Legal Question in Criminal Law in Indiana

My son has an open warrant for burglary, can I get arrested if he at my house

My son has an open warrant for

burglary. We have brought him home

to try to get him to turn himself in.

can we get in trouble for having him

our home if the cops come. Thanks


Asked on 4/19/09, 1:18 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys

Jay Rigdon Rockhill Pinnick LLP

Re: My son has an open warrant for burglary, can I get arrested if he at my house

35-44-3-2. Assisting a criminal.

A person not standing in the relation of parent, child, or spouse to another person who has committed a crime or is a fugitive from justice who, with intent to hinder the apprehension or punishment of the other person, harbors, conceals, or otherwise assists the person commits assisting a criminal, a Class A misdemeanor. However, the offense is:

(1) A Class D felony if the person assisted has committed a Class B, Class C, or Class D felony; and

(2) A Class C felony if the person assisted has committed murder or a Class A felony, or if the assistance was providing a deadly weapon.

A parent can not be in violation of this statute. Still a good idea for him to

get himself turned in ASAP.

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Answered on 4/19/09, 2:08 pm


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