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Ind. Code § 35-47-2-17 — Firearms and handguns; giving false information or offering false evidence of identity
Current through 2026 Regular Session
Part of Chapter 2: Regulation of Handguns, Indiana Code.
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Full text of Ind. Code § 35-47-2-17
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.
Sec. 17. (a) No person, in purchasing or otherwise securing delivery of a firearm or in applying for a license to carry a handgun, shall knowingly or intentionally: (1) give false information on a form required to: (A) purchase or secure delivery of a firearm; or (B) apply for a license to carry a handgun; or (2) offer false evidence of identity. In addition to any penalty provided by this chapter, any firearm obtained through false information shall be subject to confiscation and disposition as provided in this chapter. Upon notice of a violation of this section by the superintendent, it shall be the duty of the sheriff or chief of police or corresponding officer of the jurisdiction in which the purchaser resides to confiscate the firearm and retain it as evidence pending trial for the offense. (b) A person who knowingly or intentionally violates this section commits a Level 5 felony.
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Is firearms and handguns; giving false information or offering false evidence of identity a felony or a misdemeanor in Indiana?
Firearms and handguns; giving false information or offering false evidence of identity is a Level 5 Felony in Indiana under Ind. Code § 35-47-2-17.
Which Indiana statute covers firearms and handguns; giving false information or offering false evidence of identity?
Firearms and handguns; giving false information or offering false evidence of identity is governed by Ind. Code § 35-47-2-17 (Firearms and handguns; giving false information or offering false evidence of identity).
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