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2018 Indiana Code
TITLE 35. Criminal Law and Procedure
ARTICLE 47. WEAPONS AND INSTRUMENTS OF VIOLENCE
CHAPTER 8. Regulation of Electronic Stun Weapons, Tasers, and Stun Guns
35-47-8-5. Stun guns; purchase, possession, and sale; use in commission of crime; use on law enforcement officer
Universal Citation: IN Code § 35-47-8-5 (2018)
IC 35-47-8-5 Stun guns; purchase, possession, and sale; use in commission of crime; use on law enforcement officer
Sec. 5. (a) A person eighteen (18) years of age or over may purchase or possess a stun gun.
(b) A person who knowingly or intentionally sells or furnishes a stun gun to a person who is less than eighteen (18) years of age commits a Class B misdemeanor.
(c) A person who knowingly or intentionally uses a stun gun in the commission of a crime commits a Class A misdemeanor.
(d) A person who knowingly or intentionally uses a stun gun on a law enforcement officer while the officer is performing the officer's duties commits a Level 6 felony.
As added by P.L.318-1985, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.158-2013, SEC.600.
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