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Ind. Code § 35-46-1-11.2 — Operation of tobacco business near school prohibited
Current through 2026 Regular Session
Part of Chapter 1: Offenses Against the Family, Indiana Code.
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Full text of Ind. Code § 35-46-1-11.2
Statutory text current through the 2026 Regular Session. This publication reproduces the official statutory text; it is not the official statutes of the State of Indiana.
Sec. 11.2. (a) This section does not apply to a tobacco business: (1) operating as a tobacco business before April 1, 1996; (2) that began operating as a tobacco business after April 1, 1996, if at the time the tobacco business began operating the tobacco business was not located in an area prohibited under this section; or (3) that began operating after June 30, 2020. (b) A person may not operate a tobacco business within two hundred (200) feet of a public or private elementary or secondary school, as measured between the nearest point of the premises occupied by the tobacco business and the nearest point of a building used by the school for instructional purposes. (c) A person who violates this section commits a Class C misdemeanor.
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Is operation of tobacco business near school prohibited a felony or a misdemeanor in Indiana?
Operation of tobacco business near school prohibited is a Class C Misdemeanor in Indiana under Ind. Code § 35-46-1-11.2.
Which Indiana statute covers operation of tobacco business near school prohibited?
Operation of tobacco business near school prohibited is governed by Ind. Code § 35-46-1-11.2 (Operation of tobacco business near school prohibited).
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