Indiana legal term
crime in Indiana Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Indiana legislative session
In Indiana criminal law, “crime” is a term defined by statute rather than by its everyday meaning. Its statutory definition — quoted verbatim below — controls how the term is applied throughout the Indiana criminal code.
What does “crime” mean in Indiana criminal law?
"crime" means a felony or a misdemeanor. (Ind. Code § 35-31.5-2-75)
Statutes defining or using this term
Charges using this term
- Possession of child sexual abuse material; exemptions; defenses
- Conversion
- Dangerous control of a firearm
- Dangerous possession and unlawful transfer of a firearm
- "Machine gun"; prohibited sales or transfers of ownership
- Money laundering; defenses
- Stun guns; purchase, possession, and sale; use in commission of crime; use on law enforcement officer
- Unlawful entry of motor vehicle; defense; rebuttable presumption
- Criminal transfer of a firearm
- Criminal use or possession of code grabbing device
- Failure to appear
- Permitting child to possess a firearm
Related terms in the same statutes
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