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Ind. Code § 35-44.1-2-8 — Unlawful manufacture or sale of police or fire insignia

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 § 35-44.1-2-8

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.

Ind. Code § 35-44.1-2-8Primary source, current through the 2026 Regular Session
Sec. 8. (a) A person who knowingly or intentionally manufactures and sells or manufactures and offers for sale: (1) an official badge or a replica of an official badge that is currently used by a law enforcement agency or fire department of the state or of a political subdivision of the state; or (2) a document that purports to be an official employment identification that is used by a law enforcement agency or fire department of the state or of a political subdivision of the state; without the written permission of the chief executive officer of the law enforcement agency commits unlawful manufacture or sale of a police or fire insignia, a Class A misdemeanor. (b) However, the offense described in subsection (a) is: (1) a Level 6 felony if the person commits the offense with the knowledge or intent that the badge or employment identification will be used to further the commission of an offense under section 6 of this chapter; and (2) a Level 4 felony if the person commits the offense with the knowledge or intent that the badge or employment identification will be used to further the commission of an offense under IC 35-47-12 (before its repeal) or a felony terrorist offense (as defined in IC 35-50-2-18 ). (c) It is a defense to a prosecution under subsection (a)(1) if the area of the badge or replica that is manufactured and sold or manufactured and offered for sale as measured by multiplying the greatest length of the badge by the greatest width of the badge is: (1) less than fifty percent (50%); or (2) more than one hundred fifty percent (150%); of the area of an official badge that is used by a law enforcement agency or fire department of the state or a political subdivision of the state as measured by multiplying the greatest length of the official badge by the greatest width of the official badge.

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Is unlawful manufacture or sale of police or fire insignia a felony or a misdemeanor in Indiana?

It depends on the circumstances: unlawful manufacture or sale of police or fire insignia ranges from a Class A Misdemeanor to a Level 4 Felony in Indiana under Ind. Code § 35-44.1-2-8.

Base offense - unlawful manufacture/sale of police or fire insignia: Class A Misdemeanor (Ind. Code § 35-44.1-2-8(a)) · Enhanced offense - intent to further section 6 offense: Level 6 Felony (Ind. Code § 35-44.1-2-8(b)) · Enhanced offense - intent to further weapons/terrorism offense: Level 4 Felony (Ind. Code § 35-44.1-2-8(b))

Which Indiana statute covers unlawful manufacture or sale of police or fire insignia?

Unlawful manufacture or sale of police or fire insignia is governed by Ind. Code § 35-44.1-2-8 (Unlawful manufacture or sale of police or fire insignia).

This reference is informational and is not legal advice.