Indiana Code 35-48-4-3. Dealing in a schedule IV controlled substance or controlled substance analog
(1) knowingly or intentionally:
Terms Used In Indiana Code 35-48-4-3
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Felony: A crime carrying a penalty of more than a year in prison.
- Misdemeanor: Usually a petty offense, a less serious crime than a felony, punishable by less than a year of confinement.
(B) finances the manufacture of;
(C) delivers; or
(D) finances the delivery of;
a controlled substance or controlled substance analog, pure or adulterated, classified in schedule IV; or
(2) possesses, with intent to manufacture or deliver, a controlled substance or controlled substance analog, pure or adulterated, classified in schedule IV;
commits dealing in a schedule IV controlled substance, a Class A misdemeanor, except as provided in subsections (b) through (f).
(b) A person may be convicted of an offense under subsection (a)(2) only if:
(1) there is evidence in addition to the weight of the drug that the person intended to manufacture or deliver the controlled substance or controlled substance analog; or
(2) the amount of the drug involved is at least twenty-eight (28) grams.
(c) The offense is a Level 6 felony if:
(1) the amount of the drug involved is at least one (1) gram but less than five (5) grams; or
(2) the amount of the drug involved is less than one (1) gram and an enhancing circumstance applies.
(d) The offense is a Level 5 felony if:
(1) the amount of the drug involved is at least five (5) grams but less than ten (10) grams; or
(2) the amount of the drug involved is at least one (1) gram but less than five (5) grams and an enhancing circumstance applies.
(e) The offense is a Level 4 felony if:
(1) the amount of the drug involved is at least ten (10) grams but less than twenty-eight (28) grams; or
(2) the amount of the drug involved is at least five (5) grams but less than ten (10) grams and an enhancing circumstance applies.
(f) The offense is a Level 3 felony if:
(1) the amount of the drug involved is at least twenty-eight (28) grams; or
(2) the amount of the drug involved is at least ten (10) grams but less than twenty-eight (28) grams and an enhancing circumstance applies.
As added by Acts 1976, P.L.148, SEC.7. Amended by Acts 1977, P.L.340, SEC.98; P.L.296-1987, SEC.7; P.L.165-1990, SEC.5; P.L.296-1995, SEC.5; P.L.65-1996, SEC.13; P.L.17-2001, SEC.21; P.L.158-2013, SEC.625; P.L.168-2014, SEC.94; P.L.226-2014(ts), SEC.9; P.L.44-2016, SEC.5; P.L.80-2019, SEC.24.