Ind. Code § 35-49-2-2

Matter or performance harmful to minors

Applied in 7 court decisions — leading case Zitlaw v. State (2008)

Most recently applied in Rodney Melton v. State of Indiana (August 2013)

As added by P.L.311-1983, SEC.33.

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Sec. 2. A matter or performance is harmful to minors for purposes of this article if:

(1) it describes or represents, in any form, nudity, sexual conduct, sexual excitement, or sado-masochistic abuse;

(2) considered as a whole, it appeals to the prurient interest in sex of minors;

(3) it is patently offensive to prevailing standards in the adult community as a whole with respect to what is suitable matter for or performance before minors; and

(4) considered as a whole, it lacks serious literary, artistic, political, or scientific value for minors.

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