Purchase or possession of tobacco product or vapor device by minor
Ind. Code § 35-46-1-10.5
in effectSec. 10.5. (a) A person less than twenty-one (21) years of age who:
(1) purchases a tobacco product or vapor device;
(2) accepts a tobacco product or vapor device for personal use; or
(3) possesses a tobacco product or vapor device on the person's person;
commits a Class C infraction.
(b) It is a defense under subsection (a) that the accused person acted in the ordinary course of employment in a business concerning a tobacco product or vapor device for the following activities:
(1) Agriculture.
(2) Processing.
(3) Transporting.
(4) Wholesaling.
(5) Retailing.
(c) A person less than twenty-one (21) years of age who has in the person's possession false or fraudulent evidence of majority or identity with the intent to purchase a tobacco product or vapor device commits a Class C infraction.
As added by P.L.125-1988, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.256-1996, SEC.13; P.L.20-2013, SEC.7; P.L.49-2020, SEC.32; P.L.163-2025, SEC.64; P.L.141-2026, SEC.6.
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