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2023 Indiana Code › Title 7.1. Alcohol and Tobacco › Article 1. General Provisions › Chapter 3. Definitions of General Applicability › 7.1-1-3-19.5. "Internet Company"

Sec. 19.5. "Internet company" means a person that:
(1) has the permits required under this title for the person to conduct business in Indiana;
(2) does business in more than one (1) state or country; and
(3) solicits orders for the sale of alcoholic beverages to a person in Indiana through the Internet.
As added by P.L.204-2001, SEC.17.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 7.1. Alcohol and Tobacco › Article 1. General Provisions › Chapter 3. Definitions of General Applicability › 7.1-1-3-19.6. "Jumbo Boat"

Sec. 19.6. The term "jumbo boat" means a vessel having a length of at least one hundred thirty-five (135) feet and a width of at least thirty-five (35) feet. The term does not include a riverboat (as defined in IC 4-33-2-17).
As added by P.L.285-2019, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.194-2021, SEC.15.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 7.1. Alcohol and Tobacco › Article 1. General Provisions › Chapter 3. Definitions of General Applicability › 7.1-1-3-19.7. "Law Enforcement Officer"

Sec. 19.7. "Law enforcement officer", for purposes of IC 7.1-5-1-6.5, has the meaning set forth in IC 35-31.5-2-185.
As added by P.L.93-2012, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.114-2012, SEC.15.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 7.1. Alcohol and Tobacco › Article 1. General Provisions › Chapter 3. Definitions of General Applicability › 7.1-1-3-20. "Licensed Premises"

Sec. 20. Licensed Premises. The term "licensed premises" means a building, or part of a building, in which alcoholic beverages are authorized by a permit to be kept, manufactured, or sold. The term does not mean the residential portion of a building in which alcoholic beverages are not kept, manufactured, sold, furnished, or given away under the permit, nor does it mean a separate room furnished a guest as sleeping quarters in a club or hotel.
[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-2-1-7.]
Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 7.1. Alcohol and Tobacco › Article 1. General Provisions › Chapter 3. Definitions of General Applicability › 7.1-1-3-20.5. "Limited Liability Company"

Sec. 20.5. The term "limited liability company" has the meaning set forth in IC 23-18-1-11.
As added by P.L.51-1994, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 7.1. Alcohol and Tobacco › Article 1. General Provisions › Chapter 3. Definitions of General Applicability › 7.1-1-3-20.7. "Limited Partnership"

Sec. 20.7. The term "limited partnership" has the meaning set forth in IC 23-16-1-9.
As added by P.L.105-1995, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 7.1. Alcohol and Tobacco › Article 1. General Provisions › Chapter 3. Definitions of General Applicability › 7.1-1-3-21. "Liquor"

Sec. 21. Liquor. The term "liquor" means an alcoholic beverage containing alcohol obtained by distillation. The term also means a wine that contains twenty-one per cent (21%), or more, of alcohol reckoned by volume. However, the term does not include industrial alcohol.
[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-1-1-3(o).]
Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1; Acts 1973, P.L.56, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 7.1. Alcohol and Tobacco › Article 1. General Provisions › Chapter 3. Definitions of General Applicability › 7.1-1-3-22. "Local Board"

Sec. 22. The term "local board" means a local alcoholic beverage board of a county created pursuant to the provisions of IC 7.1-2-4.
[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-1-1-5 (cl. 19).]
Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1. As amended by P.L.86-2018, SEC.87.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 7.1. Alcohol and Tobacco › Article 1. General Provisions › Chapter 3. Definitions of General Applicability › 7.1-1-3-23. "Malt Articles"

Sec. 23. Malt Articles. The term "malt articles" means malt, malt syrup, malt extract, liquid malt, or wort, and their containers.
[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-1-1-3(q).]
Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 7.1. Alcohol and Tobacco › Article 1. General Provisions › Chapter 3. Definitions of General Applicability › 7.1-1-3-24. "Member of a Club"

Sec. 24. The term "member of a club" means a person who meets the requirements provided in IC 7.1-3-20-6.
[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-1-1-3(h).]
Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1. As amended by P.L.86-2018, SEC.88.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 7.1. Alcohol and Tobacco › Article 1. General Provisions › Chapter 3. Definitions of General Applicability › 7.1-1-3-25. "Minor"

Sec. 25. "Minor" means a person less than twenty-one (21) years of age.
[1973 Recodification Citation: New.]
Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1. As amended by P.L.176-2015, SEC.5; P.L.49-2020, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 7.1. Alcohol and Tobacco › Article 1. General Provisions › Chapter 3. Definitions of General Applicability › 7.1-1-3-26. "Misbranded Alcoholic Beverage"

Sec. 26. Misbranded Alcoholic Beverage. The term "misbranded alcoholic beverage" means:
(a) An alcoholic beverage that is not plainly labeled, marked, or otherwise designated in compliance with the rules and regulations of the commission; or,
(b) An alcoholic beverage sold or offered for sale under an unregistered brand, copyright, or label, or under a false or pretended brand or label.
[Pre-1973 Recodification Citations: 7-1-1-5(13); 7-1-1-33(b).]
Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 7.1. Alcohol and Tobacco › Article 1. General Provisions › Chapter 3. Definitions of General Applicability › 7.1-1-3-26.3. "Motor Vehicle"

Sec. 26.3. "Motor vehicle" means a vehicle that is self-propelled.
As added by P.L.106-1995, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.221-2014, SEC.6.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 7.1. Alcohol and Tobacco › Article 1. General Provisions › Chapter 3. Definitions of General Applicability › 7.1-1-3-26.5. "Nonalcoholic Malt Beverage"

Sec. 26.5. The term "nonalcoholic malt beverage" means a liquid that:
(1) is fit for human consumption;
(2) is reasonably likely or is intended to be used as a beverage;
(3) is produced:
(A) in a manner similar to beer; and
(B) from ingredients similar to beer; and
(4) contains less than one-half percent (0.5%) alcohol by volume.
As added by P.L.52-1992, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 7.1. Alcohol and Tobacco › Article 1. General Provisions › Chapter 3. Definitions of General Applicability › 7.1-1-3-27. "One-Way Permit"

Sec. 27. One-Way Permit. The term "one-way permit" means a beer retailer's permit issued to a permittee.
[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-3-4-2.]
Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 7.1. Alcohol and Tobacco › Article 1. General Provisions › Chapter 3. Definitions of General Applicability › 7.1-1-3-28. "Package Liquor Store"

Sec. 28. The term "package liquor store" means a place or establishment that meets the requirements provided in IC 7.1-3-10, and whose exclusive business is the retail sale of alcoholic beverages and commodities that are permissible under this title for use or consumption only off the licensed premises.
[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-1-1-20.]
Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1. As amended by P.L.86-2018, SEC.89.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 7.1. Alcohol and Tobacco › Article 1. General Provisions › Chapter 3. Definitions of General Applicability › 7.1-1-3-28.5. "Partnership"

Sec. 28.5. The term "partnership" has the meaning set forth in IC 23-4-1-6.
As added by P.L.51-1994, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.105-1995, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 7.1. Alcohol and Tobacco › Article 1. General Provisions › Chapter 3. Definitions of General Applicability › 7.1-1-3-29. "Permit"

Sec. 29. (a) "Permit", except as provided in subsection (b), means a written authorization issued by the commission entitling its holder to manufacture, rectify, distribute, transport, sell, or otherwise deal in alcoholic beverages, all as provided in this title.
(b) "Permit", for purposes of IC 7.1-7, has the meaning set forth in IC 7.1-7-2-18.
[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-2-1-19(f).]
Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1. As amended by P.L.176-2015, SEC.6.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 7.1. Alcohol and Tobacco › Article 1. General Provisions › Chapter 3. Definitions of General Applicability › 7.1-1-3-30. "Permittee"

Sec. 30. (a) "Permittee", except as provided in subsection (b), means a person who is the holder of a valid permit under this title, including an agent, servant, or employee of, or other person acting on behalf of, a permittee, whenever a permittee is prohibited from doing a certain act under this title.
(b) "Permittee", for purposes of IC 7.1-7, has the meaning set forth in IC 7.1-7-2-19.
[1973 Recodification Citation: New.]
Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1. As amended by P.L.176-2015, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 7.1. Alcohol and Tobacco › Article 1. General Provisions › Chapter 3. Definitions of General Applicability › 7.1-1-3-31. "Person"

Sec. 31. The term "person" includes:
(1) a natural individual;
(2) a firm;
(3) a corporation;
(4) a partnership;
(5) a limited partnership;
(6) a limited liability company;
(7) an incorporated or unincorporated association; or
(8) other legal entity;
whether acting by themselves or by a servant, an agent, or an employee.
[Pre-1973 Recodification Citations: 7-1-1-3(1); 7-1-3-2; 7-2-1-19(b).]
Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1. As amended by P.L.105-1995, SEC.3.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 7.1. Alcohol and Tobacco › Article 1. General Provisions › Chapter 3. Definitions of General Applicability › 7.1-1-3-32. "Pint"

Sec. 32. Pint. The term "pint" means a liquid measure equal to one-eighth (1/8) of a gallon.
[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-1-1-41(e).]
Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 7.1. Alcohol and Tobacco › Article 1. General Provisions › Chapter 3. Definitions of General Applicability › 7.1-1-3-32.3. "Powdered or Crystalline Alcohol"

Sec. 32.3. "Powdered or crystalline alcohol" means alcohol in a powdered or crystalline form, for either direct use or reconstitution.
As added by P.L.70-2015, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 7.1. Alcohol and Tobacco › Article 1. General Provisions › Chapter 3. Definitions of General Applicability › 7.1-1-3-32.5. "Primary Source of Supply"

Sec. 32.5. The term "primary source of supply" means, in regard to the alcoholic beverage being sold to a wholesaler:
(1) an artisan distiller or distiller of the alcoholic beverage;
(2) a producer of the alcoholic beverage;
(3) a vintner of the alcoholic beverage;
(4) a rectifier of the alcoholic beverage;
(5) an importer into the United States of the alcoholic beverage;
(6) an owner of the alcoholic beverage at the time it becomes a marketable product;
(7) a bottler of the alcoholic beverage;
(8) a brewer of the alcoholic beverage; or
(9) an agent specifically authorized to make sales to an Indiana wholesaler by a person listed in subdivisions (1) through (8).
As added by P.L.57-1984, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.109-2013, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 7.1. Alcohol and Tobacco › Article 1. General Provisions › Chapter 3. Definitions of General Applicability › 7.1-1-3-33. "Public Nuisance"

Sec. 33. The term "public nuisance" means an act, practice, place, or thing prohibited by IC 7.1-2-6.
[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-1-1-37.]
Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1. As amended by P.L.86-2018, SEC.90.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 7.1. Alcohol and Tobacco › Article 1. General Provisions › Chapter 3. Definitions of General Applicability › 7.1-1-3-34. "Quart"

Sec. 34. Quart. The term "quart" means a liquid measure equal to one-fourth (1/4) of a gallon.
[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-1-1-41(e).]
Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 7.1. Alcohol and Tobacco › Article 1. General Provisions › Chapter 3. Definitions of General Applicability › 7.1-1-3-35. "Rectifier"

Sec. 35. Rectifier. The term "rectifier" means a person who colors, flavors, or otherwise processes already existing alcoholic beverages by distillation, blending, percolating, or other process.
[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-1-1-3(m).]
Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 7.1. Alcohol and Tobacco › Article 1. General Provisions › Chapter 3. Definitions of General Applicability › 7.1-1-3-36. "Rectify"

Sec. 36. Rectify. The term "rectify" means and includes the processes used by a rectifier in the rectification of alcoholic beverages.
[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-1-1-3(m).]
Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 7.1. Alcohol and Tobacco › Article 1. General Provisions › Chapter 3. Definitions of General Applicability › 7.1-1-3-37. "Residence"

Sec. 37. Residence. The term "residence" means:
(a) The premises in which a person resides and includes the aggregation of the rooms inhabited by him, including the cellar and basement under them; and,
(b) Also means a room equipped for sleeping or a suite located in a hotel when actually occupied by a traveler, or by a person as his bona fide residence.
[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-1-1-3(i).]
Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 7.1. Alcohol and Tobacco › Article 1. General Provisions › Chapter 3. Definitions of General Applicability › 7.1-1-3-38. "Residential District"

Sec. 38. Residential District. The term "residential district" means an area composed of all territory within a radius of five hundred (500) feet of the premises described in the application for a permit being considered and in which area seventy-five percent (75%) or more of the territory in use is used for residential purposes as opposed to commercial, business or manufacturing purposes. Territory in use in the area does not include territory which consists in or is devoted to a street, alley, vacant lot, park, parkway, church, school, religious institution, other not-for-profit institution, lake, river, or other body of water.
[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-2-1-15.]
Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 7.1. Alcohol and Tobacco › Article 1. General Provisions › Chapter 3. Definitions of General Applicability › 7.1-1-3-39. "Resort Hotel"

Sec. 39. The term "resort hotel" means an establishment which meets the requirements provided in IC 7.1-3-20-21.
[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-1-1-3(n).]
Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1. As amended by P.L.86-2018, SEC.91.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 7.1. Alcohol and Tobacco › Article 1. General Provisions › Chapter 3. Definitions of General Applicability › 7.1-1-3-40. "Restaurant"

Sec. 40. The term "restaurant" means an establishment which meets the requirements provided in IC 7.1-3-20-9.
[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-1-1-3(j).]
Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1. As amended by P.L.86-2018, SEC.92.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 7.1. Alcohol and Tobacco › Article 1. General Provisions › Chapter 3. Definitions of General Applicability › 7.1-1-3-41. "Salesman"

Sec. 41. Salesman. The term "salesman" means:
(a) A person who procures, or seeks to procure an order or contract for the sale, or for the delivery, or for the transportation of alcoholic beverages; and,
(b) Also means a person who is engaged in promoting the sale of alcoholic beverages, or in promoting the business of a person engaged in the alcoholic beverage trade in any manner, whether the seller resides within this state and sells to buyers either within or without this state, or whether the seller resides without this state and sells for delivery to buyers within this state.
[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-2-1-11.]
Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 7.1. Alcohol and Tobacco › Article 1. General Provisions › Chapter 3. Definitions of General Applicability › 7.1-1-3-42. "Service Bar"

Sec. 42. Service Bar. The term "service bar" means a counter over which alcoholic beverages are served and which is used only by the employees of the establishment in which it is located in the course of their employment.
[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-1-6-1.]
Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 7.1. Alcohol and Tobacco › Article 1. General Provisions › Chapter 3. Definitions of General Applicability › 7.1-1-3-43. "Setup"

Sec. 43. Setup. The term "setup" means a glass, container, ice, water or mixer, served to a patron for the purpose of being used or consumed with an alcoholic beverage brought upon the licensed premises by the patron.
[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-2-1-10.]
Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 7.1. Alcohol and Tobacco › Article 1. General Provisions › Chapter 3. Definitions of General Applicability › 7.1-1-3-44. Repealed

[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-1-1-22.5.]
Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1. As amended by P.L.201-1999, SEC.1; P.L.165-2006, SEC.1. Repealed by P.L.32-2021, SEC.15.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 7.1. Alcohol and Tobacco › Article 1. General Provisions › Chapter 3. Definitions of General Applicability › 7.1-1-3-45. "Special Disqualifications"

Sec. 45. The term "special disqualifications" means those impediments provided in IC 7.1-3-4-2, which prevent the issuance of certain permits to a person who possesses one (1) of them.
[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-1-1-11.]
Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1. As amended by P.L.86-2018, SEC.93.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 7.1. Alcohol and Tobacco › Article 1. General Provisions › Chapter 3. Definitions of General Applicability › 7.1-1-3-46. "Table Wine"

Sec. 46. Table Wine. The term "table wine" means wine that is produced without rectification or fortification and whose alcoholic content does not exceed fourteen percent (14%).
[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-1-1-22.5.]
Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 7.1. Alcohol and Tobacco › Article 1. General Provisions › Chapter 3. Definitions of General Applicability › 7.1-1-3-47. "Three-Way Permit"

Sec. 47. Three-Way Permit. The term "three-way permit" means the combination of a beer retailer's permit, a liquor retailer's permit, and a wine retailer's permit issued to a permittee.
[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-3-4-2.]
Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 7.1. Alcohol and Tobacco › Article 1. General Provisions › Chapter 3. Definitions of General Applicability › 7.1-1-3-47.5. "Tobacco Product"

Sec. 47.5. (a) "Tobacco product", except as provided in subsection (b), has the meaning set forth in IC 7.1-6-1-3.
(b) "Tobacco product", for purposes of IC 7.1-3-18.5, means a product that:
(1) contains tobacco or nicotine, including e-liquid (as defined by IC 7.1-7-2-10) that contains nicotine;
(2) is intended for human consumption; and
(3) is not approved by the federal Food and Drug Administration for tobacco cessation.
As added by P.L.250-2003, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.176-2015, SEC.8; P.L.60-2016, SEC.2; P.L.220-2023, SEC.3.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 7.1. Alcohol and Tobacco › Article 1. General Provisions › Chapter 3. Definitions of General Applicability › 7.1-1-3-48. "Two-Way Permit"

Sec. 48. Two-Way Permit. The term "two-way permit" means the combination of a beer retailer's permit and a wine retailer's permit issued to a permittee.
[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-3-4-2.]
Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 7.1. Alcohol and Tobacco › Article 1. General Provisions › Chapter 3. Definitions of General Applicability › 7.1-1-3-49. "Wine"

Sec. 49. The term "wine" means an alcoholic beverage obtained by the fermentation of the natural sugar content of fruit, fruit juice, or other agricultural products containing sugar, including necessary additions to correct defects due to climatic, saccharine, and seasonal conditions, and also the alcoholic fortification of the beverage. The term includes hard cider, except for alcoholic beverage tax purposes. The term does not mean an alcoholic beverage that contains twenty-one percent (21%), or more, of absolute alcohol reckoned by volume.
[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-1-1-3(p).]
Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1; Acts 1973, P.L.56, SEC.3. As amended by P.L.119-1998, SEC.22.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 7.1. Alcohol and Tobacco › Article 1. General Provisions › Chapter 3. Definitions of General Applicability › 7.1-1-3-50. "Wood Alcohol"

Sec. 50. Wood Alcohol. The term "wood alcohol" means the compound CH3OH, also known as methanol, from whatever source or by whatever process produced. The term also means wood alcohol that has been redistilled and which is likely or intended to be used as a beverage.
[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-1-1-32(1).]
Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 7.1. Alcohol and Tobacco › Article 2. Alcohol and Tobacco Commission and Administration › Chapter 1. General Provisions › 7.1-2-1-0.3. Treatment of References to Prior Commission Names; Transfer of Property and Obligations; Treatment of Actions of Prior Commissions

Sec. 0.3. (a) After June 30, 2001, a reference in any law, rule, contract, or other document or record to the alcoholic beverage commission, the Indiana alcoholic beverage commission, or the alcoholic beverage commission of Indiana shall be treated as a reference to the alcohol and tobacco commission.
(b) On July 1, 2001, the property and obligations of the alcoholic beverage commission, the Indiana alcoholic beverage commission, or the alcoholic beverage commission of Indiana are transferred to the alcohol and tobacco commission.
(c) An action taken by the alcoholic beverage commission, the Indiana alcoholic beverage commission, or the alcoholic beverage commission of Indiana before July 1, 2001, shall be treated after June 30, 2001, as if it were originally taken by the alcohol and tobacco commission.
As added by P.L.220-2011, SEC.170.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 7.1. Alcohol and Tobacco › Article 2. Alcohol and Tobacco Commission and Administration › Chapter 1. General Provisions › 7.1-2-1-1. Commission Created

Sec. 1. There is hereby created as a part of state government, a commission to be known as the alcohol and tobacco commission.
[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-2-1-2.]
Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1. As amended by P.L.204-2001, SEC.18.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 7.1. Alcohol and Tobacco › Article 2. Alcohol and Tobacco Commission and Administration › Chapter 1. General Provisions › 7.1-2-1-2. Composition

Sec. 2. The commission shall be composed of four (4) members who are not officials of the state in any other capacity and who are qualified for their positions in accordance with the provisions of IC 7.1-2-1-4.
[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-2-1-2.]
Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1. As amended by P.L.86-2018, SEC.94.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 7.1. Alcohol and Tobacco › Article 2. Alcohol and Tobacco Commission and Administration › Chapter 1. General Provisions › 7.1-2-1-3. Appointments and Terms

Sec. 3. Appointments and Terms. Members of the commission shall be appointed by the governor and a commissioner shall be eligible for reappointment. No more than two (2) commissioners shall belong to the same political party. A commissioner shall be appointed for a term of four (4) years, but shall serve that term at the pleasure of the governor.
[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-2-1-2.]
Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 7.1. Alcohol and Tobacco › Article 2. Alcohol and Tobacco Commission and Administration › Chapter 1. General Provisions › 7.1-2-1-4. Qualifications of Commissioners

Sec. 4. To be eligible for appointment as a commissioner, a person shall possess the following qualifications:
(1) The person must be at least thirty-one (31) years of age.
(2) The person may not have a conviction within ten (10) years before the date of appointment of:
(A) a federal crime having a sentence of at least one (1) year;
(B) an Indiana Class A, Class B, or Class C felony (for a crime committed before July 1, 2014) or a Level 1, Level 2, Level 3, Level 4, or Level 5 felony (for a crime committed after June 30, 2014); or
(C) a crime in a state other than Indiana having a penalty equal to the penalty for an Indiana Class A, Class B, or Class C felony (for a crime committed before July 1, 2014) or a Level 1, Level 2, Level 3, Level 4, or Level 5 felony (for a crime committed after June 30, 2014).
However, this subdivision does not apply to a conviction that has been expunged under IC 35-38-9.
(3) The person must be an Indiana resident for at least ten (10) years immediately preceding the person's appointment.
[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-2-1-2.]
Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1. As amended by P.L.285-2019, SEC.5.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 7.1. Alcohol and Tobacco › Article 2. Alcohol and Tobacco Commission and Administration › Chapter 1. General Provisions › 7.1-2-1-5. Chairman and Chairman Pro Tempore

Sec. 5. Chairman and Chairman Pro Tempore. The governor shall appoint one (1) of the members to serve as chairman of the commission. The governor also shall appoint one (1) of the members to serve as chairman pro tempore in the absence of the chairman.
[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-2-1-2.]
Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 7.1. Alcohol and Tobacco › Article 2. Alcohol and Tobacco Commission and Administration › Chapter 1. General Provisions › 7.1-2-1-6. Vacancies

Sec. 6. Vacancies. A member appointed to fill a vacancy in the membership of the commission shall serve only for the unexpired portion of the original, vacated term. In all other respects, an appointment to fill a vacancy shall be made in the same manner that an original appointment is made.
[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-2-1-2.]
Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 7.1. Alcohol and Tobacco › Article 2. Alcohol and Tobacco Commission and Administration › Chapter 1. General Provisions › 7.1-2-1-7. Compensation

Sec. 7. Compensation. As compensation for services, each commissioner shall receive an annual salary to be fixed in the same manner that the salaries of other state officials are fixed. In addition to the annual salary, a commissioner shall be reimbursed for traveling and other expenses necessarily incurred while away from his office carrying out his duties as a member of the commission.
[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-2-1-2.]
Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 7.1. Alcohol and Tobacco › Article 2. Alcohol and Tobacco Commission and Administration › Chapter 1. General Provisions › 7.1-2-1-8. Bond and Oath of Office

Sec. 8. Bond and Oath of Office. Each commissioner shall execute a surety bond in the amount of ten thousand dollars ($10,000), with surety approved by the governor, and an oath of office, both of which shall be filed in the office of the secretary of state.
[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-2-1-2.]
Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 7.1. Alcohol and Tobacco › Article 2. Alcohol and Tobacco Commission and Administration › Chapter 1. General Provisions › 7.1-2-1-9. Surety Bonds

Sec. 9. Surety Bonds. The required surety bond executed and filed on behalf of a commissioner, an enforcement officer, or the prosecutor shall be made payable to the State of Indiana and conditioned upon the faithful discharge of the bonded party's respective duties.
[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-2-1-2.]
Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 7.1. Alcohol and Tobacco › Article 2. Alcohol and Tobacco Commission and Administration › Chapter 1. General Provisions › 7.1-2-1-10. Meetings and Adjournments

Sec. 10. Meetings and Adjournments. The commission shall hold regular meetings on the first and third Tuesday of each month. The commission may hold special meetings whenever the commission deems it necessary. The procedure for the calling of a special meeting shall be provided in the rules of the commission. The commission shall have the power to adjourn, from time to time, both regular and special meetings. In no event, however, shall the adjournment be later than the next regular meeting date.
[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-2-1-2.]
Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 7.1. Alcohol and Tobacco › Article 2. Alcohol and Tobacco Commission and Administration › Chapter 1. General Provisions › 7.1-2-1-11. Quorum and Voting

Sec. 11. (a) Three (3) members of the commission constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.
(b) Each commissioner has one (1) vote.
(c) Action of the commission may be taken only upon the affirmative votes of at least two (2) commissioners. If a vote of the commission is a tie, the position for which the chairman voted shall be treated as the position adopted by the commission.
[Pre-1973 Recodification Citations: 7-2-1-2; 7-2-1-27.]
Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1. As amended by P.L.204-2001, SEC.19.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 7.1. Alcohol and Tobacco › Article 2. Alcohol and Tobacco Commission and Administration › Chapter 1. General Provisions › 7.1-2-1-12. Restriction on Solicitation or Acceptance of Political Contributions

Sec. 12. A commissioner may not solicit or accept a political contribution from any person or entity that has a permit or has applied for a permit issued by the commission. However, the right of a commissioner to vote as the commissioner chooses and to express the commissioner's opinions on political subjects and candidates may not be impaired.
[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-2-1-2.]
Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1. As amended by P.L.62-1998, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 7.1. Alcohol and Tobacco › Article 2. Alcohol and Tobacco Commission and Administration › Chapter 1. General Provisions › 7.1-2-1-13. Limitation of Liability

Sec. 13. Limitation of Liability. A member of the commission shall not be personally liable for liability to a person because of the negligence, act, or omission of an enforcement officer.
[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-2-1-2.]
Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 7.1. Alcohol and Tobacco › Article 2. Alcohol and Tobacco Commission and Administration › Chapter 2. Officers and Employees › 7.1-2-2-1. Office of Prosecutor Created

Sec. 1. Office of Prosecutor Created. There is hereby created within the commission a division to be known as the "Office of the Prosecutor."
[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-2-1-4.]
Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 7.1. Alcohol and Tobacco › Article 2. Alcohol and Tobacco Commission and Administration › Chapter 2. Officers and Employees › 7.1-2-2-2. Qualifications and Appointment

Sec. 2. The prosecutor shall be appointed by the governor for a term of four (4) years to be served at the pleasure of the governor. The prosecutor shall be a resident of the state and a practicing member of the Indiana bar.
[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-2-1-4.]
Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1. As amended by P.L.224-2005, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 7.1. Alcohol and Tobacco › Article 2. Alcohol and Tobacco Commission and Administration › Chapter 2. Officers and Employees › 7.1-2-2-3. Bond and Oath of Office

Sec. 3. Bond and Oath of Office. The prosecutor shall execute a surety bond in the amount of five thousand dollars ($5,000), with surety approved by the governor, and an oath of office, both of which shall be filed in the office of the secretary of state.
[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-2-1-4.]
Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 7.1. Alcohol and Tobacco › Article 2. Alcohol and Tobacco Commission and Administration › Chapter 2. Officers and Employees › 7.1-2-2-4. Compensation

Sec. 4. Compensation. As compensation for services, the prosecutor shall receive an annual salary to be fixed in the same manner that the salaries of other state officials are fixed. In addition to the annual salary, the prosecutor shall be reimbursed for traveling and other expenses necessarily incurred while away from his office carrying out his duties as prosecutor.
[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-2-1-4.]
Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 7.1. Alcohol and Tobacco › Article 2. Alcohol and Tobacco Commission and Administration › Chapter 2. Officers and Employees › 7.1-2-2-5. Prosecutor; Powers and Duties

Sec. 5. Prosecutor: Powers and Duties. The prosecutor shall have the following powers and duties:
(a) To prosecute before the commission all violations of laws pertaining to alcohol, alcoholic beverages, and tobacco, including violations pertaining to tobacco vending machines;
(b) To prosecute before the commission all violations of the rules and regulations of the commission;
(c) To assist the prosecuting attorneys of the various judicial circuits in the investigation and prosecution of violations of laws pertaining to alcohol, alcoholic beverages, and tobacco, including violations pertaining to tobacco vending machines, and to represent the state in these matters;
(d) To appear before grand juries to assist in their investigations into matters pertaining to alcohol, alcoholic beverages, and tobacco, including matters pertaining to tobacco vending machines;
(e) To establish a seal of his office;
(f) To administer oaths and to do all other acts authorized by law for notaries public; and,
(g) To employ, with the consent of the commission and at salaries fixed by the commission in their budget, the clerical staff required by him to effectively discharge his duties.
[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-2-1-4.]
Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1. As amended by P.L.250-2003, SEC.6.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 7.1. Alcohol and Tobacco › Article 2. Alcohol and Tobacco Commission and Administration › Chapter 2. Officers and Employees › 7.1-2-2-6. Office Space and Expenses

Sec. 6. Office Space and Expenses. The commission shall provide the prosecutor with appropriate office space and all necessary office supplies and services. All claims for salaries and necessary expenses of the office of the prosecutor shall be allowed and approved by the commission and shall be paid from the enforcement and administration fund of the commission.
[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-2-1-4.]
Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 7.1. Alcohol and Tobacco › Article 2. Alcohol and Tobacco Commission and Administration › Chapter 2. Officers and Employees › 7.1-2-2-7. Executive Secretary

Sec. 7. Executive Secretary. The commission, with the consent of the governor, shall employ an executive secretary to aid the commission in the efficient administration of its powers and duties.
[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-2-1-2.]
Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 7.1. Alcohol and Tobacco › Article 2. Alcohol and Tobacco Commission and Administration › Chapter 2. Officers and Employees › 7.1-2-2-8. Enforcement Officer; Appointments

Sec. 8. (a) The commission may employ qualified individuals to serve as enforcement officers of the commission.
(b) The superintendent of the enforcement officers must have had at least ten (10) years experience as an active law enforcement officer, at least five (5) years of which must have been in a management capacity.
(c) The commission shall issue to an enforcement officer a certificate of employment under the seal of the commission. The courts of this state shall take judicial notice of a certificate of employment.
[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-2-1-2.]
Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1. As amended by P.L.204-2001, SEC.20; P.L.94-2008, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 7.1. Alcohol and Tobacco › Article 2. Alcohol and Tobacco Commission and Administration › Chapter 2. Officers and Employees › 7.1-2-2-9. Enforcement Officer; Powers and Duties

Sec. 9. (a) An enforcement officer is vested with full police powers and duties to enforce:
(1) the provisions of this title;
(2) any other law of this state relating to alcohol or alcoholic beverages; and
(3) tobacco laws, including tobacco vending machines.
(b) An enforcement officer may issue a summons for infraction or misdemeanor violations if the defendant promises to appear by signing the summons. A defendant who fails to appear is subject to the penalties provided by IC 35-44.1-2-10. Upon failure to appear, the court shall issue a warrant for the arrest of the defendant.
(c) In addition to the authority of an enforcement officer under subsection (a), an enforcement officer may act as an officer for the arrest of offenders against the laws of this state if the enforcement officer reasonably believes that a crime is or is about to be committed or attempted in the enforcement officer's presence.
[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-2-1-2.]
Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1. As amended by Acts 1979, P.L.83, SEC.1; P.L.84-1985, SEC.1; P.L.256-1996, SEC.1; P.L.177-1999, SEC.4; P.L.126-2012, SEC.28.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 7.1. Alcohol and Tobacco › Article 2. Alcohol and Tobacco Commission and Administration › Chapter 2. Officers and Employees › 7.1-2-2-9.5. Investigation of Fraud Within Electronic Benefits Transfer Program

Sec. 9.5. The state excise police may investigate fraud within the electronic benefits transfer program, as set forth in IC 12-13-14-14.
As added by P.L.197-2013, SEC.3.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 7.1. Alcohol and Tobacco › Article 2. Alcohol and Tobacco Commission and Administration › Chapter 2. Officers and Employees › 7.1-2-2-10. Enforcement Officer; Bond and Oath of Office

Sec. 10. Enforcement Officers: Bond and Oath of Office. Each enforcement officer shall execute a surety bond in the amount of one thousand dollars ($1,000), with surety approved by the commission, and an oath of office, both of which shall be filed with the executive secretary of the commission.
[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-2-1-2.]
Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 7.1. Alcohol and Tobacco › Article 2. Alcohol and Tobacco Commission and Administration › Chapter 2. Officers and Employees › 7.1-2-2-11. Enforcement Officer; Worker's Compensation and Occupational Disease

Sec. 11. (a) The injury to, the injury to the health of, or the death of, an enforcement officer shall be compensable under the appropriate provisions of IC 22-3-2 through IC 22-3-7 if the injury, injury to the health, or death, arises out of, and in the course of, the performance of the officer's duties as an enforcement officer.
(b) For the purposes of subsection (a), and of IC 22-3-2 through IC 22-3-7, an enforcement officer shall be conclusively presumed to have accepted the compensation provisions provided in them.
[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-2-1-3.]
Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1. As amended by P.L.28-1988, SEC.3.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 7.1. Alcohol and Tobacco › Article 2. Alcohol and Tobacco Commission and Administration › Chapter 2. Officers and Employees › 7.1-2-2-11.5. Retired Law Enforcement Officer; Retention of Service Weapon; Badge and Identification Card

Sec. 11.5. An eligible enforcement officer who retires with at least twenty (20) years of service as an enforcement officer may retain the officer's service weapon. The officer is entitled to receive, in recognition of the officer's service to the commission and to the public, a badge that indicates that the officer is retired. The commission shall issue the officer who is retiring an identification card stating the officer's name and rank, signifying that the officer is retired, and noting the officer's authority to retain the service weapon.
As added by P.L.1-1992, SEC.27.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 7.1. Alcohol and Tobacco › Article 2. Alcohol and Tobacco Commission and Administration › Chapter 2. Officers and Employees › 7.1-2-2-12. Employees; Discharge of Non-Probationary Enforcement Officer

Sec. 12. (a) The commission shall have the power to employ and remove at will all necessary clerks, stenographers, bookkeepers, auditors, accountants, assistants of any nature, and other employees, and to fix their duties, authorities, and, with proper approval, their compensation.
(b) The superintendent of the enforcement officers may discharge a non-probationary enforcement officer for just cause. The commission shall adopt rules to establish a procedure for the adjudication of the propriety of the discharge of a non-probationary enforcement officer.
[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-2-1-8.]
Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1. As amended by P.L.347-1995, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 7.1. Alcohol and Tobacco › Article 2. Alcohol and Tobacco Commission and Administration › Chapter 2. Officers and Employees › 7.1-2-2-13. Enforcement Officers; Salaries

Sec. 13. (a) The alcohol and tobacco commission shall categorize salaries of enforcement officers within each rank based upon the rank held and the number of years of service in the commission through the twentieth year. The salary ranges that the board assigns to each rank shall be divided into a base salary and fifteen (15) increments above the base salary with:
(1) the base salary in the rank paid to a person with less than one (1) year of service in the commission; and
(2) the highest salary in the rank paid to a person with at least fifteen (15) years of service in the commission.
(b) The salary matrix prescribed by this section shall be reviewed and approved by the budget agency biennially in even-numbered years before implementation.
(c) The salary matrix prescribed by this section must have parity with the salary matrix prescribed by the natural resources commission under IC 14-9-8 for conservation officers of the department of natural resources. The budget agency shall approve a salary matrix that meets the parity requirement of this subsection.
As added by P.L.1-1999, SEC.19. Amended by P.L.204-2001, SEC.21; P.L.234-2007, SEC.305; P.L.114-2022, SEC.12; P.L.201-2023, SEC.112.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 7.1. Alcohol and Tobacco › Article 2. Alcohol and Tobacco Commission and Administration › Chapter 3. Powers and Duties › 7.1-2-3-1. Duties of Chairman

Sec. 1. Duties of Chairman. The chairman shall be the presiding officer at the meetings of the commission. The chairman, together with the executive secretary, shall prepare, certify and authenticate all proceedings, minutes, records, rules and regulations of the commission. The chairman also shall perform all other duties as imposed by this title.
[Pre-1973 Recodification Citations: 7-1-1-5; 7-2-1-5.]
Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 7.1. Alcohol and Tobacco › Article 2. Alcohol and Tobacco Commission and Administration › Chapter 3. Powers and Duties › 7.1-2-3-2. Power to Organize

Sec. 2. Power to Organize. The commission shall have the power to organize its work and carry on the functions of the commission and to enforce and administer the provisions of this title and the rules and regulations of the commission.
[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-1-1-5(1).]
Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 7.1. Alcohol and Tobacco › Article 2. Alcohol and Tobacco Commission and Administration › Chapter 3. Powers and Duties › 7.1-2-3-3. Forms

Sec. 3. The commission, in accordance with IC 5-15-5.1, shall have the power to prescribe the forms for all applications, permits, licenses, certificates, and other documents and records used in the administration of this title.
[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-1-1-5(15).]
Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1. As amended by Acts 1979, P.L.40, SEC.18; P.L.194-2021, SEC.16.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 7.1. Alcohol and Tobacco › Article 2. Alcohol and Tobacco Commission and Administration › Chapter 3. Powers and Duties › 7.1-2-3-4. General Powers of Commission

Sec. 4. The commission shall have the power to:
(1) hold hearings before the commission or its representative;
(2) take testimony and receive evidence;
(3) conduct inquiries with or without hearings;
(4) receive reports of investigators or other governmental officers and employees;
(5) administer oaths;
(6) subpoena witnesses and to compel them to appear and testify;
(7) issue and enforce subpoenas duces tecum;
(8) take or institute proceedings to enforce subpoenas, the rules and regulations, orders, or requirements of the commission or its representative;
(9) fix the compensation paid to witnesses appearing before the commission;
(10) establish and use a seal of the commission;
(11) certify copies of records of the commission or any other document or record on file with the commission;
(12) fix the form, mode, manner, time, and number of times for the posting or publication of any required notices if not otherwise provided in this title;
(13) issue letters of extension as authorized by IC 7.1-3-1-3.1; and
(14) hold permits on deposit as authorized by IC 7.1-3-1-3.5 and IC 7.1-3-1.1.
[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-1-1-5(16).]
Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1. As amended by Acts 1982, P.L.69, SEC.2; P.L.285-2019, SEC.6.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 7.1. Alcohol and Tobacco › Article 2. Alcohol and Tobacco Commission and Administration › Chapter 3. Powers and Duties › 7.1-2-3-4.5. Limitations Upon Commission Powers

Sec. 4.5. The commission and the chairman may exercise only those express powers enumerated in this title; however, this section does not limit the powers granted to the commission by section 31 of this chapter.
As added by Acts 1982, P.L.69, SEC.3.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 7.1. Alcohol and Tobacco › Article 2. Alcohol and Tobacco Commission and Administration › Chapter 3. Powers and Duties › 7.1-2-3-4.6. Quarterly Reports of Permittee Violations

Sec. 4.6. (a) The commission shall prepare quarterly reports that provide the violations by permittees subject to an enforcement action under IC 7.1-5-7-17. The commission shall issue the quarterly reports on or before the fifteenth day of:
(1) January, concerning violations committed during the preceding quarter consisting of the months of October through December;
(2) April, concerning violations committed during the preceding quarter consisting of the months of January through March;
(3) July, concerning violations committed during the preceding quarter consisting of the months of April through June; and
(4) October, concerning violations committed during the preceding quarter consisting of the months of July through September.
(b) The commission's quarterly report must provide noncompliance violations by:
(1) business listing;
(2) permit type; and
(3) county.
(c) The commission shall post the quarterly reports on the commission's Internet web site. The commission shall:
(1) prepare a report annually that compiles the violations for the preceding calendar year; and
(2) provide the report to the legislative council not later than February 1 of each year in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6.
As added by P.L.285-2019, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 7.1. Alcohol and Tobacco › Article 2. Alcohol and Tobacco Commission and Administration › Chapter 3. Powers and Duties › 7.1-2-3-5. Enforcement of Subpoena

Sec. 5. Enforcement of Subpoena. The commission shall have the authority to petition the circuit or superior court of the county in which the hearing or investigation is being held to compel obedience to the lawful requirements of its subpoena under this title.
[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-1-1-5.]
Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 7.1. Alcohol and Tobacco › Article 2. Alcohol and Tobacco Commission and Administration › Chapter 3. Powers and Duties › 7.1-2-3-6. Rulemaking

Sec. 6. The rules and regulations of the commission shall be made, promulgated, filed and published pursuant to the provisions of IC 4-22-2 as amended.
[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-1-1-5(19).]
Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1. As amended by P.L.86-2018, SEC.95.