IC 35-47-16-1 — Possession of firearms
Chapter 16. Possession of Firearms by Judicial Officers
Bills amending this section
Bills citing this section
- HB 10042026Signed into law
Various education matters.
- HB 13752026In committee
Repeal of involuntary firearm removal process.
- HB 13992026In committee
Ephedrine and pseudoephedrine products.
- HB 10892026In committee
Authority to prohibit firearms in local parks.
- SB 822026In committee
Local regulation of firearms in Marion County.
Section text
Sec. 1. (a) Subject to subsection (b), a judicial officer or retired judicial officer: (1) may possess and use a firearm in the same locations that a law enforcement officer who is authorized to carry a firearm under IC 5-2-1 may possess a firearm while the law enforcement officer is engaged in the execution of the law enforcement officer's official duties; and (2) may not be prohibited from possessing a firearm on land or in buildings and other structures owned or leased by: (A) the state or any agency of state government; or (B) a political subdivision (as defined in IC 3-5-2.1-79). (b) A retired judicial officer may possess and use a firearm as authorized by subsection (a) only if the retired judicial officer carries: (1) the photographic identification card identifying the person as a retired judicial officer; and (2) evidence that the retired judicial officer has completed the training required under section 3 of this chapter within the previous three hundred sixty-five (365) days.
As added by P.L.147-2014, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.186-2025, SEC.247; P.L.76-2026, SEC.25.
Source: official publisher (2026 edition)