§ 35-47-2-1 — Carrying a handgun without being licensed; construction of chapter

Indiana § 35-47-2-1

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Art. 47: WEAPONS AND INSTRUMENTS OF VIOLENCE
• Ch. 2: Regulation of Handguns

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(a) A person who meets the following
requirements may carry a handgun in the manner described in
subsection (b):
(1) The person is not prohibited from possessing or carrying a
handgun under federal law as in effect on January 1, 2022.
(2) Notwithstanding section 1.5 of this chapter, the person is not
otherwise prohibited under state law from possessing or carrying
a handgun.
(3) The person does not meet the requirements under IC 35-47-2-3 to receive a license to carry a handgun in Indiana.
(b) A person may carry a handgun without being licensed under this
chapter to carry a handgun if:
(1) the person carries the handgun on or about the person's body
in or on property that is owned, leased, rented, or otherwise
legally controlled by the person;
(2) the person carries the handgun on or about the person's body
while lawfully present in or on property that is owned, leased,
rented, or otherwise legally controlled by another person, if the
person:
(A) has the consent of the owner, renter, lessor, or person who
legally controls the property to have the handgun on the
premises;
(B) is attending a firearms related event on the property,
including a gun show, firearms expo, gun owner's club or
convention, hunting club, shooting club, or training course; or
(C) is on the property to receive firearms related services,
including the repair, maintenance, or modification of a firearm;
(3) the person carries the handgun in a vehicle that is owned,
leased, rented, or otherwise legally controlled by the person, if the
handgun is:
(A) unloaded;
(B) not readily accessible; and
(C) secured in a case;
(4) the person carries the handgun while lawfully present in a
vehicle that is owned, leased, rented, or otherwise legally
controlled by another person, if the handgun is:
(A) unloaded;
(B) not readily accessible; and
(C) secured in a case; or
(5) the person carries the handgun:
(A) at a shooting range (as defined in IC 14-22-31.5-3);
(B) while attending a firearms instructional course; or
(C) while engaged in a legal hunting activity.
(c) This chapter may not be construed:
(1) to prohibit a person who owns, leases, rents, or otherwise
legally controls private property from regulating or prohibiting the
possession of firearms on the private property;
(2) to allow a person to adopt or enforce an ordinance, resolution,
policy, or rule that:
(A) prohibits; or
(B) has the effect of prohibiting;
an employee of the person from possessing a firearm or
ammunition that is locked in the trunk of the employee's vehicle,
kept in the glove compartment of the employee's locked vehicle,
or stored out of plain sight in the employee's locked vehicle,
unless the person's adoption or enforcement of the ordinance,
resolution, policy, or rule is allowed under IC 34-28-7-2(b); or
(3) to allow a person to adopt or enforce a law, statute, ordinance,
resolution, policy, or rule that allows a person to possess or
transport a firearm or ammunition if the person is prohibited from
possessing or transporting the firearm or ammunition by state or
federal law.
(d) Nothing in this chapter may be construed to affect the status or
validity of a five (5) year or lifetime license to carry a handgun issued
by the superintendent before July 1, 2022. Any license described under
this subsection shall remain valid for the duration of the license or the
lifetime of the licensee, as applicable.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.311-1983, SEC.32. Amended by P.L.326-1987, SEC.1; P.L.195-2003, SEC.6; P.L.98-2004, SEC.155; P.L.118-2007, SEC.35; P.L.164-2011, SEC.1; P.L.6-2012, SEC.231; P.L.158-2013, SEC.573; P.L.221-2017, SEC.1; P.L.175-2022, SEC.8.