CHAPTER 9. CRIMINAL GANG CONTROL

IC 35-45-9
    Chapter 9. Criminal Gang Control

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"Criminal gang" defined
    Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "criminal gang" means a groupwith at least three (3) members that specifically:
        (1) either:
            (A) promotes, sponsors, or assists in; or
            (B) participates in; or
        (2) requires as a condition of membership or continuedmembership;
the commission of a felony or an act that would be a felony ifcommitted by an adult or the offense of battery (IC 35-42-2-1).
As added by P.L.180-1991, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.140-1994,SEC.5; P.L.192-2007, SEC.9.

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"Threatens" defined
    Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "threatens" includes acommunication made with the intent to harm a person or the person'sproperty or any other person or the property of another person.
As added by P.L.180-1991, SEC.11.

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Participation in criminal gang; offense
    Sec. 3. A person who knowingly or intentionally activelyparticipates in a criminal gang commits criminal gang activity, aClass D felony.
As added by P.L.180-1991, SEC.11.

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Threats; refusal to join or withdrawal from gang; intimidationoffense
    Sec. 4. A person who threatens another person because the otherperson:
        (1) refuses to join a criminal gang; or
        (2) has withdrawn from a criminal gang;
commits criminal gang intimidation, a Class C felony.
As added by P.L.180-1991, SEC.11.

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Criminal gang recruitment
    Sec. 5. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), an individual whoknowingly or intentionally solicits, recruits, entices, or intimidatesanother individual to join a criminal gang commits criminal gang

recruitment, a Class D felony.
    (b) The offense under subsection (a) is a Class C felony if:
        (1) the solicitation, recruitment, enticement, or intimidationoccurs within one thousand (1,000) feet of school property; or
        (2) the individual who is solicited, recruited, enticed, orintimidated is less than eighteen (18) years of age.
As added by P.L.192-2007, SEC.10.

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Restitution
    Sec. 6. In addition to any sentence or fine imposed on a criminalgang member for committing a felony or misdemeanor, the courtshall order a criminal gang member convicted of a felony ormisdemeanor to make restitution to the victim of the crime underIC 35-50-5-3.
As added by P.L.192-2007, SEC.11.