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Ind. Code § 7.1-5-8-6 — Taking liquor into restaurants prohibited; exception
Current through 2026 Regular Session
Part of Chapter 8: Miscellaneous Prohibited Activities, Indiana Code.
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Full text of Ind. Code § 7.1-5-8-6
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.
Sec. 6. (a) It is a Class C misdemeanor for a person to knowingly carry liquor into a restaurant or place of public entertainment for the purpose of consuming it, displaying it, or selling, furnishing, or giving it away to another person on the premises, or for the purpose of having it served to himself or another person, then and there. It is a Class C misdemeanor to knowingly consume liquor brought into a public establishment in violation of this section. (b) This section does not apply to a person at an outdoor place of public entertainment that: (1) has an area of at least four (4) acres and not more than six (6) acres; (2) is located within one (1) mile of the White River; (3) is owned and operated by a nonprofit corporation exempt from federal income taxation under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code; and (4) is used primarily in connection with live music concerts. (c) This section does not apply to a restaurant or place of public entertainment where the alcoholic beverages brought into the establishment are purchased by or donated to a qualified organization that is conducting an event in compliance with: (1) IC 7.1-3-6.1 ; (2) IC 7.1-3-6.2 ; or (3) IC 7.1-3-6.3 . (d) This section does not apply to a craft manufacturer (as defined in IC 7.1-3-30-1 ) at an event held on the licensed premises of a host permittee (as defined in IC 7.1-3-30-1 ) under a temporary craft manufacturer hospitality permit issued under IC 7.1-3-30 . (e) This section does not apply to a person who brings an alcoholic beverage: (1) purchased from: (A) a vendor (as defined in IC 7.1-3-31-5 ); or (B) a designated permittee (as defined in IC 7.1-3-31-2 ); and (2) into a licensed premises: (A) of a permittee who may or may not be a designated permittee (as defined in IC 7.1-3-31-2 ); and (B) that is located within a refreshment area designated under IC 7.1-3-31 . [Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-1-1-32(17).]
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Is taking liquor into restaurants prohibited; exception a felony or a misdemeanor in Indiana?
Taking liquor into restaurants prohibited; exception is a Class C Misdemeanor in Indiana under Ind. Code § 7.1-5-8-6.
Which Indiana statute covers taking liquor into restaurants prohibited; exception?
Taking liquor into restaurants prohibited; exception is governed by Ind. Code § 7.1-5-8-6 (Taking liquor into restaurants prohibited; exception).
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