Indiana Code 21-39-8-4. “Materially and substantially disrupt”
(1) Significantly hindering the protected expressive activity of another individual or group.
Terms Used In Indiana Code 21-39-8-4
- Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
- minor: means a person less than eighteen (18) years of age. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
- protected expressive activity: includes the following:
Indiana Code 21-39-8-5
(3) Preventing the transaction of the business of a lawful meeting, gathering, or procession by:
(A) engaging in fighting, violence, or other unlawful behavior; or
(B) physically blocking or threatening violence to prevent an individual from attending, listening to, viewing, or participating in a protected expressive activity.
(b) The term does not include the following:
(1) Conduct that is protected under the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States or Article 1, § 9 of the Constitution of the State of Indiana. Except when an outdoor area of the campus has been reserved in advance of another event, protected conduct under this subdivision includes lawfully protesting in an outdoor area of campus that is generally accessible to the public.
(2) A minor, brief, or fleeting nonviolent disruption of an event that is isolated and short in duration.
As added by P.L.145-2022, SEC.2.