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

Indiana Statutes

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

Indiana·Art. 47 WEAPONS AND INSTRUMENTS OF VIOLENCE·Ch. 10 Children and Firearms

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.

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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.

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