Indiana Sex Laws

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Last update:   9/7/2014

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IC 35-45-4-1 Version a

Public indecency

(1) engages in sexual intercourse;

(2) engages in deviate sexual conduct;

(3) appears in a state of nudity with the intent to arouse the sexual desires of the person or another person; or

(4) fondles the person's genitals or the genitals of another person;

commits public indecency, a Class A misdemeanor.

IC 31-11-1

Chapter 1. Who May Marry

IC 31-11-1-1

Same sex marriages prohibited

Sec. 1. (a) Only a female may marry a male. Only a male may

marry a female.

(b) A marriage between persons of the same gender is void in

Indiana even if the marriage is lawful in the place where it is

solemnized.

As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.198-1997, SEC.1.

On September 4, 2014 the Seventh Circuit appeals court declared Indiana’s law banning marriage equality as unconstitutional. The state of Indiana will appeal to the US Supreme Court. Stay tuned.

From:

http://www.freedomtomarry.org/pages/marriage-rulings-in-the-courts

Bowling v. Pence

8/19/14 • Federal Court Ruling

Federal court decision declaring that same-sex couples legally married in other states must be respected as married in IN. The ruling is stayed pending further action from the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals.

Baskin v. Bogan

6/25/14 • Federal Court Ruling

Federal court decision declaring that same-sex couples in IN have the freedom to marry and that marriages legally performed in other states must be respected. Ruling stayed pending appeal, besides one couple that includes a terminally ill woman.

Baskin v. Bogan

4/10/14 • Federal Court Ruling

Federal court decision declaring that the marriage of one same-sex couple must be respected in Indiana. Ruling now in effect as appeal proceeds to the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals.

Indiana Code - Title 31. Family law and juvenile law - Article 11. Family law : Marriage - Chapter 1. Who may marry

Section 31-11-1-1. Same sex marriages prohibited

(a) Only a female may marry a male. Only a male may marry a female.

(b) A marriage between persons of the same gender is void in Indiana even if the marriage is lawful in the place where it is solemnized.