Indiana § 35-45-8-3 - Consumer product tampering; offenses
Full text of Indiana Indiana Code § 35-45-8-3 — Consumer product tampering; offenses, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 35-45-8-3. Consumer product tampering; offenses
Sec. 3. A person who:
(1) recklessly, knowingly, or intentionally introduces a poison, a harmful substance, or a harmful foreign object into a consumer product; or
(2) with intent to mislead a consumer of a consumer product, tampers with the labeling of a consumer product;
that has been introduced into commerce commits consumer product tampering, a Level 6 felony. However, the offense is a Level 5 felony if it results in harm to a person, and it is a Level 4 felony if it results in serious bodily injury to another person.
As added by P.L.326-1987, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.158-2013, SEC.537.
IC 35-45-9Chapter 9. Criminal Organization Control
35-45-9-0.1Repealed 35-45-9-1"Criminal organization" 35-45-9-2"Threatens" 35-45-9-3Participation in criminal organization; offense 35-45-9-4Threats; refusal to join or withdrawal from organization; intimidation offense 35-45-9-5Criminal organization recruitment 35-45-9-6Restitution
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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