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Legislative Update

Public safety

March 13, 2026 Filed Under: Criminal

S.E.A. 160, P.L. 112-2026

Effective: July 1, 2026

Makes wearing a mask during the commission of a criminal offense a sentencing aggravator. Makes it malicious littering, a Class A misdemeanor, for a person to place refuse on the property of another person with the intent to cause the owner or occupant of the property to reasonably fear for their physical safety. 

Read the bill at: https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2026/bills/senate/160/

Filed Under: Criminal Tagged With: misdemeanor, sentencing

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