§ 35-47-2-17 — Firearms and handguns; giving false information or offering false evidence of identity

Indiana § 35-47-2-17

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

Text

(a) No person, in purchasing or otherwise
securing delivery of a firearm or in applying for a license to carry a
handgun, shall knowingly or intentionally:
(1) give false information on a form required to:
(A) purchase or secure delivery of a firearm; or
(B) apply for a license to carry a handgun; or
(2) offer false evidence of identity.
In addition to any penalty provided by this chapter, any firearm
obtained through false information shall be subject to confiscation and
disposition as provided in this chapter. Upon notice of a violation of
this section by the superintendent, it shall be the duty of the sheriff or
chief of police or corresponding officer of the jurisdiction in which the
purchaser resides to confiscate the firearm and retain it as evidence
pending trial for the offense.
(b) A person who knowingly or intentionally violates this section
commits a Level 5 felony.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.311-1983, SEC.32. Amended by P.L.60-2011, SEC.1; P.L.158-2013, SEC.581.