# Ind. Code § 35-46-1-1: Definitions

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## Section

- **Citation:** Ind. Code § 35-46-1-1
- **Heading:** Definitions
- **Jurisdiction:** Indiana
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Indiana Code / Title 35 / Article 46 / Chapter 1 / Section 35-46-1-1

## Text

Sec. 1. The following definitions apply to this chapter:

(1) "Dependent" means:

(A) an unemancipated person who is under eighteen (18) years of age; or

(B) a person of any age who has a mental or physical disability.

(2) "Endangered adult" has the meaning set forth in IC 12-10-3-2.

(3) "Independent activity" includes any of the following when done by a child without the supervision of a parent, guardian, or custodian:

(A) Traveling on foot, by bicycle, or by public transportation.

(B) Playing outdoors.

(C) Remaining at home.

(D) Remaining in a stationary vehicle.

(4) "Support" means food, clothing, shelter, or medical care.

(5) "Tobacco and vaping business" means a sole proprietorship, partnership, or other enterprise in which:

(A) the primary activity is the sale of:

(i) e-liquids;

(ii) e-liquid accessories;

(iii) electronic cigarettes;

(iv) tobacco;

(v) tobacco products;

(vi) tobacco accessories; or

(vii) any combination of the products listed in items (i) through (vi); and

(B) the sale of other products is incidental.

(6) "Tobacco business" means a sole proprietorship, corporation, partnership, or other enterprise in which:

(A) the primary activity is the sale of tobacco, tobacco products, and tobacco accessories; and

(B) the sale of other products is incidental.

As added by Acts 1976, P.L.148, SEC.6. Amended by Acts 1977, P.L.340, SEC.84; P.L.185-1984, SEC.2; P.L.208-1986, SEC.1; P.L.41-1987, SEC.19; P.L.2-1992, SEC.881; P.L.256-1996, SEC.10; P.L.99-2007, SEC.210; P.L.49-2020, SEC.28; P.L.20-2026, SEC.4.

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