{"data":{"id":"us-in/ic-7.1-5-1-6","jurisdiction":"us-in","citation":"IC 7.1-5-1-6","heading":"Intoxication upon common carrier prohibited; failure to enforce by a law enforcement officer","body":"Sec. 6. (a) Subject to section 6.5 of this chapter, it is a Class C infraction for a person to be, or to become, intoxicated as a result of the person's use of alcohol or a controlled substance (as defined in IC 35-48-1.1-7) in or upon a vehicle commonly used for the public transportation of passengers, or in or upon a common carrier, or in or about a depot, station, airport, ticket office, waiting room or platform, if the person:\n(1) endangers the person's life;\n(2) endangers the life of another person;\n(3) breaches the peace or is in imminent danger of breaching the peace; or\n(4) harasses, annoys, or alarms another person.\nHowever, the violation is a Class B misdemeanor if the violation is committed knowingly or intentionally and the person has a prior unrelated adjudication or conviction for a violation of this section within the previous five (5) years.\n(b) A person may not initiate or maintain an action against a law enforcement officer based on the officer's failure to enforce this section.","path":["TITLE 7.1. ALCOHOL AND TOBACCO","ARTICLE 5. CRIMES AND INFRACTIONS","Chapter 1. General Provisions; Public Intoxication"],"source_url":"https://iga.in.gov/ic/2026/Title_7.1.html#7.1-5-1-6","current_through":"2026","vintage":"2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-12T01:57:19Z","sha256":"41767116199fe5e2eddac2627aa6d3d72a9fcec27945c29316da547dd1470051","source_id":"us-in","stale":false,"prev":"us-in/ic-7.1-5-1-5","next":"us-in/ic-7.1-5-1-6.5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}