Indiana legal term
Dispense in Indiana Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Indiana legislative session
In Indiana criminal law, “Dispense” is a term defined by statute rather than by its everyday meaning. Its statutory definition — quoted verbatim below — controls how the term is applied throughout the Indiana criminal code.
What does “Dispense” mean in Indiana criminal law?
"Dispense" means to deliver a controlled substance to an ultimate user or research subject by or pursuant to the lawful order of a practitioner and includes the prescribing, administering, packaging, labeling, or compounding necessary to prepare the substance for that delivery. (Ind. Code § 35-48-1.1-11)
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