Indiana § 35-46-1-11.8 - Tobacco product self-service displays
Full text of Indiana Indiana Code § 35-46-1-11.8 — Tobacco product self-service displays, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 35-46-1-11.8. Tobacco product self-service displays
Sec. 11.8. (a) As used in this section, "self-service display" means a display that contains tobacco products in an area where a customer:
(1) is permitted; and
(2) has access to the tobacco products without assistance from a sales person.
(b) This section does not apply to a self-service display located in a retail establishment:
(1) in which tobacco products account for at least eighty-five percent (85%) of the retail establishment's gross sales; and
(2) that prohibits entry by persons who are less than twenty-one (21) years of age.
(c) The owner of a retail establishment that sells or distributes tobacco products through a self-service display, other than a coin operated machine operated under IC 35-46-1-11 or IC 35-46-1-11.5, commits a Class C infraction.
(d) Notwithstanding IC 34-28-5-5(c), civil penalties collected under this section must be deposited in the Richard D. Doyle tobacco education and enforcement fund (IC 7.1-6-2-6).
As added by P.L.37-2007, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.10-2011, SEC.3; P.L.20-2013, SEC.10; P.L.49-2020, SEC.38; P.L.163-2025, SEC.67.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 35-46-1-11.8 ("Tobacco product self-service displays") is part of the Indiana Code, the codified statutory law of Indiana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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