§ 7.1-5-7-8 — Sale to minors prohibited; furnishing property for the purpose of enabling minors to consume alcohol prohibited

Indiana § 7.1-5-7-8

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Art. 5: CRIMES AND INFRACTIONS
• Ch. 7: Minors

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(a) It is a Class B misdemeanor for a person to
recklessly, knowingly, or intentionally sell, barter, exchange, provide,
or furnish an alcoholic beverage to a minor.
(b) However, the offense described in subsection (a) is:
(1) a Class A misdemeanor if the person has a prior unrelated
conviction under this section; and
(2) a Level 6 felony if the consumption, ingestion, or use of the
alcoholic beverage is the proximate cause of the serious bodily
injury or death of any person.
(c) A person who knowingly or intentionally:
(1) rents property; or
(2) provides or arranges for the use of property;
for the purpose of allowing or enabling a minor to consume an
alcoholic beverage on the property commits a Class C infraction.
However, the violation is a Class B misdemeanor if the person has a
prior unrelated adjudication or conviction for a violation of this section
within the previous five (5) years.
(d) This section shall not be construed to impose civil liability upon
any postsecondary educational institution, including public and private
universities and colleges, business schools, vocational schools, and
schools for continuing education, or its agents for injury to any person
or property sustained in consequence of a violation of this section
unless the institution or its agent:
(1) sells, barters, exchanges, provides, or furnishes an alcoholic
beverage to a minor; or
(2) either:
(A) rents property; or
(B) provides or arranges for the use of property;
for the purpose of allowing or enabling a minor to consume an
alcoholic beverage on the property.
[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-2-1-9(a).]
Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1; Acts 1975, P.L.74, SEC.1.
As amended by Acts 1982, P.L.69, SEC.16; P.L.102-1983, SEC.5;
P.L.100-1983, SEC.6; P.L.79-1986, SEC.3; P.L.2-2007, SEC.132;
P.L.94-2008, SEC.50; P.L.158-2013, SEC.127; P.L.159-2014, SEC.50;
P.L.32-2019, SEC.15.