Sec. 12. (a) If a person taking part in an unlawful assembly described in this chapter refuses to disperse after having been ordered to disperse in accordance with this chapter or if a command to disperse is not required under this chapter and a civil officer to whom military force is ordered to report, or if a civil officer is not present, then the military officer (or if the command is acting under the direct order of the governor, then the officer within the limits provided in the officer's instructions) shall:
(1) arrest persons taking part in the unlawful assembly; or
(2) disperse the unlawful assembly.
(b) If, in arresting a person or dispersing an unlawful assembly:
(1) a person is killed, wounded, or otherwise injured; or
(2) property is injured or destroyed;
by the civil officer or officer or member of the Indiana national guard, or other persons lawfully aiding them, the officer, member, or person shall be held blameless.
[Pre-2003 Recodification Citation: 10-2-4-10.]
As added by P.L.2-2003, SEC.7.
Structure Indiana Code
Article 16. Indiana Military Code
Chapter 7. Training and Active Duty of National Guard; Benefits of Members
10-16-7-0.3. "Active Duty Military Pay"
10-16-7-0.5. "Active Duty Military Service"
10-16-7-2.5. "Qualified Member"
10-16-7-3. Drills; Instruction; Encampments; Maneuvers; Other Exercises
10-16-7-4. Refusal to Permit Employees to Attend Drill or Other Duty
10-16-7-6. Leave of Absence While on Active Duty; Effect on Time or Pay
10-16-7-8. Arrest on Civil Process While on Active Duty
10-16-7-9. Sheriffs; Requesting National Guard Be Called to Active Duty
10-16-7-10. Written Orders Calling to Active Duty; Discretion in Carrying Out Orders
10-16-7-11. Unlawful Assembly; Command to Disperse
10-16-7-12. Riots and Mobs; Death, Personal Injuries, and Property Damage
10-16-7-13. Assault on Members; Quelling Attack
10-16-7-14. Right-of-Way on Streets and Highways
10-16-7-15. Assembly Regulating Passage and Occupancy of Streets; Offense
10-16-7-16. Election Day; Muster, Assembly, Review, or Parade
10-16-7-17.5. Group Life Insurance
10-16-7-19. Pensions; Funeral Expenses
10-16-7-20. False or Fraudulent Representations; Increasing, Reducing, or Withdrawing
10-16-7-21. Pension Examiners and Boards; Lump Sum Payments
10-16-7-22. Parenting Time; Making Up Lost Parenting Time
10-16-7-23. Extension of Federal Benefits
10-16-7-24. Administration of "Pdhra"
10-16-7-25. Transfers of Property Forfeited to the United States