Whoever, whether or not acting under code or law, by force or threat of force willfully injures, intimidates or interferes with, or attempt to injure, intimidate or interfere with:
(A) Any person because of his or her race, color, religion, sex, disability, familial status, or national origin and because he or she is or has been selling, purchasing, renting, financing, occupying, or contracting or negotiating for the sale, purchase, rental, financing or occupation of any dwelling, or applying for or participating in any service, organization, or facility relating to the business of selling or renting dwellings; or
(B) Any person because he or she is or has been, or in order to intimidate such person or any other person or any class of persons from:
(1) Participating, without discrimination on account of race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, or national origin, in any of the activities, services, organizations or facilities described in division (A) of this section ; or
(2) Affording another person or class of persons opportunity or protection so to participate; or
(3) Lawfully aiding or encouraging other persons to participate, without discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, disability, familial status, or national origin, in an activity, a service, an organization, or a facility described in division (A).
(C) A person commits a Class A misdemeanor if the person, whether or not acting under color of law, by force or threat of force intentionally intimidates or interferes with or attempts to intimidate or interfere with a person exercising or attempting to exercise such person’s rights as set forth herein in this Chapter 93 and under federal and state laws. In the event bodily injury or death results, fines and/or imprisonment shall be determined by the laws of the State of Indiana or applicable federal laws as allowable by law.
(Ord. 2014-10, passed 5-27-2014; Am. Ord. 2020-10, passed 5-12-2020)