Indiana Code

Ind. Code § 35-48-4-14 (2026)

Offenses relating to registration labeling and prescription forms

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     Sec. 14. (a) A person who:

(1) is subject to IC 35-48-3 and who recklessly, knowingly, or intentionally distributes or dispenses a controlled substance in violation of IC 35-48-3;

(2) is a registrant and who recklessly, knowingly, or intentionally:

(A) manufactures; or

(B) finances the manufacture of;

a controlled substance not authorized by the person's registration or distributes or dispenses a controlled substance not authorized by the person's registration to another registrant or other authorized person;

(3) recklessly, knowingly, or intentionally fails to make, keep, or furnish a record, a notification, an order form, a statement, an invoice, or information required under this article; or

(4) recklessly, knowingly, or intentionally refuses entry into any premises for an inspection authorized by this article;

commits a Level 6 felony.

     (b) A person who knowingly or intentionally:

(1) distributes as a registrant a controlled substance classified in schedule I or II, except under an order form as required by IC 35-48-3;

(2) uses in the course of the:

(A) manufacture of;

(B) the financing of the manufacture of; or

(C) distribution of;

a controlled substance a federal or state registration number that is fictitious, revoked, suspended, or issued to another person;

(3) furnishes false or fraudulent material information in, or omits any material information from, an application, report, or other document required to be kept or filed under this article; or

(4) makes, distributes, or possesses a punch, die, plate, stone, or other thing designed to print, imprint, or reproduce the trademark, trade name, or other identifying mark, imprint, or device of another or a likeness of any of the foregoing on a drug or container or labeling thereof so as to render the drug a counterfeit substance;

commits a Level 6 felony.

     (c) A person who knowingly or intentionally acquires possession of a controlled substance by misrepresentation, fraud, forgery, deception, subterfuge, alteration of a prescription order, concealment of a material fact, or use of a false name or false address commits a Level 6 felony. However, the offense is a Level 5 felony if the person has a prior conviction of an offense under this subsection.

     (d) A person who knowingly or intentionally affixes any false or forged label to a package or receptacle containing a controlled substance commits a Level 6 felony. However, the offense is a Level 5 felony if the person has a prior conviction of an offense under this subsection. This subsection does not apply to law enforcement agencies or their representatives while engaged in enforcing IC 16-42-19 or this chapter (or IC 16-6-8 before its repeal).

     (e) A person who duplicates, reproduces, or prints any prescription pads or forms without the prior written consent of a practitioner commits a Level 6 felony. However, the offense is a Level 5 felony if the person has a prior conviction of an offense under this subsection. This subsection does not apply to the printing of prescription pads or forms upon a written, signed order placed by a practitioner or pharmacist, by legitimate printing companies.

As added by Acts 1976, P.L.148, SEC.7. Amended by Acts 1977, P.L.340, SEC.109; P.L.131-1986, SEC.3; P.L.165-1990, SEC.14; P.L.2-1993, SEC.193; P.L.158-2013, SEC.642.

 

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 43 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1981–2025 · leading case: Kevin M. Clark v. State of Indiana, 994 N.E.2d 252 (Ind. 2013).
Kevin M. Clark v. State of Indiana, 994 N.E.2d 252 (Ind. 2013). · cites it 2× “3 Ind. Code § 35-48-4-14 .5(e) (2008). 4 Ind.”
Reemer v. State, 835 N.E.2d 1005 (Ind. 2005). · cites it 4× “See Ind. Code Ann. § 35-48-4-14 .5(a)(39) (West Supp.”
Tobias v. State, 479 N.E.2d 508 (Ind. 1985). · cites it 6× “Instead, he argues, he should have been charged with the offense defined in Ind. Code § 35-48-4-14 (Burns 1985) which makes it a crime for a registered pharmacist to distribute controlled substances in a manner not authorized by his or her registration.”
Amalfitano v. State, 956 N.E.2d 208 (Ind. Ct. App. 2011). · cites it 2× “His convictions include felony conspiracy to commit burglary and misdemeanor possession of burglary tools in New York in 1985, felony larceny/grand theft and misdemeanor issuing worthless checks in Florida in 2003, two counts of possession of narcotic equipment in Florida in…”
State v. Bulington, 783 N.E.2d 338 (Ind. Ct. App. 2003). · cites it 4× “See Ind. Code § 35-48-4-14 .5(a)(8). [4] Ind.”
Smith v. State, 427 N.E.2d 11 (Ind. Ct. App. 1981). · cites it 8× “Because Smith had a prior unrelated attempt conviction in addition to the three present convictions, the penalties for all three were enhanced from class A misdemeanors to class D felonies under the possession statute, IC § 35-48-4-14. On appeal, Smith raises this issue 1 for…”
William Hedrick v. State of Indiana, 124 N.E.3d 1273 (Ind. Ct. App. 2019). · cites it 4× “Registration Offense [31] For the registration offenses, Indiana Code section 35-48-4-14(b)(2) provides that a person who knowingly or intentionally uses in the course of the: (A) manufacture of; (B) the financing of the manufacture of; or (C) distribution of; a controlled…”
Jeffrey Embrey v. State of Indiana, 989 N.E.2d 1260 (Ind. Ct. App. 2013). · cites it 2× “See Ind. Code § 35-48-4-14 .7®. The computerized NPLEx database is maintained by Appriss, Inc.”
Kevin Speer v. State of Indiana, 995 N.E.2d 1 (Ind. Ct. App. 2013). · cites it 2× “Ind. Code § 35-48-4-14 .5. The State presented evidence the vehicle contained bottles containing two or more methamphetamine precursors, and the police found lithium batteries, another precursor, in the truck.”
David B. Cartwright v. State of Indiana, 26 N.E.3d 663 (Ind. Ct. App. 2015). · cites it 2× “1 (2006); possession of chemical reagents or precursors with intent to manufacture a controlled substance, a Class C felony, Ind. Code § 35-48-4-14 .5 (2006); and maintaining a common nuisance, a Class D felony, Ind.”
Johnson v. State, 103 N.E.3d 704 (Ind. Ct. App. 2018). · cites it 2× “Ind. Code § 35-48-4-14 .5(e) (2006). Ind.”
Curtis S. Gridley v. State of Indiana, 121 N.E.3d 1071 (Ind. Ct. App. 2019). · cites it 2× “6 Ind. Code § 35-48-4-14 .5 (2014). 7 Ind. Code § 35-43-4-2 (a) (2014).”
— Ind. Code § 35-48-4-14(a)(2) — 1 case
Tobias v. State, 479 N.E.2d 508 (Ind. 1985). “Instead, he argues, he should have been charged with the offense defined in Ind. Code § 35-48-4-14 (Burns 1985) which makes it a crime for a registered pharmacist to distribute controlled substances in a manner not authorized by his or her registration.”
— Ind. Code § 35-48-4-14(b)(2) — 1 case
William Hedrick v. State of Indiana, 124 N.E.3d 1273 (Ind. Ct. App. 2019). “Registration Offense [31] For the registration offenses, Indiana Code section 35-48-4-14(b)(2) provides that a person who knowingly or intentionally uses in the course of the: (A) manufacture of; (B) the financing of the manufacture of; or (C) distribution of; a controlled…”
— Ind. Code § 35-48-4-14(b)(2)(C) — 1 case
William Hedrick v. State of Indiana, 124 N.E.3d 1273 (Ind. Ct. App. 2019). “Registration Offense [31] For the registration offenses, Indiana Code section 35-48-4-14(b)(2) provides that a person who knowingly or intentionally uses in the course of the: (A) manufacture of; (B) the financing of the manufacture of; or (C) distribution of; a controlled…”
— Ind. Code § 35-48-4-14(c) — 5 cases
Amalfitano v. State, 956 N.E.2d 208 (Ind. Ct. App. 2011). “His convictions include felony conspiracy to commit burglary and misdemeanor possession of burglary tools in New York in 1985, felony larceny/grand theft and misdemeanor issuing worthless checks in Florida in 2003, two counts of possession of narcotic equipment in Florida in…”
Smith v. State, 427 N.E.2d 11 (Ind. Ct. App. 1981). “Because Smith had a prior unrelated attempt conviction in addition to the three present convictions, the penalties for all three were enhanced from class A misdemeanors to class D felonies under the possession statute, IC § 35-48-4-14. On appeal, Smith raises this issue 1 for…”
Loman v. State, 640 N.E.2d 745 (Ind. Ct. App. 1994).
Louis Amalfitano v. State of Indiana (Ind. Ct. App. 2012).
McDonald v. State, 775 N.E.2d 1195 (Ind. Ct. App. 2002).
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