IC 35-42-1-1 — Murder

Bills citing this section

• HB 10522026Signed into law

  Various administrative law matters.

• HB 12492026Signed into law

  Various criminal law matters.

• SB 1852026Signed into law

  Alcohol and tobacco matters.

• SB 802026Signed into law

  Code publication.

• HB 12582026Signed into law

  Crimes of violence.

• HB 13032026Signed into law

  Sex crimes and child safety.

• HB 10882026Signed into law

  Technical corrections.

• SB 2512026Passed chamber

  OWI penalties.

• HB 11182026Passed chamber

  Expungement.

• HB 13632026In committee

  Various public safety matters.

• SB 2522026In committee

  Criminal law matters.

• HB 10722026In committee

  Anatomical gifts.

• HB 12232026In committee

  Crimes against law enforcement.

• SB 2902026In committee

  Sex with a minor.

• HB 13012026In committee

  Sentence modification.

• HB 13062026In committee

  Prevention of elder abuse.

• SB 1302026In committee

  Firearm storage.

• SB 622026In committee

  Unlawful possession of a firearm by a child.

• HB 10212026In committee

  Firearm storage.

Section text

Sec. 1. A person who: (1) knowingly or intentionally kills another human being; (2) kills another human being while committing or attempting to commit arson, burglary, child molesting, consumer product tampering, criminal deviate conduct (under IC 35-42-4-2 before its repeal), kidnapping, rape, robbery, human trafficking, promotion of human labor trafficking, promotion of human sexual trafficking, promotion of child sexual trafficking, promotion of sexual trafficking of a younger child, child sexual trafficking, or carjacking (before its repeal); (3) kills another human being while committing or attempting to commit: (A) dealing in or manufacturing cocaine or a narcotic drug (IC 35-48-4-1); (B) dealing in methamphetamine (IC 35-48-4-1.1); (C) manufacturing methamphetamine (IC 35-48-4-1.2); (D) dealing in a schedule I, II, or III controlled substance (IC 35-48-4-2); (E) dealing in a schedule IV controlled substance (IC 35-48-4-3); or (F) dealing in a schedule V controlled substance; or (4) except as provided in section 6.5 of this chapter, knowingly or intentionally kills a fetus in any stage of development; commits murder, a felony.

As added by Acts 1976, P.L.148, SEC.2. Amended by Acts 1977, P.L.340, SEC.25; P.L.326-1987, SEC.2; P.L.296-1989, SEC.1; P.L.230-1993, SEC.2; P.L.261-1997, SEC.3; P.L.17-2001, SEC.15; P.L.151-2006, SEC.16; P.L.173-2006, SEC.51; P.L.1-2007, SEC.230; P.L.158-2013, SEC.410; P.L.214-2013, SEC.35; P.L.168-2014, SEC.65; P.L.252-2017, SEC.10; P.L.144-2018, SEC.18; P.L.203-2018, SEC.1; P.L.215-2018(ss), SEC.16.

Source: official publisher (2026 edition)

Sections citing IC 35-42-1-1

• IC 1-1-2-4
• IC 11-12-3.7-6
• IC 11-13-3-11
• IC 11-8-8-5
• IC 12-7-2.1-110
• IC 16-27-2-3
• IC 16-27-2-5
• IC 16-28-13-3
• IC 20-26-5-11.2
• IC 23-14-31-26
• IC 23-14-55-2
• IC 25-15-9-18
• IC 29-1-2-1
• IC 29-1-2-12.1
• IC 30-2-13-23
• IC 31-19-9-10
• IC 31-19-9-9
• IC 31-30-1-4
• IC 31-30-4-5
• IC 31-34-1-2
• IC 31-34-21-5.6
• IC 31-35-3-4
• IC 31-37-19-9
• IC 31-37-4-3
• IC 31-9-2.1-168
• IC 33-37-5-12
• IC 33-37-5-13
• IC 34-24-1-1
• IC 35-31.5-2-72
• IC 35-31.5-2-79
• IC 35-31.5-2-91
• IC 35-37-4-14
• IC 35-38-2.6-1
• IC 35-38-9-4
• IC 35-38-9-5
• IC 35-45-6-1
• IC 35-47-10-5
• IC 35-47-10-6
• IC 35-47-2-7
• IC 35-47-2.5-16
• IC 35-47-4-5
• IC 35-50-2-2.2
• IC 35-50-6-1

Sections IC 35-42-1-1 cites

• IC 35-42-4-2
• IC 35-48-4-1
• IC 35-48-4-1.1
• IC 35-48-4-1.2
• IC 35-48-4-2
• IC 35-48-4-3