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Ind. Code § 7.1-5-12-12 — Smoking in school bus; prohibited

Current through 2026 Regular Session

Part of Chapter 12: Prohibition on Smoking, Indiana Code.

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Full text of Ind. Code § 7.1-5-12-12

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.

Ind. Code § 7.1-5-12-12Primary source, current through the 2026 Regular Session
Sec. 12. (a) As used in this section, "school bus" means a motor vehicle that is: (1) designed and constructed for the accommodation of at least ten (10) passengers; (2) owned or operated by a public or governmental agency, or privately owned and operated for compensation; and (3) used for the transportation of school children to and from the following: (A) School. (B) School athletic games or contests. (C) Other school functions. (b) As used in this section, "school week" means a week that: (1) begins on Monday and ends on Friday; and (2) includes at least three (3) days during which, on each day, more than four (4) hours of classroom instruction are provided. (c) A person who smokes in a school bus during a school week or while the school bus is being used for the transportation of school children to and from: (1) a school; (2) a school athletic game or contest; or (3) another school function; commits a Class B infraction, except as provided in subsection (d). (d) A person who smokes in a school bus as described in subsection (c) commits a Class A infraction if the person, within the twelve (12) months immediately preceding the person's act of smoking in a school bus, committed at least three (3) prior unrelated acts of smoking in a school bus for which the person was adjudged to have committed infractions under this section.

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Is smoking in school bus; prohibited a felony or a misdemeanor in Indiana?

It depends on the circumstances: smoking in school bus; prohibited ranges from a Class B Infraction to a Class A Infraction in Indiana under Ind. Code § 7.1-5-12-12.

Smoking in a school bus (base offense): Class B Infraction (Ind. Code § 7.1-5-12-12(c)) · Smoking in a school bus (repeat offender): Class A Infraction (Ind. Code § 7.1-5-12-12(d))

Which Indiana statute covers smoking in school bus; prohibited?

Smoking in school bus; prohibited is governed by Ind. Code § 7.1-5-12-12 (Smoking in school bus; prohibited).

This reference is informational and is not legal advice.