{"data":{"id":"us-in/ic-24-3-5-4.5","jurisdiction":"us-in","citation":"IC 24-3-5-4.5","heading":"Delivery sale by merchant; penalties","body":"Sec. 4.5. (a) This section applies to a merchant that is not a cigarette manufacturer.\n(b) Except as provided in subsection (d), a merchant may not mail or ship cigarettes as part of a delivery sale to an Indiana resident or retailer (as defined in IC 24-3-2-2(d)) that is not a distributor.\n(c) If the commission determines that a merchant has violated subsection (b):\n(1) a distributor may not accept a shipment of cigarettes from the merchant for a period, not to exceed one (1) year, determined by the commission; and\n(2) the commission may impose a civil penalty, not to exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000), on the merchant for each violation of subsection (b), as determined by the commission.\n(d) A merchant may make a drop shipment of tobacco products to an Indiana resident or retailer that is billed through a distributor.","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#24-3-5-4.5","current_through":"2026","vintage":"2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T18:50:41Z","sha256":"80f3555a7bd2b17af39bc83fbde273dadfc4646b6072729c935e52776ed823f6","source_id":"us-in","stale":false,"prev":"us-in/ic-24-3-5-4","next":"us-in/ic-24-3-5-5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}