Ind. Code ch. 35-42-2

Ind. Code ch. 35-42-2
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Ind. Code § 35-42-2-0.5 "Relative"

Sec. 0.5. "Relative", for purposes of section 1 of this chapter, has the meaning set forth in section 1(a) of this chapter. As added by P.L.65-2016, SEC.32. Amended by P.L.158-2026, SEC.42.

Ind. Code § 35-42-2-1 Battery

Note: This version of section amended by P.L.145-2026, SEC.235. See also following version of this section amended by P.L.158-2026, SEC.43. Sec. 1. (a) As used in this section, "public safety official" means: (1) a law enforcement officer, including an alcoholic beverage enforcement officer; (2) an employee of a penal facility or a juvenile detention facility (as defined in IC 31-9-2.1-144); (3) an employee of the department of correction; (4) a probation officer; (5) a parole officer; (6) a community corrections worker; (7) a home detention officer; (8) a department of child services employee; (9) a firefighter; (10) an emergency medical services provider; (11) a judicial officer; (12) a bailiff of any court; or (13) a special deputy (as described in IC 36-8-10-10.6). (b) As used in this section, "relative" means an individual related by blood, half-blood, adoption, marriage, or remarriage, including: (1) a spouse; (2) a parent or stepparent; (3) a child or stepchild; (4) a grandchild or stepgrandchild; (5) a grandparent or stepgrandparent; (6) a brother, sister, stepbrother, or stepsister; (7) a niece or nephew; (8) an aunt or uncle; (9) a daughter-in-law or son-in-law; (10) a mother-in-law or father-in-law; or (11) a first cousin. (c) Except as provided in subsections (d) through (k), a person who knowingly or intentionally: (1) touches another person in a rude, insolent, or angry manner; or (2) in a rude, insolent, or angry manner places any bodily fluid or waste on another person; commits battery, a Class B misdemeanor. (d) The offense described in subsection (c)(1) or (c)(2) is a Class A misdemeanor if it: (1) results in bodily injury to any other person; or (2) is committed against a member of a foster family home (as defined in IC 35-31.5-2-139.3) by a person who is not a resident of the foster family home if the person who committed the offense is a relative of a person who lived in the foster family home at the time of the offense. (e) The offense described in subsection (c)(1) or (c)(2) is a Level 6 felony if one (1) or more of the following apply: (1) The offense results in moderate bodily injury to any other person. (2) The offense is committed against a public safety official while the official is engaged in the official's official duty, unless the offense is committed by a person detained or committed under IC 12-26. (3) The offense is committed against a person less than fourteen (14) years of age and is committed by a person at least eighteen (18) years of age. (4) The offense is committed against a person of any age who has a mental or physical disability and is committed by a person having the care of the person with the mental or physical disability, whether the care is assumed voluntarily or because of a legal obligation. (5) The offense is committed against an endangered adult (as defined in IC 12-10-3-2). (6) The offense: (A) is committed against a member of a foster family home (as defined in IC 35-31.5-2-139.3) by a person who is not a resident of the foster family home if the person who committed the offense is a relative of a person who lived in the foster family home at the time of the offense; and (B) results in bodily injury to the member of the foster family. (f) The offense described in subsection (c)(2) is a Level 6 felony if the person knew or recklessly failed to know that the bodily fluid or waste placed on another person was infected with hepatitis, tuberculosis, or human immunodeficiency virus. (g) The offense described in subsection (c)(1) or (c)(2) is a Level 5 felony if one (1) or more of the following apply: (1) The offense results in serious bodily injury to another person. (2) The offense is committed with a deadly weapon. (3) The offense results in bodily injury to a pregnant woman if the person knew of the pregnancy. (4) The person has a previous conviction for a battery or strangulation offense included in this chapter against the same victim. (5) The offense results in bodily injury to one (1) or more of the following: (A) A public safety official while the official is engaged in the official's official duties, unless the offense is committed by a person detained or committed under IC 12-26. (B) A person less than fourteen (14) years of age if the offense is committed by a person at least eighteen (18) years of age. (C) A person who has a mental or physical disability if the offense is committed by an individual having care of the person with the disability, regardless of whether the care is assumed voluntarily or because of a legal obligation. (D) An endangered adult (as defined in IC 12-10-3-2). (h) The offense described in subsection (c)(2) is a Level 5 felony if: (1) the person knew or recklessly failed to know that the bodily fluid or waste placed on another person was infected with hepatitis, tuberculosis, or human immunodeficiency virus; and (2) the person placed the bodily fluid or waste on a public safety official, unless the offense is committed by a person detained or committed under IC 12-26. (i) The offense described in subsection (c)(1) or (c)(2) is a Level 4 felony if it results in serious bodily injury to an endangered adult (as defined in IC 12-10-3-2). (j) The offense described in subsection (c)(1) or (c)(2) is a Level 3 felony if it results in serious bodily injury to a person less than fourteen (14) years of age if the offense is committed by a person at least eighteen (18) years of age. (k) The offense described in subsection (c)(1) or (c)(2) is a Level 2 felony if it results in the death of one (1) or more of the following: (1) A person less than fourteen (14) years of age if the offense is committed by a person at least eighteen (18) years of age. (2) An endangered adult (as defined in IC 12-10-3-2). As added by Acts 1976, P.L.148, SEC.2. Amended by Acts 1977, P.L.340, SEC.30; Acts 1979, P.L.298, SEC.1; Acts 1979, P.L.83, SEC.10; Acts 1981, P.L.299, SEC.1; P.L.185-1984, SEC.1; P.L.205-1986, SEC.1; P.L.322-1987, SEC.1; P.L.164-1993, SEC.10; P.L.59-1995, SEC.2; P.L.31-1996, SEC.20; P.L.32-1996, SEC.20; P.L.255-1996, SEC.25; P.L.212-1997, SEC.1; P.L.37-1997, SEC.2; P.L.56-1999, SEC.1; P.L.188-1999, SEC.5; P.L.43-2000, SEC.1; P.L.222-2001, SEC.4; P.L.175-2003, SEC.2; P.L.281-2003, SEC.3; P.L.2-2005, SEC.125; P.L.99-2007, SEC.209; P.L.164-2007, SEC.1; P.L.120-2008, SEC.93; P.L.131-2009, SEC.73; P.L.114-2012, SEC.137; P.L.158-2013, SEC.420; P.L.147-2014, SEC.2; P.L.65-2016, SEC.33; P.L.80-2018, SEC.3; P.L.142-2020, SEC.63; P.L.209-2023, SEC.2; P.L.148-2024, SEC.24; P.L.145-2026, SEC.235.

Ind. Code § 35-42-2-1 Battery

Note: This version of section amended by P.L.158-2026, SEC.43. See also preceding version of this section amended by P.L.145-2026, SEC.235. Sec. 1. (a) The following definitions apply throughout this section: (1) "Health care employee" means an individual whose responsibilities involve contact or interaction with a patient, and who is employed by, in a contractual relationship with, or providing services on behalf of: (A) an individual; (B) a partnership; (C) a professional corporation; (D) a facility; (E) an institution; (F) a hospital; or (G) any entity; that is licensed, certified, or authorized to administer health care in the ordinary course of business or practice of the profession. (2) "Public safety official" means: (A) a law enforcement officer, including an alcoholic beverage enforcement officer; (B) an employee of a penal facility or a juvenile detention facility (as defined in IC 31-9-2-71); (C) an employee of the department of correction; (D) a probation officer; (E) a parole officer; (F) a community corrections worker; (G) a home detention officer; (H) a department of child services employee whose responsibilities include: (i) personally supervising a child or parent; (ii) personally providing services to a child or parent; or (iii) personally interviewing a child or parent as part of an investigation; (I) a firefighter; (J) an emergency medical services provider; (K) a judicial officer; (L) a bailiff of any court; or (M) a special deputy (as described in IC 36-8-10-10.6). (3) "Relative" means an individual related by blood, half-blood, adoption, marriage, or remarriage, including: (A) a spouse; (B) a parent or stepparent; (C) a child or stepchild; (D) a grandchild or stepgrandchild; (E) a grandparent or stepgrandparent; (F) a brother, sister, stepbrother, or stepsister; (G) a niece or nephew; (H) an aunt or uncle; (I) a daughter-in-law or son-in-law; (J) a mother-in-law or father-in-law; or (K) a first cousin. (4) "School" means a public school, charter school, or nonpublic school with at least one (1) employee. (5) "School employee" means a person who: (A) is employed by a school or is in a contractual relationship with a school; and (B) has direct and ongoing contact with a student. (b) Except as provided in subsections (c) through (l), a person who knowingly or intentionally: (1) touches another person in a rude, insolent, or angry manner; or (2) in a rude, insolent, or angry manner places any bodily fluid or waste on another person; commits battery, a Class B misdemeanor. (c) The offense described in subsection (b)(1) or (b)(2) is a Class A misdemeanor if it: (1) results in bodily injury to any other person; or (2) is committed against a member of a foster family home (as defined in IC 35-31.5-2-139.3) by a person who is not a resident of the foster family home if the person who committed the offense is a relative of a person who lived in the foster family home at the time of the offense. (d) The offense described in subsection (b)(1) is a Class A misdemeanor if it is committed against a health care employee or school employee: (1) while the health care employee or school employee is acting within the scope of the health care employee's or school employee's employment; (2) while the health care employee or school employee is commuting to or from the health care employee's or school employee's place of employment; or (3) in retaliation for an act taken by the health care employee or school employee within the scope of the health care employee's or school employee's employment; unless the offense is committed by a person detained or committed under IC 12-26. (e) The offense described in subsection (b)(1) or (b)(2) is a Level 6 felony if one (1) or more of the following apply: (1) The offense results in moderate bodily injury to any other person. (2) The offense is committed against a public safety official while the official is engaged in the official's official duty, unless the offense is committed by a person detained or committed under IC 12-26. (3) The offense is committed against a person less than fourteen (14) years of age and is committed by a person at least eighteen (18) years of age. (4) The offense is committed against a person of any age who has a mental or physical disability and is committed by a person having the care of the person with the mental or physical disability, whether the care is assumed voluntarily or because of a legal obligation. (5) The offense is committed against an endangered adult (as defined in IC 12-10-3-2). (6) The offense: (A) is committed against a member of a foster family home (as defined in IC 35-31.5-2-139.3) by a person who is not a resident of the foster family home if the person who committed the offense is a relative of a person who lived in the foster family home at the time of the offense; and (B) results in bodily injury to the member of the foster family. (f) The offense described in subsection (b)(2) is a Level 6 felony if the person knew or recklessly failed to know that the bodily fluid or waste placed on another person was infected with hepatitis, tuberculosis, or human immunodeficiency virus. (g) The offense described in subsection (b)(1) is a Level 6 felony if it results in bodily injury to a health care employee or school employee and is committed against the health care employee or school employee: (1) while the health care employee or school employee is acting within the scope of the health care employee's or school employee's employment; (2) while the health care employee or school employee is commuting to or from the health care employee's or school employee's place of employment; or (3) in retaliation for an act taken by the health care employee or school employee within the scope of the health care employee's or school employee's employment; unless the offense is committed by a person detained or committed under IC 12-26. (h) The offense described in subsection (b)(1) or (b)(2) is a Level 5 felony if one (1) or more of the following apply: (1) The offense results in serious bodily injury to another person. (2) The offense is committed with a deadly weapon. (3) The offense results in bodily injury to a pregnant woman if the person knew of the pregnancy. (4) The person has a previous conviction for a battery or strangulation offense included in this chapter against the same victim. (5) The offense results in bodily injury to one (1) or more of the following: (A) A public safety official while the official is engaged in the official's official duties, unless the offense is committed by a person detained or committed under IC 12-26. (B) A person less than fourteen (14) years of age if the offense is committed by a person at least eighteen (18) years of age. (C) A person who has a mental or physical disability if the offense is committed by an individual having care of the person with the disability, regardless of whether the care is assumed voluntarily or because of a legal obligation. (D) An endangered adult (as defined in IC 12-10-3-2). (i) The offense described in subsection (b)(2) is a Level 5 felony if: (1) the person knew or recklessly failed to know that the bodily fluid or waste placed on another person was infected with hepatitis, tuberculosis, or human immunodeficiency virus; and (2) the person placed the bodily fluid or waste on a public safety official, unless the offense is committed by a person detained or committed under IC 12-26. (j) The offense described in subsection (b)(1) or (b)(2) is a Level 4 felony if it results in serious bodily injury to an endangered adult (as defined in IC 12-10-3-2). (k) The offense described in subsection (b)(1) or (b)(2) is a Level 3 felony if it results in serious bodily injury to a person less than fourteen (14) years of age if the offense is committed by a person at least eighteen (18) years of age. (l) The offense described in subsection (b)(1) or (b)(2) is a Level 2 felony if it results in the death of one (1) or more of the following: (1) A person less than fourteen (14) years of age if the offense is committed by a person at least eighteen (18) years of age. (2) An endangered adult (as defined in IC 12-10-3-2). As added by Acts 1976, P.L.148, SEC.2. Amended by Acts 1977, P.L.340, SEC.30; Acts 1979, P.L.298, SEC.1; Acts 1979, P.L.83, SEC.10; Acts 1981, P.L.299, SEC.1; P.L.185-1984, SEC.1; P.L.205-1986, SEC.1; P.L.322-1987, SEC.1; P.L.164-1993, SEC.10; P.L.59-1995, SEC.2; P.L.31-1996, SEC.20; P.L.32-1996, SEC.20; P.L.255-1996, SEC.25; P.L.212-1997, SEC.1; P.L.37-1997, SEC.2; P.L.56-1999, SEC.1; P.L.188-1999, SEC.5; P.L.43-2000, SEC.1; P.L.222-2001, SEC.4; P.L.175-2003, SEC.2; P.L.281-2003, SEC.3; P.L.2-2005, SEC.125; P.L.99-2007, SEC.209; P.L.164-2007, SEC.1; P.L.120-2008, SEC.93; P.L.131-2009, SEC.73; P.L.114-2012, SEC.137; P.L.158-2013, SEC.420; P.L.147-2014, SEC.2; P.L.65-2016, SEC.33; P.L.80-2018, SEC.3; P.L.142-2020, SEC.63; P.L.209-2023, SEC.2; P.L.148-2024, SEC.24; P.L.158-2026, SEC.43.

Ind. Code § 35-42-2-1.3 Domestic battery

Sec. 1.3. (a) Except as provided in subsections (b) through (f), a person who knowingly or intentionally: (1) touches a family or household member in a rude, insolent, or angry manner; or (2) in a rude, insolent, or angry manner places any bodily fluid or waste on a family or household member; commits domestic battery, a Class A misdemeanor. (b) The offense under subsection (a)(1) or (a)(2) is a Level 6 felony if one (1) or more of the following apply: (1) The person who committed the offense has a previous, unrelated conviction: (A) for a battery offense included in this chapter; or (B) for a strangulation offense under IC 35-42-2-9. (2) The person who committed the offense is at least eighteen (18) years of age and committed the offense against a family or household member in the physical presence of a child less than sixteen (16) years of age, knowing that the child was present and might be able to see or hear the offense. (3) The offense results in moderate bodily injury to a family or household member. (4) The offense is committed against a family or household member who is less than fourteen (14) years of age and is committed by a person at least eighteen (18) years of age. (5) The offense is committed against a family or household member of any age who has a mental or physical disability and is committed by a person having the care of the family or household member with the mental or physical disability, whether the care is assumed voluntarily or because of a legal obligation. (6) The offense is committed against a family or household member who is an endangered adult (as defined in IC 12-10-3-2). (7) The offense is committed against a family or household member: (A) who has been issued a protection order (as defined in IC 34-26-7.5-2) that protects the family or household member from the person and the protection order was in effect at the time the person committed the offense; or (B) while a no contact order issued by the court directing the person to refrain from having any direct or indirect contact with the family or household member was in effect at the time the person committed the offense. (c) The offense described in subsection (a)(1) or (a)(2) is a Level 5 felony if one (1) or more of the following apply: (1) The offense results in serious bodily injury to a family or household member. (2) The offense is committed with a deadly weapon against a family or household member. (3) The offense results in bodily injury to a pregnant family or household member if the person knew of the pregnancy. (4) The person has a previous conviction for a battery offense or strangulation (as defined in section 9 of this chapter) included in this chapter against the same family or household member. (5) The offense results in bodily injury to one (1) or more of the following: (A) A family or household member who is less than fourteen (14) years of age if the offense is committed by a person at least eighteen (18) years of age. (B) A family or household member who has a mental or physical disability if the offense is committed by an individual having care of the family or household member with the disability, regardless of whether the care is assumed voluntarily or because of a legal obligation. (C) A family or household member who is an endangered adult (as defined in IC 12-10-3-2). (d) The offense described in subsection (a)(1) or (a)(2) is a Level 4 felony if it results in serious bodily injury to a family or household member who is an endangered adult (as defined in IC 12-10-3-2). (e) The offense described in subsection (a)(1) or (a)(2) is a Level 3 felony if it results in serious bodily injury to a family or household member who is less than fourteen (14) years of age if the offense is committed by a person at least eighteen (18) years of age. (f) The offense described in subsection (a)(1) or (a)(2) is a Level 2 felony if it results in the death of one (1) or more of the following: (1) A family or household member who is less than fourteen (14) years of age if the offense is committed by a person at least eighteen (18) years of age. (2) A family or household member who is an endangered adult (as defined in IC 12-10-3-2). As added by P.L.188-1999, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.47-2000, SEC.3; P.L.221-2003, SEC.18; P.L.129-2006, SEC.1; P.L.6-2012, SEC.225; P.L.158-2013, SEC.421; P.L.65-2016, SEC.34; P.L.40-2019, SEC.8; P.L.142-2020, SEC.64; P.L.67-2021, SEC.2.

Ind. Code § 35-42-2-1.5 Aggravated battery

Sec. 1.5. A person who knowingly or intentionally inflicts injury on a person that creates a substantial risk of death or causes: (1) serious permanent disfigurement; (2) protracted loss or impairment of the function of a bodily member or organ; or (3) the loss of a fetus; commits aggravated battery, a Level 3 felony. However, the offense is a Level 1 felony if it results in the death of a child less than fourteen (14) years of age and is committed by a person at least eighteen (18) years of age. As added by P.L.213-1991, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.261-1997, SEC.6; P.L.158-2013, SEC.422.

Ind. Code § 35-42-2-2 Criminal recklessness

Sec. 2. (a) A person who recklessly, knowingly, or intentionally performs an act that creates a substantial risk of bodily injury to another person commits criminal recklessness. Except as provided in subsection (b), criminal recklessness is a Class A misdemeanor. (b) The offense of criminal recklessness as defined in subsection (a) is: (1) a Level 6 felony if: (A) it is committed while armed with a deadly weapon; or (B) the person committed aggressive driving (as defined in IC 9-21-8-55) that results in serious bodily injury to another person; or (2) a Level 5 felony if: (A) it is committed by shooting a firearm into an occupied motor vehicle, an inhabited dwelling, or another building or place where people are likely to be present; or (B) the person committed aggressive driving (as defined in IC 9-21-8-55) that results in the death or catastrophic injury of another person. (c) A person who: (1) is a passenger in a vehicle whose operator has committed an offense under subsection (a) or (b); and (2) points a firearm at another person, a motor vehicle, a dwelling, or another building or place where people are likely to be present; commits criminal recklessness, a Level 6 felony. It is not a defense to a prosecution under this section that the operator of the motor vehicle has not been charged with or convicted of an offense under this section. As added by Acts 1976, P.L.148, SEC.2. Amended by Acts 1977, P.L.340, SEC.31; Acts 1981, P.L.300, SEC.1; P.L.323-1987, SEC.1; P.L.216-1996, SEC.17; P.L.1-2003, SEC.94; P.L.75-2006, SEC.3; P.L.158-2013, SEC.423; P.L.184-2019, SEC.11; P.L.238-2025, SEC.86.

Ind. Code § 35-42-2-2.5 Hazing; good faith reporting

Sec. 2.5. (a) As used in this section, "hazing" means forcing or requiring another person: (1) with or without the consent of the other person; and (2) as a condition of association with a group or organization; to perform an act that creates a substantial risk of bodily injury. (b) A person who knowingly or intentionally performs hazing commits a Class B misdemeanor. However, the offense is a Level 6 felony if it results in serious bodily injury to another person, and a Level 5 felony if it is committed by means of a deadly weapon. (c) A person, other than a person who has committed an offense under this section or a delinquent act that would be an offense under this section if the violator were an adult, who: (1) makes a report of hazing in good faith; (2) participates in good faith in a judicial proceeding resulting from a report of hazing; (3) employs a reporting or participating person described in subdivision (1) or (2); or (4) supervises a reporting or participating person described in subdivision (1) or (2); is not liable for civil damages or criminal penalties that might otherwise be imposed because of the report or participation. (d) A person described in subsection (c)(1) or (c)(2) is presumed to act in good faith. (e) A person described in subsection (c)(1) or (c)(2) may not be treated as acting in bad faith solely because the person did not have probable cause to believe that a person committed: (1) an offense under this section; or (2) a delinquent act that would be an offense under this section if the offender were an adult. As added by P.L.158-2013, SEC.424.

Ind. Code § 35-42-2-3 Provocation

Sec. 3. A person who recklessly, knowingly, or intentionally engages in conduct that is likely to provoke a reasonable person to commit battery commits provocation, a Class C infraction. As added by Acts 1976, P.L.148, SEC.2. Amended by Acts 1977, P.L.340, SEC.32; P.L.158-2013, SEC.425.

Ind. Code § 35-42-2-5 Overpass mischief

Sec. 5. (a) As used in this section, "overpass" means a bridge or other structure designed to carry vehicular or pedestrian traffic over any roadway, railroad track, or waterway. (b) A person who knowingly, intentionally, or recklessly: (1) drops, causes to drop, or throws an object from an overpass; or (2) with intent that the object fall, places on an overpass an object that falls off the overpass; causing bodily injury to another person commits overpass mischief, a Level 5 felony. However, the offense is a Level 4 felony if it results in serious bodily injury to another person. As added by P.L.297-1995, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.158-2013, SEC.427.

Ind. Code § 35-42-2-6 Repealed

As added by P.L.298-1995, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.88-2002, SEC.1; P.L.85-2004, SEC.53; P.L.178-2007, SEC.3; P.L.131-2009, SEC.74; P.L.77-2012, SEC.62. Repealed by P.L.158-2013, SEC.429.

Ind. Code § 35-42-2-7 Repealed

As added by P.L.181-1997, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.166-1999, SEC.2. Repealed by P.L.158-2013, SEC.430.

Ind. Code § 35-42-2-9 Strangulation

Sec. 9. (a) This section does not apply to a medical procedure. (b) As used in this section, "torso" means any part of the upper body from the collarbone to the hips. (c) A person who, in a rude, angry, or insolent manner, knowingly or intentionally: (1) applies pressure to the throat or neck of another person; (2) obstructs the nose or mouth of the another person; or (3) applies pressure to the torso of another person; in a manner that impedes the normal breathing or the blood circulation of the other person commits strangulation, a Level 6 felony. (d) However, the offense under subsection (c) is a Level 5 felony if: (1) the offense is committed by a person: (A) against a pregnant woman; and (B) who knew the victim was pregnant at the time of the offense; or (2) the person has a prior unrelated conviction under this section. As added by P.L.129-2006, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.158-2013, SEC.432; P.L.252-2017, SEC.11; P.L.40-2019, SEC.9; P.L.142-2020, SEC.65.

Ind. Code § 35-42-2-10 Female genital mutilation

Sec. 10. (a) As used in this section, "female genital mutilation" means any procedure that involves the partial or total removal of the external female genitalia, or any harmful procedure to the female genitalia, including the following: (1) Clitoridectomy. (2) Partial or total removal of the clitoris or the prepuce. (3) Excision or the partial or total removal of the clitoris and the labia minora, with or without excision of the labia majora. (4) Infibulation or the narrowing of the vaginal orifice with the creation of a covering seal by cutting and appositioning the labia minora or the labia majora, with or without excision of the clitoris. (5) Pricking, incising, or scraping, and cauterizing the genital area. (6) Any other procedure intended to alter the structure or function of the female genitalia for nonmedical reasons. (b) A person who: (1) knowingly or intentionally performs the act of female genital mutilation on a child who is less than eighteen (18) years of age; (2) is a parent, guardian, or custodian of the child and consents to, permits, or facilitates an act described in subdivision (1) to be performed on the child; or (3) knowingly transports or facilitates the transportation of the child for the purpose of having an act described in subdivision (1) performed on the child; commits the offense of female genital mutilation, a Level 3 felony. (c) It is a defense to a prosecution described in this section that: (1) the person performing the act is a physician (as defined in IC 16-18-2-282) or a licensed health care professional (as defined in IC 16-18-2-162) and the act is within the scope of the person's license and official duties; or (2) the act is performed for medical purposes to preserve or protect the physical health of the child. (d) It is not a defense to a prosecution described in this section that: (1) the child or the child's parent, guardian, or custodian consented to the act described in subsection (b); or (2) the act described in subsection (b) is: (A) required by custom or is standard practice of a particular group; or (B) performed in connection with a religious ritual. (e) In addition to any criminal and civil penalties, a violation under this section shall result in the permanent revocation of the license of the physician or licensed health care professional. (f) A person who has reason to believe that a child may be a victim of female genital mutilation shall immediately make a report as required under IC 31-33-5. As added by P.L.51-2021, SEC.7.
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