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Indiana House Bill HB1122

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1+*EH1122.1*
2+March 5, 2025
3+ENGROSSED
4+HOUSE BILL No. 1122
5+_____
6+DIGEST OF HB 1122 (Updated March 4, 2025 9:18 am - DI 140)
7+Citations Affected: IC 35-44.1.
8+Synopsis: Unlawful encroachment. Authorizes a law enforcement
9+officer to order a person to stop approaching the law enforcement
10+officer if the officer reasonably believes that the person's presence
11+within 25 feet of the officer will interfere with the performance of the
12+officer's duties. Provides that a person who knowingly or intentionally
13+approaches within 25 feet of a law enforcement officer after being
14+ordered to stop approaching commits unlawful encroachment on a law
15+enforcement officer, a Class C misdemeanor.
16+Effective: July 1, 2025.
17+McNamara, Karickhoff, Bartels,
18+Pressel
19+(SENATE SPONSORS — BALDWIN, CLARK)
20+January 8, 2025, read first time and referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code.
21+January 30, 2025, reported — Do Pass.
22+February 3, 2025, read second time, ordered engrossed.
23+February 4, 2025, engrossed. Read third time, passed. Yeas 70, nays 19.
24+SENATE ACTION
25+February 18, 2025, read first time and referred to Committee on Corrections and Criminal
26+Law.
27+March 4, 2025, reported favorably — Do Pass.
28+EH 1122—LS 6743/DI 106 March 5, 2025
129 First Regular Session of the 124th General Assembly (2025)
230 PRINTING CODE. Amendments: Whenever an existing statute (or a section of the Indiana
331 Constitution) is being amended, the text of the existing provision will appear in this style type,
432 additions will appear in this style type, and deletions will appear in this style type.
533 Additions: Whenever a new statutory provision is being enacted (or a new constitutional
634 provision adopted), the text of the new provision will appear in this style type. Also, the
735 word NEW will appear in that style type in the introductory clause of each SECTION that adds
836 a new provision to the Indiana Code or the Indiana Constitution.
937 Conflict reconciliation: Text in a statute in this style type or this style type reconciles conflicts
1038 between statutes enacted by the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly.
11-HOUSE ENROLLED ACT No. 1122
12-AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning criminal law and
13-procedure.
39+ENGROSSED
40+HOUSE BILL No. 1122
41+A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning
42+criminal law and procedure.
1443 Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
15-SECTION 1. IC 35-44.1-2-15 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA
16-CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS
17-[EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 15. (a) A law enforcement officer:
18-(1) lawfully engaged in the execution of the law enforcement
19-officer's duties; and
20-(2) who reasonably believes that a person's presence within
21-twenty-five (25) feet of the law enforcement officer will
22-interfere with the performance of the law enforcement
23-officer's duties;
24-may order the person to stop approaching.
25-(b) A person who knowingly or intentionally approaches within
26-twenty-five (25) feet of a law enforcement officer lawfully engaged
27-in the execution of the law enforcement officer's duties after the
28-law enforcement officer has ordered the person to stop
29-approaching in accordance with subsection (a) commits unlawful
30-encroachment on a law enforcement officer, a Class C
31-misdemeanor.
32-HEA 1122 Speaker of the House of Representatives
33-President of the Senate
34-President Pro Tempore
35-Governor of the State of Indiana
36-Date: Time:
37-HEA 1122
44+1 SECTION 1. IC 35-44.1-2-15 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA
45+2 CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS
46+3 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 15. (a) A law enforcement officer:
47+4 (1) lawfully engaged in the execution of the law enforcement
48+5 officer's duties; and
49+6 (2) who reasonably believes that a person's presence within
50+7 twenty-five (25) feet of the law enforcement officer will
51+8 interfere with the performance of the law enforcement
52+9 officer's duties;
53+10 may order the person to stop approaching.
54+11 (b) A person who knowingly or intentionally approaches within
55+12 twenty-five (25) feet of a law enforcement officer lawfully engaged
56+13 in the execution of the law enforcement officer's duties after the
57+14 law enforcement officer has ordered the person to stop
58+15 approaching in accordance with subsection (a) commits unlawful
59+16 encroachment on a law enforcement officer, a Class C
60+17 misdemeanor.
61+EH 1122—LS 6743/DI 106 2
62+COMMITTEE REPORT
63+Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Courts and Criminal Code, to
64+which was referred House Bill 1122, has had the same under
65+consideration and begs leave to report the same back to the House with
66+the recommendation that said bill do pass.
67+(Reference is to HB 1122 as introduced.)
68+MCNAMARA
69+Committee Vote: Yeas 10, Nays 3
70+_____
71+COMMITTEE REPORT
72+Mr. President: The Senate Committee on Corrections and Criminal
73+Law, to which was referred House Bill No. 1122, has had the same
74+under consideration and begs leave to report the same back to the
75+Senate with the recommendation that said bill DO PASS.
76+ (Reference is to HB 1122 as printed January 30, 2025.)
77+
78+FREEMAN, Chairperson
79+Committee Vote: Yeas 8, Nays 0
80+EH 1122—LS 6743/DI 106