Sec. 7. (a) It is unlawful for a consignee to accept or receive a package that contains an alcoholic beverage upon which appears a statement, label, address, superscription, shipping direction, legend, or design which the person knows is false or misleading.

Attorney's Note

Under the Indiana Code, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
Class B misdemeanorup to 180 daysup to $1,000
For details, see Ind. Code § 35-50-3-3
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     (b) It is unlawful for a carrier, or other person, to consign, ship, transport, or deliver a package that contains an alcoholic beverage if the person knows that a statement, label, address, superscription, shipping direction, legend, or design on it is false or misleading.

     (c) A person who violates subsection (a) or (b) commits a Class B misdemeanor.

[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-1-1-33(j).]

Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1. As amended by P.L.159-2014, SEC.93.

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