Sec. 5. (a) It is unlawful for a person, except as otherwise permitted by this title, to knowingly or intentionally purchase, receive, manufacture, import, or transport, or cause to be imported or transported from another state, territory, or country, into this state, or transport, ship, barter, give away, exchange, furnish, or otherwise handle, or dispose of an alcoholic beverage, or to possess an alcoholic beverage for purpose of sale.

     (b) It is unlawful for a person to receive or acquire an alcoholic beverage from a person that the person knows does not hold, unrevoked, the appropriate permit under this title to sell, deliver, furnish, or give the alcoholic beverage to the person.

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
     (c) A person who violates subsection (a) or (b) commits a Class B misdemeanor.

[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-1-1-33(a).]

Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1. As amended by P.L.159-2014, SEC.72.