Indiana legal term
Delivery in Indiana Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Indiana legislative session
In Indiana criminal law, “Delivery” is a term defined by statute rather than by its everyday meaning. Its statutory definition — quoted verbatim below — controls how the term is applied throughout the Indiana criminal code.
What does “Delivery” mean in Indiana criminal law?
"Delivery" means: (1) an actual or constructive transfer from one (1) person to another of a controlled substance, whether or not there is an agency relationship; or (2) the organizing or supervising of an activity described in subdivision (1). (Ind. Code § 35-48-1.1-10)
Statutes defining or using this term
Charges using this term
- Dealing in a schedule I, II, or III controlled substance or controlled substance analog
- Dealing in a schedule IV controlled substance or controlled substance analog
- Dealing in a schedule V controlled substance or controlled substance analog
- Dealing in cocaine or narcotic drug
- Dealing in methamphetamine
- Unlawful delivery, manufacture, distribution, or possession of a substance represented to be a controlled substance; factors
- Xylazine
- Dealing in paraphernalia
- Visiting a common nuisance; maintaining a common nuisance
- "Synthetic urine"
- Acting as salesman without permit prohibited
- Credit sales prohibited; exceptions
Related terms in the same statutes
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