Indiana legal term
protected person in Indiana Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Indiana legislative session
In Indiana criminal law, “protected person” 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 “protected person” mean in Indiana criminal law?
"protected person" means: (1) a child who is less than fourteen (14) years of age at the time of the offense but less than eighteen (18) years of age at the time of trial; (2) an individual with a mental disability who has a disability attributable to an impairment of general intellectual functioning or adaptive behavior that: (A) is manifested before the individual is eighteen (18) years of age; (B) is likely to continue indefinitely; (C) constitutes a substantial impairment of the individual's ability to function normally in society; and (D) reflects the individual's need for a combination a (Ind. Code § 35-37-4-6)
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