35-45-8-3. Consumer product tampering; offenses

IN Code § 35-45-8-3 (2019) (N/A)
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Sec. 3. A person who:

(1) recklessly, knowingly, or intentionally introduces a poison, a harmful substance, or a harmful foreign object into a consumer product; or

(2) with intent to mislead a consumer of a consumer product, tampers with the labeling of a consumer product;

that has been introduced into commerce commits consumer product tampering, a Level 6 felony. However, the offense is a Level 5 felony if it results in harm to a person, and it is a Level 4 felony if it results in serious bodily injury to another person.

As added by P.L.326-1987, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.158-2013, SEC.537.