Indiana legal term
law enforcement agency in Indiana Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Indiana legislative session
In Indiana criminal law, “law enforcement agency” is a term defined by statute rather than by its everyday meaning. Its statutory definition — quoted verbatim below — controls how the term is applied throughout the Indiana criminal code.
What does “law enforcement agency” mean in Indiana criminal law?
"law enforcement agency" means an agency or department of: (1) the state; (2) a political subdivision of the state; or (3) a tribe; whose principal function is the apprehension of criminal offenders. (Ind. Code § 35-47-15-2)
Statutes defining or using this term
Charges using this term
- Cruelty to a law enforcement animal
- Disarming a law enforcement officer
- Unlawful manufacture or sale of police or fire insignia
- Battery, neglect, or exploitation of endangered adult or person with mental or physical disability; failure to report; unlawful disclosure; referrals; retaliation
- Nitrous oxide distribution; nonmedical purposes
- Obstruction of justice
- Promoting professional gambling; acts constituting; boat manufacturers; public utilities
- Armor-piercing ammunition; offense; exceptions
- Disabling a law enforcement recording device
- License requirement; application; procedure
- Unlawful discrimination against a person whose record has been expunged; exceptions
- Unlawful entry to restricted area of airport
Related terms in the same statutes
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