{"data":{"id":"us-in/ic-24-3-5-4","jurisdiction":"us-in","citation":"IC 24-3-5-4","heading":"Requirements","body":"Sec. 4. Subject to section 4.5 of this chapter, a merchant may not mail or ship cigarettes as part of a delivery sale unless, before mailing or shipping the cigarettes, the merchant:\n(1) obtains from the prospective customer a written statement signed by the prospective customer under penalty of perjury:\n(A) providing the prospective customer's address and date of birth;\n(B) advising the prospective customer that:\n(i) signing another person's name to the statement required under this subdivision may subject the person to a civil monetary penalty of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000); and\n(ii) purchasing cigarettes by a person less than twenty-one (21) years of age is a Class C infraction under IC 35-46-1-10.5;\n(C) confirming that the cigarette order was placed by the prospective customer;\n(D) providing a warning under 15 U.S.C. 1333(a)(1); and\n(E) stating the sale of cigarettes by delivery sale is a taxable event for purposes of IC 6-7-1;\n(2) makes a good faith effort to verify the information in the written statement obtained under subdivision (1) by using a federal or commercially available data base; and\n(3) receives payment for the delivery sale by a credit or debit card issued in the name of the prospective purchaser.","path":["TITLE 24. TRADE REGULATION","ARTICLE 3. TOBACCO PRODUCTS","Chapter 5. Delivery Sales of Tobacco Products"],"source_url":"https://iga.in.gov/ic/2026/Title_24.html#24-3-5-4","current_through":"2026","vintage":"2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T18:50:41Z","sha256":"a18e8848ddd9a2efc5fa131bfea3f0995a72c9775449bd163d77d6c57b5925da","source_id":"us-in","stale":false,"prev":"us-in/ic-24-3-5-3","next":"us-in/ic-24-3-5-4.5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}