{"data":{"id":"us-in/ic-3-14-5-6","jurisdiction":"us-in","citation":"IC 3-14-5-6","heading":"Criminal prosecutions; self-incrimination defense not available to witness","body":"Sec. 6. In a criminal prosecution for violation of IC 3-14-1-7, IC 3-14-1-10, IC 3-14-1-13, IC 3-14-1-14, or IC 3-14-1-14.5, a witness, except the person who is accused and on trial, may not be excused from answering a question or producing a book, paper, or other thing on the ground that the witness' answer or the thing to be produced may tend to incriminate the witness or render the witness liable to a penalty. However, the witness' answer or the thing produced by the witness may not be used in a proceeding against the witness, except in a prosecution for perjury in so testifying.","path":["TITLE 3. ELECTIONS","ARTICLE 14. OFFENSES","Chapter 5. Enforcement Provisions"],"source_url":"https://iga.in.gov/ic/2026/Title_3.html#3-14-5-6","current_through":"2026","vintage":"2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-08T08:01:41Z","sha256":"4ed3b0925fc08f42361ed421dec9a469604a6089eb66cfae72474d01b8179dc9","source_id":"us-in","stale":false,"prev":"us-in/ic-3-14-5-5","next":"us-in/ic-3-14-5-7"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}