Indiana § 35-43-5-19 - Interfering with drug or alcohol screening test
Full text of Indiana Indiana Code § 35-43-5-19 — Interfering with drug or alcohol screening test, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 35-43-5-19. Interfering with drug or alcohol screening test
Sec. 19. A person who interferes with or attempts to interfere with a drug or alcohol screening test by:
(1) using a:
(A) device; or
(B) substance;
(2) substituting a human bodily substance that is tested in a drug or alcohol screening test; or
(3) adulterating a substance used in a drug or alcohol screening test;
commits interfering with a drug or alcohol screening test, a Class B misdemeanor.
As added by P.L.171-2005, SEC.3.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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