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Indiana Code Title 21. Higher Education § 21-39-8-4

Current as of January 02, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

Sec. 4. (a) As used in this chapter, “materially and substantially disrupt” means the act of knowingly or intentionally doing one (1) or more of the following:

(1) Significantly hindering the protected expressive activity of another individual or group.

(2) Preventing the communication of a message of another individual or group.

(3) Preventing the transaction of the business of a lawful meeting, gathering, or procession by:

(A) engaging in fighting, violence, or other unlawful behavior;  or

(B) physically blocking or threatening violence to prevent an individual from attending, listening to, viewing, or participating in a protected expressive activity.

(b) The term does not include the following:

(1) Conduct that is protected under the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States or Article 1, Section 9 of the Constitution of the State of Indiana.  Except when an outdoor area of the campus has been reserved in advance of another event, protected conduct under this subdivision includes lawfully protesting in an outdoor area of campus that is generally accessible to the public.

(2) A minor, brief, or fleeting nonviolent disruption of an event that is isolated and short in duration.

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