Sec. 6. (a) Subject to section 6.5 of this chapter, it is a Class C infraction for a person to be, or to become, intoxicated as a result of the person's use of alcohol or a controlled substance (as defined in IC 35-48-1.1-7 ) in or upon a vehicle commonly used for the public transportation of passengers, or in or upon a common carrier, or in or about a depot, station, airport, ticket office, waiting room or platform, if the person: (1) endangers the person's life; (2) endangers the life of another person; (3) breaches the peace or is in imminent danger of breaching the peace; or (4) harasses, annoys, or alarms another person. However, the violation is a Class B misdemeanor if the violation is committed knowingly or intentionally and the person has a prior unrelated adjudication or conviction for a violation of this section within the previous five (5) years. (b) A person may not initiate or maintain an action against a law enforcement officer based on the officer's failure to enforce this section. [Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-1-1-32(16).] Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1. As amended by Acts 1978, P.L.2, SEC.703; P.L.213-2001, SEC.3; P.L.93-2012, SEC.3; P.L.117-2012, SEC.2; P.L.32-2019, SEC.13; P.L.186-2025, SEC.76.
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