Sec. 7. A person who knowingly or intentionally hinders or obstructs:

(1) a law enforcement officer;

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
For details, see Ind. Code § 35-50-2-5.5

Terms Used In Indiana Code 35-47.5-5-7

  • United States: includes the District of Columbia and the commonwealths, possessions, states in free association with the United States, and the territories. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
(2) a fire official;

(3) an emergency management official;

(4) an animal trained to detect destructive devices; or

(5) a robot or mechanical device designed or used by a law enforcement officer, fire official, or emergency management official;

of Indiana or of the United States in the detection, disarming, or destruction of a destructive device commits a Level 4 felony.

As added by P.L.123-2002, SEC.50. Amended by P.L.158-2013, SEC.613.