§ 35-46-1-10.5 — Purchase or possession of tobacco product by minor

Indiana § 35-46-1-10.5

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Art. 46: MISCELLANEOUS OFFENSES
• Ch. 1: Offenses Against the Family

Text

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.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.125-1988, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.256-1996, SEC.13; P.L.20-2013, SEC.7; P.L.49-2020, SEC.32; P.L.163-2025, SEC.64.