S.E.A. 198, P.L. 129-2025
Effective: July 1, 2025
Specifies that, for purposes of the crime of false informing, hindering a “law enforcement process” includes causing a law enforcement officer to be dispatched. Enhances the penalty for making a false report that a person is dangerous to a Level 6 felony if the offense would cause a reasonable person to feel terrorized, frightened, intimidated, or threatened.
Read the bill at: https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2025/bills/senate/198