Sec. 23. (a) The following terms are defined for this section:
(1) "Acknowledgment" has the meaning set forth in IC 33-42-0.5-2.
(2) "Notarial officer" has the meaning set forth in IC 33-42-0.5-19.
(b) A notarial officer who, with intent to defraud, knowingly or intentionally:
(1) affixes a person's signature to a blank affidavit or certificate of acknowledgment; and
(2) delivers that affidavit or certificate to another person;
with the intent that it be used as an affidavit or acknowledgment commits notary fraud, a Level 6 felony.
(c) A person who knowingly or intentionally uses an affidavit or certificate described in subsection (b) for any purpose commits notarial fraud, a Level 6 felony.
As added by P.L.128-2017, SEC.26. Amended by P.L.59-2018, SEC.65.
Structure Indiana Code
Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure
Article 43. Offenses Against Property
Chapter 5. Forgery, Fraud, and Other Deceptions
35-43-5-0.1. Application of Certain Amendments to Chapter
35-43-5-2. Counterfeiting; Forgery
35-43-5-2.5. False Government Issued Identification
35-43-5-3.5. Identity Deception
35-43-5-3.7. Notario Publico Deception
35-43-5-13. Deception Involving Out of Hospital Do Not Resuscitate Declarations
35-43-5-18. Possession of Device or Substance to Interfere With Drug or Alcohol Screening Test
35-43-5-19. Interfering With Drug or Alcohol Screening Test