Sec. 21. A person who:

(1) pays employees the salary or wages due in pay envelopes upon which there is printed or in which there is enclosed a political motto, device, or argument containing threats intended or calculated to influence the political opinions or actions of the employees; or

Attorney's Note

Under the Indiana Code, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
Level 6 felonybetween 6 mos. and 2 1/2 yearsup to $10,000
For details, see Ind. Code § 35-50-2-7

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(2) exhibits in the workplace of the person’s employees a handbill or placard containing a threat, notice, or information that, if a particular ticket, candidate, or public question is elected, approved, or defeated:

(A) work in the person’s place or establishment will cease in whole or in part;

(B) the person’s establishment will be closed; or

(C) the wages of the employees will be reduced;

or that is otherwise intended or calculated to influence the political opinions or actions of the employees;

commits a Level 6 felony.

As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.3-1987, SEC.484; P.L.10-1988, SEC.214; P.L.158-2013, SEC.46.