Driving Impaired with a Child in the Car
IC 9-30-5-3 — a driver 21 or older with a passenger under 18 commits a Level 6 felony
A driver at least twenty-one years old who drives at 0.15 or more, with a schedule I or II controlled substance in the blood, or intoxicated in a manner that endangers a person, with at least one passenger less than eighteen, commits a Level 6 felony.
Who handles this in Indiana: legal aid programs and the state offices, listed in the Indiana directory.
It is a Level 5 felony where the driver has a previous conviction of operating while intoxicated causing serious bodily injury, or causing death or catastrophic injury.
Sources for this section (2)
- IC 9-30-5-3 — Penalties; prior offenses; passenger less than 18 years of age
- IC 9-30-5-1 — Class C misdemeanor; defense
Legal information, not legal advice. Verified as of October 2026. Applying it to a particular situation is the work of a licensed Indiana attorney.