IC 35-46-1-10.5 — Purchase or possession of tobacco product or vapor device by minor
Chapter 1. Offenses Against the Family
Bills amending this section
Section text
Sec. 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.
Source: official publisher (2026 edition)