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SB207 • 2026

A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning criminal law and procedure.

A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning criminal law and procedure.

Crime
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Senator Michael Crider
Last action
2026-01-08
Official status
Introduced Senate Bill (S)
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source does not specify the exact penalties, only that it is a Class A misdemeanor.

Law About Key Fob Emulators

This law makes it illegal to make, sell, offer to sell, possess, operate, or use devices that can copy car keys without permission.

What This Bill Does

  • Makes it against the law to create motor vehicle key programming devices.
  • Bans selling, offering to sell, and using these devices.
  • Requires people who have these devices to not use them illegally.

Who It Names or Affects

  • People who make motor vehicle key programming devices
  • People who sell, offer to sell, or buy these devices
  • Anyone who uses the device without permission

Terms To Know

Key Fob Emulator
A device that can copy car key codes and unlock cars.
Class A Misdemeanor
A serious crime that can lead to jail time or fines.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The law does not specify what exceptions there are.
  • It is unclear who will enforce this law and how strictly it will be followed.

Bill History

  1. 2026-01-08 Senate

    Authored by Senator Crider

  2. 2026-01-08 Senate

    First reading: referred to Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law

Official Summary Text

A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning criminal law and procedure.
Key fob emulators.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning criminal law and procedure.

Key fob emulators.

Provides (with certain exceptions) that a person who knowingly or intentionally manufactures, sells, offers to sell, possesses, operates, or uses a motor vehicle key programming device commits unlawful use of a motor vehicle key programming device, a Class A misdemeanor.