Introduced Version
SENATE BILL No. 264
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DIGEST OF INTRODUCED BILL
Citations Affected: IC 35-46-9.
Synopsis: Prohibit alcohol on school property. Makes it a Class B
misdemeanor for a person to knowingly or intentionally possess an
alcoholic beverage on school property.
Effective: July 1, 2010.
January 11, 2010, read first time and referred to Committee on Corrections, Criminal, and
Civil Matters.
Introduced
Second Regular Session 116th General Assembly (2010)
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SENATE BILL No. 264
A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning
criminal law and procedure.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
SOURCE: IC 35-46-9; (10)IN0264.1.1. -->
SECTION 1. IC 35-46-9 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE AS
A
NEW CHAPTER TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
1, 2010]:
Chapter 9. Possession of Alcoholic Beverages on School
Property and School Buses
Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "alcoholic beverage" has the
meaning set forth in IC 7.1-1-3-5.
Sec. 2. A person who knowingly or intentionally possesses an
alcoholic beverage:
(1) in or on school property; or
(2) on a school bus;
commits possession of an alcoholic beverage on school property, a
Class B misdemeanor.