§ 35-47-10-7 — Permitting child to possess a firearm

Indiana § 35-47-10-7

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Art. 47: WEAPONS AND INSTRUMENTS OF VIOLENCE
• Ch. 10: Children and Firearms

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A child's parent or legal guardian who
knowingly, intentionally, or recklessly permits the child to possess a
firearm:
(1) while:
(A) aware of a substantial risk that the child will use the firearm
to commit a felony; and
(B) failing to make reasonable efforts to prevent the use of a
firearm by the child to commit a felony; or
(2) when the child has been convicted of a crime of violence or
has been adjudicated as a juvenile for an offense that would
constitute a crime of violence if the child were an adult;
commits dangerous control of a child, a Level 5 felony. However, the
offense is a Level 4 felony if the child's parent or legal guardian has a
prior conviction under this section.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.140-1994, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.203-1996, SEC.6; P.L.158-2013, SEC.604.