Ind. Code § 35-41-3-1

Legal authority

Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Sanders v. State (1984)

Most recently applied in Barocas v. State (May 2011)

As added by Acts 1976, P.L.148, SEC.1

Sec. 1. A person is justified in engaging in conduct otherwise prohibited if he has legal authority to do so.

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