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35-47-4-5. Possession of firearm by serious
violent felon.
(a) As used in this section, “serious violent
felon” means a person who has been convicted of:
(1) committing a serious violent felony in:
(A) Indiana; or
(B) any other jurisdiction which the
elements of the crime for which the
conviction was entered are substan-
tially similar to the elements of a seri-
ous violent felony; or
(2) attempting to commit or conspiring to
commit a serious violent felony in:
(A) Indiana as provided under IC 35-
41-5-1 or IC 35-41-5-2; or
(B) any other jurisdiction in which the
elements of the crime for which the
conviction was entered are substan-
tially similar to the elements of
attempting to commit or conspiring to
commit a serious violent felony.
(b) As used in this section, “serious violent
felony” means:
(1) murder (IC 35-42-1-1);
(2) voluntary manslaughter (IC 35-42-1-
3);
(3) reckless homicide not committed by
means of a vehicle (IC 35-42-1-5);
(4) battery (IC 35-42-2-1) as a:
(A) Class A felony, Class B felony, or
Class C felony, for a crime committed
before July 1, 2014; or
(B) Level 2 felony, Level 3 felony,
Level 4 felony, or Level 5 felony, for
a crime committed after June 30, 2014;
(5) aggravated battery (IC 35-42-2-1.5);
(6) kidnapping (IC 35-42-3-2);
(7) criminal confinement (IC 35-42-3-3);
(8) rape (IC 35-42-4-1);
(9) criminal deviate conduct (IC 35-42-
4-2) (before its repeal);
(10) child molesting (IC 35-42-4-3);
(11) sexual battery (IC 35-42-4-8) as a:
(A) Cass C felony, for a crime com-
mitted before July 1, 2014; or
(B) Level 5 felony, for a crime com-
mitted after June 30, 2014;
(12) robbery (IC 35-42-5-1);
(13) carjacking (IC 35-42-5-2) (before its
repeal);
(14) arson (IC 35-43-1-1(a)) as a:
(A) Class A felony or Class B felony,
for a crime committed before July 1,
2014; or
(B) Level 2 felony, Level 3 felony, or
Level 4 felony, for a crime committed
after June 30, 2014;
(15) burglary (IC 35-43-2-1) as a:
(A) Class A felony or Class B felony,
for a crime committed before July 1,
2014; or
(B) Level 1 felony, Level 2 felony,
Level 3 felony, or Level 4 felony, for
a crime committed after June 30, 2014;
(16) assisting a criminal (IC 35-44.1-2-5)
as a:
(A) Class C felony, for a crime com-
mitted before July 1, 2014; or
(B) Level 5 felony, for a crime com-
mitted after June 30, 2014;
(17) resisting law enforcement (IC 35-
44.1-3-1) as a:
(A) Class B felony or Class C felony,
for a crime committed before July 1,
2014; or
(B) Level 2 felony, Level 3 felony, or
Level 5 felony, for a crime committed
after June 30, 2014;
(18) escape (IC 35-44.1-3-4) as a:
(A) Class B felony or Class C felony,
for a crime committed before July 1,
2014; or
(B) Level 4 felony or Level 5 felony,
for a crime committed after June 30,
2014;
(19) trafficking with an inmate (IC 35-
44.1-3-5) as a:
(A) Class C felony, for a crime com-
mitted before July 1, 2014; or
(B) Level 5 felony, for a crime com-
mitted after June 30, 2014;
(20) criminal gang intimidation (IC 35-
45-9-4);
(21) stalking (IC 35-45-10-5) as a:
(A) Class B felony or Class C felony,
for a crime committed before July 1,
2014; or
(B) Level 4 felony or Level 5 felony,
