Indiana Code
Ind. Code § 9-30-15-4 (2026)
Consumption of alcohol while operating a motor vehicle; Class B infraction
✓ current as of May 2026
Sec. 4. The operator of a motor vehicle who knowingly consumes an alcoholic beverage while the motor vehicle is being operated upon a public highway commits a Class B infraction.
As added by P.L.53-1994, SEC.11.
IC 9-30-15.5Chapter 15.5. Habitual Vehicular Substance Offender
9-30-15.5-1"Vehicular substance offense"
9-30-15.5-2Prior vehicular substance offense convictions
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1
case, 2016–2016 · leading case: United States v. Gregorio Paniagua-Garcia, 813 F.3d 1013 (7th Cir. 2016).
United States v. Gregorio Paniagua-Garcia, 813 F.3d 1013 (7th Cir. 2016). “Ind.Code § 9-30-15-4. Just as it’s possible to text without being seen to text, it is possible to consume alcohol without being observed to have done so and without having become intoxicated as a result.”
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