Indiana legal term
receiving in Indiana Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Indiana legislative session
In Indiana criminal law, “receiving” 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 “receiving” mean in Indiana criminal law?
"receiving" means acquiring possession or control of or title to property, or lending on the security of property. (Ind. Code § 35-43-4-1)
Statutes defining or using this term
Charges using this term
- Possession of child sexual abuse material; exemptions; defenses
- Trafficking with an inmate; carrying contraband into a correctional facility
- Commission; receiving gifts prohibited
- Indecent display by a youth
- License to carry handgun; fees; resident of another state
- Notice from parents
- Notice of suspension of driving privileges for delinquent child support; reinstatement
- Notice procedures; failure to answer; Class C misdemeanor
- Operating a motor vehicle while privileges are suspended; Level 6 felony
- Receiving unidentified property
- Suspension of driving privileges after fuel theft conviction
- Suspension of driving privileges; petition for reinstatement
Related terms in the same statutes
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