Sec. 6. (a) A person who, without a valid prescription or order of a practitioner acting in the course of the practitioner's professional practice, knowingly or intentionally possesses cocaine (pure or adulterated) or a narcotic drug (pure or adulterated) classified in schedule I or II, commits possession of cocaine or a narcotic drug, a Level 6 felony, except as provided in subsections (b) through (d).
(b) The offense is a Level 5 felony if:
(1) the amount of the drug involved is at least five (5) but less than ten (10) grams; or
(2) the amount of the drug involved is less than five (5) grams and an enhancing circumstance applies.
(c) The offense is a Level 4 felony if:
(1) the amount of the drug involved is at least ten (10) but less than twenty-eight (28) grams; or
(2) the amount of the drug involved is at least five (5) but less than ten (10) grams and an enhancing circumstance applies.
(d) The offense is a Level 3 felony if:
(1) the amount of the drug involved is at least twenty-eight (28) grams; or
(2) the amount of the drug involved is at least ten (10) but less than twenty-eight (28) grams and an enhancing circumstance applies.
As added by Acts 1976, P.L.148, SEC.7. Amended by Acts 1977, P.L.340, SEC.101; Acts 1979, P.L.303, SEC.10; P.L.138-1983, SEC.3; P.L.296-1987, SEC.9; P.L.296-1995, SEC.7; P.L.65-1996, SEC.15; P.L.188-1999, SEC.7; P.L.17-2001, SEC.24; P.L.151-2006, SEC.24; P.L.158-2013, SEC.631; P.L.168-2014, SEC.98.
Structure Indiana Code
Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure
Article 48. Controlled Substances
Chapter 4. Offenses Relating to Controlled Substances
35-48-4-0.1. Application of Certain Amendments to Chapter
35-48-4-0.5. Controlled Substance Analog; Factors
35-48-4-1. Dealing in Cocaine or Narcotic Drug
35-48-4-1.1. Dealing in Methamphetamine
35-48-4-1.2. Manufacturing Methamphetamine
35-48-4-1.5. Dealing in a Controlled Substance by a Practitioner
35-48-4-2. Dealing in a Schedule I, Ii, or Iii Controlled Substance or Controlled Substance Analog
35-48-4-3. Dealing in a Schedule Iv Controlled Substance or Controlled Substance Analog
35-48-4-4. Dealing in a Schedule v Controlled Substance or Controlled Substance Analog
35-48-4-4.1. Dumping Controlled Substance Waste
35-48-4-5. Dealing in a Counterfeit Substance
35-48-4-6. Possession of Cocaine or Narcotic Drug
35-48-4-6.1. Possession of Methamphetamine
35-48-4-8.1. Manufacture of Paraphernalia
35-48-4-8.3. Possession of Paraphernalia
35-48-4-8.5. Dealing in Paraphernalia
35-48-4-10. Dealing in Marijuana, Hash Oil, Hashish, or Salvia
35-48-4-10.1. Dealing in Smokable Hemp; Exception for Transit Through State
35-48-4-11. Possession of Marijuana, Hash Oil, Hashish, or Salvia
35-48-4-12. Conditional Discharge for Possession as First Offense
35-48-4-12.5. Priority Enrollment in Certain Treatment Programs; Exceptions
35-48-4-14. Offenses Relating to Registration Labeling and Prescription Forms
35-48-4-14.3. Extraction Resistant or Conversion Resistant Ephedrine or Pseudoephedrine
35-48-4-14.5. Possession or Sale of Drug Precursors
35-48-4-16. Defenses to Charge of Selling Narcotics Near School or Park