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Ind. Code § 7.1-5-7-8

Sale to minors prohibited; furnishing property for the purpose of enabling minors to consume alcohol prohibited

Redline — January 1, 2018 → current.View current text →
Current — January 1, 2023
As of January 1, 2018
Sec. 8. (a) It is a Class B misdemeanor for a person to:
Sec. 8. (a) It is a Class B misdemeanor for a person to recklessly, knowingly, or intentionally sell, barter, exchange, provide, or furnish an alcoholic beverage to a minor.
(1) recklessly, knowingly, or intentionally sell, barter, exchange, provide, or furnish an alcoholic beverage to a minor; or
(b) However, the offense described in subsection (a) is:
(1) a Class A misdemeanor if the person has a prior unrelated conviction under this section; and
(2) a Level 6 felony if the consumption, ingestion, or use of the alcoholic beverage is the proximate cause of the serious bodily injury or death of any person.
(c) A person who knowingly or intentionally:
(1) rents property; or
(2) provides or arranges for the use of property;
for the purpose of allowing or enabling a minor to consume an alcoholic beverage on the property commits a Class C infraction. However, the violation is a Class B misdemeanor if the person has a prior unrelated adjudication or conviction for a violation of this section within the previous five (5) years.
(2) knowingly or intentionally: (A) rent property; or (B) provide or arrange for the use of property; for the purpose of allowing or enabling a minor to consume an alcoholic beverage on the property. (b) However, the offense described in subsection (a) is: (1) a Class A misdemeanor if the person has a prior unrelated conviction under this section; and (2) a Level 6 felony if the consumption, ingestion, or use of the alcoholic beverage is the proximate cause of the serious bodily injury or death of any person. (c) This section shall not be construed to impose civil liability upon any postsecondary educational institution, including public and private universities and colleges, business schools, vocational schools, and schools for continuing education, or its agents for injury to any person or property sustained in consequence of a violation of this section unless the institution or its agent: (1) sells, barters, exchanges, provides, or furnishes an alcoholic beverage to a minor; or (2) either: (A) rents property; or (B) provides or arranges for the use of property; for the purpose of allowing or enabling a minor to consume an alcoholic beverage on the property.
(d) This section shall not be construed to impose civil liability upon any postsecondary educational institution, including public and private universities and colleges, business schools, vocational schools, and schools for continuing education, or its agents for injury to any person or property sustained in consequence of a violation of this section unless the institution or its agent:
(1) sells, barters, exchanges, provides, or furnishes an alcoholic beverage to a minor; or
(2) either:
(A) rents property; or
(B) provides or arranges for the use of property;
for the purpose of allowing or enabling a minor to consume an alcoholic beverage on the property.

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