Sec. 6. (a) Subject to subsection (b), a person who commits the offense of identity deception or synthetic identity deception (before its repeal) may be tried in a county in which:
(1) the victim resides; or
(2) the person:
(A) obtains;
(B) possesses;
(C) transfers; or
(D) uses;
the information used to commit the offense.
(b) If:
(1) a person is charged with more than one (1) offense of identity deception or synthetic identity deception (before its repeal), or if a person is charged with both identity deception and synthetic identity deception (before its repeal); and
(2) either:
(A) the victims of the crimes reside in more than one (1) county; or
(B) the person performs an act described in subsection (a)(2) in more than one (1) county;
the person may be tried in any county described in subdivision (2).