Legal Question in Criminal Law in Indiana

is it illegal in Indiana to driver under influence of prescribed drugs


Asked on 9/10/12, 12:25 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Jay Rigdon Rockhill Pinnick LLP

IC 9-30-5-1(c) A person who operates a vehicle with a controlled substance listed in schedule I or II of IC 35-48-2 or its metabolite in the person's body commits a Class C misdemeanor.

(d) It is a defense to subsection (c) that the accused person consumed the controlled substance under a valid prescription or order of a practitioner (as defined in IC 35-48-1) who acted in the course of the practitioner's professional practice.

Read more
Answered on 9/10/12, 2:43 pm


Related Questions & Answers

More Criminal Law questions and answers in Indiana