3-14-3-4 Obstruction of, interference with, or injury of election worker or voter

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IN ST 3-14-3-4West's Annotated Indiana CodeTitle 3. ElectionsEffective: March 13, 2024 (Approx. 3 pages)

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3-14-3-4 Obstruction of, interference with, or injury of election worker or voter

IN ST 3-14-3-4West's Annotated Indiana CodeTitle 3. ElectionsEffective: March 13, 2024 (Approx. 3 pages)

West's Annotated Indiana Code

Title 3. Elections

Article 14. Offenses

Chapter 3. Interference with Free and Equal Elections

Effective: March 13, 2024

IC 3-14-3-4

3-14-3-4 Obstruction of, interference with, or injury of election worker or voter

Currentness

Sec. 4. (a) This section does not apply to an offense that occurs at a health facility (as defined in IC 16-18-2-167).

(b) For purposes of this section, “election worker” means an individual who serves as:

(1) a precinct election officer, including an individual who serves as a precinct election officer at a vote center using a different title under IC 3-6-6-5.5;

(2) a member of a county election board;

(3) a member of a county board of elections and registration;

(4) a member of a board of registration established under IC 3-7-12;

(5) a circuit court clerk;

(6) an employee of the office of a circuit court clerk;

(7) a member of a town election board;

(8) an individual who serves under IC 3-6-6-39;

(9) a challenger or pollbook holder under IC 3-6-7;

(10) a watcher under IC 3-6-8, IC 3-6-9, or IC 3-6-10; or

(11) an individual appointed under IC 3-11.5-4:

(A) to an absentee voter board;

(B) as an absentee ballot counter; or

(c) A person who, with the intent to obstruct or interfere with an election worker or a voter in the chute, knowingly or intentionally:

(1) obstructs or interferes with:

(A) an election worker in the discharge of the election worker's duty; or

(B) a voter within the chute; and

(2) engages in the obstruction or interference on:

(A) election day; or

(B) a day on which voting is permitted to occur before an absentee voter board;

commits a Level 6 felony.

(d) A person who knowingly or intentionally injures an election worker or a voter:

(1) in the exercise of the election worker's or voter's rights or duties; or

(2) because the election worker or voter has exercised the election worker's or voter's rights or duties;

commits a Level 6 felony.

(e) A person called as a witness to testify against another for a violation of this section is a competent witness to prove the offense even though the person may have been a party to the violation. The person shall be compelled to testify as other witnesses. However, the person's evidence may not be used against the person in a prosecution growing out of matters about which the person testifies, and the person is not liable to indictment or information for the offense.

Credits

As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.103-2005, SEC.33; P.L.158-2013, SEC.31, eff. July 1, 2014; P.L.110-2024, SEC.1, eff. March 13, 2024.

I.C. 3-14-3-4, IN ST 3-14-3-4

The statutes and Constitution are current with all legislation of the 2024 Second Regular Session of the 123rd General Assembly effective through May 1, 2024. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.

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