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Legislative Update

Criminal vandalism

March 13, 2026 Filed Under: Criminal

S.E.A. 261, P.L. 132-2026

Effective: July 1, 2026

  • Renames the crime of “criminal mischief” to “criminal vandalism”.
  • Repeals: (1) institutional criminal mischief; (2) cemetery mischief; (3) railroad mischief; and (4) critical infrastructure facility mischief; places them in the “criminal vandalism” statute, and preserves the original penalties and defenses.
  • Repeals and places provisions involving damage to a cave in the criminal vandalism statute.
  • Repeals and places provisions involving depositing refuse in a cave in the littering statute.

Read the bill at: https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2026/bills/senate/261/

Filed Under: Criminal

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