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Ind. Code § 35-41-3-5 — Intoxication

Current through 2026 Regular Session

Part of Chapter 3: Defenses Relating to Culpability, Indiana Code.

Full text of Ind. Code § 35-41-3-5

Statutory text current through the 2026 Regular Session. This publication reproduces the official statutory text; it is not the official statutes of the State of Indiana.

Ind. Code § 35-41-3-5Primary source, current through the 2026 Regular Session
Sec. 5. It is a defense that the person who engaged in the prohibited conduct did so while he was intoxicated, only if the intoxication resulted from the introduction of a substance into his body: (1) without his consent; or (2) when he did not know that the substance might cause intoxication.

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