Indiana Code § 35-46-1-10.5

Purchase or possession of tobacco product by minor
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Sec. 10.5. (a) A person less than twenty-one (21) years of age who: (1) purchases a tobacco product; (2) accepts a tobacco product for personal use; or (3) possesses a tobacco product on the person's person; commits a Class C infraction.       (b) It is a defense under subsection (a) that the accused person acted in the ordinary course of employment in a business concerning a tobacco product for the following activities: (1) Agriculture. (2) Processing. (3) Transporting. (4) Wholesaling. (5) Retailing.       (c) A person less than twenty-one (21) years of age who has in the person's possession false or fraudulent evidence of majority or identity with the intent to purchase a tobacco product commits a Class C infraction.

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