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§ 35-41-3-5 — Indiana Law | CourtGPT
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§ 35-41-3-5

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It is a defense that the person who engaged in the prohibited conduct did so while he was intoxicated, only if the intoxication resulted from the introduction of a substance into his body:(1) without his consent; or(2) when he did not know that the substance might cause intoxication.As added by Acts 1976, P.L.148, SEC.1. Amended by Acts 1977, P.L.340, SEC.10; Acts 1980, P.L.205, SEC.1; P.L.210-1997, SEC.4.