Sec. 9. (a) As used in this section, “unit” means a city, town, or county.

     (b) A program to accept unused medication by a business or other entity that complies with applicable state and federal law is not subject to regulation by a unit.

Terms Used In Indiana Code 25-26-23-9

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
     (c) A unit may not do any of the following:

(1) Impose a tax, fee, assessment, or charge on a consumer, business, or other entity to pay for or support a program to accept unused medication in the unit’s jurisdiction.

(2) Require a business or other entity to establish, pay for, or operate a program to accept unused medication in the unit’s jurisdiction.

     (d) Nothing in this section prohibits a unit from using money in the unit’s general fund to operate a program to accept unused medication.

As added by P.L.246-2019, SEC.20 and P.L.264-2019, SEC.9.