Indiana statute
Ind. Code § 35-44.1-2-4 — False identity statement
Current through 2026 Regular Session
Part of Chapter 2: Interference with General Government Operations, Indiana Code.
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Full text of Ind. Code § 35-44.1-2-4
Statutory text current through the 2026 Regular Session. This publication reproduces the official statutory text; it is not the official statutes of the State of Indiana.
Sec. 4. (a) A person who: (1) with intent to mislead public servants; (2) in a five (5) year period; and (3) in one (1) or more official proceedings or investigations; has knowingly made at least two (2) material statements concerning the person's identity that are inconsistent to the degree that one (1) of them is necessarily false commits false identity statement, a Class A misdemeanor. (b) It is a defense to a prosecution under this section that the material statements that are the basis of a prosecution under subsection (a) concerning the person's identity are accurate or were accurate in the past. (c) In a prosecution under subsection (a): (1) the indictment or information need not specify which statement is actually false; and (2) the falsity of a statement may be established sufficiently for conviction by proof that the defendant made irreconcilably contradictory statements concerning the person's identity.
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Is false identity statement a felony or a misdemeanor in Indiana?
False identity statement is a Class A Misdemeanor in Indiana under Ind. Code § 35-44.1-2-4.
Which Indiana statute covers false identity statement?
False identity statement is governed by Ind. Code § 35-44.1-2-4 (False identity statement).
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