SB 207

                                                            Introduced Version
           SENATE BILL No. 207
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               DIGEST OF INTRODUCED BILL
Citations Affected: IC 35-43-4-2.8.
Synopsis: Key fob emulators. Provides (with certain exceptions) that
a person who knowingly or intentionally manufactures, sells, offers to
sell, possesses, operates, or uses a motor vehicle key programming
device commits unlawful use of a motor vehicle key programming
device, a Class A misdemeanor.
Effective: July 1, 2026.
                                Crider
   January 8, 2026, read first time and referred to Committee on Corrections and Criminal
Law.
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                                                                                       Introduced
            Second Regular Session of the 124th General Assembly (2026)
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                   SENATE BILL No. 207
    A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning
 criminal law and procedure.
     Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
1    SECTION 1. IC 35-43-4-2.8 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
2 AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
3 1, 2026]: Sec. 2.8. (a) This section does not apply to the following:
4      (1) A law enforcement officer acting within the scope of the
5      officer's duties.
6      (2) An employee of a:
7(A) new motor vehicle dealer (as defined in
8IC 9-32-2.1-32);
9(B) used motor vehicle dealer (as defined in
10IC 9-32-2.1-44);
11(C) distributor (as defined in IC 9-13-2-45);
12(D) manufacturer (as defined in IC 9-13-2-97);
13(E) recreational vehicle dealer (as defined in
14IC 9-32-19-13);
15(F) recreational vehicle distributor (as defined in
16IC 9-32-19-15);
17(G) recreational vehicle manufacturer (as defined in
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1IC 9-32-19-16);
2(H) locksmith; or
3(I) manufacturer of a motor vehicle key programming
4device that is under contract for sale only to entities listed
5in clauses (A) through (H);
6      acting within the scope of the employee's duties.
7    (b) As used in this section, "motor vehicle key programming
8 device" means a computer program, a device, an application, or a
9 software program designed to:
10      (1) intercept communications of; or
11      (2) electronically communicate with;
12 a motor vehicle for the purpose of emulating a motor vehicle key.
13 The term includes an emulating device and a relay attack device.
14    (c) A person may not do any of the following:
15      (1) Manufacture, offer for sale, market, transfer, or sell a
16      motor vehicle key programming device.
17      (2) Possess, use, or operate a motor vehicle key programming
18      device.
19    (d) A person who knowingly or intentionally violates subsection
20 (c) commits unlawful use of a motor vehicle key programming
21 device, a Class A misdemeanor.
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