Indiana legal term
Threat in Indiana Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Indiana legislative session
In Indiana criminal law, “Threat” 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 “Threat” mean in Indiana criminal law?
"Threat" means: (1) an expression, by words or action, of an intention to: (A) unlawfully injure the person threatened or another person, or damage property; (B) unlawfully subject a person to physical confinement or restraint; (C) commit a crime; (D) unlawfully withhold official action, or cause such withholding; (E) unlawfully withhold testimony or information with respect to another person's legal claim or defense, except for a reasonable claim for witness fees or expenses; (F) expose the person threatened to hatred, contempt, disgrace, or ridicule; (G) falsely harm the credit or business r (Ind. Code § 35-45-2-1)
Statutes defining or using this term
Charges using this term
- Kidnapping
- Child exploitation; exemptions; defenses
- Criminal stalking
- Disrupting operation of aircraft
- Loansharking
- Obstruction of justice
- Rape; restitution
- Sexual battery
- Discovery or handling of human remains; failure to report
- Obstructing the inspector general
- Promotion of human labor trafficking
- Promotion of human sexual trafficking
Related terms in the same statutes
This reference is informational and is not legal advice.