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Ind. Code § 7.1-5-5-10 — Acceptance of gifts by retailer or dealer
Current through 2026 Regular Session
Part of Chapter 5: Miscellaneous Crimes, Indiana Code.
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Full text of Ind. Code § 7.1-5-5-10
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. 10. (a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c), it is unlawful for a person who holds a retailer's or dealer's permit of any type to receive or accept a gift from a manufacturer of alcoholic beverages or from a permittee authorized to sell and deliver alcoholic beverages. (b) A person who holds a retailer's or dealer's permit may receive or accept entertainment and professional and educational expenses from a manufacturer of alcoholic beverages or from a permittee authorized to sell and deliver alcoholic beverages, unless the entertainment or professional and educational expenses are provided in exchange for an agreement by the holder of the retailer's or dealer's permit to directly or indirectly purchase alcoholic beverages from a: (1) manufacturer; or (2) permittee authorized to sell and deliver alcoholic beverages; to the exclusion, in whole or in part, of alcoholic beverages sold or delivered by another manufacturer or a permittee authorized to sell and deliver alcoholic beverages. (c) As used in this subsection, "permittee" means a person listed in IC 7.1-3-6.1-5 (1). A qualified organization that holds a retailer's or dealer's permit may receive or accept donations of alcoholic beverages from a permittee for any event conducted by the qualified organization in compliance with: (1) IC 7.1-3-6.1 ; (2) IC 7.1-3-6.2 ; or (3) IC 7.1-3-6.3 . (d) A person who knowingly or intentionally violates this section commits a Class A misdemeanor. [Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-1-1-33(r).]
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Is acceptance of gifts by retailer or dealer a felony or a misdemeanor in Indiana?
Acceptance of gifts by retailer or dealer is a Class A Misdemeanor in Indiana under Ind. Code § 7.1-5-5-10.
Which Indiana statute covers acceptance of gifts by retailer or dealer?
Acceptance of gifts by retailer or dealer is governed by Ind. Code § 7.1-5-5-10 (Acceptance of gifts by retailer or dealer).
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