Sec. 6. (a) Subject to subsection (b), a person who commits the offense of identity deception or synthetic identity deception (before its repeal) may be tried in a county in which:

(1) the victim resides; or

(2) the person:

(A) obtains;

(B) possesses;

(C) transfers; or

(D) uses;

the information used to commit the offense.

     (b) If:

(1) a person is charged with more than one (1) offense of identity deception or synthetic identity deception (before its repeal), or if a person is charged with both identity deception and synthetic identity deception (before its repeal); and

(2) either:

(A) the victims of the crimes reside in more than one (1) county; or

(B) the person performs an act described in subsection (a)(2) in more than one (1) county;

the person may be tried in any county described in subdivision (2).

As added by P.L.125-2006, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.137-2009, SEC.9; P.L.174-2021, SEC.38.