Bill > SB0380

This bill creates a new criminal offense called "threatening leafleting" in Indiana law, which occurs when a person intentionally places written material on someone else's private property that would cause a reasonable person to feel terrorized, frightened, intimidated, or threatened, and actually causes the victim to experience those feelings. The offense is classified as a Class A misdemeanor, but it becomes a more serious Level 6 felony if the threatening leafleting is motivated by bias against the victim's race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, age, ethnicity, ancestry, or national origin. The bill explicitly clarifies that the law does not apply to activities protected by statute or the Constitution, which ensures that legitimate forms of expression are not criminalized. The new law is set to take effect on July 1, 2025, and will be added to the Indiana Code's section on criminal offenses.

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https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2025/bills/senate/380/details