Indiana Code
Ind. Code § 35-48-4-5 (2026)
Dealing in a counterfeit substance
✓ current as of May 2026
Sec. 5. A person who:
(1) knowingly or intentionally:
(A) creates;
(B) delivers; or
(C) finances the delivery of;
a counterfeit substance; or
(2) possesses, with intent to:
(A) deliver; or
(B) finance the delivery of;
a counterfeit substance;
commits dealing in a counterfeit substance, a Level 6 felony. However, a person may be convicted of an offense under subdivision (2) only if there is evidence in addition to the weight of the counterfeit substance that the person intended to deliver or finance the delivery of the counterfeit substance.
As added by Acts 1976, P.L.148, SEC.7. Amended by Acts 1977, P.L.340, SEC.100; P.L.165-1990, SEC.9; P.L.158-2013, SEC.630; P.L.168-2014, SEC.97; P.L.85-2017, SEC.119.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1
case, 2015–2015 · leading case: Christopher Tiplick v. State of Indiana, 43 N.E.3d 1259 (Ind. 2015).
Christopher Tiplick v. State of Indiana, 43 N.E.3d 1259 (Ind. 2015). “6, and either “knowingly or intentionally” dealing in or “possessing], with intent to” deal in a counterfeit substance, Ind.Code § 35-48-4-5. Furthermore, the enumerated factors in Indiana Code section 35-48-4-4.”
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