CHAPTER 8. REGULATION OF ELECTRONIC STUN WEAPONS, TASERS, AND STUN GUNS

INDIANA STATUTES AND CODES

CHAPTER 8. REGULATION OF ELECTRONIC STUN WEAPONS, TASERS, AND STUN GUNS

IC 35-47-8
Chapter 8. Regulation of Electronic Stun Weapons, Tasers, and Stun Guns

IC 35-47-8-1
"Electronic stun weapon" defined
     Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "electronic stun weapon" means any mechanism that is:
        (1) designed to emit an electronic, magnetic, or other type of charge that exceeds the equivalency of a five (5) milliamp sixty (60) hertz shock; and
        (2) used for the purpose of temporarily incapacitating a person.
As added by P.L.318-1985, SEC.3.

IC 35-47-8-2
"Stun gun" defined
     Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "stun gun" means any mechanism that is:
        (1) designed to emit an electronic, magnetic, or other type of charge that equals or does not exceed the equivalency of a five (5) milliamp sixty (60) hertz shock; and
        (2) used for the purpose of temporarily incapacitating a person.
As added by P.L.318-1985, SEC.3.

IC 35-47-8-3
"Taser" defined
     Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "taser" means any mechanism that is:
        (1) designed to emit an electronic, magnetic, or other type of charge or shock through the use of a projectile; and
        (2) used for the purpose of temporarily incapacitating a person.
As added by P.L.318-1985, SEC.3.

IC 35-47-8-4
Applicability of handgun provisions
Sec. 4. IC 35-47-2 applies to an electronic stun weapon or taser.
As added by P.L.318-1985, SEC.3.

IC 35-47-8-5
Stun guns; purchase, possession, and sale; use in commission of crime; use on law enforcement officer
     Sec. 5. (a) A person eighteen (18) years of age or over may purchase or possess a stun gun.
    (b) A person who sells or furnishes a stun gun to a person who is less than eighteen (18) years of age commits a Class B misdemeanor.
    (c) A person who uses a stun gun in the commission of a crime commits a Class A misdemeanor.
    (d) A person who uses a stun gun on a law enforcement officer while the officer is performing the officer's duties commits a Class D felony. As added by P.L.318-1985, SEC.3.