§ 21-39-8-4 — "Materially and substantially disrupt"

Indiana § 21-39-8-4

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Title 21: HIGHER EDUCATION
• Art. 39: STATE EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS:
• Ch. 8: Speech and Expression on Campus

Text

(a) As used in this chapter, "materially and
substantially disrupt" means the act of knowingly or intentionally doing
one (1) or more of the following:
(1) Significantly hindering the protected expressive activity of
another individual or group.
(2) Preventing the communication of a message of another
individual or group.
(3) Preventing the transaction of the business of a lawful meeting,
gathering, or procession by:
(A) engaging in fighting, violence, or other unlawful behavior;
or
(B) physically blocking or threatening violence to prevent an
individual from attending, listening to, viewing, or participating
in a protected expressive activity.
(b) The term does not include the following:
(1) Conduct that is protected under the First Amendment to the
Constitution of the United States or Article 1, Section 9 of the
Constitution of the State of Indiana. Except when an outdoor area
of the campus has been reserved in advance of another event,
protected conduct under this subdivision includes lawfully
protesting in an outdoor area of campus that is generally
accessible to the public.
(2) A minor, brief, or fleeting nonviolent disruption of an event
that is isolated and short in duration.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.145-2022, SEC.2.