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Ind. Code § 35-46-1-11.8 — Tobacco product self-service displays
Current through 2026 Regular Session
Part of Chapter 1: Offenses Against the Family, Indiana Code.
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Full text of Ind. Code § 35-46-1-11.8
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. 11.8. (a) As used in this section, "self-service display" means a display that contains tobacco products in an area where a customer: (1) is permitted; and (2) has access to the tobacco products without assistance from a sales person. (b) This section does not apply to a self-service display located in a retail establishment: (1) in which tobacco products account for at least eighty-five percent (85%) of the retail establishment's gross sales; and (2) that prohibits entry by persons who are less than twenty-one (21) years of age. (c) The owner of a retail establishment that sells or distributes tobacco products through a self-service display, other than a coin operated machine operated under IC 35-46-1-11 or IC 35-46-1-11.5 , commits a Class C infraction. (d) Notwithstanding IC 34-28-5-5 (c), civil penalties collected under this section must be deposited in the Richard D. Doyle tobacco education and enforcement fund ( IC 7.1-6-2-6 ).
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Is tobacco product self-service displays a felony or a misdemeanor in Indiana?
Tobacco product self-service displays is a Class C Infraction in Indiana under Ind. Code § 35-46-1-11.8.
Which Indiana statute covers tobacco product self-service displays?
Tobacco product self-service displays is governed by Ind. Code § 35-46-1-11.8 (Tobacco product self-service displays).
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