State Laws and Legislation

Indiana Hate Crimes Law

Gender identity protected? No Law

Indiana "bias crimes" law does not explicitly address gender identity-based violence. The law specifies "disability" as an identified classification, however no court has read anti-transgender violence to be actionable under this provision. Burn Ind. Code Ann. §§ 5-2-5-1; 5-3-5-14.3 (2001).

Sexual orientation protected? No Law

Under current Indiana law, there is no cause of action for victims of hate crimes. Indiana law requires that law enforcement agencies collect information concerning bias crimes for criminal history information purposes. Bias crimes are defined to include sexual orientation-motivated crimes. Burn Ind. Code Ann. §§ 5-2-5-1; 5-3-5-14.3 (2001).

Updated: Sun, August 29, 2004 - 11:00:00