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Indiana Computer Trespass, lack of owner's consent
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In force since 1 July 1986.
A computer misuse rule binding public and private bodies.
As of 29 August 2026.
What it requires
- Do not access an Indiana-connected computer system or network without the owner's consent; an openly served public page has not withheld consent on the statute's own terms, though no Indiana court has confirmed this reading.
What this law does
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Section 35-43-2-3(b) provides that a person who knowingly or intentionally accesses a computer system, computer network, or any part of either without the consent of the owner or the owner's licensee commits computer trespass, a Class A misdemeanor. This is phrased as lack of the owner's consent, a single-prong test with no separate exceeds authority prong, closer in structure to several peer states' single-prong wording though those use authorization rather than consent as the operative noun.
The same chapter separately punishes, at section 35-43-1-8, knowing and intentional unauthorized disruption or denial of computer system services. No Indiana appellate decision squarely construes section 35-43-2-3 against a scraper of an open public page.
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Read the law
official text, Indiana General Assembly (iga.in.gov)
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