Ind. Code ch. 35-47.5-2

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Ind. Code § 35-47.5-2-1 Definitions

Sec. 1. The definitions in this chapter apply throughout this article. As added by P.L.123-2002, SEC.50.

Ind. Code § 35-47.5-2-2 "Booby trap"

Sec. 2. "Booby trap" means a device meant to cause death or bodily injury by: (1) hiding the device; or (2) activating the device by trip wires, switches, antidisturbance, or other remote means. As added by P.L.123-2002, SEC.50.

Ind. Code § 35-47.5-2-3 "Commission"

Note: This version of section effective until 7-1-2027. See also following repeal of this section, effective 7-1-2027. Sec. 3. "Commission" refers to the fire prevention and building safety commission established by IC 22-12-2-1. As added by P.L.123-2002, SEC.50.

Ind. Code § 35-47.5-2-3 Repealed

Note: This repeal of section effective 7-1-2027. See also preceding version of this section, effective until 7-1-2027. As added by P.L.123-2002, SEC.50. Repealed by P.L.152-2026, SEC.485.

Ind. Code § 35-47.5-2-3.5 "Department"

Sec. 3.5. "Department" refers to the department of homeland security established by IC 10-19-2-1. As added by P.L.187-2021, SEC.129.

Ind. Code § 35-47.5-2-4 "Destructive device"

Sec. 4. (a) "Destructive device" means: (1) an explosive, incendiary, or overpressure device that is configured as a: (A) bomb; (B) grenade; (C) rocket with a propellant charge of more than four (4) ounces; (D) missile having an explosive or incendiary charge of more than one-quarter (1/4) ounce; (E) mine; (F) Molotov cocktail; or (G) device that is substantially similar to an item described in clauses (A) through (F); (2) a type of weapon that may be readily converted to expel a projectile by the action of an explosive or other propellant through a barrel that has a bore diameter of more than one-half (1/2) inch; or (3) a combination of parts designed or intended for use in the conversion of a device into a destructive device. (b) The term does not include the following: (1) A pistol, rifle, shotgun, or weapon suitable for sporting or personal safety purposes or ammunition. (2) A device that is neither designed nor redesigned for use as a weapon. (3) A device that, although originally designed for use as a weapon, is redesigned for use as a signaling, pyrotechnic, line throwing, safety, or similar device. (4) A surplus military ordnance sold, loaned, or given by authority of the appropriate official of the United States Department of Defense. As added by P.L.123-2002, SEC.50.

Ind. Code § 35-47.5-2-5 "Detonator"

Sec. 5. "Detonator" means a device containing a detonating charge that is used to initiate detonation in an explosive, including the following: (1) Electric blasting caps. (2) Blasting caps for use with safety fuses. (3) Detonating cord delay connectors. (4) Blasting caps for use with a shock tube. (5) Improvised devices designed to function as a detonator. As added by P.L.123-2002, SEC.50.

Ind. Code § 35-47.5-2-6 "Distribute"

Sec. 6. "Distribute" means the actual, constructive, or attempted transfer from one (1) person to another. As added by P.L.123-2002, SEC.50.

Ind. Code § 35-47.5-2-7 "Explosives"

Sec. 7. "Explosives" means a chemical compound or other substance or mechanical system intended to produce an explosion capable of causing injury to persons or damage to property or containing oxidizing and combustible units or other ingredients in such proportions or quantities that ignition, fire, friction, concussion, percussion, or detonation may produce an explosion capable of causing injury to persons or damage to property, including the substances designated in IC 35-47.5-3. The term does not include the following: (1) A model rocket and model rocket engine designed, sold, and used to propel recoverable aero models. (2) A paper cap in which the explosive content does not average more than twenty-five hundredths (0.25) grains of explosive mixture per paper cap for toy pistols, toy cannons, toy canes, toy guns, or other devices using paper caps unless the paper cap is used as a component of a destructive device. As added by P.L.123-2002, SEC.50.

Ind. Code § 35-47.5-2-8 "Hoax device"; "replica"

Sec. 8. "Hoax device" or "replica" means a device or article that has the appearance of a destructive device or detonator. As added by P.L.123-2002, SEC.50.

Ind. Code § 35-47.5-2-9 "Incendiary"

Sec. 9. "Incendiary" means a flammable liquid or compound with a flash point not greater than one hundred fifty (150) degrees Fahrenheit, as determined by a Tagliabue or an equivalent closed cup device, including gasoline, kerosene, fuel oil, or a derivative of these substances. As added by P.L.123-2002, SEC.50.

Ind. Code § 35-47.5-2-10 Repealed

As added by P.L.123-2002, SEC.50. Amended by P.L.1-2006, SEC.539. Repealed by P.L.187-2021, SEC.130.

Ind. Code § 35-47.5-2-11 "Overpressure device"

Sec. 11. "Overpressure device" means: (1) a frangible container filled with an explosive gas or expanding gas that is designed or constructed to cause the container to break or fracture in a manner that is capable of causing death, bodily harm, or property damage; or (2) a container filled with an explosive gas or expanding gas or chemicals that generate an expanding gas. As added by P.L.123-2002, SEC.50.

Ind. Code § 35-47.5-2-12 "Property"

Sec. 12. "Property" means real or personal property of any kind, including money, choses in action, and other similar interests in property. As added by P.L.123-2002, SEC.50.

Ind. Code § 35-47.5-2-13 "Regulated explosive"

Sec. 13. (a) "Regulated explosive" includes: (1) a destructive device; and (2) an explosive. (b) The term does not include the following: (1) An explosive in a manufactured article that is designed and packaged in a manner that is likely to prevent an explosion resulting in property damage or personal injury. A manufactured article to which this subdivision applies includes fixed ammunition for small arms, a firework, and a safety fuse match. (2) Gasoline, kerosene, naphtha, turpentine, or benzine. (3) An explosive that is being transported on or in a vessel, railroad car, or highway vehicle in conformity with the regulations adopted by the United States Department of Transportation. (4) A blasting explosive that is transported or used for agricultural purposes and that is in a quantity that does not exceed two hundred (200) pounds. (5) Ammonium nitrate or other explosive compounds kept for mining purposes at coal mines regulated under IC 14-34. As added by P.L.123-2002, SEC.50.

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