§ 24-3-5-4 — Requirements

Subject to section 4.5 of this chapter, a merchant
may not mail or ship cigarettes as part of a delivery sale unless, before
mailing or shipping the cigarettes, the merchant:
(1) obtains from the prospective customer a written statement
signed by the prospective customer under penalty of perjury:
(A) providing the prospective customer's address and date of
birth;
(B) advising the prospective customer that:
(i) signing another person's name to the statement required
under this subdivision may subject the person to a civil
monetary penalty of not more than one thousand dollars
($1,000); and
(ii) purchasing cigarettes by a person less than twenty-one
(21) years of age is a Class C infraction under IC 35-46-1-10.5;
(C) confirming that the cigarette order was placed by the
prospective customer;
(D) providing a warning under 15 U.S.C. 1333(a)(1); and
(E) stating the sale of cigarettes by delivery sale is a taxable
event for purposes of IC 6-7-1;
(2) makes a good faith effort to verify the information in the
written statement obtained under subdivision (1) by using a
federal or commercially available data base; and
(3) receives payment for the delivery sale by a credit or debit card
issued in the name of the prospective purchaser.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.253-2003, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.160-2005, SEC.7; P.L.49-2020, SEC.22.