Sec. 17. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), a person who knowingly violates this article commits a Level 5 felony.

     (b) A person who knowingly violates this article commits a Level 4 felony if the person damaged by the violation is at least sixty (60) years of age.

Attorney's Note

Under the Indiana Code, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
Level 4 felonybetween 2 and 12 yearsup to $10,000
Level 5 felonybetween 1 and 6 yearsup to $10,000
For details, see Ind. Code § 35-50-2-5.5 and Ind. Code § 35-50-2-6
     (c) A person commits a Level 5 felony if the person knowingly makes or causes to be made in:

(1) a document filed with or sent to the commissioner or the securities division; or

(2) a proceeding, an investigation, or an examination under this article;

a statement that is, at the time and in the light of the circumstances under which the statement is made, false or misleading in any material respect.

As added by P.L.175-2019, SEC.2.