Indiana Code

Ind. Code § 35-50-3-4 (2026)

Class C misdemeanor

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     Sec. 4. A person who commits a Class C misdemeanor shall be imprisoned for a fixed term of not more than sixty (60) days; in addition, he may be fined not more than five hundred dollars ($500).

As added by Acts 1978, P.L.2, SEC.3554.

 

IC 35-50-4Chapter 4. Repealed

Repealed by Acts 1981, P.L.108, SEC.40.

 

IC 35-50-5Chapter 5. Additional Penalties

 

           35-50-5-0.1Application of certain amendments to chapter
           35-50-5-1Repealed
           35-50-5-1.1Bribery or official misconduct; filling vacancy under IC 5-8-6
           35-50-5-2Alternative fine
           35-50-5-3Restitution order
           35-50-5-4Reimbursement order

 

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 26 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1982–2026 · leading case: Snyder v. King, 958 N.E.2d 764 (Ind. 2011).
Snyder v. King, 958 N.E.2d 764 (Ind. 2011). · cites it 2× “1-5-7-7, and the trial court sentences him or her to an executed term of incarceration (no matter how short), I.C. § 35-50-3-4 (person convicted of Class C misdemeanor can be sentenced to imprisonment for no more than 60 days).”
Gary W. Yoakum v. State of Indiana, 95 N.E.3d 169 (Ind. Ct. App. 2018). · cites it 2× “" Indiana Code Section 35-50-3-4 provides for a fixed term of not more than sixty days for a Class C misdemeanor conviction.”
Joey Jennings v. State of Indiana, 982 N.E.2d 1003 (Ind. 2013). · cites it 2× “Ind.Code § 35-50-3-4 (2008). 2 . Namely, Indiana Code § 35-50-2-2(c) (2008) which provides that "whenever the court suspends a sentence for a felony, it shall place the person on probation under IC 35-38-2 for a fixed period to end not later than the date that the maximum…”
State v. James Denelsbeck(075170), 137 A.3d 462 (N.J. 2016). “Code § 9-30-5-2 (a), punishable by up to sixty days in prison, Ind. Code § 35-50-3-4 . 14. Iowa provides the right to a jury trial “[i]n all criminal prosecutions, and in cases involving the life, or liberty of an individual[,]” Iowa Const.”
Springer v. State, 952 N.E.2d 799 (Ind. Ct. App. 2011). · cites it 2× “…as criminal mischief as a class C misdemeanor. The maximum sentence for a class C misdemeanor is sixty days. See Ind.Code § 35-50-3-4.”
Gressel v. State, 653 N.E.2d 139 (Ind. Ct. App. 1995). · cites it 2× “I.C. § 35-50-3-4. Thus, a court is not authorized to order *140 a lifetime suspension of driving privileges as a penalty for violating I.”
United States v. German Hernandez-Lopez, 704 F. App'x 367 (5th Cir. 2017). “See Ind. Code § 35-50-3-4 (Class C misdemeanors); Ind.”
Adrian Forrest v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.) (Ind. Ct. App. 2016). · cites it 2× “Ind. Code § 35-50-3-4 . In addition to any other criminal penalty that may be imposed for an offense of operating a vehicle while intoxicated, the court shall order that the person be imprisoned for at least five days or that the person perform at least one hundred eighty hours…”
Darrell A. Williams v. State of Indaina (mem. dec.) (Ind. Ct. App. 2016). · cites it 2× “Ind. Code § 35-50-3-4 (1978). The trial court sentenced Williams to five years for his Class C felony conviction, of which two years are to be served in the Department of Correction, one year in community corrections, and two years on probation.”
Jason H. Bader v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.) (Ind. Ct. App. 2018). · cites it 2× “Code § 35-50-2-7 ; and a person who commits a class C misdemeanor shall be imprisoned for a term of not more than sixty days, Ind. Code § 35-50-3-4 . [8] Our review of the nature of the offenses reveals that Bader possessed, with intent to deliver, methamphetamine and synthetic…”
Kyle S. Skelton v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.), 121 N.E.3d 133 (Ind. Ct. App. 2019). · cites it 2× “§ 35-50-2-7, and he received the advisory sentence of sixty days for the Class C misdemeanor, see I.C. § 35-50-3-4. Moreover, because Skelton committed the offense under F6-124 while on pre-trial release, the trial court was obligated-under Indiana Code Section 35-50-1-2(e) -to…”
Jordan Mitchell Smith v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.) (Ind. Ct. App. 2019). · cites it 2× “” Under Indiana Code Section 35-50-3-4, a person “who commits a Class C misdemeanor shall be imprisoned for a fixed term of not more than sixty (60) days.”
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