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Indiana Statutes § 3-14-1-1 Defacing, falsifying, or destroying declarations, requests, petitions, or certificates

⤴ Up to Chapter 1: Campaign Violations

Statute Text

A person who knowingly:
(1) falsely makes or fraudulently defaces or destroys a declaration of candidacy, request for ballot placement under IC 3-8-3 , certificate or petition of nomination, recount petition or cross-petition, contest petition, or certificate of candidate selection, or a part of the declaration, request, petition, or certificate;
(2) files a declaration of candidacy, request for ballot placement under IC 3-8-3 , certificate or petition of nomination, recount petition or cross-petition, contest petition, or certificate of candidate selection, knowing any part thereof to be falsely made;
(3) refuses to execute a certificate of nomination or candidate selection when required by this title to do so and knowing that the candidate has been nominated or selected;
(4) if the document is listed in subdivision (1), refuses to:
(A) receive the document; or
(B) record the date and time the document was received;
when presented in accordance with this title; or
(5) suppresses a declaration of candidacy, request for ballot placement under IC 3-8-3 , petition or certificate of nomination, recount petition or cross-petition, contest petition, or certificate of candidate selection, that has been duly filed, or any part of the declaration, request, petition, or certificate;
commits a Class A misdemeanor.

History

Amended by P.L. 234 - 2017 , SEC. 1 , eff. 7/1/2017 .

Amended by P.L. 158 - 2013 , SEC. 4 , eff. 7/1/2014 .

As added by P.L. 5-1986 , SEC. 10 . Amended by P.L. 10-1988 , SEC. 204 .

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