Sec. 1. (a) It is unlawful for a person to manufacture for sale, bottle, insert into a container, sell, barter, import, transport, deliver, furnish, or possess, alcohol or alcoholic beverages, malt, malt syrup, malt extract, liquid malt or wort, for commercial purposes except as authorized in this title.

     (b) A person who knowingly or intentionally violates this section commits a Class C infraction. However, the violation is a Class B misdemeanor if the person has a prior unrelated adjudication or conviction for a violation of this section within the previous five (5) years.

[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-1-1-2.]

Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1. As amended by P.L.159-2014, SEC.18; P.L.32-2019, SEC.12; P.L.194-2021, SEC.64.

Attorney's Note

Under the Indiana Code, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
Class B misdemeanorup to 180 daysup to $1,000
For details, see Ind. Code § 35-50-3-3

Terms Used In Indiana Code 7.1-5-1-1

  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.