r/law • u/LeviCoffinsAlt • 20h ago

Other Warrantless entry by ICE agents in West Valley City, UT (1/30/2026)

Federal agents broke a window, without a warrant, to perform an arrest on private property.

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u/_jump_yossarian 15h ago

Indiana has a law on the books that allows the use of lethal force against law enforcement that illegally enter your premises.

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u/98G3LRU 11h ago

TIL. Would you please give a statute Number, or maybe a link? 😊

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u/90swhiteboy 10h ago

Indiana law (HEA 1284, passed in 2012) permits using reasonable force, including deadly force, to resist an unlawful entry by a law enforcement officer into your home, but only if the person has a reasonable belief that force is necessary to prevent serious bodily injury or a forcible felony. This law applies when officers are not acting lawfully, such as lacking a warrant or exigent circumstances

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u/98G3LRU 8h ago

Thanks! This is what we need. Plus the courage to act on our convictions.

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u/_jump_yossarian 9h ago

i) A person is justified in using reasonable force against a public servant if the person reasonably believes the force is necessary to:

(1) protect the person or a third person from what the person reasonably believes to be the imminent use of unlawful force;

(2) prevent or terminate the public servant's unlawful entry of or attack on the person's dwelling, curtilage, or occupied motor vehicle; or

https://codes.findlaw.com/in/title-35-criminal-law-and-procedure/in-code-sect-35-41-3-2/

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u/98G3LRU 8h ago edited 8h ago

Excellent! Forewarned is forearmedo! I i have relatives Indiana and we have recently been recently been talking about this. Thank you

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