Indiana § 7.1-5-12-4 Places smoking is prohibited; duties of employers and person in charge
of a place of employment or public place

Indiana Statutes

§ 7.1-5-12-4 — Places smoking is prohibited; duties of employers and person in charge of a place of employment or public place

Indiana § 7.1-5-12-4

Art. 5CRIMES AND INFRACTIONS

Ch. 12Prohibition on Smoking

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Ind. Code § 7.1-5-12-4 (2026).

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(a)Except as provided in section 5 of this chapter, smoking is prohibited in the following:

(1)A public place.

(2)A place of employment.

(3)A vehicle owned, leased, or operated by the state if the vehicle is being used for a governmental function.

(4)The area within eight (8) feet of a public entrance to:

(A)a public place; or

(B)a place of employment.

(b)An employer shall inform each of the employer's employees and prospective employees of the smoking prohibition applying to the place of employment.

(c)An owner, operator, manager, or official in charge of a public place or place of employment shall remove ashtrays or other smoking paraphernalia from areas of the public place or place of employment where smoking is prohibited under this chapter. However, this subsection does not p

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(a) Except as provided in section 5 of this
chapter, smoking is prohibited in the following:
(1) A public place.
(2) A place of employment.
(3) A vehicle owned, leased, or operated by the state if the vehicle
is being used for a governmental function.
(4) The area within eight (8) feet of a public entrance to:
(A) a public place; or
(B) a place of employment.
(b) An employer shall inform each of the employer's employees and
prospective employees of the smoking prohibition applying to the place
of employment.
(c) An owner, operator, manager, or official in charge of a public
place or place of employment shall remove ashtrays or other smoking
paraphernalia from areas of the public place or place of employment
where smoking is prohibited under this chapter. However, this
subsection does not prohibit the display of ashtrays or other smoking
paraphernalia that are intended only for retail sale.
(d) This subsection does not apply to an owner, an operator, a
manager, or an official in charge of a public place or place of
employment in which smoking is allowed under section 5 of this
chapter. An owner, operator, manager, or official in charge of a public
place or place of employment shall post conspicuous signs at each
public entrance that read "State Law Prohibits Smoking Within 8 Feet
of this Entrance" or other similar language.