Sec. 5. (a) It is unlawful for a person to possess an article, instrument, imitation, or counterfeit of a permit, other than one lawfully issued to the person and which the person is lawfully entitled to possess.

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
Class A misdemeanorup to 1 yearup to $5,000
For details, see Ind. Code § 35-50-2-7 and Ind. Code § 35-50-3-2
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     (b) It is unlawful for a person to display an imitation or counterfeit of a permit for the purpose of defrauding the state of the payment of a tax or license fee imposed by this title.

     (c) A person who knowingly or intentionally violates subsection (a) or (b) commits a Class A misdemeanor. However, the offense is a Level 6 felony if the cost of the permit is at least seven hundred fifty dollars ($750).

[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-1-1-33(d).]

Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1; Acts 1973, P.L.56, SEC.33. As amended by P.L.159-2014, SEC.32.

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