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Ind. Code § 7.1-5-10-15 — Sale to intoxicated person prohibited
Current through 2026 Regular Session
Part of Chapter 10: Unlawful Sales, Indiana Code.
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Full text of Ind. Code § 7.1-5-10-15
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. 15. (a) A person who, knowing that another person is intoxicated, sells, barters, delivers, or gives away an alcoholic beverage to the intoxicated person commits a Class B misdemeanor. (b) In any civil proceeding in which damages are sought from a permittee or a permittee's agent for the refusal to serve a person an alcoholic beverage, it is a complete defense if the permittee or agent reasonably believed that the person was intoxicated or was otherwise not entitled to be served an alcoholic beverage. (c) After charges have been filed against a person for a violation of subsection (a), the prosecuting attorney shall notify the commission of the charges filed. [Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-1-1-32(15).]
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Is sale to intoxicated person prohibited a felony or a misdemeanor in Indiana?
Sale to intoxicated person prohibited is a Class B Misdemeanor in Indiana under Ind. Code § 7.1-5-10-15.
Which Indiana statute covers sale to intoxicated person prohibited?
Sale to intoxicated person prohibited is governed by Ind. Code § 7.1-5-10-15 (Sale to intoxicated person prohibited).
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