§ 35-42-2-5 — Overpass mischief

Indiana § 35-42-2-5

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Art. 42: OFFENSES AGAINST THE PERSON
• Ch. 2: Battery and Related Offenses

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(a) As used in this section, "overpass" means
a bridge or other structure designed to carry vehicular or pedestrian
traffic over any roadway, railroad track, or waterway.
(b) A person who knowingly, intentionally, or recklessly:
(1) drops, causes to drop, or throws an object from an overpass;
or
(2) with intent that the object fall, places on an overpass an object
that falls off the overpass;
causing bodily injury to another person commits overpass mischief, a
Level 5 felony. However, the offense is a Level 4 felony if it results in
serious bodily injury to another person.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.297-1995, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.158-2013, SEC.427.