{"data":{"id":"us-in/ic-6-6-1.1-1316","jurisdiction":"us-in","citation":"IC 6-6-1.1-1316","heading":"Breaking fuel pump seals; failure to report meter readings; removing post signs; failure to notify; offenses","body":"Sec. 1316. (a) A person:\n(1) who knowingly breaks a seal on a sealed fuel pump without authorization; or\n(2) who knowingly fails or refuses to report meter readings under section 1008 or section 1110 of this chapter;\ncommits a Level 6 felony.\n(b) A person who, without authorization:\n(1) removes;\n(2) alters;\n(3) defaces; or\n(4) covers;\na sign posted by the department that states that no transactions involving gasoline, gasohol, aviation gasoline, or marina gasoline may be made at a location commits a Class B misdemeanor. However, the offense is a Level 6 felony if it is committed with the intent to evade the tax imposed by this chapter or to defraud the state.\n(c) A dealer or licensed distributor shall notify the department of:\n(1) a broken fuel pump seal; or\n(2) a removed, altered, defaced, or covered sign that has been posted by the department.\n(d) A dealer or licensed distributor that knowingly fails to notify the department, as required by subsection (c), within two (2) days after:\n(1) a fuel pump seal is broken; or\n(2) a sign posted by the department has been removed, altered, defaced, or covered;\ncommits a Level 6 felony.","path":["TITLE 6. TAXATION","ARTICLE 6. MOTOR FUEL AND VEHICLE EXCISE TAXES","Chapter 1.1. Gasoline Tax"],"source_url":"https://iga.in.gov/ic/2026/Title_6.html#6-6-1.1-1316","current_through":"2026","vintage":"2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-09T01:51:39Z","sha256":"806cbca03d8687757ed1160d36415eae4f728e311ca82704ece7ef488ec11279","source_id":"us-in","stale":false,"prev":"us-in/ic-6-6-1.1-1315","next":"us-in/ic-6-6-1.6-1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}