28 U.S.C. § 1344 - U.S. Code - Unannotated Title 28. Judiciary and Judicial Procedure § 1344. Election disputes
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Sec. 5. (a) As used in this section, “serious violent felon” means a person who has been convicted of committing a serious violent felony.
(b) As used in this section, “serious violent felony” means:
(1) murder (IC 35-42-1-1);
(2) voluntary manslaughter (IC 35-42-1-3);
(3) reckless homicide not committed by means of a vehicle (IC 35-42-1-5);
(4) battery (IC 35-42-2-1) as a:
(A) Class A felony, Class B felony, or Class C felony, for a crime committed before July 1, 2014; or
(B) Level 2 felony, Level 3 felony, Level 4 felony, or Level 5 felony, for a crime committed after June 30, 2014;
(5) domestic battery (IC 35-42-2-1.3) as a Level 2 felony, Level 3 felony, Level 4 felony, or Level 5 felony;
(6) aggravated battery (IC 35-42-2-1.5);
(7) kidnapping (IC 35-42-3-2);
(8) criminal confinement (IC 35-42-3-3);
(9) rape (IC 35-42-4-1);
(10) criminal deviate conduct (IC 35-42-4-2) (before its repeal);
(11) child molesting (IC 35-42-4-3);
(12) sexual battery (IC 35-42-4-8) as a:
(A) Class C felony, for a crime committed before July 1, 2014; or
(B) Level 5 felony, for a crime committed after June 30, 2014;
(13) robbery (IC 35-42-5-1);
(14) carjacking (IC 5-42-5-2) (before its repeal);
(15) arson (IC 35-43-1-1(a)) as a:
(A) Class A felony or Class B felony, for a crime committed before July 1, 2014; or
(B) Level 2 felony, Level 3 felony, or Level 4 felony, for a crime committed after June 30, 2014;
(16) burglary (IC 35-43-2-1) as a:
(A) Class A felony or Class B felony, for a crime committed before July 1, 2014; or
(B) Level 1 felony, Level 2 felony, Level 3 felony, or Level 4 felony, for a crime committed after June 30, 2014;
(17) assisting a criminal (IC 35-44.1-2-5) as a:
(A) Class C felony, for a crime committed before July 1, 2014; or
(B) Level 5 felony, for a crime committed after June 30, 2014;
(18) resisting law enforcement (IC 35-44.1-3-1) as a:
(A) Class B felony or Class C felony, for a crime committed before July 1, 2014; or
(B) Level 2 felony, Level 3 felony, or Level 5 felony, for a crime committed after June 30, 2014;
(19) escape (IC 35-44.1-3-4) as a:
(A) Class B felony or Class C felony, for a crime committed before July 1, 2014; or
(B) Level 4 felony or Level 5 felony, for a crime committed after June 30, 2014;
(20) trafficking with an inmate (IC 35-44.1-3-5) as a:
(A) Class C felony, for a crime committed before July 1, 2014; or
(B) Level 5 felony, for a crime committed after June 30, 2014;
(21) criminal organization intimidation (IC 35-45-9-4);
(22) stalking (IC 35-45-10-5) as a:
(A) Class B felony or Class C felony, for a crime committed before July 1, 2014; or
(B) Level 4 felony or Level 5 felony, for a crime committed after June 30, 2014;
(23) incest (IC 35-46-1-3);
(24) dealing in or manufacturing cocaine or a narcotic drug (IC 35-48-4-1);
(25) dealing in methamphetamine (IC 35-48-4-1.1) or manufacturing methamphetamine (IC 35-48-4-1.2);
(26) dealing in a schedule I, II, or III controlled substance (IC 35-48-4-2);
(27) dealing in a schedule IV controlled substance (IC 35-48-4-3);
(28) dealing in a schedule V controlled substance (IC 35-48-4-4); or
(29) dealing in a controlled substance resulting in death (IC 35-42-1-1.5).
(c) A serious violent felon who knowingly or intentionally possesses a firearm commits unlawful possession of a firearm by a serious violent felon, a Level 4 felony.
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