Indiana legal term
purchase in Indiana Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Indiana legislative session
In Indiana criminal law, “purchase” 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 “purchase” mean in Indiana criminal law?
"purchase" means: (1) the purchase of materials, equipment, goods and supplies for at least ten thousand dollars ($10,000); or (2) the leasing of equipment for at least five thousand dollars ($5,000). (Ind. Code § 35-44.2-2-4)
Statutes defining or using this term
Charges using this term
- Computer trespass; computer hoarding programs
- Dangerous control of a firearm
- Dangerous possession and unlawful transfer of a firearm
- "Machine gun"; prohibited sales or transfers of ownership
- Sale or possession of sales suppression devices
- Stun guns; purchase, possession, and sale; use in commission of crime; use on law enforcement officer
- Criminal transfer of a firearm
- Acceptance of gifts by retailer or dealer
- Cashing of certain checks prohibited
- Concealing a valuable metal purchase
- Conflict of interest
- Credit sales prohibited; exceptions
Related terms in the same statutes
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