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(a) A corporation, limited liability company,
partnership, or unincorporated association may be
prosecuted for any offense; it may be convicted of
an offense only if it is proved that the offense
was committed by its agent acting within the
scope of his authority.
(b) Recovery of a fine, costs (including fees),
or forfeiture from a corporation, limited liability
company, partnership, or unincorporated associ-
ation is limited to the property of the corporation,
limited liability company, partnership, or unin-
corporated association.
35-41-2-4. Aiding, inducing, or causing an
offense.
Aperson who knowingly or intentionally aids,
induces, or causes another person to commit an
offense commits that offense, even if the other per-
son:
(1) Has not been prosecuted for the
offense;
(2) Has not been convicted of the offense;
or
(3) Has been acquitted of the offense.
35-41-2-5. Intoxication not a defense.
Intoxication is not a defense in a prosecution
for an offense and may not be taken into consid-
eration in determining the existence of a mental
state that is an element of the offense unless the
defendant meets the requirements of IC 35-41-3-
5.
Chapter 3. Defenses Relating to Culpability
35-41-3-1.
Legal authority.
35-41-3-2.
Use of force to protect person or property.
35-41-3-3.
Use of force relating to arrest or escape.
35-41-3-5.
Intoxication.
35-41-3-6.
Mental disease or defect.
35-41-3-7.
Mistake of fact.
35-41-3-8.
Duress.
35-41-3-9.
Entrapment.
35-41-3-10. Abandonment.
35-41-3-11. Effects of battery.
35-41-3-1. Legal authority.
A person is justified in engaging in conduct
otherwise prohibited if he has legal authority to do
so.
35-41-3-2. Use of force to protect person or
property.
(a) In enacting this section, the general assem-
bly finds and declares that it is the policy of this
state to recognize the unique character of a citi-
zen’s home and to ensure that a citizen feels secure
in his or her own home against unlawful intrusion
by another individual or a public servant. By
reaffirming the long standing right of a citizen to
protect his or her own home against unlawful
intrusion, however, the general assembly does
not intent to diminish in any way the other robust
self defense rights that citizens of this state have
always enjoyed. Accordingly, the general assem-
bly also finds and declares that it is the policy of
this state that people have a right to defend them-
selves and third parties from physical harm and
crime. The purpose of this section is to provide
the citizens of this state with a lawful means of car-
rying out this policy.
(b) As used in this section, “public servant”
means a person described in IC 35-31.5-2-129
or IC 35-31.5-2-185.
(c) A person is justified in using reasonable
force against any other person to protect the per-
son or a third person from what the person rea-
sonably believes to be the imminent use of
unlawful force. However, a person:
(1) is justified in using deadly force; and
(2) does not have a duty to retreat;
if the person reasonably believes that that force is
necessary to prevent serious bodily injury to the
person or a third person or the commission of a
forcible felony. No person in this state shall be
place in legal jeopardy of any kind whatsoever for
protecting the person or a third person by rea-
sonable means necessary.
(d) A person:
(1) is justified in using reasonable force,
including deadly force, against any other
person; and
(2) does not have a duty to retreat;
if the person reasonably believes that the force is
necessary to prevent or terminate the other person’s
unlawful entry of or attack on the person’s
dwelling, curtilage, or occupied motor vehicle.
(e) With respect to property other than a
dwelling, curtilage, or an occupied motor vehicle,
