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Ind. Code § 35-41-3-9 — Entrapment

Current through 2026 Regular Session

Part of Chapter 3: Defenses Relating to Culpability, Indiana Code.

Full text of Ind. Code § 35-41-3-9

Statutory text current through the 2026 Regular Session. This publication reproduces the official statutory text; it is not the official statutes of the State of Indiana.

Ind. Code § 35-41-3-9Primary source, current through the 2026 Regular Session
Sec. 9. (a) It is a defense that: (1) the prohibited conduct of the person was the product of a law enforcement officer, or his agent, using persuasion or other means likely to cause the person to engage in the conduct; and (2) the person was not predisposed to commit the offense. (b) Conduct merely affording a person an opportunity to commit the offense does not constitute entrapment.

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