{"data":{"id":"us-in/ic-3-14-1-1","jurisdiction":"us-in","citation":"IC 3-14-1-1","heading":"Defacing, falsifying, or destroying declarations, requests, petitions, or certificates","body":"Sec. 1. A person who knowingly:\n(1) falsely makes or fraudulently defaces or destroys a declaration of candidacy, request for ballot placement under IC 3-8-3, certificate or petition of nomination, recount petition or cross-petition, contest petition, or certificate of candidate selection, or a part of the declaration, request, petition, or certificate;\n(2) files a declaration of candidacy, request for ballot placement under IC 3-8-3, certificate or petition of nomination, recount petition or cross-petition, contest petition, or certificate of candidate selection, knowing any part thereof to be falsely made;\n(3) refuses to execute a certificate of nomination or candidate selection when required by this title to do so and knowing that the candidate has been nominated or selected;\n(4) if the document is listed in subdivision (1), refuses to:\n(A) receive the document; or\n(B) record the date and time the document was received;\nwhen presented in accordance with this title; or\n(5) suppresses a declaration of candidacy, request for ballot placement under IC 3-8-3, petition or certificate of nomination, recount petition or cross-petition, contest petition, or certificate of candidate selection, that has been duly filed, or any part of the declaration, request, petition, or certificate;\ncommits a Class A misdemeanor.","path":["TITLE 3. ELECTIONS","ARTICLE 14. OFFENSES","Chapter 1. Campaign Violations"],"source_url":"https://iga.in.gov/ic/2026/Title_3.html#3-14-1-1","current_through":"2026","vintage":"2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-08T08:01:41Z","sha256":"a86e23096be6c4d00b4d934525dc147fdb571261725f211d1d9274427b1435fe","source_id":"us-in","stale":false,"prev":"us-in/ic-3-13-11-21","next":"us-in/ic-3-14-1-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}