentionally:
(1) violates a condition (including a special condition imposed by the parole board) of lifetime parole; or
(2) without the authorization of the parole board, has direct or indirect contact with:
(A) a child less than sixteen (16) years of age; or
(B) the victim of a sex offense committed by the person;
commits criminal violation of a lifetime parole condition, a Level 6 felony. However, the offense is a Level 5 felony if the person has a prior unrelated conviction under this section.
As added by P.L.126-2012, SEC.54. Amended by P.L.158-2013, SEC.515; P.L.74-2015, SEC.25; P.L.95-2017, SEC.3; P.L.45-2022, SEC.10.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure › Article 44.1. Offenses Against General Public Administration › Chapter 3. Detention › 35-44.1-3-10. Sexual Misconduct With a Service Provider

Sec. 10. (a) The following definitions apply throughout this section:
(1) "Lawful supervision" means supervision by:
(A) the department of correction;
(B) a court;
(C) a probation department;
(D) a community corrections program, a community transition program, or another similar program; or
(E) parole.
(2) "Service provider" means:
(A) with respect to a person subject to lawful detention:
(i) a public servant;
(ii) a person employed by a governmental entity; or
(iii) a person who provides goods or services to a person who is subject to lawful detention; and
(B) with respect to a person subject to lawful supervision:
(i) a public servant whose official duties include the supervision of the person subject to lawful supervision;
(ii) a person employed by a governmental entity to provide supervision for the person subject to lawful supervision; or
(iii) a person who is employed by or contracts with a governmental entity to provide treatment or other services to the person subject to lawful supervision as a condition of the person's lawful supervision.
(b) A service provider who knowingly or intentionally engages in any fondling or touching with a person who is subject to lawful detention or lawful supervision with the intent to arouse or satisfy the sexual desires of the service provider or the person commits sexual misconduct, a Level 6 felony. However, the offense is a Level 5 felony if the service provider engages in sexual intercourse or other sexual conduct (as defined in IC 35-31.5-2-221.5) with the person who is subject to lawful detention or lawful supervision.
(c) A service provider at least eighteen (18) years of age who knowingly or intentionally engages in any fondling or touching with the intent to arouse or satisfy the sexual desires of the service provider or the other person, with a person who is:
(1) less than eighteen (18) years of age; and
(2) subject to lawful detention or lawful supervision;
commits sexual misconduct, a Level 5 felony. However, the offense is a Level 4 felony if the service provider engages in sexual intercourse or other sexual conduct (as defined in IC 35-31.5-2-221.5) with the person.
(d) In addition to any other penalty imposed for a violation of this section, the court shall order the person to pay restitution under IC 35-50-5-3 for expenses related to pregnancy and childbirth if the pregnancy is a result of the offense.
(e) It is not a defense that an act described in subsection (b) or (c) was consensual.
(f) This section does not apply to fondling, touching, sexual intercourse, or other sexual conduct (as defined in IC 35-31.5-2-221.5) between spouses.
As added by P.L.126-2012, SEC.54. Amended by P.L.158-2013, SEC.516; P.L.185-2014, SEC.6; P.L.78-2022, SEC.10; P.L.11-2023, SEC.113; P.L.209-2023, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure › Article 44.1. Offenses Against General Public Administration › Chapter 4. Firefighting and Emergency Services › 35-44.1-4-1. "Dispatched Firefighter"

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "dispatched firefighter" means a member of:
(1) the fire company having jurisdiction over an emergency incident area; or
(2) a fire company that has entered into a mutual aid agreement with the fire company having jurisdiction over an emergency incident area;
who has been dispatched by the local fire department having jurisdiction over the particular emergency incident area.
As added by P.L.126-2012, SEC.54.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure › Article 44.1. Offenses Against General Public Administration › Chapter 4. Firefighting and Emergency Services › 35-44.1-4-1.5. "Emergency Incident"

Sec. 1.5. As used in this chapter, "emergency incident" includes:
(1) a structure or vehicle that is on fire;
(2) a motor vehicle accident;
(3) an accident involving hazardous materials;
(4) a crime scene;
(5) a police investigation; and
(6) a location where an individual is being arrested.
As added by P.L.63-2016, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure › Article 44.1. Offenses Against General Public Administration › Chapter 4. Firefighting and Emergency Services › 35-44.1-4-2. "Emergency Incident Area"

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "emergency incident area" means the area surrounding a structure, vehicle, property, or area that:
(1) is:
(A) defined by police or firefighters with flags, barricades, barrier tape, or other markers; or
(B) twenty-five (25) feet in all directions from the perimeter of the emergency incident;
whichever is greater; or
(2) is a specific distance less than twenty-five (25) feet in all directions from the perimeter of the emergency incident that is articulated by a law enforcement officer.
As added by P.L.126-2012, SEC.54. Amended by P.L.63-2016, SEC.5; P.L.67-2023, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure › Article 44.1. Offenses Against General Public Administration › Chapter 4. Firefighting and Emergency Services › 35-44.1-4-3. "Firefighter"

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "firefighter" means an individual who is:
(1) a full-time, salaried firefighter; or
(2) a volunteer firefighter (as defined in IC 36-8-12-2).
As added by P.L.126-2012, SEC.54. Amended by P.L.257-2017, SEC.46; P.L.147-2018, SEC.27.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure › Article 44.1. Offenses Against General Public Administration › Chapter 4. Firefighting and Emergency Services › 35-44.1-4-4. "Fire Protective Clothing and Fire Protective Gear"

Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "fire protective clothing and fire protective gear" includes any of the following items generally used by firefighters:
(1) Outer fire retardant clothing and headgear.
(2) Fire gloves.
(3) Self contained breathing apparatus.
(4) Emergency medical services protective gear.
(5) Hazardous materials protective gear.
As added by P.L.126-2012, SEC.54.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure › Article 44.1. Offenses Against General Public Administration › Chapter 4. Firefighting and Emergency Services › 35-44.1-4-5. Refusal to Leave an Emergency Incident Area

Sec. 5. A person who is not a firefighter who knowingly or intentionally refuses to leave an emergency incident area immediately after being requested to do so by a firefighter or law enforcement officer commits a Class A misdemeanor.
As added by P.L.126-2012, SEC.54.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure › Article 44.1. Offenses Against General Public Administration › Chapter 4. Firefighting and Emergency Services › 35-44.1-4-6. Refusal to Leave an Emergency Incident Area by a Nondispatched Firefighter

Sec. 6. A firefighter who:
(1) has not been dispatched to an emergency incident area;
(2) enters an emergency incident area; and
(3) refuses to leave an emergency incident area immediately after being requested to do so by a dispatched firefighter or law enforcement officer;
commits a Class C infraction.
As added by P.L.126-2012, SEC.54.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure › Article 44.1. Offenses Against General Public Administration › Chapter 4. Firefighting and Emergency Services › 35-44.1-4-7. Impersonating a Firefighter at an Emergency Incident Area

Sec. 7. A person other than a firefighter who, with intent to mislead a firefighter or law enforcement officer as to the person's status as a dispatched firefighter, knowingly or intentionally enters an emergency incident area while wearing, transporting, or otherwise possessing a uniform, fire protective clothing, or fire protective gear commits a Class A misdemeanor. However, the offense is a Level 6 felony if, as a proximate result of the person entering the emergency incident area, a person or firefighter suffers bodily injury.
As added by P.L.126-2012, SEC.54. Amended by P.L.158-2013, SEC.517.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure › Article 44.1. Offenses Against General Public Administration › Chapter 4. Firefighting and Emergency Services › 35-44.1-4-8. Obstructing a Firefighter

Sec. 8. A person who knowingly or intentionally obstructs or interferes with a firefighter performing or attempting to perform the firefighter's emergency functions or duties as a firefighter commits obstructing a firefighter, a Class A misdemeanor.
As added by P.L.126-2012, SEC.54.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure › Article 44.1. Offenses Against General Public Administration › Chapter 4. Firefighting and Emergency Services › 35-44.1-4-9. Obstructing an Emergency Medical Person

Sec. 9. (a) As used in this section, "emergency medical person" means a person who holds a certificate issued by the Indiana emergency medical services commission to provide emergency medical services.
(b) A person who knowingly or intentionally obstructs or interferes with an emergency medical person performing or attempting to perform the emergency medical person's emergency functions or duties commits obstructing an emergency medical person, a Class A misdemeanor.
As added by P.L.126-2012, SEC.54. Amended by P.L.13-2013, SEC.141; P.L.32-2019, SEC.30.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure › Article 44.1. Offenses Against General Public Administration › Chapter 4. Firefighting and Emergency Services › 35-44.1-4-10. Public Safety Remote Aerial Interference

Sec. 10. A person who operates an unmanned aerial vehicle in a manner that is intended to obstruct or interfere with:
(1) a law enforcement officer;
(2) a firefighter;
(3) an emergency medical person; or
(4) a member of a search and rescue team or mission;
while the individual described in subdivisions (1) through (4) is performing or attempting to perform the individual's official duties, commits public safety remote aerial interference, a Class A misdemeanor. However, the offense is a Level 6 felony if the person has a prior unrelated conviction under this section.
As added by P.L.107-2017, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure › Article 44.1. Offenses Against General Public Administration › Chapter 5. Illegal Alien Offenses › 35-44.1-5-1. Application

Sec. 1. This chapter does not apply to the following:
(1) A church or religious organization conducting an activity that is protected by the First Amendment to the United States Constitution.
(2) The provision of assistance for health care items and services that are necessary for the treatment of an emergency medical condition of an individual.
(3) A health care provider (as defined in IC 16-18-2-163(a)) that is providing health care services.
(4) An attorney or other person that is providing legal services.
(5) A person who:
(A) is a spouse of an alien or who stands in relation of parent or child to an alien; and
(B) would otherwise commit an offense under this chapter with respect to the alien.
(6) A provider that:
(A) receives federal or state funding to provide services to victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, human trafficking, or stalking; and
(B) is providing the services described in clause (A).
(7) An employee of Indiana or a political subdivision (as defined in IC 36-1-2-13) if the employee is acting within the scope of the employee's employment.
(8) An employee of a school acting within the scope of the employee's employment.
As added by P.L.126-2012, SEC.54.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure › Article 44.1. Offenses Against General Public Administration › Chapter 5. Illegal Alien Offenses › 35-44.1-5-2. "Alien"

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "alien" has the meaning set forth in 8 U.S.C. 1101(a).
As added by P.L.126-2012, SEC.54.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure › Article 44.1. Offenses Against General Public Administration › Chapter 5. Illegal Alien Offenses › 35-44.1-5-3. Transporting an Illegal Alien

Sec. 3. (a) A person who knowingly or intentionally:
(1) transports; or
(2) moves;
an alien, for the purpose of commercial advantage or private financial gain, knowing or in reckless disregard of the fact that the alien has come to, entered, or remained in the United States in violation of the law commits transporting an illegal alien, a Class A misdemeanor.
(b) If a violation under this section involves more than nine (9) aliens, the violation is a Level 6 felony.
As added by P.L.126-2012, SEC.54. Amended by P.L.158-2013, SEC.518.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure › Article 44.1. Offenses Against General Public Administration › Chapter 5. Illegal Alien Offenses › 35-44.1-5-4. Harboring an Illegal Alien

Sec. 4. (a) A person who knowingly or intentionally:
(1) conceals;
(2) harbors; or
(3) shields from detection;
an alien in any place, including a building or means of transportation, for the purpose of commercial advantage or private financial gain, knowing or in reckless disregard of the fact that the alien has come to, entered, or remained in the United States in violation of law, commits harboring an illegal alien, a Class A misdemeanor.
(b) If a violation under this section involves more than nine (9) aliens, the violation is a Level 6 felony.
(c) A landlord that rents real property to a person who is an alien does not violate this section as a result of renting the property to the person.
As added by P.L.126-2012, SEC.54. Amended by P.L.158-2013, SEC.519.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure › Article 44.1. Offenses Against General Public Administration › Chapter 5. Illegal Alien Offenses › 35-44.1-5-5. Exceptions Involving the Care of a Child

Sec. 5. A person who transports, moves, or cares for a child (as defined in IC 35-47-10-3) who is an alien does not violate this chapter as a result of transporting, moving, or caring for the child.
As added by P.L.126-2012, SEC.54.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure › Article 44.1. Offenses Against General Public Administration › Chapter 5. Illegal Alien Offenses › 35-44.1-5-6. Effect of a Determination by the United States Department of Homeland Security

Sec. 6. A determination by the United States Department of Homeland Security that an alien has come to, entered, or remained in the United States in violation of law is evidence that the alien is in the United States in violation of law.
As added by P.L.126-2012, SEC.54.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure › Article 44.1. Offenses Against General Public Administration › Chapter 5. Illegal Alien Offenses › 35-44.1-5-7. Authority to Impound Certain Vehicles

Sec. 7. A law enforcement officer shall impound a motor vehicle, other than a motor vehicle used in public transportation and owned or operated by the state or a political subdivision, that is used to commit a violation of section 3 or 4 of this chapter.
As added by P.L.126-2012, SEC.54.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure › Article 44.2. Offenses Against State Public Administration › Chapter 1. Interference With State Government › 35-44.2-1-1. Retaliation for Reporting a Violation

Sec. 1. (a) As used in this section, "supervisor" has the meaning set forth in IC 4-15-10-1.
(b) As used in this section, "violation" means:
(1) a violation of a federal law or regulation;
(2) a violation of a state law or rule;
(3) a violation of an ordinance of a political subdivision (as defined in IC 36-1-2-13); or
(4) the misuse of public resources.
(c) A state supervisor who knowingly or intentionally:
(1) dismisses from employment;
(2) withholds a salary increase or employment related benefit of;
(3) transfers or reassigns;
(4) denies a promotion that would have been received by; or
(5) demotes;
a state employee in retaliation for the state employee reporting in writing the existence of a violation commits retaliation for reporting a violation, a Class A misdemeanor.
As added by P.L.126-2012, SEC.55.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure › Article 44.2. Offenses Against State Public Administration › Chapter 1. Interference With State Government › 35-44.2-1-2. Retaliation for Reporting to the Inspector General

Sec. 2. (a) As used in this section, "state employee" means:
(1) an employee (as defined in IC 4-2-6-1);
(2) a special state appointee (as defined in IC 4-2-6-1); or
(3) a state officer (as defined in IC 4-2-6-1).
(b) A state employee who knowingly or intentionally retaliates or threatens to retaliate against another state employee or former state employee for:
(1) filing a complaint with the state ethics commission or the inspector general;
(2) providing information to the state ethics commission or the inspector general; or
(3) testifying at a state ethics commission proceeding;
commits retaliation for reporting to the inspector general, a Class A misdemeanor.
(c) It is a defense to a prosecution under this section that the reporting state employee or former state employee:
(1) did not act in good faith; or
(2) knowingly, intentionally, or recklessly provided false information or testimony to the state ethics commission or the inspector general.
As added by P.L.126-2012, SEC.55. Amended by P.L.9-2022, SEC.78.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure › Article 44.2. Offenses Against State Public Administration › Chapter 1. Interference With State Government › 35-44.2-1-3. Obstructing the Inspector General

Sec. 3. A person who:
(1) knowingly or intentionally induces or attempts to induce, by threat, coercion, suggestion, or false statement, a witness or informant in a state ethics commission proceeding or investigation conducted by the inspector general to do any of the following:
(A) Withhold or unreasonably delay the production of any testimony, information, document, or thing.
(B) Avoid legal process summoning the person to testify or supply evidence.
(C) Fail to appear at a proceeding or investigation to which the person has been summoned.
(D) Make, present, or use a false record, document, or thing with the intent that the record, document, or thing appear in a state ethics commission proceeding or inspector general investigation to mislead a state ethics commissioner or inspector general employee;
(2) alters, damages, or removes a record, document, or thing except as permitted or required by law, with the intent to prevent the record, document, or thing from being produced or used in a state ethics commission proceeding or inspector general investigation; or
(3) makes, presents, or uses a false record, document, or thing with the intent that the record, document, or thing appear in a state ethics commission proceeding or inspector general investigation to mislead a state ethics commissioner or inspector general employee;
commits obstructing the inspector general, a Class A misdemeanor.
As added by P.L.126-2012, SEC.55.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure › Article 44.2. Offenses Against State Public Administration › Chapter 1. Interference With State Government › 35-44.2-1-4. Obstructing the Department of Correction Ombudsman

Sec. 4. A person who:
(1) intentionally interferes with or prevents the completion of the work of the department of correction ombudsman;
(2) knowingly offers compensation to the department of correction ombudsman in an effort to affect the outcome of an investigation or a potential investigation;
(3) knowingly or intentionally retaliates against an offender or another person who provides information to the department of correction ombudsman; or
(4) makes threats because of an investigation or potential investigation against:
(A) the department of correction ombudsman;
(B) a person who has filed a complaint; or
(C) a person who provides information to the department of correction ombudsman;
commits obstructing the department of correction ombudsman, a Class A misdemeanor.
As added by P.L.126-2012, SEC.55.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure › Article 44.2. Offenses Against State Public Administration › Chapter 1. Interference With State Government › 35-44.2-1-5. Interference With the Department of Child Services Ombudsman

Sec. 5. (a) A person who knowingly or intentionally:
(1) interferes with or prevents the completion of the work of a department of child services ombudsman;
(2) offers compensation to a department of child services ombudsman in an effort to affect the outcome of an investigation or a potential investigation;
(3) retaliates against another person who provides information to a department of child services ombudsman; or
(4) threatens a department of child services ombudsman, a person who has filed a complaint, or a person who provides information to a department of child services ombudsman, because of an investigation or potential investigation;
commits interference with the department of child services ombudsman, a Class A misdemeanor.
(b) It is a defense to a prosecution under subsection (a) if the conduct is the expungement of records held by the department of child services that occurs by statutory mandate, judicial order or decree, administrative review or process, automatic operation of the Indiana Child Welfare Information System (ICWIS) computer system or any successor statewide automated child welfare information system, or in the normal course of business.
As added by P.L.126-2012, SEC.55.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure › Article 44.2. Offenses Against State Public Administration › Chapter 1. Interference With State Government › 35-44.2-1-6. Interfering With the State Examiner

Sec. 6. A person who interferes with the state examiner is subject to a civil action for an infraction under IC 5-11-1-10.
As added by P.L.126-2012, SEC.55.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure › Article 44.2. Offenses Against State Public Administration › Chapter 1. Interference With State Government › 35-44.2-1-7. Refusing to Follow the State Examiner's Directives

Sec. 7. A person who refuses to follow the state examiner's directives is subject to a civil action for an infraction under IC 5-11-1-21.
As added by P.L.126-2012, SEC.55.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure › Article 44.2. Offenses Against State Public Administration › Chapter 1. Interference With State Government › 35-44.2-1-8. Failure to Provide an Annual Report to the State Examiner

Sec. 8. A person who fails to provide an annual report to the state examiner is subject to a civil action for an infraction under IC 5-11-13-3.
As added by P.L.126-2012, SEC.55.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure › Article 44.2. Offenses Against State Public Administration › Chapter 1. Interference With State Government › 35-44.2-1-9. False Certification by an Agency Special Deputy

Sec. 9. A state agency's special deputy who makes a false certification of an oath or affirmation is subject to a civil action for an infraction under IC 4-2-4-3.
As added by P.L.126-2012, SEC.55.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure › Article 44.2. Offenses Against State Public Administration › Chapter 1. Interference With State Government › 35-44.2-1-10. False Financial Disclosure

Sec. 10. A person who makes a false or deficient financial disclosure statement is subject to a civil action for an infraction under IC 4-2-6-8.
As added by P.L.126-2012, SEC.55.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure › Article 44.2. Offenses Against State Public Administration › Chapter 1. Interference With State Government › 35-44.2-1-11. Failure to Respond to a Demand for an Accounting

Sec. 11. A person who fails to respond to the attorney general upon a demand of an accounting is subject to a civil action for an infraction under IC 4-6-2-6.
As added by P.L.126-2012, SEC.55.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure › Article 44.2. Offenses Against State Public Administration › Chapter 1. Interference With State Government › 35-44.2-1-12. Repealed

As added by P.L.126-2012, SEC.55. Amended by P.L.85-2013, SEC.116. Repealed by P.L.85-2017, SEC.113.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure › Article 44.2. Offenses Against State Public Administration › Chapter 1. Interference With State Government › 35-44.2-1-13. Failure to Follow Notice Publication Rules

Sec. 13. A person who fails to follow the publication of notices rules is subject to a civil action for an infraction under IC 5-3-1-9.
As added by P.L.126-2012, SEC.55.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure › Article 44.2. Offenses Against State Public Administration › Chapter 1. Interference With State Government › 35-44.2-1-14. Failure of a Consultant to Make a Disclosure Concerning a Public Works Project

Sec. 14. A consultant who fails to file a disclosure concerning a public works project is subject to a civil action for an infraction under IC 5-16-11-11.
As added by P.L.126-2012, SEC.55.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure › Article 44.2. Offenses Against State Public Administration › Chapter 2. Purchasing Offenses › 35-44.2-2-1. Violation of the Depository Rule

Sec. 1. A public servant who knowingly or intentionally fails to deposit public funds (as defined in IC 5-13-4-20) not later than one (1) business day following the receipt of the funds, in a depository in the name of the state or political subdivision by the public servant having control of the funds, commits a violation of the depository rule, a Class C infraction. However, the violation is a Class A misdemeanor if the person has a prior unrelated adjudication or conviction for a violation of this section within the previous five (5) years.
As added by P.L.126-2012, SEC.55. Amended by P.L.158-2013, SEC.520; P.L.32-2019, SEC.31.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure › Article 44.2. Offenses Against State Public Administration › Chapter 2. Purchasing Offenses › 35-44.2-2-2. Violation of the Cashbook Rule

Sec. 2. A public servant who receives public funds (as defined in IC 5-13-4-20) and fails to:
(1) keep a cashbook (as defined in IC 5-13-5-1);
(2) not later than one (1) business day following the receipt of the funds, enter into the cashbook, by item, all receipts of public funds; or
(3) balance the cashbook daily to show funds on hand at the close of each day;
commits a violation of the cashbook rule, a Class C infraction. However, the violation is a Class B misdemeanor if it is committed knowingly or intentionally and the person has a prior unrelated adjudication or conviction for a violation of this section within the previous five (5) years.
As added by P.L.126-2012, SEC.55. Amended by P.L.32-2019, SEC.32.