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(c) The term does not include an act of pas-
sively standing, sitting, performing music, singing,
or engaging in another type of performance:
(1) while displaying a sign or other indi-
cation that a donation is being sought; and
(2) without making an oral request other
than in response to an inquiry by another
person.
35-45-17-2. Panhandling.
Aperson who knowingly or intentionally does
any of the following commits panhandling, a
Class C misdemeanor:
(1) Panhandling after sunset or before sun-
rise.
(2) Panhandling when the individual being
solicited is:
(A) at a bus stop;
(B) in a:
(i) vehicle; or
(ii) facility;
used for public transportation;
(C) in a motor vehicle that is parked or
stopped on a public street or alley,
unless the person soliciting the indi-
vidual has the approval to do so by a
unit of local government that has juris-
diction over the public street or alley;
(D) in the sidewalk dining area of a
restaurant; or
(E) within twenty (20) feet of:
(i) an automated teller machine;
or
(ii) the entrance to a bank.
(3) Panhandling while touching the indi-
vidual being solicited without the solicited
individual’s consent.
(4) Panhandling while the individual being
solicited is standing in line and waiting to
be admitted to a commercial establish-
ment.
(5) Panhandling while blocking:
(A) the path of the individual being
solicited; or
(B) the entrance to a building or motor
vehicle.
(6) Panhandling while using profane or
abusive language:
(A) during a solicitation; or
(B) after the individual being solicited
has declined to donate money or some-
thing else of value.
(7) Panhandling while making a statement,
a gesture, or another communication to
the individual being solicited that would
cause a reasonable individual to:
(A) fear for the individual’s safety; or
(B) feel compelled to donate.
(8) Panhandling with at least one (1) other
individual.
(9) Panhandling and then following or
accompanying the solicited individual with-
out the solicited individual’s consent after
the solicited individual has declined to
donate money or something else of value.
Chapter 18. Combative Fighting.
35-45-18-1.
Definitions.
35-45-18-2.
Unlawful combative fighting.
35-45-18-3.
Promoting combative fighting.
35-45-18-1. Definitions.
(a) As used in this chapter, “combative fight-
ing” (also known as “toughman fighting”, “bad-
man fighting”, and “extreme fighting”) means a
match, contest, or exhibition that involves at least
two (2) contestants, with or without gloves or
protective headgear, in which the contestants:
(1) use their:
(A) hands;
(B) feet; or
(C) both hands and feet;
to strike each other; and
(2) compete for a financial prize or any
item of pecuniary value.
(b) The term does not include:
(1) a boxing, sparring, or unarmed combat
match regulated under IC 4-33-22;
(2) mixed martial arts (as defined by IC 4-
33-22-2);
(3) martial arts, as regulated by the gam-
ing commission in rules adopted under IC
4-33-22;
(4) professional wrestling, as regulated by
the gaming commission in rules adopted
under IC 4-33-22; or
(5) a match, contest, or game in which a
