(1) “Camera” means a camera, a video camera, a device that captures a digital image, or any other type of video recording device.

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(A) any looking of a clandestine, surreptitious, prying, or secretive nature; or

(B) using a concealed camera with the intent of capturing an intimate image (as defined by IC 34-21.5-2-1).

(3) “Private area” means the naked or undergarment clad genitals, pubic area, or buttocks of an individual.

     (b) A person:

(1) who knowingly or intentionally:

(A) peeps; or

(B) goes upon the land of another with the intent to peep;

into an occupied dwelling of another person; or

(2) who knowingly or intentionally peeps in or into an area where an occupant of the area reasonably can be expected to disrobe or is actually expected to disrobe, including:

(A) restrooms;

(B) baths;

(C) showers; and

(D) dressing rooms;

without the consent of the other person, commits voyeurism, a Class B misdemeanor.

     (c) However, the offense under subsection (b) is a Level 6 felony if:

(1) it is knowingly or intentionally committed by means of a camera; or

(2) the person who commits the offense has a prior unrelated conviction under this section.

     (d) A person who:

(1) without the consent of the individual; and

(2) with intent to peep at the private area of an individual;

peeps at the private area of an individual and records an image by means of a camera commits public voyeurism, a Class A misdemeanor.

     (e) The offense under subsection (d) is a Level 6 felony if the person has a prior unrelated conviction under this section or if the person:

(1) publishes the image;

(2) makes the image available on the Internet; or

(3) transmits or disseminates the image to another person.

     (f) It is a defense to a prosecution under subsection (d) that the individual deliberately exposed the individual’s private area.

     (g) A person who, with the intent to peep, operates an unmanned aerial vehicle in a manner that is intended to cause the unmanned aerial vehicle to enter the space above or surrounding another person’s occupied dwelling for the purpose of capturing images, photographs, video recordings, or audio recordings of the other person while the other person is:

(1) within the other person’s occupied dwelling; or

(2) on the land or premises:

(A) on which the other person’s occupied dwelling is located; and

(B) in a location that is not visible from an area:

(i) open to the general public; or

(ii) where a member of the general public has the right to be;

commits remote aerial voyeurism, a Class A misdemeanor.

     (h) The offense under subsection (g) is a Level 6 felony if the person has a prior unrelated conviction under this section or if the person:

(1) publishes the images, photographs, or recordings captured;

(2) makes the images, photographs, or recordings captured available on the Internet; or

(3) transmits or disseminates the images, photographs, or recordings captured to another person.

As added by P.L.311-1983, SEC.31. Amended by P.L.301-1995, SEC.1; P.L.215-1997, SEC.2; P.L.7-2005, SEC.1; P.L.75-2011, SEC.1; P.L.158-2013, SEC.529; P.L.107-2017, SEC.8; P.L.142-2020, SEC.72; P.L.79-2024, SEC.3.