Sec. 7. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), a person who knowingly releases criminal intelligence information to an agency or person other than a criminal justice agency commits a Class A misdemeanor.

     (b) When necessary to avoid imminent danger to life or property, a criminal justice agency may disseminate an assessment of criminal intelligence information to:

Attorney's Note

Under the Indiana Code, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
Class A misdemeanorup to 1 yearup to $5,000
For details, see Ind. Code § 35-50-3-2

Terms Used In Indiana Code 5-2-4-7

  • Criminal intelligence information: means information on identifiable individuals compiled in an effort to anticipate, prevent, or monitor possible criminal activity, including terrorist activity. See Indiana Code 5-2-4-1
  • Criminal justice agency: means any agency or department of any level of government which performs as its principal function the apprehension, prosecution, adjudication, incarceration, or rehabilitation of criminal offenders, or location of parents with child support obligations under 42 U. See Indiana Code 5-2-4-1
  • Property: includes personal and real property. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
(1) a government official; or

(2) another individual:

(A) whose life or property is in imminent danger;

(B) who is responsible for protecting the life or property of another person; or

(C) who may be in a position to reduce or mitigate the imminent danger to life or property.

As added by Acts 1977, P.L.50, SEC.1. Amended by Acts 1978, P.L.2, SEC.503; P.L.186-2007, SEC.2.