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(b) A person who knowingly or intentionally:
(1) Damages a vending machine; or
(2) Removes goods, wares, merchandise,
or other property from a vending machine
without:
(A) Inserting or depositing a coin, bill,
or token for that purpose; or
(B) The consent of the owner or oper-
ator of the vending machine;
commits vending machine vandalism, a Class B
misdemeanor. However, the offense is a Class A
misdemeanor if the amount of the damage or the
value of the goods, wares, merchandise, or other
property removed from the vending machine is at
least two hundred fifty dollars ($250).
35-43-4-8. License suspension for gas theft.
(a) A conviction for an offense under section
2 or 3 of this chapter that involves exerting unau-
thorized control over gasoline or motor vehicle
fuel:
(1) by operation of a motor vehicle to leave
the premises of an establishment at which
gasoline or motor vehicle fuel is offered for
sale after the gasoline or motor vehicle
fuel has been dispensed into the fuel tank
of the motor vehicle; and
(2) without payment or authorization of
payment by a credit card, debit card, charge
card, or similar method of payment;
shall result in the suspension of the driving priv-
ileges of the person.
(b) The court imposing a sentence for a vio-
lation under subsection (a) shall issue an order to
the bureau of motor vehicles:
(1) stating that the person has been con-
victed of an offense under section 2 or 3 of
this chapter involving the unauthorized
taking of gasoline or motor vehicle fuel;
and
(2) ordering the suspension of the person’s
driving privileges under IC 9-30-13-8.
The suspension of a person’s driving privileges
under this section is in addition to other penalties
prescribed by IC 35-50-3-2 for a Class A misde-
meanor or by IC 35-50-2-7 for a Level 6 felony.
Chapter 5. Forgery and Other Deceptions.
35-43-5-0.1. Application of amendments
.
35-43-5-1.
Definitions.
35-43-5-2.
Counterfeiting; Forgery;Application Fraud.
35-43-5-2.5. Counterfeit government issued identifica-
tion.
35-43-5-3.
Deception.
35-43-5-3.5. Identity deception.
35-43-5-3.6. Terroristic deception.
35-43-5-3.7. Notario publico deception.
35-43-5-3.8. Synthetic identity deception.
35-43-5-4.
Fraud.
35-43-5-4.3. Possession of card skimming device.
35-43-5-4.5. Insurance fraud.
35-43-5-4.6. Manipulation device.
35-43-5-5.
Check deception.
35-43-5-6.
Utility fraud.
35-43-5-6.5. Sale or distribution of cable TV devices.
35-43-5-7.
Welfare fraud.
35-43-5-7.1. Medicaid fraud.
35-43-5-7.2. Children’s health insurance fraud.
35-43-5-8.
Fraud on financial institutions.
35-43-5-12. Check fraud.
35-43-5-13. Do not resuscitate orders.
35-43-5-15. Possession of false sales manufacturing
device.
35-43-5-16. Making false sales document.
35-43-5-18. Possession of device or substance used to
interfere with screening test.
35-43-5-19. Interfering with screening test
35-43-5-20. Inmate fraud.
35-43-5-0.1. Application of amendments.
The amendments made to section 1 of this
chapter by P.L. 84-2001 are intended to specify that
the scope of the amended terms includes retail
sales receipts, universal product codes (UPC),
and other product identification codes. The
amendment of these definitions shall not be con-
strued to mean that these terms did not cover
retail sales receipts, universal product codes
(UPC), and other product identification codes
before July 1, 2001.
35-43-5-1. Definitions.
(a) The definitions set forth in this section
apply throughout this chapter.
(b) “Claim statement” means an insurance
policy, a document, or a statement made in sup-
port of or in opposition to a claim for payment or
other benefit under an insurance policy, or other
evidence of expense, injury, or loss. The term
includes statements made orally, in writing, or
