Indiana legal term
tobacco in Indiana Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Indiana legislative session
In Indiana criminal law, “tobacco” 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 “tobacco” mean in Indiana criminal law?
"tobacco" means an item that contains tobacco, including: (1) chewing tobacco; (2) cigars, cigarettes, and snuff that contain tobacco; (3) pipe tobacco; and (4) a dissolvable tobacco product. (Ind. Code § 35-46-1-1.7)
Statutes defining or using this term
Charges using this term
- Dealing in paraphernalia
- Trafficking with an inmate outside a facility
- Identity deception
- Shipments of alcoholic beverages to residents without valid wholesaler permits; violations
- Trafficking with an inmate; carrying contraband into a correctional facility
- Coin machines selling tobacco products
- Minors entering establishments selling tobacco products
- Possession of false identity
- Purchase or possession of tobacco product or vapor device by minor
- Purchases for consumption off the licensed premises; proof of age
- Retail establishment sale or distribution of tobacco product
- Sale of tobacco, an e-liquid, or an electronic cigarette that contains vitamin E acetate
Related terms in the same statutes
This reference is informational and is not legal advice.