Introduced Version
HOUSE BILL No. 1100
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DIGEST OF INTRODUCED BILL
Citations Affected: IC 35-42-4-12.
Synopsis: Halloween enticement. Makes it a Class D felony for an
offender against children to knowingly or intentionally participate in
Halloween by offering or appearing to offer candy or another item to
trick or treaters.
Effective: July 1, 2008.
January 8, 2008, read first time and referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code.
Introduced
Second Regular Session 115th General Assembly (2008)
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HOUSE BILL No. 1100
A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning
criminal law and procedure.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
SOURCE: IC 35-42-4-12; (08)IN1100.1.1. -->
SECTION 1. IC 35-42-4-12 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
AS A
NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
1, 2008]:
Sec. 12. (a) As used in this section, "Halloween" means:
(1) the period between 4 p.m. and 10 p.m. on October 31; or
(2) the designated date and time for trick or treating
established by a local community.
(b) As used in this section, "offender against children" has the
meaning set forth in section 11 of this chapter.
(c) As used in this section, "participates in Halloween" means
to do one (1) or more of the following on Halloween:
(1) Hand out candy or another item to persons who are trick
or treating.
(2) Give the appearance that the person intends to hand out
candy or another item to a person who is trick or treating.
The term includes leaving a porch light on during Halloween or
displaying a pumpkin or jack-o'-lantern during Halloween.
(d) An offender against children who knowingly or intentionally
participates in Halloween commits Halloween enticement, a Class
D felony.