Indiana legal term
School property in Indiana Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Indiana legislative session
In Indiana criminal law, “School property” 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 “School property” mean in Indiana criminal law?
"School property" means the following: (1) A building or other structure owned or rented by: (A) a school corporation; (B) an entity that is required to be licensed under IC 12-17.2 or IC 31-27 ; (C) a private school that is not supported and maintained by funds realized from the imposition of a tax on property, income, or sales; or (D) a federal, state, local, or nonprofit program or service operated to serve, assist, or otherwise benefit children who are at least three (3) years of age and not yet enrolled in kindergarten, including the following: (i) A Head Start program under 42 U.S.C. 983 (Ind. Code § 35-31.5-2-285)
Statutes defining or using this term
Charges using this term
- Dangerous possession and unlawful transfer of a firearm
- Possession of a knife on school property
- Possession of firearms or imitation firearms on school property or a school bus; defense to a prosecution; possession of firearms in a motor vehicle parked in a school parking lot
- Advertising e-liquid or vapor product near school property
- Criminal organization recruitment
- Possession or sale of drug precursors
- Unlawful carrying of a handgun
- Unlawful employment by a sexual predator
- Operation of tobacco and vaping business near school prohibited
- Sex offender residency restrictions
- Unlawful entry by a serious sex offender
Related terms in the same statutes
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