Indiana Code

Ind. Code § 35-45-1-4 (2026)

Flag desecration

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Sec. 4. (a) A person who knowingly or intentionally mutilates, defaces, burns, or tramples any United States flag, standard, or ensign commits flag desecration, a Class A misdemeanor.

(b) This section does not apply to a person who disposes of a flag in accordance with 4 U.S.C. 8(k).

As added by Acts 1977, P.L.26, SEC.22. Amended by P.L.163-1990, SEC.1; P.L.7-2015, SEC.56.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases, 1989–2004 · leading case: Texas v. Johnson, 491 U.S. 397 (1989).

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Texas v. Johnson, 491 U.S. 397 (1989). · cites it 2× “1, ¶¶ 3307, 3351 (1980); Ind. Code § 35-45-1-4 (1986); Iowa Code § 32.”

State v. Janssen, 580 N.W.2d 260 (Wis. 1998). “620/1 (West 1993); Ind. Code Ann. § 35-45-1-4 (West 1998); Iowa Code Ann.”

Lawson, Megan v. Hill, Curtis (7th Cir. 2004). “The statute provides that “a person who knowingly or intention- ally mutilates, defaces, burns, or tramples any United States flag, standard, or ensign commits flag desecration, a Class A misdemeanor,” Ind. Code § 35-45-1-4 (a), for which the maximum punishment is a year in…”

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