Indiana Statutes
§ 35-47-10-5 — Dangerous possession and unlawful transfer of a firearm
Indiana § 35-47-10-5
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Bluebook
Ind. Code § 35-47-10-5 (2026).
Text
(a)A child who knowingly, intentionally, or
recklessly possesses a firearm for any purpose other than a purpose
described in section 1 of this chapter commits dangerous possession of
a firearm, a Class A misdemeanor. However, the offense is a Level 5
felony if the child has a prior conviction under this section or has been
adjudicated a delinquent for an act that would be an offense under this
section.
(b)A child who knowingly or intentionally provides a firearm to
another child whom the child knows:
(1)is ineligible for any reason to purchase or otherwise receive
from a dealer a firearm; or
(2)intends to use the firearm to commit a crime;
commits a Level 5 felony. However, the offense is a Level 3 felony if
the other child uses the firearm to commit murder (IC 35-42-1-1).
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Related
Person v. State
661 N.E.2d 587 (Indiana Court of Appeals, 1996)
Dozier v. State
709 N.E.2d 27 (Indiana Court of Appeals, 1999)
United States v. Watson
900 F.3d 892 (Seventh Circuit, 2018)
Gall v. State
811 N.E.2d 969 (Indiana Court of Appeals, 2004)
J.B. v. State of Indiana
30 N.E.3d 51 (Indiana Court of Appeals, 2015)
D.F. v. State of Indiana
34 N.E.3d 686 (Indiana Court of Appeals, 2015)
K.K. v. State of Indiana
40 N.E.3d 488 (Indiana Court of Appeals, 2015)
J.R. v. State of Indiana
89 N.E.3d 408 (Indiana Court of Appeals, 2017)
J.R. v. State of Indiana
100 N.E.3d 256 (Indiana Supreme Court, 2018)
D.Y. v. State of Indiana
28 N.E.3d 249 (Indiana Court of Appeals, 2015)
N.S. v. State of Indiana
25 N.E.3d 198 (Indiana Court of Appeals, 2015)
K.C.G. v. State of Indiana
(Indiana Court of Appeals, 2019)
L.F. v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)
(Indiana Court of Appeals, 2020)
M.P. v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)
(Indiana Court of Appeals, 2020)
K.C.G. v. State of Indiana
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C.M. v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)
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DE v. State
962 N.E.2d 94 (Indiana Court of Appeals, 2011)
In the Matter of J.L., III, a Child Alleged to be a Delinquent Child v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)
(Indiana Court of Appeals, 2019)
J.B. v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)
(Indiana Court of Appeals, 2015)
T.F. v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)
(Indiana Court of Appeals, 2019)
Legislative History
As added by P.L.140-1994, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.203-1996,
SEC.4; P.L.158-2013, SEC.602; P.L.152-2014, SEC.8; P.L.148-2024,
SEC.28.
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