§ 10-16-7-12 — Riots and mobs; death, personal injuries, and property damage

Indiana § 10-16-7-12

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Title 10: PUBLIC SAFETY
• Art. 16: INDIANA MILITARY CODE
• Ch. 7: Training and Active Duty of National Guard; Benefits of

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(a) If a person taking part in an unlawful
assembly described in this chapter refuses to disperse after having been
ordered to disperse in accordance with this chapter or if a command to
disperse is not required under this chapter and a civil officer to whom
military force is ordered to report, or if a civil officer is not present,
then the military officer (or if the command is acting under the direct
order of the governor, then the officer within the limits provided in the
officer's instructions) shall:
(1) arrest persons taking part in the unlawful assembly; or
(2) disperse the unlawful assembly.
(b) If, in arresting a person or dispersing an unlawful assembly:
(1) a person is killed, wounded, or otherwise injured; or
(2) property is injured or destroyed;
by the civil officer or officer or member of the Indiana national guard,
or other persons lawfully aiding them, the officer, member, or person
shall be held blameless.
[Pre-2003 Recodification Citation: 10-2-4-10.]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.2-2003, SEC.7.