Prohibited sales or transfers of ownership
Sec. 7. (a) Except an individual acting within a parent-minor child
or guardian-minor protected person relationship or any other
individual who is also acting in compliance with IC 35-47-10, a
person may not sell, give, or in any other manner transfer the
ownership or possession of a handgun or assault weapon (as defined
in IC 35-50-2-11) to any person under eighteen (18) years of age.
(b) It is unlawful for a person to sell, give, or in any manner
transfer the ownership or possession of a handgun to another person
who the person has reasonable cause to believe:
(1) has been:
(A) convicted of a felony; or
(B) adjudicated a delinquent child for an act that would be
a felony if committed by an adult, if the person seeking to
obtain ownership or possession of the handgun is less than
twenty-three (23) years of age;
(2) is a drug abuser;
(3) is an alcohol abuser; or
(4) is mentally incompetent.
As added by P.L.311-1983, SEC.32. Amended by P.L.33-1989,
SEC.126; P.L.140-1994, SEC.8; P.L.269-1995, SEC.7.
Last modified: May 24, 2006