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Ind. Code § 35-46-1-10.5

Purchase or possession of tobacco product by minor

As added by P.L.125-1988, SEC.5

Sec. 10.5. (a) A person less than twenty-one (21) years of age who:

(1) purchases a tobacco product;

(2) accepts a tobacco product for personal use; or

(3) possesses a tobacco product on the person's person;

commits a Class C infraction.

(b) It is a defense under subsection (a) that the accused person acted in the ordinary course of employment in a business concerning a tobacco product for the following activities:

(1) Agriculture.

(2) Processing.

(3) Transporting.

(4) Wholesaling.

(5) Retailing.

(c) A person less than twenty-one (21) years of age who has in the person's possession false or fraudulent evidence of majority or identity with the intent to purchase a tobacco product commits a Class C infraction.

Official source: Indiana General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Indiana statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.