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2023 Indiana Code › Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure › Article 46. Miscellaneous Offenses › Chapter 1. Offenses Against the Family › 35-46-1-1.3. "Dissolvable Tobacco Product"

Sec. 1.3. As used in this chapter, "dissolvable tobacco product" means a smokeless tobacco product that dissolves in the mouth of the user.
As added by P.L.10-2011, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure › Article 46. Miscellaneous Offenses › Chapter 1. Offenses Against the Family › 35-46-1-1.4. "E-Liquid"

Sec. 1.4. As used in this chapter, "e-liquid" has the meaning set forth in IC 7.1-7-2-10.
As added by P.L.49-2020, SEC.29.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure › Article 46. Miscellaneous Offenses › Chapter 1. Offenses Against the Family › 35-46-1-1.5. "Electronic Cigarette"

Sec. 1.5. As used in this chapter, "electronic cigarette" means a device that is capable of providing an inhalable dose of nicotine by delivering a vaporized solution. The term includes the components and cartridges.
As added by P.L.20-2013, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure › Article 46. Miscellaneous Offenses › Chapter 1. Offenses Against the Family › 35-46-1-1.7. "Tobacco"

Sec. 1.7. As used in this chapter, "tobacco" includes:
(1) chewing tobacco;
(2) cigars, cigarettes, and snuff that contain tobacco;
(3) pipe tobacco; and
(4) a dissolvable tobacco product.
As added by P.L.318-1987, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.10-2011, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure › Article 46. Miscellaneous Offenses › Chapter 1. Offenses Against the Family › 35-46-1-2. Bigamy

Sec. 2. (a) A person who, being married and knowing that the person's spouse is alive, marries again commits bigamy, a Level 6 felony.
(b) It is a defense that the accused person reasonably believed that the person was eligible to remarry.
As added by Acts 1976, P.L.148, SEC.6. Amended by Acts 1977, P.L.340, SEC.85; P.L.158-2013, SEC.548.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure › Article 46. Miscellaneous Offenses › Chapter 1. Offenses Against the Family › 35-46-1-3. Incest

Sec. 3. (a) A person eighteen (18) years of age or older who engages in sexual intercourse or other sexual conduct (as defined in IC 35-31.5-2-221.5) with another person, when the person knows that the other person is related to the person biologically as a parent, child, grandparent, grandchild, sibling, aunt, uncle, niece, or nephew, commits incest, a Level 5 felony. However, the offense is a Level 4 felony if the other person is less than sixteen (16) years of age.
(b) It is a defense that the accused person's otherwise incestuous relation with the other person was based on their marriage, if the marriage was valid where it was entered into.
As added by Acts 1976, P.L.148, SEC.6. Amended by Acts 1977, P.L.340, SEC.86; P.L.158-1987, SEC.5; P.L.79-1994, SEC.16; P.L.158-2013, SEC.549.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure › Article 46. Miscellaneous Offenses › Chapter 1. Offenses Against the Family › 35-46-1-4.1. Reckless Supervision

Sec. 4.1. (a) As used in this section, "child care provider" means a person who provides child care in or on behalf of:
(1) a child care center (as defined in IC 12-7-2-28.4); or
(2) a child care home (as defined in IC 12-7-2-28.6);
regardless of whether the child care center or child care home is licensed.
(b) A child care provider who recklessly supervises a child commits reckless supervision, a Class B misdemeanor. However, the offense is a Class A misdemeanor if the offense results in serious bodily injury to a child, and a Level 6 felony if the offense results in the death of a child.
As added by P.L.158-2013, SEC.551.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure › Article 46. Miscellaneous Offenses › Chapter 1. Offenses Against the Family › 35-46-1-5. Nonsupport of a Dependent Child

Sec. 5. (a) A person who knowingly or intentionally fails to provide support to the person's dependent child commits nonsupport of a child, a Level 6 felony. However, the offense is a Level 5 felony if the person has a previous conviction under this section.
(b) It is a defense that the child had abandoned the home of the child's family without the consent of the child's parent or on the order of a court, but it is not a defense that the child had abandoned the home of the child's family if the cause of the child's leaving was the fault of the child's parent.
(c) It is a defense that the accused person, in the legitimate practice of the person's religious belief, provided treatment by spiritual means through prayer, in lieu of medical care, to the person's dependent child.
(d) It is a defense that the accused person was unable to provide support.
As added by Acts 1976, P.L.148, SEC.6. Amended by Acts 1977, P.L.340, SEC.88; Acts 1978, P.L.144, SEC.9; P.L.213-1996, SEC.4; P.L.123-2001, SEC.4; P.L.158-2013, SEC.552; P.L.148-2014, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure › Article 46. Miscellaneous Offenses › Chapter 1. Offenses Against the Family › 35-46-1-6. Nonsupport of a Spouse

Sec. 6. (a) A person who knowingly or intentionally fails to provide support to the person's spouse, when the spouse needs support, commits nonsupport of a spouse, a Level 6 felony.
(b) It is a defense that the accused person was unable to provide support.
As added by Acts 1976, P.L.148, SEC.6. Amended by Acts 1977, P.L.340, SEC.89; Acts 1978, P.L.144, SEC.10; P.L.158-2013, SEC.553.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure › Article 46. Miscellaneous Offenses › Chapter 1. Offenses Against the Family › 35-46-1-7. Nonsupport of a Parent

Sec. 7. (a) A person who knowingly or intentionally fails to provide support to his parent, when the parent is unable to support himself, commits nonsupport of a parent, a Class A misdemeanor.
(b) It is a defense that the accused person had not been supported by the parent during the time he was a dependent child under eighteen (18) years of age, unless the parent was unable to provide support.
(c) It is a defense that the accused person was unable to provide support.
As added by Acts 1976, P.L.148, SEC.6. Amended by Acts 1977, P.L.340, SEC.90; Acts 1978, P.L.144, SEC.11.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure › Article 46. Miscellaneous Offenses › Chapter 1. Offenses Against the Family › 35-46-1-8. Contributing to the Delinquency of a Minor

Sec. 8. (a) A person at least eighteen (18) years of age who knowingly or intentionally encourages, aids, induces, or causes a child to commit an act of delinquency (as defined by IC 31-37-1 or IC 31-37-2) commits contributing to delinquency, a Class A misdemeanor, except as provided in subsections (b) through (e).
(b) If the delinquent act described in subsection (a) would be a felony if committed by an adult, the offense described in subsection (a) is a felony of the same level as the delinquent act would be if committed by an adult.
(c) The offense described in subsection (a) is a Level 5 felony if:
(1) the person committing the offense is at least twenty-one (21) years of age and knowingly or intentionally furnishes:
(A) an alcoholic beverage to a child in violation of IC 7.1-5-7-8 when the person committing the offense knew or reasonably should have known that the person furnished the alcoholic beverage was a child; or
(B) a controlled substance (as defined in IC 35-48-1-9) or a drug (as defined in IC 9-13-2-49.1) in violation of Indiana law; and
(2) the consumption, ingestion, or use of the alcoholic beverage, controlled substance, or drug is the proximate cause of the death of any person.
(d) Except as provided in subsection (c), the offense described in subsection (a) is a Level 6 felony if:
(1) the person committing the offense is at least twenty-one (21) years of age;
(2) the child who commits the delinquent act is less than sixteen (16) years of age; and
(3) the act would be a misdemeanor if committed by an adult.
(e) If the person who commits the offense described in subsection (a) is at least twenty-one (21) years of age, and the child who commits the delinquent act is less than sixteen (16) years of age, the offense is:
(1) a Level 5 felony if the delinquent act would be a Level 6 felony if committed by an adult;
(2) a Level 4 felony if the delinquent act would be a Level 5 felony if committed by an adult;
(3) a Level 3 felony if the delinquent act would be a Level 4 felony if committed by an adult;
(4) a Level 2 felony if the delinquent act would be a Level 3 felony if committed by an adult;
(5) a Level 1 felony if the delinquent act would be a Level 1 or 2 felony if committed by an adult; or
(6) punishable under IC 35-50-2-3(a) (penalty for murder) if the delinquent act would be murder if committed by an adult.
As added by Acts 1976, P.L.148, SEC.6. Amended by Acts 1977, P.L.340, SEC.91; Acts 1978, P.L.144, SEC.12; Acts 1979, P.L.276, SEC.58; P.L.216-1996, SEC.24; P.L.1-1997, SEC.152; P.L.46-2004, SEC.2; P.L.2-2005, SEC.126; P.L.1-2006, SEC.533; P.L.151-2006, SEC.18; P.L.158-2013, SEC.554; P.L.252-2017, SEC.18.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure › Article 46. Miscellaneous Offenses › Chapter 1. Offenses Against the Family › 35-46-1-9.5. Adoption Deception

Sec. 9.5. A person who is a birth mother, or a woman who holds herself out to be a birth mother, and who knowingly or intentionally benefits from adoption related expenses paid:
(1) when the person knows or should have known that the person is not pregnant;
(2) by or on behalf of a prospective adoptive parent who is unaware that at the same time another prospective adoptive parent is also paying adoption related expenses described under section 9(d) of this chapter in an effort to adopt the same child; or
(3) when the person does not intend to make an adoptive placement;
commits adoption deception, a Level 6 felony. In addition to any other penalty imposed under this section, a court may order the person who commits adoption deception to make restitution to a prospective adoptive parent, attorney, or licensed child placing agency that incurs an expense as a result of the offense.
As added by P.L.200-1999, SEC.33. Amended by P.L.61-2003, SEC.21; P.L.146-2007, SEC.19; P.L.113-2017, SEC.16.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure › Article 46. Miscellaneous Offenses › Chapter 1. Offenses Against the Family › 35-46-1-10.1. Establishment's Selling or Furnishing Alcoholic Beverages to Minors; Civil Penalties; Defenses

Sec. 10.1. (a) If a permit holder or an agent or employee of a permit holder violates IC 7.1-5-7-8 on the licensed premises, in addition to any other penalty, a civil judgment may be imposed against the permit holder as follows:
(1) If the licensed premises at that specific business location has not been issued a citation or summons for a violation of IC 7.1-5-7-8 in the previous one hundred eighty (180) days, a civil penalty of up to two hundred dollars ($200).
(2) If the licensed premises at that specific business location has had one (1) citation or summons for a violation of IC 7.1-5-7-8 in the previous one hundred eighty (180) days, a civil penalty of up to four hundred dollars ($400).
(3) If the licensed premises at that specific business location has had two (2) citations or summonses for a violation of IC 7.1-5-7-8 in the previous one hundred eighty (180) days, a civil penalty of up to seven hundred dollars ($700).
(4) If the licensed premises at that specific business location has had three (3) or more citations or summonses for a violation of IC 7.1-5-7-8 in the previous one hundred eighty (180) days, a civil penalty of up to one thousand dollars ($1,000).
(b) The defenses set forth in IC 7.1-5-7-5.1 are available to a permit holder in an action under this section.
(c) Unless a person less than twenty-one (21) years of age buys or receives an alcoholic beverage under the direction of a law enforcement officer as part of an enforcement action, a permit holder that sells alcoholic beverages is not liable under this section unless the person less than twenty-one (21) years of age who bought or received the alcoholic beverage is charged for violating IC 7.1-5-7-7.
(d) All civil penalties collected under this section shall be deposited in the alcohol and tobacco commission's enforcement and administration fund under IC 7.1-4-10.
As added by P.L.94-2008, SEC.61.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure › Article 46. Miscellaneous Offenses › Chapter 1. Offenses Against the Family › 35-46-1-10.5. Purchase, Acceptance, or Possession of Tobacco, an E-Liquid, or an Electronic Cigarette by a Minor; Defenses

Sec. 10.5. (a) A person less than twenty-one (21) years of age who:
(1) purchases tobacco, an e-liquid, or an electronic cigarette;
(2) accepts tobacco, an e-liquid, or an electronic cigarette for personal use; or
(3) possesses tobacco, an e-liquid, or an electronic cigarette on the person's person;
commits a Class C infraction.
(b) It is a defense under subsection (a) that the accused person acted in the ordinary course of employment in a business concerning tobacco, an e-liquid, or an electronic cigarette for the following activities:
(1) Agriculture.
(2) Processing.
(3) Transporting.
(4) Wholesaling.
(5) Retailing.
As added by P.L.125-1988, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.256-1996, SEC.13; P.L.20-2013, SEC.7; P.L.49-2020, SEC.32.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure › Article 46. Miscellaneous Offenses › Chapter 1. Offenses Against the Family › 35-46-1-11. Tobacco or Electronic Cigarette Vending Machine Sales; Warning Notices; Penalty

Sec. 11. (a) A tobacco or electronic cigarette vending machine that is located in a public place must bear the following conspicuous notices:
(1) A notice:
(A) that reads as follows, with the capitalization indicated: "If you are under 21 years of age, YOU ARE FORBIDDEN by Indiana law to buy tobacco or electronic cigarettes from this machine."; or
(B) that:
(i) conveys a message substantially similar to the message described in clause (A); and
(ii) is formatted with words and in a form authorized under the rules adopted by the alcohol and tobacco commission.
(2) A notice that reads as follows, "Smoking by Pregnant Women May Result in Fetal Injury, Premature Birth, and Low Birth Weight.".
(3) A notice printed in letters and numbers at least one-half (1/2) inch high that displays a toll free phone number for assistance to callers in quitting smoking, as determined by the Indiana department of health.
(b) A person who owns or has control over a tobacco or electronic cigarette vending machine in a public place and who:
(1) fails to post a notice required by subsection (a) on the vending machine; or
(2) fails to replace a notice within one (1) month after it is removed or defaced;
commits a Class C infraction.
(c) An establishment selling tobacco or electronic cigarettes at retail shall post and maintain in a conspicuous place, at the point of sale, the following:
(1) Signs printed in letters at least one-half (1/2) inch high, reading as follows:
(A) "The sale of tobacco or electronic cigarettes to persons under 21 years of age is forbidden by Indiana law.".
(B) "Smoking by Pregnant Women May Result in Fetal Injury, Premature Birth, and Low Birth Weight.".
(2) A sign printed in letters and numbers at least one-half (1/2) inch high that displays a toll free phone number for assistance to callers in quitting smoking, as determined by the Indiana department of health.
(d) A person who:
(1) owns or has control over an establishment selling tobacco or electronic cigarettes at retail; and
(2) fails to post and maintain the sign required by subsection (c);
commits a Class C infraction.
As added by P.L.330-1983, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.318-1987, SEC.4; P.L.204-2001, SEC.66; P.L.94-2008, SEC.63; P.L.20-2013, SEC.8; P.L.49-2020, SEC.33; P.L.56-2023, SEC.323.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure › Article 46. Miscellaneous Offenses › Chapter 1. Offenses Against the Family › 35-46-1-11.2. Operation of Tobacco Business Near School Prohibited

Sec. 11.2. (a) This section does not apply to a tobacco business:
(1) operating as a tobacco business before April 1, 1996;
(2) that began operating as a tobacco business after April 1, 1996, if at the time the tobacco business began operating the tobacco business was not located in an area prohibited under this section; or
(3) that began operating after June 30, 2020.
(b) A person may not operate a tobacco business within two hundred (200) feet of a public or private elementary or secondary school, as measured between the nearest point of the premises occupied by the tobacco business and the nearest point of a building used by the school for instructional purposes.
(c) A person who violates this section commits a Class C misdemeanor.
As added by P.L.256-1996, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.49-2020, SEC.34.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure › Article 46. Miscellaneous Offenses › Chapter 1. Offenses Against the Family › 35-46-1-11.3. Repealed

As added by P.L.256-1996, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.177-1999, SEC.12; P.L.1-2001, SEC.39; P.L.204-2001, SEC.67. Repealed by P.L.250-2003, SEC.19.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure › Article 46. Miscellaneous Offenses › Chapter 1. Offenses Against the Family › 35-46-1-11.4. Operation of Tobacco and Vaping Business Near School Prohibited

Sec. 11.4. (a) This section does not apply to a tobacco and vaping business:
(1) operating as a tobacco and vaping business before July 1, 2020; or
(2) that began operating as a tobacco and vaping business after June 30, 2020, if at the time the tobacco and vaping business began operating the tobacco and vaping business was not located in an area prohibited under this section.
(b) A person may not operate a tobacco and vaping business within one thousand (1,000) feet of a public or private elementary or secondary school, as measured between the nearest point of the premises occupied by the tobacco and vaping business and the nearest point of a building used by the school for instructional purposes.
(c) A person who violates this section commits a Class C misdemeanor.
As added by P.L.49-2020, SEC.35.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure › Article 46. Miscellaneous Offenses › Chapter 1. Offenses Against the Family › 35-46-1-11.5. Coin Machines for Sale or Distribution of Tobacco or Electronic Cigarettes; Penalty

Sec. 11.5. (a) Except for a coin machine that is placed in or directly adjacent to an entranceway or an exit, or placed in a hallway, a restroom, or another common area that is accessible to persons who are less than twenty-one (21) years of age, this section does not apply to a coin machine that is located in the following:
(1) That part of a licensed premises (as defined in IC 7.1-1-3-20) where entry is limited to persons who are at least twenty-one (21) years of age.
(2) Private industrial or office locations that are customarily accessible only to persons who are at least twenty-one (21) years of age.
(3) Private clubs if the membership is limited to persons who are at least twenty-one (21) years of age.
(4) Riverboats where entry is limited to persons who are at least twenty-one (21) years of age and on which lawful gambling is authorized.
(b) As used in this section, "coin machine" has the meaning set forth in IC 35-43-5-1.
(c) Except as provided in subsection (a), an owner of a retail establishment may not:
(1) distribute or sell tobacco or electronic cigarettes by use of a coin machine; or
(2) install or maintain a coin machine that is intended to be used for the sale or distribution of tobacco or electronic cigarettes.
(d) An owner of a retail establishment who violates this section commits a Class C infraction. A citation or summons issued under this section must provide notice that the coin machine must be moved within two (2) business days. Notwithstanding IC 34-28-5-4(c), a civil judgment for an infraction committed under this section must be imposed as follows:
(1) If the owner of the retail establishment has not been issued a citation or summons for a violation of this section in the previous ninety (90) days, a civil penalty of fifty dollars ($50).
(2) If the owner of the retail establishment has had one (1) citation or summons issued for a violation of this section in the previous ninety (90) days, a civil penalty of two hundred fifty dollars ($250).
(3) If the owner of the retail establishment has had two (2) citations or summonses issued for a violation of this section in the previous ninety (90) days for the same machine, the coin machine shall be removed or impounded by a law enforcement officer having jurisdiction where the violation occurs.
An owner of a retail establishment may not be issued a citation or summons for a violation of this section more than once every two (2) business days for each business location.
(e) Notwithstanding IC 34-28-5-5(c), civil penalties collected under this section must be deposited in the Richard D. Doyle youth tobacco education and enforcement fund established under IC 7.1-6-2-6.
As added by P.L.49-1990, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.177-1999, SEC.13; P.L.14-2000, SEC.73; P.L.1-2001, SEC.40; P.L.252-2003, SEC.20; P.L.20-2013, SEC.9; P.L.49-2020, SEC.36.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure › Article 46. Miscellaneous Offenses › Chapter 1. Offenses Against the Family › 35-46-1-11.7. Minors Prohibited From Entering Retail Establishments That Primarily Sell Tobacco, E-Liquids, and Electronic Cigarettes; Posting Notices Required; Civil Penalties

Sec. 11.7. (a) A retail establishment in which tobacco products, electronic cigarettes, and e-liquids account for at least eighty-five percent (85%) of the retail establishment's gross sales may not allow an individual who is less than twenty-one (21) years of age to enter the retail establishment.
(b) An individual who is less than twenty-one (21) years of age may not enter a retail establishment described in subsection (a).
(c) A retail establishment described in subsection (a) must conspicuously post on all entrances to the retail establishment the following:
(1) A sign in boldface type that states "NOTICE: It is unlawful for a person less than 21 years old to enter this store.".
(2) A sign printed in letters and numbers at least one-half (1/2) inch high that displays a toll free phone number for assistance to callers in quitting smoking, as determined by the Indiana department of health.
(d) A person who violates this section commits a Class C infraction. Notwithstanding IC 34-28-5-4(c), a civil judgment for an infraction committed under this section must be imposed as follows:
(1) If the person has not been cited for a violation of this section in the previous one (1) year, a civil penalty of up to four hundred dollars ($400).
(2) If the person has had one (1) violation in the previous one (1) year, a civil penalty of up to eight hundred dollars ($800).
(3) If the person has had two (2) violations in the previous one (1) year, a civil penalty of up to one thousand four hundred dollars ($1,400).
(4) If the person has had three (3) or more violations in the previous one (1) year, a civil penalty of up to two thousand dollars ($2,000).
A person may not be cited more than once every twenty-four (24) hours.
(e) Notwithstanding IC 34-28-5-5(c), civil penalties collected under this section must be deposited in the Richard D. Doyle youth tobacco education and enforcement fund established under IC 7.1-6-2-6.
(f) A person who violates subsection (a) at least six (6) times in any one (1) year period commits habitual illegal entrance by a minor, a Class B infraction.
As added by P.L.177-1999, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.14-2000, SEC.74; P.L.1-2001, SEC.41; P.L.252-2003, SEC.21; P.L.94-2008, SEC.64; P.L.49-2020, SEC.37; P.L.56-2023, SEC.324.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure › Article 46. Miscellaneous Offenses › Chapter 1. Offenses Against the Family › 35-46-1-11.8. Tobacco and Electronic Cigarette Displays; Exceptions; Penalty

Sec. 11.8. (a) As used in this section, "self-service display" means a display that contains tobacco or electronic cigarettes in an area where a customer:
(1) is permitted; and
(2) has access to the tobacco or electronic cigarettes without assistance from a sales person.
(b) This section does not apply to a self-service display located in a retail establishment:
(1) in which tobacco products, electronic cigarettes, and e-liquids account for at least eighty-five percent (85%) of the retail establishment's gross sales; and
(2) that prohibits entry by persons who are less than twenty-one (21) years of age.
(c) The owner of a retail establishment that sells or distributes tobacco or electronic cigarettes through a self-service display, other than a coin operated machine operated under IC 35-46-1-11 or IC 35-46-1-11.5, commits a Class C infraction.
(d) Notwithstanding IC 34-28-5-5(c), civil penalties collected under this section must be deposited in the Richard D. Doyle youth tobacco education and enforcement fund (IC 7.1-6-2-6).
As added by P.L.37-2007, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.10-2011, SEC.3; P.L.20-2013, SEC.10; P.L.49-2020, SEC.38.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure › Article 46. Miscellaneous Offenses › Chapter 1. Offenses Against the Family › 35-46-1-11.9. Sale of Tobacco, an E-Liquid, or an Electronic Cigarette That Contains Vitamin E Acetate

Sec. 11.9. A person who knowingly sells tobacco, an e-liquid, or an electronic cigarette that contains vitamin E acetate commits a Class B infraction.
As added by P.L.49-2020, SEC.39.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure › Article 46. Miscellaneous Offenses › Chapter 1. Offenses Against the Family › 35-46-1-12. Exploitation of a Dependent or an Endangered Adult

Sec. 12. (a) The following definitions apply throughout this section:
(1) "Person in a position of trust" means a person who has or had:
(A) the care of:
(i) an endangered adult; or
(ii) a dependent;
whether assumed voluntarily or because of a legal obligation; or
(B) a professional relationship with:
(i) an endangered adult; or
(ii) a dependent;
that may permit the person to exert undue influence over the endangered adult or dependent.
(2) "Self-dealing" means a person using the property of another person to gain a benefit that is grossly disproportionate to the goods or services provided to the other person. The term does not include an incidental benefit.
(b) A person who recklessly uses or exerts control over the personal services or the property of:
(1) an endangered adult; or
(2) a dependent;
for the person's own profit or advantage or for the profit or advantage of another person, but not for the profit or advantage of a person described in subdivision (1) or (2), commits exploitation of a dependent or an endangered adult, a Class A misdemeanor. However, the offense is a Level 6 felony if the person has a prior unrelated conviction under this section.
(c) A person in a position of trust who recklessly engages in self-dealing with the property of:
(1) an endangered adult; or
(2) a dependent;
commits exploitation of a dependent or an endangered adult, a Class A misdemeanor. However, the offense is a Level 6 felony if the person has a prior unrelated conviction under this section.
(d) It is a defense to an offense committed under this section if the accused person:
(1) has been granted a durable power of attorney or has been appointed a legal guardian to manage the affairs of an endangered adult or a dependent; and
(2) was acting within the scope of the accused person's fiduciary responsibility.
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.299, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.185-1984, SEC.3; P.L.37-1990, SEC.26; P.L.2-1992, SEC.883; P.L.4-1993, SEC.327; P.L.5-1993, SEC.334; P.L.145-2001, SEC.1; P.L.145-2006, SEC.372; P.L.146-2008, SEC.684; P.L.158-2013, SEC.556; P.L.70-2020, SEC.3.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure › Article 46. Miscellaneous Offenses › Chapter 1. Offenses Against the Family › 35-46-1-13. Battery, Neglect, or Exploitation of Endangered Adult or Person With Mental or Physical Disability; Failure to Report; Unlawful Disclosure; Referrals; Retaliation

Sec. 13. (a) A person who:
(1) believes or has reason to believe that an endangered adult or person of any age who has a mental or physical disability is the victim of battery, neglect, or exploitation as prohibited by this chapter or IC 35-42-2-1; and
(2) knowingly fails to report the facts supporting that belief to the division of disability and rehabilitative services, the division of aging, the adult protective services unit designated under IC 12-10-3, or a law enforcement agency having jurisdiction over battery, neglect, or exploitation of an endangered adult;
commits a Class B misdemeanor.
(b) An officer or employee of the division or adult protective services unit who unlawfully discloses information contained in the records of the division of aging under IC 12-10-3-12 through IC 12-10-3-15 commits a Class C infraction.
(c) A law enforcement agency that receives a report that an endangered adult or person of any age who has a mental or physical disability is or may be a victim of battery, neglect, or exploitation as prohibited by this chapter or IC 35-42-2-1 shall immediately transmit the report to the adult protective services unit designated under IC 12-10-3.
(d) An individual who discharges, demotes, transfers, prepares a negative work performance evaluation, reduces benefits, pay, or work privileges, or takes other action to retaliate against an individual who in good faith makes a report under IC 12-10-3-9 concerning an endangered individual commits a Class A infraction.
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.299, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.185-1984, SEC.4; P.L.39-1985, SEC.3; P.L.41-1987, SEC.20; P.L.42-1987, SEC.14; P.L.2-1992, SEC.884; P.L.4-1993, SEC.328; P.L.5-1993, SEC.335; P.L.2-1997, SEC.75; P.L.281-2003, SEC.4; P.L.141-2006, SEC.112; P.L.153-2011, SEC.19; P.L.238-2015, SEC.14; P.L.5-2022, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure › Article 46. Miscellaneous Offenses › Chapter 1. Offenses Against the Family › 35-46-1-14. Reporting or Documenting Battery, Neglect, or Exploitation; Immunity From Civil or Criminal Liability

Sec. 14. Any person acting in good faith who:
(1) makes or causes to be made a report of neglect, a battery offense included in IC 35-42-2, or exploitation under this chapter concerning an endangered adult or person of any age who has a mental or physical disability;
(2) makes or causes to be made photographs or x-rays of a victim of suspected neglect or a battery offense included in IC 35-42-2 of an endangered adult or a dependent eighteen (18) years of age or older; or
(3) participates in any official proceeding or a proceeding resulting from a report of neglect, a battery offense included in IC 35-42-2, or exploitation of an endangered adult or a dependent eighteen (18) years of age or older relating to the subject matter of that report;
is immune from any civil or criminal liability that might otherwise be imposed because of these actions. However, this section does not apply to a person accused of neglect, a battery offense, or exploitation of an endangered adult or a dependent eighteen (18) years of age or older.
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.299, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.185-1984, SEC.5; P.L.2-1997, SEC.76; P.L.2-1998, SEC.81; P.L.2-2005, SEC.127; P.L.238-2015, SEC.15; P.L.65-2016, SEC.36.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure › Article 46. Miscellaneous Offenses › Chapter 1. Offenses Against the Family › 35-46-1-15. Repealed

As added by P.L.53-1989, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.26-1990, SEC.14; P.L.37-1990, SEC.27. Repealed by P.L.1-1991, SEC.200.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure › Article 46. Miscellaneous Offenses › Chapter 1. Offenses Against the Family › 35-46-1-15.3. Violation of Certain No Contact Orders; Offense; Penalty

Sec. 15.3. A person who knowingly or intentionally violates:
(1) a no contact order issued under IC 31-34-25 in a child in need of services proceeding or under IC 31-37-25 in a juvenile delinquency proceeding;
(2) an order issued in another state that is substantially similar to an order described in subdivision (1); or
(3) an order that is substantially similar to an order described in subdivision (1) and is issued by an Indian:
(A) tribe;
(B) band;
(C) pueblo;
(D) nation; or
(E) organized group or community, including an Alaska Native village or regional or village corporation as defined in or established under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.);
that is recognized as eligible for the special programs and services provided by the United States to Indians because of their special status as Indians;
commits a Level 6 felony.
As added by P.L.65-2016, SEC.38.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure › Article 46. Miscellaneous Offenses › Chapter 1. Offenses Against the Family › 35-46-1-16. Invasion of Privacy Convictions; Record of Persons Protected by Orders

Sec. 16. The law enforcement agency with custody of a person who is sentenced to a term of imprisonment of more than ten (10) days following conviction of a crime under section 15.1 or 15.3 of this chapter shall maintain a confidential record of the:
(1) name;
(2) address; and
(3) telephone number;
of each person that the person convicted under section 15.1 or 15.3 of this chapter (as appropriate) is required to refrain from direct or indirect contact with under an order described by section 15.1 or 15.3 of this chapter (as appropriate).
As added by P.L.53-1989, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.1-1991, SEC.202; P.L.85-2017, SEC.115.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure › Article 46. Miscellaneous Offenses › Chapter 1. Offenses Against the Family › 35-46-1-17. Persons Convicted of Invasion of Privacy; Denial of Access to Protective Order Information

Sec. 17. A person convicted of a crime under section 15.1 or 15.3 of this chapter may not have access to the information maintained under section 16 of this chapter.
As added by P.L.53-1989, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.1-1991, SEC.203; P.L.85-2017, SEC.116.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure › Article 46. Miscellaneous Offenses › Chapter 1. Offenses Against the Family › 35-46-1-18. Invasion of Privacy Convictions; Release and Hearings; Notice to Persons Protected by Orders

Sec. 18. The law enforcement agency having custody of a person who is sentenced to a term of imprisonment of more than ten (10) days following conviction of a crime under section 15.1 or 15.3 of this chapter shall:
(1) provide each person described in section 16 of this chapter with written notification of:
(A) the release of a person convicted of a crime under section 15.1 or 15.3 of this chapter (as appropriate); and
(B) the date, time, and place of any substantive hearing concerning a violation of section 15.1 or 15.3 of this chapter (as appropriate) by a person who is sentenced to a term of imprisonment of more than ten (10) days following conviction of a crime under section 15.1 or 15.3 of this chapter (as appropriate); and
(2) attempt to notify each person described in section 16 of this chapter by telephone to provide the information described in subdivision (1).
As added by P.L.53-1989, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.1-1991, SEC.204; P.L.85-2017, SEC.117.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure › Article 46. Miscellaneous Offenses › Chapter 1. Offenses Against the Family › 35-46-1-19. Invasion of Privacy Convictions; Time of Notice to Persons Protected by Orders

Sec. 19. The law enforcement agency shall:
(1) provide written notice; and
(2) attempt notification by telephone;
under section 18 of this chapter at least twenty-four (24) hours before the release or hearing.
As added by P.L.53-1989, SEC.13.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure › Article 46. Miscellaneous Offenses › Chapter 1. Offenses Against the Family › 35-46-1-20. Enforcement of Foreign Protection Orders

Sec. 20. A law enforcement officer shall enforce a foreign protection order (as defined in IC 34-6-2-48.5) in conformity with the procedures in IC 34-26-5-17.
As added by P.L.280-2001, SEC.54. Amended by P.L.133-2002, SEC.68.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure › Article 46. Miscellaneous Offenses › Chapter 1. Offenses Against the Family › 35-46-1-21. Unauthorized Adoption Advertising

Sec. 21. (a) As used in this section, "advertisement" means any communication by any medium within the borders of Indiana, including print advertisements, digital advertisements, radio, television, and outdoor advertising signs.
(b) Except as provided in subsection (d), only a person that is an attorney licensed to practice law in Indiana or a child placing agency licensed under the laws of Indiana may place an advertisement that:
(1) a child is offered or wanted for adoption; or
(2) the person is able to place, locate, or receive a child for adoption.
(c) A person who knowingly or intentionally violates subsection (b) commits unauthorized adoption advertising, a Level 6 felony.
(d) Subsection (b) may not be enforced against:
(1) a federal agency;
(2) the Indiana department of child services; or
(3) an Indiana resident seeking to adopt a child on the resident's own behalf.
As added by P.L.146-2007, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.21-2010, SEC.10; P.L.113-2017, SEC.17; P.L.163-2019, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure › Article 46. Miscellaneous Offenses › Chapter 2. Offenses Relating to Civil Rights › 35-46-2-1. Violation of Civil Rights

Sec. 1. A person who knowingly or intentionally denies to another person, because of color, creed, disability, national origin, race, religion, or sex, the full and equal use of the services, facilities, or goods in:
(1) an establishment that caters or offers its services, facilities, or goods to the general public; or
(2) a housing project owned or subsidized by a governmental entity;
commits a civil rights violation, a Class B misdemeanor.
As added by Acts 1976, P.L.148, SEC.6. Amended by Acts 1977, P.L.340, SEC.92; P.L.23-1993, SEC.162.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure › Article 46. Miscellaneous Offenses › Chapter 2. Offenses Relating to Civil Rights › 35-46-2-2. Discrimination in Jury Selection

Sec. 2. A public servant having the duty to select or summon persons for grand jury or trial jury service who knowingly or intentionally fails to select or summon a person because of color, creed, disability, national origin, race, religion, or sex commits discrimination in jury selection, a Class A misdemeanor.
As added by Acts 1977, P.L.340, SEC.93. Amended by P.L.23-1993, SEC.163.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure › Article 46. Miscellaneous Offenses › Chapter 3. Offenses Relating to Animals › 35-46-3-0.1. Application of Certain Amendments to Chapter

Sec. 0.1. The following amendments to this chapter apply as follows:
(1) The amendments made to section 12 of this chapter by P.L.7-2007 apply only to:
(A) offenses; and
(B) acts that would be a crime if committed by an adult;
that are committed after June 30, 2007.
(2) The amendments made to sections 8 and 12 of this chapter by P.L.171-2007 apply only to crimes committed after June 30, 2007. However, the amendments made to section 12(d) of this chapter by P.L.171-2007 apply only to:
(A) crimes; and
(B) delinquent acts that would be crimes if committed by an adult;
that are committed after June 30, 2007.
As added by P.L.220-2011, SEC.616. Amended by P.L.63-2012, SEC.70.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure › Article 46. Miscellaneous Offenses › Chapter 3. Offenses Relating to Animals › 35-46-3-1. Harboring a Non-Immunized Dog

Sec. 1. A person who knowingly or intentionally harbors a dog that is over the age of six (6) months and not immunized against rabies commits harboring a non-immunized dog, a Class C infraction. However, the offense is a Class B misdemeanor if the dog causes bodily injury by biting a person.
As added by Acts 1976, P.L.148, SEC.6. Amended by Acts 1977, P.L.340, SEC.94.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure › Article 46. Miscellaneous Offenses › Chapter 3. Offenses Relating to Animals › 35-46-3-2. Repealed

As added by Acts 1977, P.L.26, SEC.24. Amended by Acts 1979, P.L.302, SEC.1; Acts 1981, P.L.163, SEC.3; P.L.331-1983, SEC.1; P.L.326-1985, SEC.1. Repealed by P.L.193-1987, SEC.17.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure › Article 46. Miscellaneous Offenses › Chapter 3. Offenses Relating to Animals › 35-46-3-4. "Animal Fighting Contest"

Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "animal fighting contest" means a conflict between two (2) or more animals. The term does not include a conflict that is unorganized or accidental.
As added by P.L.193-1987, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure › Article 46. Miscellaneous Offenses › Chapter 3. Offenses Relating to Animals › 35-46-3-4.3. "Animal Fighting Paraphernalia"

Sec. 4.3. As used in this chapter, "animal fighting paraphernalia" means equipment used to train or condition animals for participation in an animal fighting contest.
As added by P.L.76-2002, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure › Article 46. Miscellaneous Offenses › Chapter 3. Offenses Relating to Animals › 35-46-3-4.5. "Law Enforcement Animal"

Sec. 4.5. (a) As used in this chapter, "law enforcement animal" means an animal that is owned or used by a law enforcement agency for the principal purposes of:
(1) aiding in:
(A) the detection of criminal activity;
(B) the enforcement of laws; and
(C) the apprehension of offenders; and
(2) ensuring the public welfare.
(b) The term includes, but is not limited to, the following:
(1) A horse.
(2) An arson investigation dog.
(3) A bomb detection dog.
(4) A narcotic detection dog.
(5) A patrol dog.
As added by P.L.213-1997, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.9-2003, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure › Article 46. Miscellaneous Offenses › Chapter 3. Offenses Relating to Animals › 35-46-3-5. Exceptions From Chapter; Electrocution

Sec. 5. (a) Except as provided in subsections (b) through (c), this chapter does not apply to the following:
(1) Fishing, hunting, trapping, or other conduct authorized under IC 14-22.
(2) Conduct authorized under IC 15-20-2.
(3) Generally accepted veterinary standards and practices.
(4) Conduct authorized by a local ordinance.
(5) Acceptable farm management practices.
(6) Conduct authorized by IC 15-17, and rules adopted under IC 15-17 for:
(A) state or federally inspected livestock slaughtering facilities;
(B) emergency events; or
(C) state or federal animal disease control programs.
(7) A research facility registered with the United States Department of Agriculture under the federal Animal Welfare Act (7 U.S.C. 2131 et seq.).
(8) Destruction of a vertebrate defined as a pest under IC 15-16-5-24.
(9) Destruction of or injury to a fish.
(10) Destruction of a vertebrate animal that is:
(A) endangering, harassing, or threatening livestock or a domestic animal; or
(B) destroying or damaging a person's property.
(11) Humane euthanasia of an animal by:
(A) a humane society;
(B) an animal control agency; or
(C) a governmental entity operating an animal shelter or other animal impounding facility.
(12) Destruction of an injured or ill animal by an individual to prevent the animal from prolonged suffering.
(13) Conduct not resulting in serious injury or illness to the animal that is incidental to exhibiting an animal for show, competition, or display, or that is incidental to transporting the animal for show, competition, or display.
(14) Parking an animal.
(15) Humane destruction of an animal that the person owns.
(b) Section 1 of this chapter applies to conduct described in subsection (a).
(c) Destruction of an animal by electrocution is authorized under this section only if it is conducted by a person who:
(1) uses generally accepted veterinary standards and practices for euthanasia, depopulation, or slaughter of animals;
(2) is engaged in an acceptable farm management practice; or
(3) is engaged in activities by a research facility registered with the United States Department of Agriculture under the Animal Welfare Act, or for the animal disease diagnostic laboratory established under IC 21-46-3-1 or a research facility licensed by the United States Department of Agriculture, a college, or a university.
As added by P.L.193-1987, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.2-1993, SEC.188; P.L.1-1995, SEC.76; P.L.137-1996, SEC.74; P.L.41-1998, SEC.1; P.L.2-2007, SEC.378; P.L.171-2007, SEC.6; P.L.2-2008, SEC.79; P.L.111-2009, SEC.11; P.L.141-2019, SEC.9; P.L.41-2021, SEC.9.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure › Article 46. Miscellaneous Offenses › Chapter 3. Offenses Relating to Animals › 35-46-3-7. Abandonment or Neglect of Vertebrate Animals; Defense

Sec. 7. (a) A person who:
(1) has a vertebrate animal in the person's custody; and
(2) recklessly, knowingly, or intentionally abandons or neglects the animal;
commits cruelty to an animal, a Class A misdemeanor. However, except for a conviction under section 1 of this chapter, the offense is a Level 6 felony if the person has a prior unrelated conviction under this chapter.
(b) It is a defense to a prosecution for abandoning a vertebrate animal under this section that the person who had the animal in the person's custody reasonably believed that the vertebrate animal was capable of surviving on its own.
(c) For purposes of this section, an animal that is feral is not in a person's custody.
As added by P.L.193-1987, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.171-2007, SEC.8; P.L.111-2009, SEC.12; P.L.158-2013, SEC.558.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure › Article 46. Miscellaneous Offenses › Chapter 3. Offenses Relating to Animals › 35-46-3-8. Purchase or Possession of Animals for Fighting Contests

Sec. 8. A person who knowingly or intentionally purchases or possesses an animal for the purpose of using the animal in an animal fighting contest commits a Level 6 felony.
As added by P.L.193-1987, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.171-2007, SEC.9; P.L.158-2013, SEC.559.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure › Article 46. Miscellaneous Offenses › Chapter 3. Offenses Relating to Animals › 35-46-3-8.5. Possession of Animal Fighting Paraphernalia

Sec. 8.5. A person who knowingly or intentionally possesses animal fighting paraphernalia with the intent to commit a violation of section 9 of this chapter commits possession of animal fighting paraphernalia, a Class B misdemeanor. However, the offense is a Class A misdemeanor if the person has a prior unrelated conviction under this section.
As added by P.L.76-2002, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.6-2012, SEC.228.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure › Article 46. Miscellaneous Offenses › Chapter 3. Offenses Relating to Animals › 35-46-3-9. Promotion, Use of Animals, or Attendance With Animal at Animal Fighting Contest

Sec. 9. A person who knowingly or intentionally:
(1) promotes or stages an animal fighting contest;
(2) uses an animal in a fighting contest; or
(3) attends an animal fighting contest having an animal in the person's possession;
commits a Level 6 felony.
As added by P.L.193-1987, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.158-2013, SEC.560.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure › Article 46. Miscellaneous Offenses › Chapter 3. Offenses Relating to Animals › 35-46-3-9.5. Promoting an Animal Fighting Contest

Sec. 9.5. A person who knowingly or intentionally:
(1) possesses animal fighting paraphernalia with the intent to commit a violation of section 9 of this chapter; and
(2) possesses, harbors, or trains a dog, cock, fowl, or bird bearing:
(A) a scar;
(B) a wound; or
(C) an injury;
consistent with participation in or training for an animal fighting contest;
commits promoting an animal fighting contest, a Level 6 felony.
As added by P.L.76-2002, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.6-2012, SEC.229; P.L.158-2013, SEC.561.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure › Article 46. Miscellaneous Offenses › Chapter 3. Offenses Relating to Animals › 35-46-3-10. Attendance at Fighting Contest

Sec. 10. A person who knowingly or intentionally attends a fighting contest involving animals commits cruelty to an animal, a Class A misdemeanor. However, except for a conviction under section 1 of this chapter, the offense is a Level 6 felony if the person has a prior unrelated conviction under this chapter.
As added by P.L.193-1987, SEC.13. Amended by P.L.111-2009, SEC.13; P.L.158-2013, SEC.562.