§ 35-48-4-6 — Possession of cocaine or narcotic drug

Indiana § 35-48-4-6

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Art. 48: CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES
• Ch. 4: Offenses Relating to Controlled Substances

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(a) A person who, without a valid prescription
or order of a practitioner acting in the course of the practitioner's
professional practice, knowingly or intentionally possesses cocaine
(pure or adulterated) or a narcotic drug (pure or adulterated) classified
in schedule I or II, commits possession of cocaine or a narcotic drug,
a Level 6 felony, except as provided in subsections (b) through (d).
(b) The offense is a Level 5 felony if:
(1) the amount of the drug involved is at least five (5) but less
than ten (10) grams; or
(2) the amount of the drug involved is less than five (5) grams and
an enhancing circumstance applies.
(c) The offense is a Level 4 felony if:
(1) the amount of the drug involved is at least ten (10) but less
than twenty-eight (28) grams; or
(2) the amount of the drug involved is at least five (5) but less
than ten (10) grams and an enhancing circumstance applies.
(d) The offense is a Level 3 felony if:
(1) the amount of the drug involved is at least twenty-eight (28)
grams; or
(2) the amount of the drug involved is at least ten (10) but less
than twenty-eight (28) grams and an enhancing circumstance
applies.
As added by Acts 1976, P.L.148, SEC.7. Amended by Acts
1977, P.L.340, SEC.101; Acts 1979, P.L.303, SEC.10; P.L.138-1983,
SEC.3; P.L.296-1987, SEC.9; P.L.296-1995, SEC.7; P.L.65-1996,
SEC.15; P.L.188-1999, SEC.7; P.L.17-2001, SEC.24; P.L.151-2006,
SEC.24; P.L.158-2013, SEC.631; P.L.168-2014, SEC.98.