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Ind. Code § 14-22-39-3

Searches of effects; entry onto property

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case State v. Alter (2011)

Most recently applied in State v. Alter (August 2011)

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.15.

Sec. 3. (a) As used in this section, "public or private property" does not include dwellings.

(b) The director and conservation officers may:

(1) search a boat, a conveyance, a vehicle, an automobile, a fish box, a fish basket, a game bag, a game coat, or other receptacle in which game may be carried; and

(2) enter into or upon private or public property for the purposes of subdivision (1) or for the purpose of patrolling or investigating;

if the director or conservation officer has good reason to believe that the director or conservation officer will secure evidence of a violation of this article or a law for the propagation or protection of fish, frogs, mussels, game, furbearing mammals, or birds.

Official source: Indiana General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Indiana statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.