Indiana legal term
Narcotic drug in Indiana Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Indiana legislative session
In Indiana criminal law, “Narcotic drug” 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 “Narcotic drug” mean in Indiana criminal law?
"Narcotic drug" means any of the following, whether produced directly or indirectly by extraction from substances of vegetable origin, independently by means of chemical synthesis, or by a combination of extraction and chemical synthesis: (1) Opium, opiates, derivatives of opium and opiates, including their isomers, esters, ethers, salts, and salts of isomers, esters, and ethers, whenever the existence of these isomers, esters, ethers, and salts is possible within the specific chemical designation. (Ind. Code § 35-48-1.1-30)
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