Section 35-48-4-7 - Possession of a controlled substance or controlled substance analog; obtaining a schedule V controlled substance(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 a:(1) controlled substance or controlled substance analog (pure or adulterated), classified in schedule I, except marijuana, hashish, or salvia; or(2) controlled substance or controlled substance analog (pure or adulterated), classified in schedule II, III, or IV; commits possession of a controlled substance, a Class A misdemeanor, except as provided in subsection (b).
(b) The offense is a Level 6 felony if the person commits the offense and an enhancing circumstance applies.(c) 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 obtains: (1) more than four (4) ounces of schedule V controlled substances containing codeine in any given forty-eight (48) hour period unless pursuant to a prescription;(2) a schedule V controlled substance pursuant to written or verbal misrepresentation; or(3) possession of a schedule V controlled substance other than by means of a prescription or by means of signing an exempt narcotic register maintained by a pharmacy licensed by the Indiana state board of pharmacy; commits a Class A misdemeanor.
Amended by P.L. 61-2020,SEC. 10, eff. 7/1/2020.Amended by P.L. 80-2019,SEC. 28, eff. 7/1/2019.Amended by P.L. 158-2013, SEC. 633, eff. 7/1/2014.Amended by P.L. 138-2011, SEC. 14, eff. 7/1/2011.Amended by P.L. 182-2011, SEC. 14, eff. 7/1/2011.As added by Acts1976 , P.L. 148, SEC.7. Amended by Acts1977 , P.L. 340, SEC.102; P.L. 138-1983, SEC.4; P.L. 327-1985, SEC.4; P.L. 296-1987, SEC.10; P.L. 296-1995, SEC.8; P.L. 65-1996, SEC.16; P.L. 17-2001, SEC.25.