Sec. 18. (a) No person shall:

(1) remove, obliterate, or alter the importer or manufacturer’s serial number on any firearm; or

Attorney's Note

Under the Indiana Code, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
Level 5 felonybetween 1 and 6 yearsup to $10,000
For details, see Ind. Code § 35-50-2-6
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(2) possess any firearm on which the importer or manufacturer’s serial number has been removed, obliterated, or altered.

     (b) A person who knowingly or intentionally violates this section commits a Level 5 felony.

As added by P.L.311-1983, SEC.32. Amended by P.L.158-2013, SEC.582; P.L.142-2020, SEC.73.