Introduced Version
HOUSE BILL No. 1343
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DIGEST OF INTRODUCED BILL
Citations Affected: IC 32-28-13-10; IC 35-52-32-1.5.
Synopsis: Recording of false liens. Makes the filing of a false lien a
Level 6 felony, and increases the penalty to a Level 5 felony if the false
lien is filed against a public official.
Effective: July 1, 2024.
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January 10, 2024, read first time and referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code.
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Second Regular Session of the 123rd General Assembly (2024)
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HOUSE BILL No. 1343
A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning
criminal law and procedure.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
1 SECTION 1. IC 32-28-13-10 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA
2 CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS
3 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 10. (a) A person who, knowing or
4 having reason to know that a lien or other encumbrance:
5 (1) is false; or
6 (2) contains a material misrepresentation;
7 files the lien or other encumbrance against property owned by
8 another person commits malicious interference with property, a
9 Level 6 felony, except as provided in subsection (b).
10 (b) The offense described in subsection (a) is a Level 5 felony if
11 it is committed against a public official because of:
12 (1) an action taken or not taken by the public official within
13 the scope of the public official's official duties; or
14 (2) the public official's status as a public official.
15 SECTION 2. IC 35-52-32-1.5 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA
16 CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS
17 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 1.5. IC 32-28-13-10 defines a
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1 crime concerning liens.
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