Indiana legal term
Operator in Indiana Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Indiana legislative session
In Indiana criminal law, “Operator” 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 “Operator” mean in Indiana criminal law?
"Operator" means a person who owns, maintains, or operates an Internet site that is used for interactive gambling. (Ind. Code § 35-45-5-1)
Statutes defining or using this term
Charges using this term
- Duties of driver of motor vehicle involved in accident; sentencing
- Criminal recklessness
- Criminal trespass; denial of entry; denial by posting with purple marks; permission to enter; exceptions
- Unlawful entry of motor vehicle; defense; rebuttable presumption
- Duties of driver of motor vehicle involved in an accident resulting in traffic obstruction; violation
- Littering; "refuse" defined; littering from a moving vehicle
- Professional gambling; professional gambling over the Internet
- Unlawful gambling
- Class C infraction; person less than 21 years of age driving under the influence
- Consumption of alcohol while operating a motor vehicle; Class B infraction
- Duties of passenger of vehicle involved in accident resulting in injury or entrapment; violation
- Failure to comply with requirements; penalty
Related terms in the same statutes
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