Indiana 2025 Regular Session

Indiana Senate Bill SB0152 Compare Versions

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2	2	Introduced Version
3	3	SENATE BILL No. 152
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5	5	DIGEST OF INTRODUCED BILL
6	6	Citations Affected: IC 3-5-2; IC 3-14-3-4.5; IC 35-47-2;
7	7	IC 35-52-3-47.5.
8	8	Synopsis: Possession of firearms. Prohibits a person from carrying a
9	9	firearm in or near: (1) a chute; (2) polls; (3) certain areas where voters
10	10	congregate or are likely to congregate; or (4) any room where ballots
11	11	are being counted. Provides that the offense is a Class C misdemeanor.
12	12	Enhances the offense to a: (1) Class A misdemeanor if the person has
13	13	a prior unrelated conviction for the offense; or (2) Level 6 felony if the
14	14	firearm is pointed at another person. Specifies: (1) a defense; and (2)
15	15	certain notice requirements. Prohibits other defenses. Defines
16	16	particular terms. Makes conforming amendments. Changes the
17	17	minimum age required to carry a handgun to 21 years of age.
18	18	Effective: July 1, 2025.
19	19	Randolph Lonnie M
20	20	January 8, 2025, read first time and referred to Committee on Corrections and Criminal
21	21	Law.
22	22	2025 IN 152—LS 6257/DI 106 Introduced
23	23	First Regular Session of the 124th General Assembly (2025)
24	24	PRINTING CODE. Amendments: Whenever an existing statute (or a section of the Indiana
25	25	Constitution) is being amended, the text of the existing provision will appear in this style type,
26	26	additions will appear in this style type, and deletions will appear in this style type.
27	27	Additions: Whenever a new statutory provision is being enacted (or a new constitutional
28	28	provision adopted), the text of the new provision will appear in this style type. Also, the
29	29	word NEW will appear in that style type in the introductory clause of each SECTION that adds
30	30	a new provision to the Indiana Code or the Indiana Constitution.
31	31	Conflict reconciliation: Text in a statute in this style type or this style type reconciles conflicts
32	32	between statutes enacted by the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly.
33	33	SENATE BILL No. 152
34	34	A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning
35	35	public safety.
36	36	Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
37	37	1 SECTION 1. IC 3-5-2-24.7 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
38	38	2 AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
39	39	3 1, 2025]: Sec. 24.7. "Firearm", for purposes of IC 3-14-3-4.5, has
40	40	4 the meaning set forth in IC 35-47-1-5.
41	41	5 SECTION 2. IC 3-5-2-38.5 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
42	42	6 AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
43	43	7 1, 2025]: Sec. 38.5. (a) "Polling place" refers to the entire building
44	44	8 or structure where any of the following occur:
45	45	9 (1) Voters vote in a precinct on election day.
46	46	10 (2) Voters vote at a vote center on election day.
47	47	11 (3) Voters are entitled to cast absentee ballots, including:
48	48	12 (A) an office as described in IC 3-11-10-26; and
49	49	13 (B) a vote center established under IC 3-11-18.1.
50	50	14 (b) The term does not include a building or structure:
51	51	15 (1) that is the:
52	52	16 (A) voter's private residence; or
53	53	17 (B) building or structure in which the voter's private
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55	55	1 residence is located;
56	56	2 if the voter marks the voter's absentee ballot in or on the
57	57	3 premises of the voter's private residence; or
58	58	4 (2) where a voter chooses to mark the voter's absentee ballot
59	59	5 if the building or structure where the voter's absentee ballot
60	60	6 is marked is not designated under this title as a location for a
61	61	7 voter to vote on election day or to cast an absentee ballot.
62	62	8 SECTION 3. IC 3-5-2-39, AS AMENDED BY P.L.169-2015,
63	63	9 SECTION 2, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
64	64	10 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 39. "Polls" means the room in a structure polling
65	65	11 place where the voters of a precinct vote by casting ballots on election
66	66	12 day.
67	67	13 SECTION 4. IC 3-14-3-4.5 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
68	68	14 AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
69	69	15 1, 2025]: Sec. 4.5. (a) This section:
70	70	16 (1) applies when an election officer is present in or on the
71	71	17 premises of a polling place and is acting within the scope of
72	72	18 the election officer's official duties; and
73	73	19 (2) does not apply to a:
74	74	20 (A) federal;
75	75	21 (B) state; or
76	76	22 (C) local;
77	77	23 law enforcement officer.
78	78	24 (b) Subject to subsection (c), and except as provided in
79	79	25 subsection (f), a person may not knowingly or intentionally carry
80	80	26 a firearm within fifty (50) feet of the following:
81	81	27 (1) The chute.
82	82	28 (2) The polls.
83	83	29 (3) Any area where voters congregate or are likely to
84	84	30 congregate for any purpose related to voting or the casting of
85	85	31 ballots.
86	86	32 (4) Any room where ballots are being counted.
87	87	33 (c) Except as provided in subsection (f), a person may not
88	88	34 knowingly or intentionally carry a firearm anywhere in or on the
89	89	35 premises of a polling place if less than fifty (50) feet exists between
90	90	36 a boundary or property line, as applicable, and one (1) or more of
91	91	37 the following:
92	92	38 (1) The chute.
93	93	39 (2) The polls.
94	94	40 (3) Any area where voters congregate or are likely to
95	95	41 congregate for any purpose related to voting or the casting of
96	96	42 ballots.
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98	98	1 (4) Any room where ballots are being counted.
99	99	2 (d) A person who violates subsection (b) or (c) commits a Class
100	100	3 C misdemeanor. However, the offense is a:
101	101	4 (1) Class A misdemeanor if the person has a prior unrelated
102	102	5 conviction under this section; or
103	103	6 (2) Level 6 felony if the firearm is pointed at another person.
104	104	7 (e) It is not a defense to a prosecution under this section that the
105	105	8 firearm was:
106	106	9 (1) concealed;
107	107	10 (2) holstered;
108	108	11 (3) unloaded;
109	109	12 (4) not immediately accessible;
110	110	13 (5) disabled;
111	111	14 (6) in a partial or complete state of disassembly; or
112	112	15 (7) otherwise inoperable;
113	113	16 at the time the firearm was carried.
114	114	17 (f) It is a defense to a prosecution under this section that the
115	115	18 requirements specified in subsections (g) and (h) were not met at
116	116	19 the time the firearm was possessed.
117	117	20 (g) An election officer shall conspicuously display a firearm
118	118	21 prohibition notice in, on, or at each of the following locations, as
119	119	22 applicable:
120	120	23 (1) The chute.
121	121	24 (2) The polls.
122	122	25 (3) Any area where voters congregate or are likely to
123	123	26 congregate for any purpose related to voting or the casting of
124	124	27 ballots.
125	125	28 (4) Any room where ballots are being counted.
126	126	29 (5) Along any fifty (50) foot perimeter described in subsection
127	127	30 (b) at practicable intervals.
128	128	31 A firearm prohibition notice described under this subsection must
129	129	32 comply with the requirements specified in subsection (h).
130	130	33 (h) A firearm prohibition notice must do the following:
131	131	34 (1) Clearly state that the carrying of firearms is prohibited:
132	132	35 (A) within fifty (50) feet of:
133	133	36 (i) the chute;
134	134	37 (ii) the polls;
135	135	38 (iii) any area where voters congregate or are likely to
136	136	39 congregate for any purpose related to voting or the
137	137	40 casting of ballots; or
138	138	41 (iv) any room where ballots are being counted; and
139	139	42 (B) anywhere in or on the premises of the polling place if
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141	141	1 the conditions specified in subsection (c) are met.
142	142	2 (2) Specify that the carrying of a firearm in violation of
143	143	3 subsection (b) or (c) is an arrestable offense.
144	144	4 (3) Specify all possible:
145	145	5 (A) criminal penalties; and
146	146	6 (B) fines;
147	147	7 for a violation of a firearm prohibition described in subsection
148	148	8 (b) or (c).
149	149	9 (i) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to alter, limit,
150	150	10 relax, or supersede a more restrictive firearms prohibition policy
151	151	11 or rule enacted by a person with executive authority over a polling
152	152	12 place.
153	153	13 SECTION 5. IC 35-47-2-1.5, AS ADDED BY P.L.175-2022,
154	154	14 SECTION 9, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
155	155	15 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 1.5. (a) The following terms are defined for this
156	156	16 section:
157	157	17 (1) "Adjudicated a mental defective" means a determination by a
158	158	18 court that a person:
159	159	19 (A) presents a danger to the person or to others; or
160	160	20 (B) lacks the mental capacity necessary to contract or manage
161	161	21 the person's affairs.
162	162	22 The term includes a finding of insanity by a court in a criminal
163	163	23 proceeding.
164	164	24 (2) "Alien" means any person who is not lawfully in the United
165	165	25 States. The term includes:
166	166	26 (A) any person who has:
167	167	27 (i) entered the United States without inspection and
168	168	28 authorization by an immigration officer; and
169	169	29 (ii) not been paroled into the United States under the federal
170	170	30 Immigration and Nationality Act;
171	171	31 (B) a nonimmigrant:
172	172	32 (i) whose authorized period of stay has expired; or
173	173	33 (ii) who has violated the terms of the nonimmigrant category
174	174	34 under which the person was admitted;
175	175	35 (C) a person paroled under the federal Immigration and
176	176	36 Nationality Act whose period of parole has:
177	177	37 (i) expired; or
178	178	38 (ii) been terminated; and
179	179	39 (D) a person subject to an order:
180	180	40 (i) of deportation, exclusion, or removal; or
181	181	41 (ii) to depart the United States voluntarily;
182	182	42 regardless of whether or not the person has left the United
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184	184	1 States.
185	185	2 (3) "Committed to a mental institution" means the formal
186	186	3 commitment of a person to a mental institution by a court. The
187	187	4 term includes:
188	188	5 (A) a commitment for:
189	189	6 (i) a cognitive or mental defect; or
190	190	7 (ii) a mental illness; and
191	191	8 (B) involuntary commitments.
192	192	9 The term does not include voluntary commitments or a
193	193	10 commitment made for observational purposes.
194	194	11 (4) "Crime of domestic violence" has the meaning set forth in
195	195	12 IC 35-31.5-2-78.
196	196	13 (5) "Dangerous" has the meaning set forth in IC 35-47-14-1.
197	197	14 (6) "Fugitive from justice" means any person who:
198	198	15 (A) flees or leaves from any state to avoid prosecution for a
199	199	16 felony or misdemeanor offense; or
200	200	17 (B) flees or leaves any state to avoid testifying in a criminal
201	201	18 proceeding.
202	202	19 (7) "Indictment" means any formal accusation of a crime made by
203	203	20 a prosecuting attorney in any court for a crime punishable by a
204	204	21 term of imprisonment exceeding one (1) year.
205	205	22 (8) A crime or offense "punishable by a term of imprisonment
206	206	23 exceeding one (1) year" does not include a federal or state crime
207	207	24 or offense pertaining to antitrust violations, unfair trade practices,
208	208	25 restraints of trade, or other similar offenses relating to the
209	209	26 regulation of business practices.
210	210	27 (b) Except as provided in subsections (c) and (d), the following
211	211	28 persons may not knowingly or intentionally carry a handgun:
212	212	29 (1) A person convicted of a federal or state offense punishable by
213	213	30 a term of imprisonment exceeding one (1) year.
214	214	31 (2) A fugitive from justice.
215	215	32 (3) An alien.
216	216	33 (4) A person convicted of:
217	217	34 (A) a crime of domestic violence (IC 35-31.5-2-78);
218	218	35 (B) domestic battery (IC 35-42-2-1.3); or
219	219	36 (C) criminal stalking (IC 35-45-10-5).
220	220	37 (5) A person restrained by an order of protection issued under
221	221	38 IC 34-26-5.
222	222	39 (6) A person under indictment.
223	223	40 (7) A person who has been:
224	224	41 (A) adjudicated dangerous under IC 35-47-14-6;
225	225	42 (B) adjudicated a mental defective; or
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227	227	1 (C) committed to a mental institution.
228	228	2 (8) A person dishonorably discharged from:
229	229	3 (A) military service; or
230	230	4 (B) the National Guard.
231	231	5 (9) A person who renounces the person's United States citizenship
232	232	6 in the manner described in 8 U.S.C. 1481.
233	233	7 (10) A person who is less than:
234	234	8 (A) eighteen (18) twenty-one (21) years of age; or
235	235	9 (B) twenty-three (23) years of age and has an adjudication as
236	236	10 a delinquent child for an act described by IC 35-47-4-5;
237	237	11 unless authorized under IC 35-47-10.
238	238	12 (c) Subsection (b)(4)(A) and (b)(4)(B) does not apply to a person if
239	239	13 a court has restored the person's right to possess a firearm under
240	240	14 IC 35-47-4-7.
241	241	15 (d) A person who has:
242	242	16 (1) been adjudicated dangerous under IC 35-47-14-6; and
243	243	17 (2) successfully petitioned for the return of a firearm under
244	244	18 IC 35-47-14-8 with respect to the adjudication under subdivision
245	245	19 (1);
246	246	20 is not prohibited from carrying a handgun under subsection (b) on the
247	247	21 basis that the person was adjudicated dangerous under subdivision (1).
248	248	22 However, the person may still be prohibited from carrying a handgun
249	249	23 on one (1) or more of the other grounds listed in subsection (b).
250	250	24 (e) A person who violates this section commits unlawful carrying of
251	251	25 a handgun, a Class A misdemeanor. However, the offense is a Level 5
252	252	26 felony if:
253	253	27 (1) the offense is committed:
254	254	28 (A) on or in school property;
255	255	29 (B) within five hundred (500) feet of school property; or
256	256	30 (C) on a school bus; or
257	257	31 (2) the person:
258	258	32 (A) has a prior conviction of any offense under:
259	259	33 (i) this section;
260	260	34 (ii) section 1 of this chapter (carrying a handgun without a
261	261	35 license) (before its repeal); or
262	262	36 (iii) section 22 of this chapter; or
263	263	37 (B) has been convicted of a felony within fifteen (15) years
264	264	38 before the date of the offense.
265	265	39 SECTION 6. IC 35-47-2-3, AS AMENDED BY THE TECHNICAL
266	266	40 CORRECTIONS BILL OF THE 2025 GENERAL ASSEMBLY, IS
267	267	41 AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]:
268	268	42 Sec. 3. (a) A person who is at least eighteen (18) twenty-one (21) years
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270	270	1 of age and is not otherwise prohibited from carrying or possessing a
271	271	2 handgun under state or federal law is not required to obtain or possess
272	272	3 a license or permit from the state to carry a handgun in Indiana. A
273	273	4 person who wishes to carry a firearm in another state under a
274	274	5 reciprocity agreement entered into by this state and another state may
275	275	6 obtain a license to carry a handgun in Indiana under this chapter by
276	276	7 applying as follows:
277	277	8 (1) If the applicant is a resident of this state:
278	278	9 (A) to the chief of police or corresponding law enforcement
279	279	10 officer of the municipality in which the applicant resides; or
280	280	11 (B) if that municipality has no such officer, or if the applicant
281	281	12 does not reside in a municipality, to the sheriff of the county
282	282	13 in which the applicant resides after the applicant has obtained
283	283	14 an application form prescribed by the superintendent.
284	284	15 (2) If the applicant is a resident of another state and has a regular
285	285	16 place of business or employment in Indiana, to the sheriff of the
286	286	17 county in which the applicant has a regular place of business or
287	287	18 employment.
288	288	19 The superintendent and local law enforcement agencies shall allow an
289	289	20 applicant desiring to obtain or renew a license to carry a handgun to
290	290	21 submit an application electronically under this chapter if funds are
291	291	22 available to establish and maintain an electronic application system.
292	292	23 (b) This subsection applies before July 1, 2020. The law
293	293	24 enforcement agency which accepts an application for a handgun license
294	294	25 shall collect the following application fees:
295	295	26 (1) From a person applying for a four (4) year handgun license, a
296	296	27 ten dollar ($10) application fee, five dollars ($5) of which shall be
297	297	28 refunded if the license is not issued.
298	298	29 (2) From a person applying for a lifetime handgun license who
299	299	30 does not currently possess a valid Indiana handgun license, a fifty
300	300	31 dollar ($50) application fee, thirty dollars ($30) of which shall be
301	301	32 refunded if the license is not issued.
302	302	33 (3) From a person applying for a lifetime handgun license who
303	303	34 currently possesses a valid Indiana handgun license, a forty dollar
304	304	35 ($40) application fee, thirty dollars ($30) of which shall be
305	305	36 refunded if the license is not issued.
306	306	37 Except as provided in subsection (j), the fee shall be deposited into the
307	307	38 law enforcement agency's firearms training fund or other appropriate
308	308	39 training activities fund and used by the agency to train law enforcement
309	309	40 officers in the proper use of firearms or in other law enforcement
310	310	41 duties, or to purchase firearms, firearm related equipment, or body
311	311	42 armor (as defined in IC 35-47-5-13(a)) for the law enforcement officers
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313	313	1 employed by the law enforcement agency. The state board of accounts
314	314	2 shall establish rules for the proper accounting and expenditure of funds
315	315	3 collected under this subsection.
316	316	4 (c) This subsection applies after June 30, 2020, and before July 1,
317	317	5 2021. The law enforcement agency which accepts an application for a
318	318	6 handgun license shall not collect a fee from a person applying for a five
319	319	7 (5) year handgun license and shall collect the following application
320	320	8 fees:
321	321	9 (1) From a person applying for a lifetime handgun license who
322	322	10 does not currently possess a valid Indiana handgun license, a fifty
323	323	11 dollar ($50) application fee, thirty dollars ($30) of which shall be
324	324	12 refunded if the license is not issued.
325	325	13 (2) From a person applying for a lifetime handgun license who
326	326	14 currently possesses a valid Indiana handgun license, a forty dollar
327	327	15 ($40) application fee, thirty dollars ($30) of which shall be
328	328	16 refunded if the license is not issued.
329	329	17 Except as provided in subsection (j), the fee shall be deposited into the
330	330	18 law enforcement agency's firearms training fund or other appropriate
331	331	19 training activities fund and used by the agency to train law enforcement
332	332	20 officers in the proper use of firearms or in other law enforcement
333	333	21 duties, or to purchase firearms, firearm related equipment, or body
334	334	22 armor (as defined in IC 35-47-5-13(a)) for the law enforcement officers
335	335	23 employed by the law enforcement agency. The state board of accounts
336	336	24 shall establish rules for the proper accounting and expenditure of funds
337	337	25 collected under this subsection.
338	338	26 (d) This subsection applies after June 30, 2021. The law
339	339	27 enforcement agency which accepts an application for a handgun license
340	340	28 shall not collect a fee from a person applying for a handgun license.
341	341	29 (e) The officer to whom the application is made shall ascertain the
342	342	30 applicant's name, full address, length of residence in the community,
343	343	31 whether the applicant's residence is located within the limits of any city
344	344	32 or town, the applicant's occupation, place of business or employment,
345	345	33 criminal record, if any, and convictions (minor traffic offenses
346	346	34 excepted), age, race, sex, nationality, date of birth, citizenship, height,
347	347	35 weight, build, color of hair, color of eyes, scars and marks, whether the
348	348	36 applicant has previously held an Indiana license to carry a handgun
349	349	37 and, if so, the serial number of the license and year issued, whether the
350	350	38 applicant's license has ever been suspended or revoked, and if so, the
351	351	39 year and reason for the suspension or revocation, and the applicant's
352	352	40 reason for desiring a license. If the applicant is not a United States
353	353	41 citizen, the officer to whom the application is made shall ascertain the
354	354	42 applicant's country of citizenship, place of birth, and any alien or
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356	356	1 admission number issued by the United States Citizenship and
357	357	2 Immigration Services or United States Customs and Border Protection
358	358	3 or any successor agency as applicable. The officer to whom the
359	359	4 application is made shall conduct an investigation into the applicant's
360	360	5 official records and verify thereby the applicant's character and
361	361	6 reputation, and shall in addition verify for accuracy the information
362	362	7 contained in the application, and shall forward this information
363	363	8 together with the officer's recommendation for approval or disapproval
364	364	9 and one (1) set of legible and classifiable fingerprints of the applicant
365	365	10 to the superintendent. An investigation conducted under this section
366	366	11 must include the consulting of available local, state, and federal
367	367	12 criminal history data banks, including the National Instant Criminal
368	368	13 Background Check System (NICS), to determine whether possession
369	369	14 of a firearm by an applicant would be a violation of state or federal law.
370	370	15 (f) The superintendent may make whatever further investigation the
371	371	16 superintendent deems necessary. Whenever disapproval is
372	372	17 recommended, the officer to whom the application is made shall
373	373	18 provide the superintendent and the applicant with the officer's complete
374	374	19 and specific reasons, in writing, for the recommendation of
375	375	20 disapproval.
376	376	21 (g) If it appears to the superintendent that the applicant:
377	377	22 (1) has a proper reason for receiving a license to carry a handgun;
378	378	23 (2) is of good character and reputation;
379	379	24 (3) is a proper person to be licensed; and
380	380	25 (4) is:
381	381	26 (A) a citizen of the United States; or
382	382	27 (B) not a citizen of the United States but is allowed to carry a
383	383	28 firearm in the United States under federal law;
384	384	29 the superintendent shall issue to the applicant a license to carry a
385	385	30 handgun in Indiana. The original license shall be delivered to the
386	386	31 licensee. A copy shall be delivered to the officer to whom the
387	387	32 application for license was made. A copy shall be retained by the
388	388	33 superintendent for at least five (5) years in the case of a five (5) year
389	389	34 license. The superintendent may adopt guidelines to establish a records
390	390	35 retention policy for a lifetime license. A five (5) year license shall be
391	391	36 valid for a period of five (5) years from the date of issue. A lifetime
392	392	37 license is valid for the life of the individual receiving the license. The
393	393	38 license of police officers, sheriffs or their deputies, and law
394	394	39 enforcement officers of the United States government who have twenty
395	395	40 (20) or more years of service shall be valid for the life of these
396	396	41 individuals. However, a lifetime license is automatically revoked if the
397	397	42 license holder does not remain a proper person.
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399	399	1 (h) At the time a license is issued and delivered to a licensee under
400	400	2 subsection (g), the superintendent shall include with the license
401	401	3 information concerning firearms safety rules that:
402	402	4 (1) neither opposes nor supports an individual's right to bear
403	403	5 arms; and
404	404	6 (2) is:
405	405	7 (A) recommended by a nonprofit educational organization that
406	406	8 is dedicated to providing education on safe handling and use
407	407	9 of firearms;
408	408	10 (B) prepared by the state police department; and
409	409	11 (C) approved by the superintendent.
410	410	12 The superintendent may not deny a license under this section because
411	411	13 the information required under this subsection is unavailable at the
412	412	14 time the superintendent would otherwise issue a license. The state
413	413	15 police department may accept private donations or grants to defray the
414	414	16 cost of printing and mailing the information required under this
415	415	17 subsection.
416	416	18 (i) A license to carry a handgun shall not be issued to any person
417	417	19 who:
418	418	20 (1) has been convicted of a felony;
419	419	21 (2) has had a license to carry a handgun suspended, unless the
420	420	22 person's license has been reinstated;
421	421	23 (3) is under eighteen (18) twenty-one (21) years of age;
422	422	24 (4) is under twenty-three (23) years of age if the person has been
423	423	25 adjudicated a delinquent child for an act that would be a felony if
424	424	26 committed by an adult;
425	425	27 (5) has been arrested for a Class A or Class B felony for an
426	426	28 offense committed before July 1, 2014, for a Level 1, Level 2,
427	427	29 Level 3, or Level 4 felony for an offense committed after June 30,
428	428	30 2014, or any other felony that was committed while armed with
429	429	31 a deadly weapon or that involved the use of violence, if a court
430	430	32 has found probable cause to believe that the person committed the
431	431	33 offense charged;
432	432	34 (6) is prohibited by federal law from possessing or receiving
433	433	35 firearms under 18 U.S.C. 922(g); or
434	434	36 (7) is described in section 1.5 of this chapter, unless exempted by
435	435	37 section 1.5 of this chapter.
436	436	38 In the case of an arrest under subdivision (5), a license to carry a
437	437	39 handgun may be issued to a person who has been acquitted of the
438	438	40 specific offense charged or if the charges for the specific offense are
439	439	41 dismissed. The superintendent shall prescribe all forms to be used in
440	440	42 connection with the administration of this chapter.
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442	442	1 (j) If the law enforcement agency that charges a fee under
443	443	2 subsection (b) or (c) is a city or town law enforcement agency, the fee
444	444	3 shall be deposited in the law enforcement continuing education fund
445	445	4 established under IC 5-2-8-2.
446	446	5 (k) If a person who holds a valid license to carry a handgun issued
447	447	6 under this chapter:
448	448	7 (1) changes the person's name;
449	449	8 (2) changes the person's address; or
450	450	9 (3) experiences a change, including an arrest or a conviction, that
451	451	10 may affect the person's status as a proper person (as defined in
452	452	11 IC 35-47-1-7) or otherwise disqualify the person from holding a
453	453	12 license;
454	454	13 the person shall, not later than thirty (30) days after the date of a
455	455	14 change described under subdivision (3), and not later than sixty (60)
456	456	15 days after the date of the change described under subdivision (1) or (2),
457	457	16 notify the superintendent, in writing, of the event described under
458	458	17 subdivision (3) or, in the case of a change under subdivision (1) or (2),
459	459	18 the person's new name or new address.
460	460	19 (l) The state police department shall indicate on the form for a
461	461	20 license to carry a handgun the notification requirements of subsection
462	462	21 (k).
463	463	22 (m) The state police department shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2
464	464	23 to implement an electronic application system under subsection (a).
465	465	24 Rules adopted under this section must require the superintendent to
466	466	25 keep on file one (1) set of classifiable and legible fingerprints from
467	467	26 every person who has received a license to carry a handgun so that a
468	468	27 person who applies to renew a license will not be required to submit an
469	469	28 additional set of fingerprints.
470	470	29 (n) Except as provided in subsection (o), for purposes of
471	471	30 IC 5-14-3-4(a)(1), the following information is confidential, may not
472	472	31 be published, and is not open to public inspection:
473	473	32 (1) Information submitted by a person under this section to:
474	474	33 (A) obtain; or
475	475	34 (B) renew;
476	476	35 a license to carry a handgun.
477	477	36 (2) Information obtained by a federal, state, or local government
478	478	37 entity in the course of an investigation concerning a person who
479	479	38 applies to:
480	480	39 (A) obtain; or
481	481	40 (B) renew;
482	482	41 a license to carry a handgun issued under this chapter.
483	483	42 (3) The name, address, and any other information that may be
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485	485	1 used to identify a person who holds a license to carry a handgun
486	486	2 issued under this chapter.
487	487	3 (o) Notwithstanding subsection (n):
488	488	4 (1) any information concerning an applicant for or a person who
489	489	5 holds a license to carry a handgun issued under this chapter may
490	490	6 be released to a:
491	491	7 (A) state or local government entity:
492	492	8 (i) for law enforcement purposes; or
493	493	9 (ii) to determine the validity of a license to carry a handgun;
494	494	10 or
495	495	11 (B) federal government entity for the purpose of a single entry
496	496	12 query of an applicant or license holder who is:
497	497	13 (i) a subject of interest in an active criminal investigation; or
498	498	14 (ii) arrested for a crime; and
499	499	15 (2) general information concerning the issuance of licenses to
500	500	16 carry handguns in Indiana may be released to a person conducting
501	501	17 journalistic or academic research, but only if all personal
502	502	18 information that could disclose the identity of any person who
503	503	19 holds a license to carry a handgun issued under this chapter has
504	504	20 been removed from the general information.
505	505	21 (p) A person who holds a valid license to carry a handgun under this
506	506	22 chapter is licensed to carry a handgun in Indiana.
507	507	23 (q) A person who knowingly or intentionally violates this section
508	508	24 commits a Class B misdemeanor.
509	509	25 SECTION 7. IC 35-52-3-47.5 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA
510	510	26 CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS
511	511	27 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 47.5. IC 3-14-3-4.5 defines a
512	512	28 crime concerning firearms and voting.
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