35-42-4-12 Application of section; use of Internet social networking site or chat room program | Statutes | Westlaw

35-42-4-12 Application of section; use of Internet social networking site or chat room program | Statutes | Westlaw

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35-42-4-12 Application of section; use of Internet social networking site or chat room program

IN ST 35-42-4-12West's Annotated Indiana CodeTitle 35. Criminal Law and ProcedureEffective: July 1, 2022 (Approx. 2 pages)

35-42-4-12 Application of section; use of Internet social networking site or chat room program

IN ST 35-42-4-12West's Annotated Indiana CodeTitle 35. Criminal Law and ProcedureEffective: July 1, 2022 (Approx. 2 pages)

West's Annotated Indiana Code
Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure
Article 42. Offenses Against the Person
Chapter 4. Sex Crimes (Refs & Annos)
Effective: July 1, 2022
IC 35-42-4-12
35-42-4-12 Application of section; use of Internet social networking site or chat room program
Currentness
Sec. 12. (a) This section applies only to a sex offender (as defined in IC 11-8-8-4.5).
(b) A sex offender who knowingly or intentionally violates a:
(1) condition of probation;
(2) condition of parole; or
(3) rule of a community transition program;

that prohibits the offender from using a social networking web site or an instant messaging or chat room program to communicate with a child less than sixteen (16) years of age commits a sex offender Internet offense, a Class A misdemeanor. However, the offense is a Level 6 felony if the person has a prior unrelated conviction under this section.
(c) It is a defense to a prosecution under subsection (b) that the person reasonably believed that the child was at least sixteen (16) years of age.

Credits

As added by P.L.119-2008, SEC.18. Amended by P.L.247-2013, SEC.8, eff. July 1, 2013; P.L.158-2013, SEC.448, eff. July 1, 2014; P.L.168-2014, SEC.73, eff. July 1, 2014; P.L.5-2022, SEC.4, eff. July 1, 2022.
I.C. 35-42-4-12, IN ST 35-42-4-12
The statutes and Constitution are current with all legislation of the 2024 Second Regular Session of the 123rd General Assembly effective through July 1, 2024. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.