{"data":{"id":"us-in/ic-3-14-3-18","jurisdiction":"us-in","citation":"IC 3-14-3-18","heading":"Actions to unlawfully influence voter or candidate; threat to election worker","body":"Sec. 18. (a) As used in this section, \"candidate\" includes an individual whom the person knows is considering becoming a candidate.\n(b) As used in this section, \"election worker\" has the meaning set forth in section 4(b) of this chapter.\n(c) A person who, for the purpose of influencing a voter or candidate, does any of the following commits a Level 6 felony:\n(1) Seeks to enforce the payment of a debt by force or threat of force.\n(2) Ejects or threatens to eject the voter or candidate from a house the voter or candidate occupies.\n(3) Begins a criminal prosecution.\n(4) Damages the business or trade of the voter or candidate.\n(5) Communicates a threat to commit a forcible felony (as defined in IC 35-31.5-2-138) against a voter or candidate with the intent that the voter or candidate:\n(A) engage in conduct against the voter's or candidate's will; or\n(B) be placed in fear of retaliation for a prior lawful act as a voter or candidate.\n(d) This subsection does not apply to an offense that occurs at a health facility (as defined in IC 16-18-2-167). A person who communicates a threat (as defined in IC 35-45-2-1) to an election worker with the intent that the election worker:\n(1) engage in conduct against the election worker's will; or\n(2) be placed in fear of retaliation for a prior lawful act relating to an election;\ncommits threatening an election worker, a Level 6 felony.","path":["TITLE 3. ELECTIONS","ARTICLE 14. OFFENSES","Chapter 3. Interference With Free and Equal Elections"],"source_url":"https://iga.in.gov/ic/2026/Title_3.html#3-14-3-18","current_through":"2026","vintage":"2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-08T08:01:41Z","sha256":"6511533a295552bab516be2bc067558db1fc6d419ff879ab4123e40f53bce83a","source_id":"us-in","stale":false,"prev":"us-in/ic-3-14-3-17","next":"us-in/ic-3-14-3-19"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}