January 18, 2013





HOUSE BILL No. 1064

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DIGEST OF HB 1064 (Updated January 16, 2013 3:47 pm - DI 69)



Citations Affected: IC 35-48.

Synopsis: Chemical reagents and precursors. Adds ammonium chloride, potassium iodide, and calcium chloride to the list of chemical reagents and precursors for purposes of criminal laws concerning unlawful possession or sale of chemical reagents or precursors.

Effective: July 1, 2013.





Bacon, Smaltz, Kubacki




    January 7, 2013, read first time and referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code.
    January 17, 2013, reported _ Do Pass.






January 18, 2013

First Regular Session 118th General Assembly (2013)


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HOUSE BILL No. 1064



    A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning criminal law and procedure.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:

SOURCE: IC 35-48-4-14.5; (13)HB1064.1.1. -->     SECTION 1. IC 35-48-4-14.5, AS AMENDED BY P.L.151-2006, SECTION 26, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2013]: Sec. 14.5. (a) As used in this section, "chemical reagents or precursors" refers to one (1) or more of the following:
        (1) Ephedrine.
        (2) Pseudoephedrine.
        (3) Phenylpropanolamine.
        (4) The salts, isomers, and salts of isomers of a substance identified in subdivisions (1) through (3).
        (5) Anhydrous ammonia or ammonia solution (as defined in IC 22-11-20-1).
        (6) Organic solvents.
        (7) Hydrochloric acid.
        (8) Lithium metal.
        (9) Sodium metal.
        (10) Ether.
        (11) Sulfuric acid.
        (12) Red phosphorous.
        (13) Iodine.
        (14) Sodium hydroxide (lye).
        (15) Potassium dichromate.
        (16) Sodium dichromate.
        (17) Potassium permanganate.
        (18) Chromium trioxide.
        (19) Benzyl cyanide.
        (20) Phenylacetic acid and its esters or salts.
        (21) Piperidine and its salts.
        (22) Methylamine and its salts.
        (23) Isosafrole.
        (24) Safrole.
        (25) Piperonal.
        (26) Hydriodic acid.
        (27) Benzaldehyde.
        (28) Nitroethane.
        (29) Gamma-butyrolactone.
        (30) White phosphorus.
        (31) Hypophosphorous acid and its salts.
        (32) Acetic anhydride.
        (33) Benzyl chloride.
        (34) Ammonium nitrate.
        (35) Ammonium sulfate.
        (36) Hydrogen peroxide.
        (37) Thionyl chloride.
        (38) Ethyl acetate.
        (39) Pseudoephedrine hydrochloride.
         (40) Ammonium chloride.
        (41) Potassium iodide.
        (42) Calcium chloride.

    (b) A person who possesses more than ten (10) grams of ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, or phenylpropanolamine, pure or adulterated, commits a Class D felony. However, the offense is a Class C felony if the person possessed:
        (1) a firearm while possessing more than ten (10) grams of ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, or phenylpropanolamine, pure or adulterated; or
        (2) more than ten (10) grams of ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, or phenylpropanolamine, pure or adulterated, in, on, or within one thousand (1,000) feet of:
            (A) school property;
            (B) a public park;
            (C) a family housing complex; or
            (D) a youth program center.
    (c) A person who possesses anhydrous ammonia or ammonia solution (as defined in IC 22-11-20-1) with the intent to manufacture methamphetamine or amphetamine, schedule II controlled substances under IC 35-48-2-6, commits a Class D felony. However, the offense is a Class C felony if the person possessed:
        (1) a firearm while possessing anhydrous ammonia or ammonia solution (as defined in IC 22-11-20-1) with intent to manufacture methamphetamine or amphetamine, schedule II controlled substances under IC 35-48-2-6; or
        (2) anhydrous ammonia or ammonia solution (as defined in IC 22-11-20-1) with intent to manufacture methamphetamine or amphetamine, schedule II controlled substances under IC 35-48-2-6, in, on, or within one thousand (1,000) feet of:
            (A) school property;
            (B) a public park;
            (C) a family housing complex; or
            (D) a youth program center.
    (d) Subsection (b) does not apply to a:
        (1) licensed health care provider, pharmacist, retail distributor, wholesaler, manufacturer, warehouseman, or common carrier or an agent of any of these persons if the possession is in the regular course of lawful business activities; or
        (2) person who possesses more than ten (10) grams of a substance described in subsection (b) if the substance is possessed under circumstances consistent with typical medicinal or household use, including:
            (A) the location in which the substance is stored;
            (B) the possession of the substance in a variety of:
                (i) strengths;
                (ii) brands; or
                (iii) types; or
            (C) the possession of the substance:
                (i) with different expiration dates; or
                (ii) in forms used for different purposes.
    (e) A person who possesses two (2) or more chemical reagents or precursors with the intent to manufacture a controlled substance commits a Class D felony.
    (f) An offense under subsection (e) is a Class C felony if the person possessed:
        (1) a firearm while possessing two (2) or more chemical reagents or precursors with intent to manufacture a controlled substance; or
        (2) two (2) or more chemical reagents or precursors with intent to manufacture a controlled substance in, on, or within one thousand (1,000) feet of:
            (A) school property;
            (B) a public park;
            (C) a family housing complex; or
            (D) a youth program center.
    (g) A person who sells, transfers, distributes, or furnishes a chemical reagent or precursor to another person with knowledge or the intent that the recipient will use the chemical reagent or precursors to manufacture a controlled substance commits unlawful sale of a precursor, a Class D felony.