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IC 35-43-1-2
Criminal mischief; penalties
Sec. 2. (a) A person who:
(1) recklessly, knowingly, or intentionally damages or defaces
property of another person without the other person's consent;
or
(2) knowingly or intentionally causes another to suffer
pecuniary loss by deception or by an expression of intention to
injure another person or to damage the property or to impair the
rights of another person;
commits criminal mischief, a Class B misdemeanor. However, the
offense is:
(A) a Class A misdemeanor if:
(i) the pecuniary loss is at least two hundred fifty dollars
($250) but less than two thousand five hundred dollars
($2,500);
(ii) the property damaged was a moving motor vehicle;
(iii) the property damaged contained data relating to a
person required to register as a sex or violent offender
under IC 11-8-8 and the person is not a sex or violent
offender or was not required to register as a sex or violent
offender;
(iv) the property damaged was a locomotive, a railroad car,
a train, or equipment of a railroad company being operated
on a railroad right-of-way;
(v) the property damaged was a part of any railroad signal
system, train control system, centralized dispatching
system, or highway railroad grade crossing warning signal
on a railroad right-of-way owned, leased, or operated by a
railroad company;
(vi) the property damaged was any rail, switch, roadbed,
viaduct, bridge, trestle, culvert, or embankment on a
right-of-way owned, leased, or operated by a railroad
company; or
(vii) the property damage or defacement was caused by
paint or other markings; and
(B) a Class D felony if:
(i) the pecuniary loss is at least two thousand five hundred
dollars ($2,500);
(ii) the damage causes a substantial interruption or
impairment of utility service rendered to the public;
(iii) the damage is to a public record;
(iv) the property damaged contained data relating to a
person required to register as a sex or violent offender
under IC 11-8-8 and the person is a sex or violent offender
or was required to register as a sex or violent offender;
(v) the damage causes substantial interruption or
impairment of work conducted in a scientific research
facility;
(vi) the damage is to a law enforcement animal (as defined
in IC 35-46-3-4.5); or
(vii) the damage causes substantial interruption or
impairment of work conducted in a food processing
facility.
(b) A person who recklessly, knowingly, or intentionally damages:
(1) a structure used for religious worship;
(2) a school or community center;
(3) the grounds:
IC 35-43-1-2.1
Cemetery mischief
Sec. 2.1. (a) This section does not apply to the following:
(1) A person who acts in a proper and acceptable manner as
authorized by IC 14-21 other than a person who disturbs the
earth for an agricultural purpose under the exemption to
IC 14-21 that is provided in IC 14-21-1-24.
(2) A person who acts in a proper and acceptable manner as
authorized by IC 23-14.
(b) A person who recklessly, knowingly, or intentionally:
(1) damages a cemetery, a burial ground (as defined in
IC 14-21-1-3), or a facility used for memorializing the dead;
(2) damages the grounds owned or rented by a cemetery or
facility used for memorializing the dead; or
(3) disturbs, defaces, or damages a cemetery monument, grave
marker, grave artifact, grave ornamentation, or cemetery
enclosure;
commits cemetery mischief, a Class A misdemeanor. However, the
offense is a Class D felony if the pecuniary loss is at least two
thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500).
As added by P.L.100-1999, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.177-2001,
SEC.4.
IC 35-43-1-3
Unlawful acts relating to caves; offense
Sec. 3. (a) As used in this section:
"Cave" means any naturally occurring subterranean cavity,
including a cavern, pit, pothole, sinkhole, well, grotto, and tunnel
whether or not it has a natural entrance.
"Owner" means the person who holds title to or is in possession
of the land on or under which a cave is located, or his lessee, or
agent.
"Scientific purposes" means exploration and research conducted
by persons affiliated with recognized scientific organizations with
the intent to advance knowledge and with the intent to publish the
results of said exploration or research in an appropriate medium.
(b) A person who knowingly and without the express consent of
the cave owner:
(1) disfigures, destroys, or removes any stalagmite, stalactite, or
other naturally occurring mineral deposit or formation, or
archeological or paleontological artifact in a cave, for other than
scientific purposes;
(2) breaks any lock, gate, fence, or other structure designed to
control or prevent access to a cave;
(3) deposits trash, rubbish, chemicals, or other litter in a cave;
or
(4) destroys, injures, removes, or harasses any cave-dwelling
animal for other than scientific purposes;
commits a Class A misdemeanor.
As added by P.L.177-1983, SEC.2.
IC 35-43-1-4
Computer tampering
Sec. 4. (a) As used in this section:
"Computer network" and "computer system" have the meanings
set forth in IC 35-43-2-3.
"Computer program" means an ordered set of instructions or
statements that, when executed by a computer, causes the computer
to process data.
"Data" means a representation of information, facts, knowledge,
concepts, or instructions that:
(1) may take any form, including computer printouts, magnetic
storage media, punched cards, or stored memory;
(2) has been prepared or is being prepared; and
(3) has been processed, is being processed, or will be processed;
IC 35-43-1-5
Tampering with a water supply; poisoning
Sec. 5. (a) A person who, with the intent to cause serious bodily
injury, tampers with a:
(1) water supply;
(2) water treatment plant (as defined in IC 13-11-2-264); or
(3) water distribution system (as defined in IC 13-11-2-259);
commits tampering with a water supply, a Class B felony. However,
the offense is a Class A felony if it results in the death of any person.
(b) A person who recklessly, knowingly, or intentionally poisons
a public water supply with the intent to cause serious bodily injury
commits poisoning, a Class B felony.
As added by P.L.137-2007, SEC.35. Amended by P.L.231-2007,
SEC.3.
IC 35-43-1-6
Altering historic property
Sec. 6. A person who knowingly or intentionally alters, without
a permit, historic property located on property owned or leased by
the state commits a Class B misdemeanor.
As added by P.L.167-2011, SEC.30.