Sec. 5. (a) This section does not apply to a permittee, or a licensed carrier for a permittee, who is lawfully entitled to hold or possess an alcoholic beverage without the payment of the excise tax on the alcoholic beverage before the time the alcoholic beverage is withdrawn for sale.
Attorney's Note
Under the Indiana Code, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
Class | Prison | Fine |
---|
Level 6 felony | between 6 mos. and 2 1/2 years | up to $10,000 |
For details, see
Ind. Code § 35-50-2-7
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Terms Used In Indiana Code 7.1-5-11-5
- Highway: includes county bridges and state and county roads, unless otherwise expressly provided. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
(b) A person who transports an alcoholic beverage on a public highway, knowing that any of the taxes due the state on it have not been paid, commits a Level 6 felony.
[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-1-1-32(18).]
Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1. As amended by Acts 1978, P.L.2, SEC.725; P.L.1-1999, SEC.20; P.L.158-2013, SEC.129; P.L.159-2014, SEC.91.