IC 35-42-2-1.5 — Aggravated battery
Chapter 2. Battery and Related Offenses
Bills citing this section
- HB 12492026Signed into law
Various criminal law matters.
- SB 802026Signed into law
Code publication.
- HB 10042026Signed into law
Various education matters.
- HB 12582026Signed into law
Crimes of violence.
- HB 13032026Signed into law
Sex crimes and child safety.
- SB 2512026Passed chamber
OWI penalties.
- SB 2522026In committee
Criminal law matters.
- SB 2902026In committee
Sex with a minor.
- HB 13012026In committee
Sentence modification.
- SB 1302026In committee
Firearm storage.
- SB 862026In committee
Charter schools.
- HB 10212026In committee
Firearm storage.
Section text
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.
Source: official publisher (2026 edition)