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Ind. Code § 35-34-1-14

Pleading special matters; sufficiency

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Kindred v. State (1988)

Most recently applied in Kindred v. State (June 1988)

As added by Acts 1981, P.L.298, SEC.3.

Sec. 14. In any indictment or information, an averment substantially in compliance with the provisions of this section shall be sufficient.

(a) The age of the defendant or the victim need not be alleged, except where the age of the defendant or the victim is an essential element of the offense charged.

(b) Averments as to any money or bills or notes or postal orders issued by any lawful authority and intended to pass and circulate as money are sufficient to be alleged simply as money without further identification.

(c) It is sufficient to describe a written instrument by any name or designation by which it is usually known or to aver generally the contents of such instrument.

(d) Averments of dates and numbers may be by words or figures or both.

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