Introduced Version




HOUSE BILL No. 1058

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DIGEST OF INTRODUCED BILL



Citations Affected: IC 35-47-2.

Synopsis: Handgun licenses. Requires a person: (1) who has a license to carry a handgun; (2) who carries the handgun in a vehicle or on or about the person's body; and (3) who is stopped or otherwise detained by a law enforcement officer for any reason; to immediately disclose to the law enforcement officer that the person is carrying the handgun in the vehicle or on or about the person's body. Makes a failure to immediately disclose the information to a law enforcement officer: (1) a Class C infraction for the first violation; and (2) a Class B infraction for a second or subsequent violation.

Effective: July 1, 2010.



VanDenburgh, Lawson L


    January 5, 2010, read first time and referred to Committee on Natural Resources.




Introduced

Second Regular Session 116th General Assembly (2010)


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HOUSE BILL No. 1058


    A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning criminal law and procedure.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:

SOURCE: IC 35-47-2-22.5; (10)IN1058.1.1. -->     SECTION 1. IC 35-47-2-22.5 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2010]: Sec. 22.5. A person:
        (1) who has a license issued under this chapter to carry a handgun;
        (2) who carries the handgun in a vehicle or on or about the person's body; and
        (3) who is stopped or otherwise detained by a law enforcement officer for any reason;
shall immediately disclose to the law enforcement officer that the person is carrying the handgun in the vehicle or on or about the person's body.
SOURCE: IC 35-47-2-23; (10)IN1058.1.2. -->     SECTION 2. IC 35-47-2-23 IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2010]: Sec. (a) A person who violates section 3, 4, 5, 14, 15, or 16 of this chapter commits a Class B misdemeanor.
    (b) A person who violates section 7, 17, or 18 of this chapter

commits a Class C felony.
    (c) A person who violates section 1 of this chapter commits a Class A misdemeanor. However, the offense is a Class C felony:
        (1) if the offense is committed:
            (A) on or in school property;
            (B) within one thousand (1,000) feet of school property; or
            (C) on a school bus; or
        (2) if the person:
            (A) has a prior conviction of any offense under:
                (i) this subsection; or
                (ii) subsection (d); or
            (B) has been convicted of a felony within fifteen (15) years before the date of the offense.
    (d) A person who violates section 22 of this chapter commits a Class A misdemeanor. However, the offense is a Class D felony if the person has a prior conviction of any offense under this subsection or subsection (c), or if the person has been convicted of a felony within fifteen (15) years before the date of the offense.
     (e) A person who violates section 22.5 of this chapter commits a Class C infraction. However, the violation is a Class B infraction if the person has a prior unrelated judgment for a violation of section 22.5 of this chapter.