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2023 Indiana Code › Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure › Article 43. Offenses Against Property › Chapter 4. Theft, Conversion, and Receiving Stolen Property › 35-43-4-9. Foreclosure Mischief

Sec. 9. (a) This section applies only to real property in foreclosure.
(b) The following definitions apply throughout this section:
(1) "Damages, permanently removes an object from, or defaces real property" means to damage, permanently remove, or deface one (1) or more of the following:
(A) Fixtures (as defined in IC 26-1-2.1-309) of the real property.
(B) A component or subsystem of the heating, ventilation, or air conditioning system of the real property.
(C) Wiring of the real property.
(D) Pipes, fittings, or another part of the plumbing system of the real property.
(E) The structure, including the roof and foundation, of the real property.
(F) The windows of the real property.
(G) The floors, ceilings, walls, or doors of the real property.
(H) The landscaping of the real property.
(I) An unattached structure, carport, patio, fence, or swimming pool located on the real property.
(2) "Real property in foreclosure" means real property with respect to which a foreclosure action has been filed or joined by a person having a security interest in the property that is used to secure:
(A) a mortgage;
(B) a land contract; or
(C) another agreement similar to a mortgage or a land contract.
The term does not include property that is the subject of a foreclosure action brought by a person having any other type of security interest in the property, including a mechanic's lien, a tax lien, or a lien placed by a homeowners association, unless the property is also the subject of a foreclosure action described in clauses (A) through (C).
(c) A person who knowingly or intentionally damages, permanently removes an object from, or defaces real property in foreclosure commits foreclosure mischief, a Class B misdemeanor. However, the offense is:
(1) a Class A misdemeanor if the pecuniary loss is at least seven hundred fifty dollars ($750) but less than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000); and
(2) a Level 6 felony if the pecuniary loss is at least fifty thousand dollars ($50,000).
(d) It is a defense to a prosecution under this section that the damage, removal, or defacement was the result of repair, renovation, replacement, or maintenance performed in good faith.
As added by P.L.32-2016, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure › Article 43. Offenses Against Property › Chapter 5. Forgery, Fraud, and Other Deceptions › 35-43-5-0.1. Application of Certain Amendments to Chapter

Sec. 0.1. The amendments made to section 1 of this chapter by P.L.84-2001 are intended to specify that the scope of the amended terms includes retail sales receipts, universal product codes (UPC), and other product identification codes. The amendment of these definitions shall not be construed to mean that these terms did not cover retail sales receipts, universal product codes (UPC), and other product identification codes before July 1, 2001.
As added by P.L.220-2011, SEC.599. Amended by P.L.63-2012, SEC.53.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure › Article 43. Offenses Against Property › Chapter 5. Forgery, Fraud, and Other Deceptions › 35-43-5-2. Counterfeiting; Forgery

Sec. 2. (a) A person who knowingly or intentionally:
(1) makes or utters a written instrument in such a manner that it purports to have been made:
(A) by another person;
(B) at another time;
(C) with different provisions; or
(D) by authority of one who did not give authority; or
(2) possesses more than one (1) written instrument knowing that the written instruments were made in a manner that they purport to have been made:
(A) by another person;
(B) at another time;
(C) with different provisions; or
(D) by authority of one who did not give authority;
commits counterfeiting, a Level 6 felony.
(b) A person who, with intent to defraud, makes, utters, or possesses a written instrument in such a manner that it purports to have been made:
(1) by another person;
(2) at another time;
(3) with different provisions; or
(4) by authority of one who did not give authority;
commits forgery, a Level 6 felony.
As added by Acts 1976, P.L.148, SEC.3. Amended by Acts 1977, P.L.340, SEC.50; P.L.45-2005, SEC.2; P.L.106-2006, SEC.3; P.L.158-2013, SEC.469; P.L.197-2015, SEC.21; P.L.174-2021, SEC.44.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure › Article 43. Offenses Against Property › Chapter 5. Forgery, Fraud, and Other Deceptions › 35-43-5-2.5. False Government Issued Identification

Sec. 2.5. A person who knowingly or intentionally possesses, produces, or distributes a document not issued by a government entity that purports to be a government issued identification commits a Class A misdemeanor.
As added by P.L.109-2006, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure › Article 43. Offenses Against Property › Chapter 5. Forgery, Fraud, and Other Deceptions › 35-43-5-3. Repealed

As added by Acts 1976, P.L.148, SEC.3. Amended by Acts 1977, P.L.340, SEC.51; Acts 1978, P.L.144, SEC.5; P.L.182-1984, SEC.4; P.L.237-1989, SEC.2; P.L.247-1993, SEC.2; P.L.222-1996, SEC.1; P.L.158-2013, SEC.470; P.L.85-2017, SEC.112; P.L.215-2019, SEC.3. Repealed by P.L.174-2021, SEC.45.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure › Article 43. Offenses Against Property › Chapter 5. Forgery, Fraud, and Other Deceptions › 35-43-5-3.5. Identity Deception

Sec. 3.5. (a) Except as provided in subsection (c),
a person who, with intent to harm or defraud another person, knowingly or intentionally obtains, possesses, transfers, or uses identifying information to profess to be another person, commits identity deception, a Level 6 felony.
(b) However, the offense defined in subsection (a) is a Level 5 felony if:
(1) a person obtains, possesses, transfers, or uses the identifying information of more than one hundred (100) persons;
(2) the fair market value of the fraud or harm caused by the offense is at least fifty thousand dollars ($50,000); or
(3) a person obtains, possesses, transfers, or uses the identifying information of a person who is less than eighteen (18) years of age and is:
(A) the person's son or daughter;
(B) a dependent of the person;
(C) a ward of the person; or
(D) an individual for whom the person is a guardian.
(c) The conduct prohibited in subsections (a) and (b) does not apply to:
(1) a person less than twenty-one (21) years of age who uses identifying information to acquire an alcoholic beverage (as defined in IC 7.1-1-3-5);
(2) a minor (as defined in IC 35-49-1-4) who uses identifying information to acquire:
(A) a cigarette, an electronic cigarette (as defined in IC 35-46-1-1.5), or a tobacco product (as defined in IC 6-7-2-5);
(B) a periodical, a videotape, or other communication medium that contains or depicts nudity (as defined in IC 35-49-1-5);
(C) admittance to a performance (live or film) that prohibits the attendance of the minor based on age; or
(D) an item that is prohibited by law for use or consumption by a minor; or
(3) any person who uses identifying information for a lawful purpose.
(d) It is not a defense in a prosecution under subsection (a) or (b) that no person was harmed or defrauded.
As added by P.L.180-2001, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.22-2003, SEC.2; P.L.125-2006, SEC.9; P.L.137-2009, SEC.14; P.L.20-2013, SEC.3; P.L.158-2013, SEC.471; P.L.174-2021, SEC.46.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure › Article 43. Offenses Against Property › Chapter 5. Forgery, Fraud, and Other Deceptions › 35-43-5-3.6. Repealed

As added by P.L.123-2002, SEC.38. Amended by P.L.158-2013, SEC.472. Repealed by P.L.66-2019, SEC.13.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure › Article 43. Offenses Against Property › Chapter 5. Forgery, Fraud, and Other Deceptions › 35-43-5-3.7. Notario Publico Deception

Sec. 3.7. A person who violates IC 33-42-13-4 commits notario publico deception, a Class A misdemeanor.
As added by P.L.85-2007, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.128-2017, SEC.25.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure › Article 43. Offenses Against Property › Chapter 5. Forgery, Fraud, and Other Deceptions › 35-43-5-3.8. Repealed

As added by P.L.137-2009, SEC.15. Amended by P.L.158-2013, SEC.473; P.L.49-2020, SEC.27. Repealed by P.L.174-2021, SEC.47.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure › Article 43. Offenses Against Property › Chapter 5. Forgery, Fraud, and Other Deceptions › 35-43-5-4.3. Repealed

As added by P.L.125-2006, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.137-2009, SEC.16; P.L.158-2013, SEC.475; P.L.66-2019, SEC.14. Repealed by P.L.174-2021, SEC.49.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure › Article 43. Offenses Against Property › Chapter 5. Forgery, Fraud, and Other Deceptions › 35-43-5-4.5. Repealed

As added by P.L.181-2005, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.158-2013, SEC.476. Repealed by P.L.174-2021, SEC.50.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure › Article 43. Offenses Against Property › Chapter 5. Forgery, Fraud, and Other Deceptions › 35-43-5-4.6. Repealed

As added by P.L.293-2013(ts), SEC.43. Amended by P.L.168-2014, SEC.78. Repealed by P.L.174-2021, SEC.51.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure › Article 43. Offenses Against Property › Chapter 5. Forgery, Fraud, and Other Deceptions › 35-43-5-4.7. Insurance Fraud

Sec. 4.7. (a) A person who, knowingly or intentionally:
(1) solicits or accepts new or renewal insurance risks by or for an insolvent insurer or other entity regulated under IC 27;
(2) removes:
(A) the assets;
(B) the record of assets, transactions, and affairs; or
(C) a material part of the assets or the record of assets, transactions, and affairs;
of an insurer or another entity regulated under IC 27, from the home office, other place of business, or place of safekeeping of the insurer or other regulated entity, or conceals or attempts to conceal from the department of insurance assets or records referred to in clauses (A) through (B); or
(3) diverts funds of an insurer or another person in connection with:
(A) the transaction of insurance or reinsurance;
(B) the conduct of business activities by an insurer or another entity regulated under IC 27; or
(C) the formation, acquisition, or dissolution of an insurer or another entity regulated under IC 27;
commits insurance fraud, a Class A infraction.
(b) Notwithstanding IC 34-28-5-4, a judgment of up to one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) may be entered for a violation of this section. In determining the amount of the judgment, the court shall consider:
(1) whether the person who commits the violation has a prior unrelated judgment under this section or conviction under this article;
(2) the:
(A) value of property, services, or other benefits obtained or attempted to be obtained by the person as a result of the violation;
(B) economic loss suffered by another person as a result of the violation; and
(C) risk and magnitude of economic loss to another person which could have resulted as a consequence of the violation; and
(3) whether the judgment imposed is proportional to the gravity of the offense.
As added by P.L.174-2021, SEC.52.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure › Article 43. Offenses Against Property › Chapter 5. Forgery, Fraud, and Other Deceptions › 35-43-5-5. Repealed

As added by Acts 1978, P.L.144, SEC.6. Amended by Acts 1981, P.L.303, SEC.1; P.L.268-1983, SEC.2; P.L.328-1983, SEC.1; P.L.298-1989, SEC.1; P.L.42-1993, SEC.96; P.L.300-1995, SEC.1; P.L.85-2003, SEC.1; P.L.158-2013, SEC.477. Repealed by P.L.174-2021, SEC.53.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure › Article 43. Offenses Against Property › Chapter 5. Forgery, Fraud, and Other Deceptions › 35-43-5-6. Repealed

As added by P.L.321-1983, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.324-1985, SEC.1. Repealed by P.L.174-2021, SEC.54.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure › Article 43. Offenses Against Property › Chapter 5. Forgery, Fraud, and Other Deceptions › 35-43-5-6.5. Repealed

As added by P.L.222-1996, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.158-2013, SEC.478. Repealed by P.L.174-2021, SEC.55.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure › Article 43. Offenses Against Property › Chapter 5. Forgery, Fraud, and Other Deceptions › 35-43-5-7. Repealed

As added by P.L.182-1984, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.158-2013, SEC.479. Repealed by P.L.174-2021, SEC.56.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure › Article 43. Offenses Against Property › Chapter 5. Forgery, Fraud, and Other Deceptions › 35-43-5-7.1. Repealed

As added by P.L.10-1994, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.273-1999, SEC.179; P.L.1-2006, SEC.531; P.L.158-2013, SEC.480; P.L.58-2015, SEC.1. Repealed by P.L.174-2021, SEC.57.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure › Article 43. Offenses Against Property › Chapter 5. Forgery, Fraud, and Other Deceptions › 35-43-5-7.2. Repealed

As added by P.L.273-1999, SEC.180. Amended by P.L.158-2013, SEC.481; P.L.7-2015, SEC.55. Repealed by P.L.174-2021, SEC.58.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure › Article 43. Offenses Against Property › Chapter 5. Forgery, Fraud, and Other Deceptions › 35-43-5-7.3. Repealed

As added by P.L.283-2001, SEC.38. Amended by P.L.120-2002, SEC.50. Repealed by P.L.255-2003, SEC.55.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure › Article 43. Offenses Against Property › Chapter 5. Forgery, Fraud, and Other Deceptions › 35-43-5-8. Repealed

As added by P.L.187-1984, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.8-1991, SEC.35; P.L.10-2006, SEC.80 and P.L.57-2006, SEC.80; P.L.158-2013, SEC.482. Repealed by P.L.174-2021, SEC.59.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure › Article 43. Offenses Against Property › Chapter 5. Forgery, Fraud, and Other Deceptions › 35-43-5-9. Repealed

As added by P.L.70-1987, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.71-1989, SEC.3. Repealed by P.L.158-2013, SEC.483.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure › Article 43. Offenses Against Property › Chapter 5. Forgery, Fraud, and Other Deceptions › 35-43-5-12. Repealed

As added by P.L.161-1994, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.79-1998, SEC.105; P.L.158-2013, SEC.485. Repealed by P.L.174-2021, SEC.60.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure › Article 43. Offenses Against Property › Chapter 5. Forgery, Fraud, and Other Deceptions › 35-43-5-13. Deception Involving Out of Hospital Do Not Resuscitate Declarations

Sec. 13. Certain offenses concerning forgery and other deceptions involving out of hospital do not resuscitate declarations and orders are described in IC 16-36-5.
As added by P.L.148-1999, SEC.13.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure › Article 43. Offenses Against Property › Chapter 5. Forgery, Fraud, and Other Deceptions › 35-43-5-16. Repealed

As added by P.L.84-2001, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.158-2013, SEC.487. Repealed by P.L.174-2021, SEC.62.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure › Article 43. Offenses Against Property › Chapter 5. Forgery, Fraud, and Other Deceptions › 35-43-5-18. Possession of Device or Substance to Interfere With Drug or Alcohol Screening Test

Sec. 18. A person who knowingly or intentionally possesses a:
(1) device; or
(2) substance;
designed or intended to be used to interfere with a drug or alcohol screening test commits possession of a device or substance used to interfere with a drug or alcohol screening test, a Class B misdemeanor.
As added by P.L.171-2005, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure › Article 43. Offenses Against Property › Chapter 5. Forgery, Fraud, and Other Deceptions › 35-43-5-19. Interfering With Drug or Alcohol Screening Test

Sec. 19. A person who interferes with or attempts to interfere with a drug or alcohol screening test by:
(1) using a:
(A) device; or
(B) substance;
(2) substituting a human bodily substance that is tested in a drug or alcohol screening test; or
(3) adulterating a substance used in a drug or alcohol screening test;
commits interfering with a drug or alcohol screening test, a Class B misdemeanor.
As added by P.L.171-2005, SEC.3.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure › Article 43. Offenses Against Property › Chapter 5. Forgery, Fraud, and Other Deceptions › 35-43-5-19.5. "Synthetic Urine"

Sec. 19.5. (a) As used in this section, "adulterant" means any substance that is designed to be added to human urine for the purpose of defrauding an alcohol, drug, or urine screening test.
(b) As used in this section, "synthetic urine" means any substance that is designed to simulate the:
(1) composition;
(2) chemical properties;
(3) physical appearance; or
(4) physical properties;
of human urine for the purpose of defrauding an alcohol, drug, or urine screening test.
(c) An owner who knowingly or intentionally distributes, keeps, offers for sale, sells, delivers, or finances the delivery of:
(1) an adulterant; or
(2) synthetic urine;
with the intent to defraud or assist an individual in defrauding an alcohol, drug, or urine screening test commits 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.134-2017, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure › Article 43. Offenses Against Property › Chapter 5. Forgery, Fraud, and Other Deceptions › 35-43-5-20. Repealed

As added by P.L.81-2008, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.158-2013, SEC.489. Repealed by P.L.174-2021, SEC.63.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure › Article 43. Offenses Against Property › Chapter 5. Forgery, Fraud, and Other Deceptions › 35-43-5-23. Notary Fraud; Notarial Fraud

Sec. 23. (a) The following terms are defined for this section:
(1) "Acknowledgment" has the meaning set forth in IC 33-42-0.5-2.
(2) "Notarial officer" has the meaning set forth in IC 33-42-0.5-19.
(b) A notarial officer who, with intent to defraud, knowingly or intentionally:
(1) affixes a person's signature to a blank affidavit or certificate of acknowledgment; and
(2) delivers that affidavit or certificate to another person;
with the intent that it be used as an affidavit or acknowledgment commits notary fraud, a Level 6 felony.
(c) A person who knowingly or intentionally uses an affidavit or certificate described in subsection (b) for any purpose commits notarial fraud, a Level 6 felony.
As added by P.L.128-2017, SEC.26. Amended by P.L.59-2018, SEC.65.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure › Article 43. Offenses Against Property › Chapter 6. Home Improvement Fraud › 35-43-6-1. Application of Chapter

Sec. 1. This chapter applies only to residential property, which means real property used in whole or in part as a dwelling by a consumer and includes all fixtures to, structures on, and improvements to the real property.
As added by P.L.251-1987, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure › Article 43. Offenses Against Property › Chapter 6. Home Improvement Fraud › 35-43-6-2. "Consumer" Defined

Sec. 2. As used in the chapter, "consumer" means an individual who owns, leases, or rents the residential property that is the subject of a home improvement contract.
As added by P.L.251-1987, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure › Article 43. Offenses Against Property › Chapter 6. Home Improvement Fraud › 35-43-6-3. "Home Improvement" Defined

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "home improvement" means any alteration, repair, or other modification of residential property. However, this chapter does not apply to the original construction of a dwelling.
As added by P.L.251-1987, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure › Article 43. Offenses Against Property › Chapter 6. Home Improvement Fraud › 35-43-6-4. "Home Improvement Contract" Defined

Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "home improvement contract" means an oral or written agreement between a home improvement supplier and a consumer to make a home improvement and for which the contract price exceeds one hundred fifty dollars ($150). Multiple contracts entered into by a home improvement supplier with a consumer are considered a home improvement contract for the purposes of this chapter if the multiple contracts arise from the same transaction.
As added by P.L.251-1987, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure › Article 43. Offenses Against Property › Chapter 6. Home Improvement Fraud › 35-43-6-5. "Home Improvement Contract Price" Defined

Sec. 5. As used in this chapter, "home improvement contract price" means the amount actually charged for the services, materials, and work to be performed under the home improvement contract but does not include financing costs, loan consolidation amounts, taxes, and governmental fees paid by or on behalf of the consumer, amounts returned to or on behalf of the consumer, or similar costs not related to the home improvement.
As added by P.L.251-1987, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure › Article 43. Offenses Against Property › Chapter 6. Home Improvement Fraud › 35-43-6-6. "Home Improvement Supplier" Defined

Sec. 6. As used in this chapter, "home improvement supplier" means a person who engages in or solicits home improvement contracts whether or not the person deals directly with the consumer.
As added by P.L.251-1987, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure › Article 43. Offenses Against Property › Chapter 6. Home Improvement Fraud › 35-43-6-7. "Person" Defined

Sec. 7. As used in this chapter, "person" means an individual, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, cooperative, or any other legal entity.
As added by P.L.251-1987, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure › Article 43. Offenses Against Property › Chapter 6. Home Improvement Fraud › 35-43-6-8. Unconscionable Contract

Sec. 8. For the purposes of this chapter, a home improvement contract is unconscionable if an unreasonable difference exists between the fair market value of the services, materials, and work performed or to be performed and the home improvement contract price.
As added by P.L.251-1987, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure › Article 43. Offenses Against Property › Chapter 6. Home Improvement Fraud › 35-43-6-9. Prima Facie Unconscionability

Sec. 9. For the purposes of this chapter, a home improvement contract price in excess of four (4) times greater than the fair market value of the services, materials, or work performed or to be performed is prima facie evidence of an unconscionable home improvement contract.
As added by P.L.251-1987, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure › Article 43. Offenses Against Property › Chapter 6. Home Improvement Fraud › 35-43-6-10. Fair Market Value of Improvement

Sec. 10. For the purposes of this chapter, the fair market value of a home improvement is that amount which in commercial judgment or under usage of trade would be reasonable for services, materials, and work of similar quality and workmanship.
As added by P.L.251-1987, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure › Article 43. Offenses Against Property › Chapter 6. Home Improvement Fraud › 35-43-6-11. Determination of Fair Market Value

Sec. 11. For the purposes of this chapter, fair market value shall be determined as of the time either the home improvement contract was formed or at the time any of the work commenced under the home improvement contract, whichever is earlier. However, if such evidence is not readily available, the fair market value prevailing within any reasonable time before or after the time described, which in commercial judgment or under usage of trade would serve as a reasonable substitute, may be used.
As added by P.L.251-1987, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure › Article 43. Offenses Against Property › Chapter 6. Home Improvement Fraud › 35-43-6-13. Repealed

As added by P.L.251-1987, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.81-2006, SEC.2; P.L.1-2007, SEC.232; P.L.158-2013, SEC.490; P.L.238-2015, SEC.13; P.L.142-2020, SEC.69. Repealed by P.L.174-2021, SEC.67.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure › Article 43. Offenses Against Property › Chapter 6.5. Motor Vehicle and Watercraft Fraud › 35-43-6.5-1. Repealed

As added by P.L.217-2014, SEC.192. Amended by P.L.63-2016, SEC.3. Repealed by P.L.174-2021, SEC.69.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure › Article 43. Offenses Against Property › Chapter 7. Impairment of Identification › 35-43-7-1. "Consent of the Original Manufacturer" Defined

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "consent of the original manufacturer" includes consent:
(1) directly from the original manufacturer;
(2) from an appointed direct representative of the original manufacturer; or
(3) from a person operating under specific authorization of the original manufacturer.
As added by P.L.294-1989, SEC.3.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure › Article 43. Offenses Against Property › Chapter 7. Impairment of Identification › 35-43-7-2. "Identification Number" Defined

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "identification number" means a number, letter, or number and letter assigned to a product by the manufacturer of the product for the purpose of identifying the item.
As added by P.L.294-1989, SEC.3.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure › Article 43. Offenses Against Property › Chapter 7. Impairment of Identification › 35-43-7-3. "Product" Defined

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "product" means the following items:
(1) Radio.
(2) Piano.
(3) Phonograph.
(4) Sewing machine.
(5) Washing machine.
(6) Typewriter.
(7) Adding machine.
(8) Comptometer.
(9) Bicycle.
(10) Safe.
(11) Vacuum cleaner.
(12) Dictaphone.
(13) Watch.
(14) Watch movement.
(15) Watch case.
(16) Any mechanical or electrical device, appliance, contrivance, material, piece of apparatus, or equipment not described in subdivisions (1) through (15).
(17) Integrated chip or panel.
(18) Printed circuit.
(19) Any other part of a computer.
As added by P.L.294-1989, SEC.3.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure › Article 43. Offenses Against Property › Chapter 7. Impairment of Identification › 35-43-7-4. Impairment of Identification

Sec. 4. A person who intentionally or knowingly conceals, alters, damages, or removes an identification number of a product with the intent to conceal the identity of the product and without the consent of the original manufacturer of the product commits impairment of identification, a Class A misdemeanor.
As added by P.L.294-1989, SEC.3.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure › Article 43. Offenses Against Property › Chapter 7. Impairment of Identification › 35-43-7-5. Receiving Unidentified Property

Sec. 5. A person who intentionally or knowingly receives or possesses a product on which the identification number of the product has been concealed, altered, damaged, or removed with the intent to conceal the identity of the product and without the consent of the original manufacturer of the product commits receiving unidentified property, a Class A misdemeanor.
As added by P.L.294-1989, SEC.3.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure › Article 43. Offenses Against Property › Chapter 8. Timber Spiking › 35-43-8-1. "Timber" Defined

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "timber" includes standing or felled trees and logs that can be used for any of the following:
(1) Sawing or processing into lumber for building or structural purposes.
(2) Posts, poles, bolts, pulpwood, or cordwood.
(3) The manufacture of wood products.
As added by P.L.139-1992, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure › Article 43. Offenses Against Property › Chapter 8. Timber Spiking › 35-43-8-2. Criminal Offense; Punishment

Sec. 2. (a) A person who recklessly, knowingly, or intentionally, without claim or right or consent of the owner, drives, places, or fastens in timber a device of metal, ceramic, or other substance sufficiently hard to damage equipment used in the processing of timber into wood products, with the intent to hinder the felling, logging, or processing of timber, commits timber spiking, a Level 6 felony.
(b) However, the offense under subsection (a) is a Level 5 felony if the offense causes bodily injury to another person.
(c) In addition to a penalty imposed under subsection (a) or (b), the court may order a person convicted of violating this section to pay attorney's fees and restitution to the owner of property damaged because of the action of the person.
As added by P.L.139-1992, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.158-2013, SEC.491.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure › Article 43. Offenses Against Property › Chapter 8. Timber Spiking › 35-43-8-4. Infractions

Sec. 4. A person commits a Class A infraction who:
(1) possesses a device of metal, ceramic, or other substance commonly used to damage saws, wood processing, manufacturing, or transportation equipment with the intent to use the device to hinder the logging or the processing of timber; or
(2) possesses a chemical or biological substance, mechanical equipment, or a tool with the intent to use the substance, equipment, or tool or permit the use of the substance, equipment, or tool to damage timber processing, manufacturing, or transportation equipment.
As added by P.L.139-1992, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure › Article 43. Offenses Against Property › Chapter 9. Conversion or Misappropriation of Title Insurance Escrow Funds › 35-43-9-1. "Party"

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "party" means an individual who is:
(1) buying;
(2) selling; or
(3) refinancing;
a dwelling in a residential real property transaction.
As added by P.L.300-1995, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure › Article 43. Offenses Against Property › Chapter 9. Conversion or Misappropriation of Title Insurance Escrow Funds › 35-43-9-2. "Person"

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "person" means an individual, a corporation, a limited liability company, a partnership, a firm, an association, or another organization.
As added by P.L.300-1995, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure › Article 43. Offenses Against Property › Chapter 9. Conversion or Misappropriation of Title Insurance Escrow Funds › 35-43-9-3. "Residential Real Property Transaction"

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "residential real property transaction" means the purchase, sale, or refinancing of a dwelling that has been or will be the residence of a party in the purchase, sale, or refinancing.
As added by P.L.300-1995, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure › Article 43. Offenses Against Property › Chapter 9. Conversion or Misappropriation of Title Insurance Escrow Funds › 35-43-9-4. "Title Insurance Agent"

Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "title insurance agent" means a person who holds a limited lines producer's license issued under IC 27-1-15.6-18(3) and disburses funds from a title insurance escrow account to a party in connection with a residential real property transaction.
As added by P.L.300-1995, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.132-2001, SEC.25; P.L.178-2003, SEC.97; P.L.276-2013, SEC.35.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure › Article 43. Offenses Against Property › Chapter 9. Conversion or Misappropriation of Title Insurance Escrow Funds › 35-43-9-5. "Title Insurance Escrow Account"

Sec. 5. As used in this chapter, "title insurance escrow account" means an account in which written instruments, money, or other items are deposited and held in escrow or trust for disbursement to a party in connection with a residential real property transaction upon the performance of a specified condition or the happening of a certain event.
As added by P.L.300-1995, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure › Article 43. Offenses Against Property › Chapter 9. Conversion or Misappropriation of Title Insurance Escrow Funds › 35-43-9-6. "Title Insurer"

Sec. 6. As used in this chapter, "title insurer" means a person holding a valid certificate of authority issued under IC 27-7-3-6.
As added by P.L.300-1995, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure › Article 43. Offenses Against Property › Chapter 9. Conversion or Misappropriation of Title Insurance Escrow Funds › 35-43-9-7. Repealed

As added by P.L.300-1995, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.158-2013, SEC.493. Repealed by P.L.174-2021, SEC.71.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure › Article 43. Offenses Against Property › Chapter 10. Legend Drug Deception › 35-43-10-2. Application of Chapter

Sec. 2. Except as provided by federal law or regulation, this chapter does not apply to a pharmaceutical manufacturer that is approved by the federal Food and Drug Administration.
As added by P.L.212-2005, SEC.76.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure › Article 43. Offenses Against Property › Chapter 10. Legend Drug Deception › 35-43-10-3. Legend Drug Deception; Penalty

Sec. 3. A person who knowingly or intentionally:
(1) possesses a contraband legend drug;
(2) sells, delivers, or possesses with intent to sell or deliver a contraband legend drug;
(3) forges, counterfeits, or falsely creates a label for a legend drug or falsely represents a factual matter contained on a label of a legend drug; or
(4) manufactures, purchases, sells, delivers, brings into Indiana, or possesses a contraband legend drug;
commits legend drug deception, a Level 6 felony.
As added by P.L.212-2005, SEC.76. Amended by P.L.158-2013, SEC.494.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure › Article 43. Offenses Against Property › Chapter 10. Legend Drug Deception › 35-43-10-4. Legend Drug Deception Resulting in Death; Penalty

Sec. 4. A person:
(1) who knowingly or intentionally manufactures, purchases, sells, delivers, brings into Indiana, or possesses a contraband legend drug; and
(2) whose act under subdivision (1) results in the death of an individual;
commits legend drug deception resulting in death, a Level 2 felony.
As added by P.L.212-2005, SEC.76. Amended by P.L.158-2013, SEC.495.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure › Article 44.1. Offenses Against General Public Administration › Chapter 1. General Public Administration › 35-44.1-1-1. Official Misconduct

Sec. 1. A public servant who knowingly or intentionally:
(1) commits an offense in the performance of the public servant's official duties;
(2) solicits, accepts, or agrees to accept from an appointee or employee any property other than what the public servant is authorized by law to accept as a condition of continued employment;
(3) acquires or divests himself or herself of a pecuniary interest in any property, transaction, or enterprise or aids another person to do so based on information obtained by virtue of the public servant's office that official action that has not been made public is contemplated; or
(4) fails to deliver public records and property in the public servant's custody to the public servant's successor in office when that successor qualifies;
commits official misconduct, a Level 6 felony.
As added by P.L.126-2012, SEC.54. Amended by P.L.158-2013, SEC.496.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure › Article 44.1. Offenses Against General Public Administration › Chapter 1. General Public Administration › 35-44.1-1-3. Ghost Employment

Sec. 3. (a) A public servant who knowingly or intentionally:
(1) hires an employee for the governmental entity that the public servant serves; and
(2) fails to assign to the employee any duties, or assigns to the employee any duties not related to the operation of the governmental entity;
commits ghost employment, a Level 6 felony.
(b) A public servant who knowingly or intentionally assigns to an employee under the public servant's supervision any duties not related to the operation of the governmental entity that the public servant serves commits ghost employment, a Level 6 felony.
(c) A person employed by a governmental entity who, knowing that the person has not been assigned any duties to perform for the entity, accepts property from the entity commits ghost employment, a Level 6 felony.
(d) A person employed by a governmental entity who knowingly or intentionally accepts property from the entity for the performance of duties not related to the operation of the entity commits ghost employment, a Level 6 felony.
(e) Any person who accepts property from a governmental entity in violation of this section and any public servant who permits the payment of property in violation of this section are jointly and severally liable to the governmental entity for that property. The attorney general may bring a civil action to recover that property in the county where the governmental entity is located or the person or public servant resides.
(f) For the purposes of this section, an employee of a governmental entity who voluntarily performs services:
(1) that do not:
(A) promote religion;
(B) attempt to influence legislation or governmental policy; or
(C) attempt to influence elections to public office;
(2) for the benefit of:
(A) another governmental entity; or
(B) an organization that is exempt from federal income taxation under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code;
(3) with the approval of the employee's supervisor; and
(4) in compliance with a policy or regulation that:
(A) is in writing;
(B) is issued by the executive officer of the governmental entity; and
(C) contains a limitation on the total time during any calendar year that the employee may spend performing the services during normal hours of employment;
is considered to be performing duties related to the operation of the governmental entity.
As added by P.L.126-2012, SEC.54. Amended by P.L.158-2013, SEC.498.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure › Article 44.1. Offenses Against General Public Administration › Chapter 1. General Public Administration › 35-44.1-1-5. Profiteering From Public Service

Sec. 5. (a) As used in this section, "pecuniary interest" has the meaning set forth in section 4(a)(3) of this chapter.
(b) A person who knowingly or intentionally:
(1) obtains a pecuniary interest in a contract or purchase with an agency within one (1) year after separation from employment or other service with the agency; and
(2) is not a public servant for the agency but who as a public servant approved, negotiated, or prepared on behalf of the agency the terms or specifications of:
(A) the contract; or
(B) the purchase;
commits profiteering from public service, a Level 6 felony.
(c) This section does not apply to negotiations or other activities related to an economic development grant, loan, or loan guarantee.
(d) This section does not apply if the person receives less than two hundred fifty dollars ($250) of the profits from the contract or purchase.
(e) It is a defense to a prosecution under this section that:
(1) the person was screened from any participation in the contract or purchase;
(2) the person has not received a part of the profits of the contract or purchase; and
(3) notice was promptly given to the agency of the person's interest in the contract or purchase.
As added by P.L.126-2012, SEC.54. Amended by P.L.158-2013, SEC.500.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure › Article 44.1. Offenses Against General Public Administration › Chapter 2. Interference With General Government Operations › 35-44.1-2-1. Perjury

Sec. 1. (a) A person who:
(1) makes a false, material statement under oath or affirmation, knowing the statement to be false or not believing it to be true; or
(2) has knowingly made two (2) or more material statements, in a proceeding before a court or grand jury, which are inconsistent to the degree that one (1) of them is necessarily false;
commits perjury, a Level 6 felony.
(b) In a prosecution under subsection (a)(2):
(1) the indictment or information need not specify which statement is actually false; and
(2) the falsity of a statement may be established sufficiently for conviction by proof that the defendant made irreconcilably contradictory statements which are material to the point in question.
As added by P.L.126-2012, SEC.54. Amended by P.L.158-2013, SEC.501.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure › Article 44.1. Offenses Against General Public Administration › Chapter 2. Interference With General Government Operations › 35-44.1-2-2.5. Disabling a Law Enforcement Recording Device

Sec. 2.5. A law enforcement officer who, with the intent to commit or conceal the commission of a criminal act, turns off or disables a law enforcement recording device in violation of regulations or a policy adopted by the law enforcement agency that employs the officer commits disabling a law enforcement recording device, a Class A misdemeanor.
As added by P.L.12-2021, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure › Article 44.1. Offenses Against General Public Administration › Chapter 2. Interference With General Government Operations › 35-44.1-2-3. False Reporting; False Informing

Sec. 3. (a) As used in this section, "consumer product" has the meaning set forth in IC 35-45-8-1.
(b) As used in this section, "misconduct" means a violation of a departmental rule or procedure of a law enforcement agency.
(c) A person who reports that:
(1) the person or another person has placed or intends to place an explosive, a destructive device, or other destructive substance in a building or transportation facility;
(2) there has been or there will be tampering with a consumer product introduced into commerce; or
(3) there has been or will be placed or introduced a weapon of mass destruction in a building or a place of assembly;
knowing the report to be false, commits false reporting, a Level 6 felony.
(d) A person who:
(1) gives:
(A) a false report of the commission of a crime; or
(B) false information to a law enforcement officer that relates to the commission of a crime;
knowing the report or information to be false;
(2) gives a false alarm of fire to the fire department of a governmental entity, knowing the alarm to be false;
(3) makes a false request for ambulance service to an ambulance service provider, knowing the request to be false;
(4) gives a false report concerning a missing child (as defined in IC 10-13-5-4) or missing endangered adult (as defined in IC 12-7-2-131.3) or gives false information to a law enforcement officer or a governmental entity that relates to a missing child or missing endangered adult knowing the report or information to be false;
(5) makes a complaint against a law enforcement officer to the state or municipality (as defined in IC 8-1-13-3(b)) that employs the officer:
(A) alleging the officer engaged in misconduct while performing the officer's duties; and
(B) knowing the complaint to be false;
(6) makes a false report of a missing person, knowing the report or information is false;
(7) gives a false report of actions, behavior, or conditions concerning:
(A) a septic tank soil absorption system under IC 8-1-2-125 or IC 13-26-5-2.5; or
(B) a septic tank soil absorption system or constructed wetland septic system under IC 36-9-23-30.1;
knowing the report or information to be false; or
(8) makes a false report that a person is dangerous (as defined in IC 35-47-14-1) knowing the report or information to be false;
commits false informing, a Class B misdemeanor. However, the offense is a Class A misdemeanor if it substantially hinders any law enforcement process or if it results in harm to another person.
As added by P.L.126-2012, SEC.54. Amended by P.L.292-2013, SEC.11; P.L.158-2013, SEC.503; P.L.168-2014, SEC.79; P.L.107-2016, SEC.7; P.L.142-2020, SEC.70; P.L.174-2021, SEC.75.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure › Article 44.1. Offenses Against General Public Administration › Chapter 2. Interference With General Government Operations › 35-44.1-2-4. False Identity Statement

Sec. 4. (a) A person who:
(1) with intent to mislead public servants;
(2) in a five (5) year period; and
(3) in one (1) or more official proceedings or investigations;
has knowingly made at least two (2) material statements concerning the person's identity that are inconsistent to the degree that one (1) of them is necessarily false commits false identity statement, a Class A misdemeanor.
(b) It is a defense to a prosecution under this section that the material statements that are the basis of a prosecution under subsection (a) concerning the person's identity are accurate or were accurate in the past.
(c) In a prosecution under subsection (a):
(1) the indictment or information need not specify which statement is actually false; and
(2) the falsity of a statement may be established sufficiently for conviction by proof that the defendant made irreconcilably contradictory statements concerning the person's identity.
As added by P.L.126-2012, SEC.54.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure › Article 44.1. Offenses Against General Public Administration › Chapter 2. Interference With General Government Operations › 35-44.1-2-5. Assisting a Criminal

Sec. 5. (a) A person not standing in the relation of parent, child, or spouse to another person who has committed a crime or is a fugitive from justice who, with intent to hinder the apprehension or punishment of the other person, harbors, conceals, or otherwise assists the person commits assisting a criminal, a Class A misdemeanor. However, the offense is:
(1) a Level 6 felony, if:
(A) the person assisted has committed a Class B, Class C, or Class D felony before July 1, 2014, or a Level 3, Level 4, Level 5, or Level 6 felony after June 30, 2014; or
(B) the person or the person assisted is a member of a criminal organization; and
(2) a Level 5 felony, if the person assisted has committed murder or has committed a Class A felony before July 1, 2014, or a Level 1 or Level 2 felony after June 30, 2014, or if the assistance was providing a deadly weapon.
(b) It is not a defense to a prosecution under this section that the person assisted:
(1) has not been prosecuted for the offense;
(2) has not been convicted of the offense; or
(3) has been acquitted of the offense by reason of insanity.
However, the acquittal of the person assisted for other reasons may be a defense.
As added by P.L.126-2012, SEC.54. Amended by P.L.158-2013, SEC.504; P.L.25-2016, SEC.20.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure › Article 44.1. Offenses Against General Public Administration › Chapter 2. Interference With General Government Operations › 35-44.1-2-6. Impersonation of a Public Servant

Sec. 6. (a) A person who, with intent to:
(1) deceive; or
(2) induce compliance with the person's instructions, orders, or requests;
falsely represents that the person is a public servant, commits impersonation of a public servant, a Class A misdemeanor, except as provided in subsection (b).
(b) The offense described in subsection (a) is a Level 6 felony if the person falsely represents that the person is:
(1) a law enforcement officer; or
(2) an agent or employee of the department of state revenue, and collects any property from another person.
As added by P.L.126-2012, SEC.54. Amended by P.L.158-2013, SEC.505; P.L.31-2016, SEC.1.