IC 35-48-4-7 — Possession of a controlled substance or controlled substance analog; obtaining a schedule V controlled substance
Chapter 4. Offenses Relating to Controlled Substances
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Sec. 7. (a) A person who, without a valid prescription or order of a practitioner acting in the course of the practitioner's professional practice, knowingly or intentionally possesses a: (1) controlled substance or controlled substance analog (pure or adulterated), classified in schedule I, except marijuana, hashish, or salvia; or (2) controlled substance or controlled substance analog (pure or adulterated), classified in schedule II, III, or IV; commits possession of a controlled substance, a Class A misdemeanor, except as provided in subsection (b). (b) The offense is a Level 6 felony if the person commits the offense and an enhancing circumstance applies. (c) A person who, without a valid prescription or order of a practitioner acting in the course of the practitioner's professional practice, knowingly or intentionally obtains: (1) more than four (4) ounces of schedule V controlled substances containing codeine in any given forty-eight (48) hour period unless pursuant to a prescription; (2) a schedule V controlled substance pursuant to written or verbal misrepresentation; or (3) possession of a schedule V controlled substance other than by means of a prescription or by means of signing an exempt narcotic register maintained by a pharmacy licensed by the Indiana state board of pharmacy; commits a Class A misdemeanor.
As added by Acts 1976, P.L.148, SEC.7. Amended by Acts 1977, P.L.340, SEC.102; P.L.138-1983, SEC.4; P.L.327-1985, SEC.4; P.L.296-1987, SEC.10; P.L.296-1995, SEC.8; P.L.65-1996, SEC.16; P.L.17-2001, SEC.25; P.L.138-2011, SEC.14; P.L.182-2011, SEC.14; P.L.158-2013, SEC.633; P.L.80-2019, SEC.28; P.L.61-2020, SEC.10.
Source: official publisher (2026 edition)