Indiana legal term
Vehicle in Indiana Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Indiana legislative session
In Indiana criminal law, “Vehicle” 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 “Vehicle” mean in Indiana criminal law?
"Vehicle" means a device for transportation by land, water, or air. (Ind. Code § 35-31.5-2-346)
Statutes defining or using this term
Charges using this term
- Criminal confinement
- Duties of driver of motor vehicle involved in accident; sentencing
- Kidnapping
- Obstruction of traffic
- Reckless driving; passing a school bus with extended stop arm; penalty; license suspension
- Driving without a license
- Highway worksites; penalties for violations
- Conversion
- Criminal recklessness
- Criminal trespass; denial of entry; denial by posting with purple marks; permission to enter; exceptions
- Intimidation
- Operating while suspended; penalties
Related terms in the same statutes
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