Indiana Statutes

§ 9-30-5-4 — Classification of offense; serious bodily injury

Indiana § 9-30-5-4
JurisdictionIndiana
Title 9MOTOR VEHICLES
Art. 30GENERAL PENALTY PROVISIONS
Ch. 5Operating a Vehicle While Intoxicated

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(a)A person who causes serious bodily injury to another person when operating a vehicle:
(1)with an alcohol concentration equivalent 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)with a controlled substance listed in schedule I or II of IC 35-48-2 or its metabolite in the person's blood; or
(3)while intoxicated; commits a Level 5 felony. However, the offense is a Level 4 felony if the person has a previous conviction of operating while intoxicated within the five (5) years preceding the commission of the offense.
(b)A person who violates subsection (a) commits a separate offense for each person whose serious bodily injury is caused by the violation of subs

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Legislative History

As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.18. Amended by P.L.53-1994, SEC.5; P.L.97-1996, SEC.3; P.L.96-1996, SEC.3; P.L.33-1997, SEC.8; P.L.1-2000, SEC.8; P.L.175-2001, SEC.8; P.L.76-2004, SEC.3; P.L.125-2012, SEC.335; P.L.158-2013, SEC.160; P.L.63-2018, SEC.2; P.L.184-2019, SEC.5; P.L.186-2025, SEC.86.

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