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Smoking in Public Places

IC 7.1-5-12-4 — no smoking in public places, workplaces, or within eight feet of their entrances

Outside the chapter's exceptions, smoking is prohibited in a public place, a place of employment, a state vehicle used for government business, and within eight feet of a public entrance to a public place or place of employment.

  • IC 7.1-5-12-4
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Who handles this in Indiana: legal aid programs and the state offices, listed in the Indiana directory.

Smoking where it is prohibited is a Class B infraction, and a Class A infraction after at least three prior unrelated infractions.

  • IC 7.1-5-12-8
Sources for this section (2)
  1. IC 7.1-5-12-4 — Places smoking is prohibited; duties of employers and person in charge of a place of employment or public place
  2. IC 7.1-5-12-8 — Smoking in a prohibited area; penalty

Legal information, not legal advice. Verified as of October 2026. Applying it to a particular situation is the work of a licensed Indiana attorney.