Dealing in a substance represented to be a controlled substance
Sec. 4.5. (a) A person who knowingly or intentionally delivers or
finances the delivery of any substance, other than a controlled
substance or a drug for which a prescription is required under federal
or state law, that:
(1) is expressly or impliedly represented to be a controlled
substance;
(2) is distributed under circumstances that would lead a
reasonable person to believe that the substance is a controlled
substance; or
(3) by overall dosage unit appearance, including shape, color,
size, markings, or lack of markings, taste, consistency, or any
other identifying physical characteristic of the substance, would
lead a reasonable person to believe the substance is a controlled
substance;
commits dealing in a substance represented to be a controlled
substance, a Class D felony.
(b) In determining whether representations have been made,
subject to subsection (a)(1), or whether circumstances of distribution
exist, subject to subsection (a)(2), the trier of fact may consider, in
addition to other relevant factors, the following:
(1) Statements made by the owner or other person in control of
the substance, concerning the substance's nature, use, or effect.
(2) Statements made by any person, to the buyer or recipient of
the substance, that the substance may be resold for profit.
(3) Whether the substance is packaged in a manner uniquely
used for the illegal distribution of controlled substances.
(4) Whether:
(A) the distribution included an exchange of, or demand for,
money or other property as consideration; and
(B) the amount of the consideration was substantially greater
than the reasonable retail market value of the substance.
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.305, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.210-1986,
SEC.1; P.L.165-1990, SEC.7.
Last modified: May 24, 2006