Section 3-14-1-1 - Defacing, falsifying, or destroying declarations, requests, petitions, or certificates A person who knowingly:
(1) falsely makes or fraudulently defaces or destroys a declaration of candidacy, request for ballot placement under IC 3-8-3, certificate or petition of nomination, recount petition or cross-petition, contest petition, or certificate of candidate selection, or a part of the declaration, request, petition, or certificate;(2) files a declaration of candidacy, request for ballot placement under IC 3-8-3, certificate or petition of nomination, recount petition or cross-petition, contest petition, or certificate of candidate selection, knowing any part thereof to be falsely made;(3) refuses to execute a certificate of nomination or candidate selection when required by this title to do so and knowing that the candidate has been nominated or selected;(4) if the document is listed in subdivision (1), refuses to:(A) receive the document; or(B) record the date and time the document was received; when presented in accordance with this title; or
(5) suppresses a declaration of candidacy, request for ballot placement under IC 3-8-3, petition or certificate of nomination, recount petition or cross-petition, contest petition, or certificate of candidate selection, that has been duly filed, or any part of the declaration, request, petition, or certificate; commits a Class A misdemeanor.
Amended by P.L. 234-2017,SEC. 1, eff. 7/1/2017.Amended by P.L. 158-2013, SEC. 4, eff. 7/1/2014.As added by P.L. 5-1986, SEC.10. Amended by P.L. 10-1988, SEC.204.