Indiana § 35-46-9-6 Operating a motorboat while intoxicated

Indiana Statutes

§ 35-46-9-6 — Operating a motorboat while intoxicated

Indiana § 35-46-9-6

Art. 46MISCELLANEOUS OFFENSES

Ch. 9Operating a Motorboat While Intoxicated

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Bluebook

Ind. Code § 35-46-9-6 (2026).

Text

(a)Except as provided in subsections (b) and

(c), a person who operates a motorboat while:

(1)having an alcohol concentration equivalent (as defined in IC 9-13-2-2.4) to at least eight-hundredths (0.08) gram of alcohol per:

(A)one hundred (100) milliliters of the person's blood; or

(B)two hundred ten (210) liters of the person's breath;

(2)having a controlled substance listed in schedule I or II of IC 35-48-2 or its metabolite in the person's body; or

(3)intoxicated; commits a Class C misdemeanor.

(b)The offense is a Level 6 felony if:

(1)the person has a previous conviction under:

(A)IC 14-1-5 (repealed);

(B)IC 14-15-8-8 (repealed); or

(C)this chapter; or

(2)the offense results in serious bodily injury to another person.

(c)The offense is a Level 5 felony if the offense resul

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(a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and
(c), a person who operates a motorboat while:
(1) having an alcohol concentration equivalent (as defined in IC 9-13-2-2.4) to at least eight-hundredths (0.08) gram of alcohol
per:
(A) one hundred (100) milliliters of the person's blood; or
(B) two hundred ten (210) liters of the person's breath;
(2) having a controlled substance listed in schedule I or II of IC 35-48-2 or its metabolite in the person's body; or
(3) intoxicated;
commits a Class C misdemeanor.
(b) The offense is a Level 6 felony if:
(1) the person has a previous conviction under:
(A) IC 14-1-5 (repealed);
(B) IC 14-15-8-8 (repealed); or
(C) this chapter; or
(2) the offense results in serious bodily injury to another person.
(c) The offense is a Level 5 felony if the offense results in the death
or catastrophic injury of another person.
(d) It is a defense to a prosecution under subsection (a)(2) that the
accused person consumed the controlled substance in accordance with
a valid prescription or order of a practitioner (as defined in IC 35-48-1.1-34) who acted in the course of the practitioner's professional
practice.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.40-2012, SEC.21. Amended by P.L.168-2014, SEC.87; P.L.26-2016, SEC.3; P.L.85-2017, SEC.118; P.L.63-2018, SEC.4; P.L.184-2019, SEC.14; P.L.186-2025, SEC.244.