Indiana Statutes
§ 35-46-1-5 — Nonsupport of a dependent child
(a)A person who knowingly or intentionally
fails to provide support to the person's dependent child commits
nonsupport of a child, a Level 6 felony. However, the offense is a Level
5 felony if the person has a previous conviction under this section.
(b)It is a defense that the child had abandoned the home of the
child's family without the consent of the child's parent or on the order
of a court, but it is not a defense that the child had abandoned the home
of the child's family if the cause of the child's leaving was the fault of
the child's parent.
(c)It is a defense that the accused person, in the legitimate practice
of the person's religious belief, provided treatment by spiritual means
through prayer, in lieu of medical care, to the person's dependent child.
(d)It is a defense that
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Nearby Sections
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§ 35-31.5-1-1
Applicability§ 35-31.5-2-1
"Abandon"§ 35-31.5-2-1.5
"Abuse"§ 35-31.5-2-1.7
"Abusive head trauma"§ 35-31.5-2-10
"Advisory sentence"§ 35-31.5-2-10.5
"Affiant"§ 35-31.5-2-100
"Distribute"§ 35-31.5-2-101
"Distributor"§ 35-31.5-2-102
"Documentary material"§ 35-31.5-2-103
"Domestic animal"§ 35-31.5-2-104
"Drug"§ 35-31.5-2-105
"Drug abuser"§ 35-31.5-2-105.5
"Drug crime"§ 35-31.5-2-106
"Drug or alcohol screening test"§ 35-31.5-2-107
"Dwelling"