§ 421-105 — Keeping and frequenting disorderly house or a dive
Revised Code of the Consolidated City and County of Indianapolis-Marion County (Supp. No. 47, Update 2: codified through Ordinance No. 42, 2026, passed June 1, 2026) · Indianapolis-Marion County Revised Code § 421-105
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Sec. 421-105. - Keeping and frequenting disorderly house or a dive.
(a) A "dive" as used in this section shall include the following: (1) Any unlicensed place where alcoholic, malt or vinous liquors are kept, sold, dispensed or disposed of in violation of law and where persons are permitted to drink or obtain alcoholic, malt or vinous liquors. (2) Any place where persons are allowed or encouraged to congregate and loiter or to gather for purposes of gambling or for any other unlawful purpose. (3) Any place in which gambling devices are operated, stored, possessed, sold, manufactured, rented, leased or repaired. For purposes of this paragraph, "gambling device" shall include, but not be limited to, dice, dice table, bank clearing slips, baseball, basketball or football betting tickets, counters, policy tickets, money or merchandise pushcards, punchboards, drawing jars, lottery tickets or wheels. (4) Any place where persons are allowed or encouraged to observe or participate in acts of "public indecency" as that phrase is defined by state law. (b) It shall be unlawful for any person to keep or maintain a dive; and it shall be unlawful for any person to go to, enter or frequent any such place knowing it is to be used for such purpose, or engage in or aid and abet other persons to engage in any such acts.
(Code 1975, § 20-43)