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§ 35-48-4-11 of the Indiana Code
§ 35-48-4-12 of the Indiana Code
35-48-4-8.1 of the Indiana Code
35-48-4-8.3 of the Indiana Code
35-48-4-8.5 of the Indiana Code
Indiana Drunk Driving
In Indiana, a person in guilty of DUI if he or she operates a vehicle while a controlled substance or its metabolite is present in the person’s body. Ind. Code Ann. § 9-30-5-1(c) (West 2010).
It is a defense that the driver consumed the controlled substance under a valid prescription or order of a practitioner who acted in the course of the practitioner’s professional practice. Id. § 9-30-5-1(d).
NOTE: A doctor’s recommendation to use cannabis is NOT a valid prescription.
If the person refuses, the officer will immediately revoke the driver’s license and driving privileges will be suspended for one year. Id. § 9-30-6-7(b); Id. 9-30-6-9(b)(1)(A). The driver is entitled to an appeal hearing. Id. § 9-30-6-10.
First offense Misdemeanor– jail for a minimum of 5 days up to 60 days; up to 180 hours of community service; fine of up to $500; license suspension up to 2 years; court fees of at least $300; probation up to 2 years. Id. § 9-30-5-1(a); Id. § 9-30-5-15(a); Id. § 9-30-5-10
Second offense Class “D” Felony – jail for a minimum of 5 days up to 3 years; fine of up to $10,000; license suspension for a minimum of 180 days up to 2 years; probation up to 2 years. Id. § 9-30-5-3(1); Id. § 9-30-5-15(b); 9-30-5-10
Third offense Class “D” Felony – jail for a minimum of 10 days up to 3 years; fine of up to $10,000; license suspension for a minimum of 1 year; probation of up to 2 years. Id. § 9-30-5-15(c); Id. § 9-30-5-10.
The courts shall recommend suspension or revocation of the person’s driving privileges for at least 6 months, because marijuana is a schedule I controlled substance. Id. § 9-30-5-10(c).
Brown v. State, 744 N.E.2d 989 (2001) — concern of the DUID statute was not how the metabolite entered the blood but rather whether a metabolite is present in said blood.
Hoornaert v. State, 652 N.E.2d 874 (1995) — Court of Appeals could not infer that defendant had marijuana in his blood to support conviction for operating vehicle with controlled substance in his blood, even though he exhibited signs of impairment and refused urinalysis, and even if he was impaired by marijuana use.
Estes v. State, 656 N.E.2d 528 (1995) — Urine test indicating defendant had marijuana metabolites in system was insufficient to prove that defendant had marijuana in his blood, and did not support conviction for operating vehicle with controlled substance in blood.
Rhoades v. State, 675 N.E.2d 698 (1996) — Evidence that defendant was involved in automobile accident, that pipe which smelled of burned marijuana was found on front seat of automobile, and that defendant’s urine contained marijuana metabolites formed sufficient factual basis to support guilty plea to operating vehicle with controlled substance in blood.
Summary: Senate Bill 357 authorizes state regulators to begin the process of licensing farmers to grow hemp commercially.
The American Farm Bureau recently endorsed ending the federal prohibition on industrial hemp at its annual meeting in January. Most recently, the US House of Representatives approved language in the federal Farm Bill to allow pilot studies specific to hemp cultivation to take place in states that have authorized them. Indiana’s farmers ought to be able to take advantage of this pending change in federal law.
Statute: Ind. Code § 15-15-13-7 (2014)
State Code § 6-7-3-8
Tax found to violate double jeopardy protections in Fassinger v. State, 656 N.E.2d 1163. As a result, tax stamp violations must be processed separately from criminal proceedings.
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