Ind. Code § 35-42-4-12
Sex offender Internet offense
Redline — January 1, 2018 → current.View current text →
Current — January 1, 2023
As of January 1, 2018
Sec. 12. (a) This section applies only to a sex offender (as defined in IC 11-8-8-4.5).
Sec. 12. (a) This section applies only to a sex offender (as defined in IC 11-8-8-4.5).
(b) A sex offender who knowingly or intentionally violates a:
(b) A sex offender who knowingly or intentionally violates a:
(1) condition of probation;
(1) condition of probation;
(2) condition of parole; or
(2) condition of parole; or
(3) rule of a community transition program;
(3) rule of a community transition program;
that prohibits the offender from using a social networking web site or an instant messaging or chat room program to communicate, directly or through an intermediary, with a child less than sixteen (16) years of age commits a sex offender Internet offense, a Class A misdemeanor. However, the offense is a Level 6 felony if the person has a prior unrelated conviction under this section.
that prohibits the offender from using a social networking web site or an instant messaging or chat room program to communicate with a child less than sixteen (16) years of age commits a sex offender Internet offense, a Class A misdemeanor. However, the offense is a Level 6 felony if the person has a prior unrelated conviction under this section.
(c) It is a defense to a prosecution under subsection (b) that the person reasonably believed that the child was at least sixteen (16) years of age.
(c) It is a defense to a prosecution under subsection (b) that the person reasonably believed that the child was at least sixteen (16) years of age.
Official source: Indiana General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Indiana statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.