Indiana § 35-44.1-2-8 Unlawful manufacture or sale of police or fire insignia

Indiana Statutes

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

Indiana § 35-44.1-2-8

Art. 44.1OFFENSES AGAINST GENERAL PUBLIC

Ch. 2Interference with General Government Operations

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Ind. Code § 35-44.1-2-8 (2026).

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(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 inte

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(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.