# Ind. Code § 35-48-4-4.1: Dumping controlled substance waste

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T35_A48_C4_S35-48-4-4.1

## Section

- **Citation:** Ind. Code § 35-48-4-4.1
- **Heading:** Dumping controlled substance waste
- **Jurisdiction:** Indiana
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Indiana Code / Title 35 / Article 48 / Chapter 4 / Section 35-48-4-4.1

## Text

Sec. 4.1. (a) A person who dumps, discharges, discards, transports, or otherwise disposes of:

(1) chemicals, knowing the chemicals were used in the illegal manufacture of a controlled substance or an immediate precursor; or

(2) waste, knowing that the waste was produced from the illegal manufacture of a controlled substance or an immediate precursor;

commits dumping controlled substance waste, a Level 6 felony.

(b) It is not a defense in a prosecution under subsection (a) that the person did not manufacture the controlled substance or immediate precursor.

As added by P.L.17-2001, SEC.23. Amended by P.L.158-2013, SEC.627.

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