Ind. Code § 24-5-24-7 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 5 / Chapter 24 / Section 24-5-24-7
Releasing the consumer report upon authorization; developing secure procedures; time requirements; exceptions
Status: in_force

Sec. 7. (a) Except as provided in section 10 of this chapter, if a security freeze has been placed on a consumer's consumer report, the consumer reporting agency that placed the security freeze on the consumer report shall not release the consumer's consumer report unless the consumer authorizes the consumer reporting agency to:

(1) release the consumer's consumer report to one (1) or more specified third parties; or

(2) temporarily lift the security freeze for a specified period.

(b) A consumer who seeks to authorize the release of the consumer's consumer report under subsection (a)(1) or (a)(2) shall request the release by contacting the consumer reporting agency by any method:

(1) described in section 5(a) of this chapter; or

(2) developed by the consumer reporting agency under subsection (d).

(c) A request by a consumer under subsection (b) must include the following:

(1) Information sufficient to identify the consumer, as specified by the consumer reporting agency in the instructions provided to the consumer under section 6(a)(2) of this chapter.

(2) The unique personal identification number or password assigned to the consumer under section 6(a)(1) or 6(a)(3) of this chapter.

(3) If the consumer seeks to authorize the release of the consumer's consumer report under subsection (a)(1), information sufficient to identify the parties to whom the consumer report is to be released, as specified by the consumer reporting agency in the instructions provided to the consumer under section 6(a)(2) of this chapter.

(4) If the consumer seeks to authorize the consumer reporting agency to temporarily lift a security freeze under subsection (a)(2), the period during which the security freeze is to be temporarily lifted.

(d) Not later than January 1, 2009, a consumer reporting agency shall develop and make available to consumers secure procedures to authorize the release of a consumer's consumer report under subsection (a)(1), or to authorize the temporary lifting of a security freeze under subsection (a)(2), within fifteen (15) minutes of receiving a request under subsection (b), by any of the following methods:

(1) Telephone.

(2) The Internet.

(3) Other electronic media, if provided by the consumer reporting agency.

The procedures developed by a consumer reporting agency under this subsection must require the consumer to provide the information set forth in subsection (c).

(e) A consumer reporting agency that receives a request from a consumer under this section shall comply with the request within the following time frames:

(1) Not later than three (3) business days after receiving the request, if the consumer makes the request by the method described in section 5(a)(1) of this chapter.

(2) Not later than fifteen (15) minutes after receiving the request, if the consumer makes the request using the method described in section 5(a)(2) of this chapter or by any method developed by the consumer reporting agency under subsection (d). However, a consumer reporting agency is not required to comply with a consumer's request within the fifteen (15) minute time frame set forth in this subdivision if:

(A) the consumer does not provide one (1) or more of the items listed in subsection (c); or

(B) the consumer reporting agency's ability to comply with the request within the fifteen (15) minute time frame set forth in this subdivision is prevented by any of the following:

(i) An act of God, including fire, an earthquake, a hurricane, a storm, or a similar natural disaster or phenomenon.

(ii) Unauthorized or illegal acts by a third party, including terrorism, sabotage, riot, vandalism, labor strikes or disputes disrupting operations, or similar occurrences.

(iii) An operational interruption, including an electrical failure, an unanticipated delay in the delivery of equipment or replacement parts, computer hardware or software failures inhibiting response time, or similar disruptions.

(iv) A governmental action, including an emergency order or regulation, a judicial action, a law enforcement action, or a similar directive.

(v) Regularly scheduled maintenance of, or updates to, the consumer reporting agency's computer systems, if the maintenance activities or updates occur other than during normal business hours.

(vi) Commercially reasonable maintenance of, or repairs to, the consumer reporting agency's computer systems, if the maintenance activities or repairs are unexpected or are necessitated by unanticipated conditions or malfunctions.

(vii) For a request made by telephone, receipt of a request under this section other than during the consumer reporting agency's normal business hours, including any extended business hours observed by the consumer reporting agency. The exemption provided by this item does not apply to a request made by a consumer through the Internet or other electronic media. A consumer reporting agency must comply with a request made by a consumer through the Internet or other electronic media within the fifteen (15) minute time frame set forth in this subdivision, even if the request is made at a time other than during the consumer reporting agency's normal or extended business hours.

As added by P.L.104-2007, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 24-15-2-6 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 15 / Chapter 2 / Section 24-15-2-6
"Child"
Status: in_force

Sec. 6. "Child" means any individual who is less than thirteen (13) years of age.

As added by P.L.94-2023, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 24-7-2-3.5 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 7 / Chapter 2 / Section 24-7-2-3.5
"Initial rental payment"
Status: in_force

Sec. 3.5. "Initial rental payment" means any up-front payment:

(1) that is made by a lessee to a lessor, or to an agent acting on behalf of a lessor, for property under a rental purchase agreement;

(2) that includes a rental payment that permits the lessee's use of the property for the initial rental period;

(3) that may be in an amount that is larger than a regular rental payment due under the rental purchase agreement; and

(4) that may include one (1) or more of the following:

(A) An amount intended to be paid toward the rental or ownership of the property that is the subject of the rental purchase agreement.

(B) Additional charges permitted under IC 24-7-5, including any of the following:

(i) A nonrefundable processing fee or a delivery charge.

(ii) Sales and use taxes.

(iii) Official fees.

(iv) An optional liability waiver fee for the initial rental period.

(v) A security deposit.

As added by P.L.176-2019, SEC.29.
Ind. Code § 24-5-13-14 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 5 / Chapter 13 / Section 24-5-13-14
Retention of vehicle pending replacement or refund
Status: in_force

Sec. 14. A buyer has the option of retaining the use of any vehicle returned under this chapter until the time that the buyer has been tendered a full refund or replacement vehicle of comparable value. The use of any vehicle retained by a buyer after its return to a manufacturer under this chapter must, in cases in which a refund is tendered, be reflected in the reasonable allowance for use required by section 11 of this chapter.

As added by P.L.150-1988, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 24-5-13-23 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 5 / Chapter 13 / Section 24-5-13-23
Limitations
Status: in_force

Sec. 23. (a) This subsection does not apply to an action concerning a violation of section 16.1 of this chapter. An action brought under this chapter must be commenced within two (2) years following the date the buyer first reports the nonconformity to the manufacturer, its agent, or authorized dealer.

(b) This subsection does not apply to an action concerning a violation of section 16.1 of this chapter. When the buyer has commenced an informal dispute settlement procedure described in section 19 of this chapter, the two (2) year period specified in subsection (a) is tolled during the time the informal dispute settlement procedure is being conducted.

(c) An action concerning a violation of section 16.1 of this chapter must be commenced within two (2) years following the date of the violation.

As added by P.L.150-1988, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.76-2013, SEC.8.
Ind. Code § 24-4-13-2 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 4 / Chapter 13 / Section 24-4-13-2
Applicability
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. A jeweler who purchases or resells used jewelry must comply with this chapter. However, this chapter does not apply to jewelry used by a customer as a trade-in toward the purchase of a new piece of jewelry.

As added by P.L.97-2003, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 24-5-13.1-9 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 5 / Chapter 13.1 / Section 24-5-13.1-9
"Responsible manufacturer or installer"
Status: in_force

Sec. 9. As used in this chapter, "responsible manufacturer or installer" means the manufacturer or installer that is liable for the:

(1) repair of;

(2) replacement of; or

(3) reimbursement for;

a converted motor vehicle under section 11 of this chapter.

As added by P.L.91-2022, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 24-1-2-4 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 1 / Chapter 2 / Section 24-1-2-4
Collusion among contract bidders; civil action by principal; action by attorney general
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. If there shall be collusion or fraud of any kind or character among the bidders at the letting of any contract or work as provided in section 3 of this chapter, then the principal who lets the contract or work, or for whom the contract was let, shall not be liable for such letting or on account of said contract or work, or any part thereof, to the successful bidder to whom the contract or work was let, his successors or assigns, if such successful bidder be a party, directly or indirectly, to such collusion or fraud on such contract or letting, or for any work, materials furnished, or thing done in discharge thereof or with reference thereto, and if before notice of such collusion or fraud payment or partial payment thereon or therefor shall have been made, such principal may at any time within five (5) years from the date of the last payment made thereon or therefor in an appropriate action in any court of competent jurisdiction in this state recover to the full amount of such payment or payments with interest to date of judgment thereon, and attorney's fees, against such successful bidder, and such recovery shall not be a bar to any action, either civil or criminal, brought against such bidder on account of any violation of this chapter on behalf of the state by the attorney general, a prosecuting attorney, or otherwise.

Formerly: Acts 1907, c.243, s.4. As amended by P.L.152-1986, SEC.6.
Ind. Code § 24-1-2-10 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 1 / Chapter 2 / Section 24-1-2-10
Person; definition
Status: in_force

Sec. 10. The words "person" or "persons" whenever used in this chapter shall be deemed to include corporations, associations, limited liability companies, joint stock companies, partnerships, limited or otherwise, existing under or authorized by the laws of the state of Indiana, or of the United States, or of any state, territory, or district of the United States, or of any foreign country.

Formerly: Acts 1907, c.243, s.10. As amended by P.L.152-1986, SEC.12; P.L.8-1993, SEC.335.
Ind. Code § 24-12-11-1 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 12 / Chapter 11 / Section 24-12-11-1
Definitions
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. The following definitions apply throughout this chapter:

(1) "Commercial litigation financier" means a person that enters into, or offers to enter into, a commercial litigation financing agreement with a plaintiff in a civil proceeding. The term does not include a nonprofit organization.

(2) "Commercial litigation financing agreement" means a nonrecourse agreement that a commercial litigation financier enters into, or offers to enter into, to provide funding to support a plaintiff or the plaintiff's attorney in prosecuting the civil proceeding, if the repayment of the funded amount is:

(A) required only if the plaintiff prevails in the civil proceeding; and

(B) sourced entirely from the proceeds of the civil proceeding, whether the proceeds result from a judgment, a settlement, or some other resolution.

The term does not include a civil proceeding advance payment transaction, an agreement between an attorney and a client for the attorney to provide legal services on a contingency fee basis or to advance the client's legal costs, a health insurance plan or agreement, a repayment agreement of a financial institution if repayment is not contingent upon the outcome of the civil proceeding, a funding agreement to a nonprofit organization that represents a client on a pro bono basis, or an agreement of an assigned claim to prosecute an environmental contamination matter.

(3) "Foreign country of concern" includes the following:

(A) A foreign government listed in 15 CFR 791.4.

(B) A country designated as a threat to critical infrastructure by the governor under IC 1-1-16-8.

(4) "Foreign entity of concern" means a partnership, association, corporation, organization, or other combination of persons:

(A) organized or incorporated in a foreign country of concern;

(B) owned or controlled by the government, a political subdivision, or a political party of a foreign country of concern;

(C) that has a principal place of business in a foreign country of concern; or

(D) that is owned, organized, or controlled by or affiliated with a foreign organization that has been:

(i) placed on the federal Office of Foreign Assets Control specially designated nationals and blocked persons list ("SDN List"); or

(ii) designated by the United States Secretary of State as a foreign terrorist organization.

(5) "Foreign person" means:

(A) an individual who is not a citizen of the United States or an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United States;

(B) an unincorporated association, of which a majority of members are not citizens of the United States or aliens lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United States;

(C) a corporation that is not incorporated in the United States;

(D) the government, a political subdivision, or a political party of a country other than the United States;

(E) an entity that is organized under the laws of a country other than the United States;

(F) an entity that has a principal place of business in a country other than the United States and that has shares or other ownership interest held by the government or a government official of a country other than that of the United States; and

(G) an employee, official, or member of any entity described in clauses (B) through (F).

As added by P.L.140-2024, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.116-2025, SEC.5.
Ind. Code § 24-5-23.6-5 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 5 / Chapter 23.6 / Section 24-5-23.6-5
"Five star mortgage lender"
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. As used in this chapter, "five star mortgage lender" means a creditor that:

(1) offers at least one (1) mortgage product that qualifies as a five star mortgage under the program; and

(2) has a current and accurate certification on file with the department, as described in section 9(a)(3) of this chapter.

As added by P.L.115-2010, SEC.20.
Ind. Code § 24-3-5.4-25 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 3 / Chapter 5.4 / Section 24-3-5.4-25
Unfair and deceptive business practice
Status: in_force

Sec. 25. A person who violates section 15 of this chapter engages in an unfair and deceptive business practice.

As added by P.L.252-2003, SEC.16.
Ind. Code § 24-4-24-7 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 4 / Chapter 24 / Section 24-4-24-7
"Insurer"
Status: in_force

Sec. 7. As used in this chapter, "insurer" has the meaning set forth in IC 27-1-2-3.

As added by P.L.233-2025, SEC.2.
Ind. Code § 24-5-24.5-4 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 5 / Chapter 24.5 / Section 24-5-24.5-4
"Protected consumer"
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "protected consumer" means an individual who is:

(1) less than sixteen (16) years of age; or

(2) an incapacitated person (as defined in IC 29-3-1-7.5) for whom a court has appointed a guardian.

As added by P.L.65-2014, SEC.9.
Ind. Code § 24-4-12-3 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 4 / Chapter 12 / Section 24-4-12-3
"Unused property merchant" defined
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "unused property merchant" means a person, other than a vendor or a merchant with an established retail store in the county, who transports an inventory of goods to a building, vacant lot, or other unused property market location and who, at that location, displays the goods for sale and sells the goods at retail or offers the goods for sale at retail.

As added by P.L.99-1999, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 24-12-5-1 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 12 / Chapter 5 / Section 24-12-5-1
Enforcement by department of financial institutions
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. (a) The department of financial institutions may enforce this article.

(b) With respect to CPAP transactions and CPAP providers, the department has all powers of administration, investigation, and enforcement set forth in:

(1) IC 37-2-7; and

(2) IC 28-11-4;

including the authority to levy a civil penalty.

As added by P.L.153-2016, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.176-2019, SEC.41; P.L.115-2026, SEC.44.
Ind. Code § 24-4-20-2 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 4 / Chapter 20 / Section 24-4-20-2
Temporary registration issuance
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. The secretary may issue a temporary registration in accordance with this chapter to a foreign entity that:

(1) wishes to sell precious metals bullion or currency at a trade fair or coin show in Indiana;

(2) is not otherwise lawfully authorized to conduct business in Indiana; and

(3) complies with requirements of this chapter.

As added by P.L.195-2016, SEC.2.
Ind. Code § 24-3-3-7 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 3 / Chapter 3 / Section 24-3-3-7
"Qualified escrow fund"
Status: in_force

Sec. 7. As used in this chapter, "qualified escrow fund" means an escrow arrangement with a federally or state chartered financial institution having no affiliation with any tobacco product manufacturer and having assets of at least one billion dollars ($1,000,000,000) where the arrangement requires that the financial institution hold the escrowed fund's principal for the benefit of releasing parties and prohibits the tobacco product manufacturer placing the funds into escrow from using, accessing, or directing the use of the fund's principal except as consistent with this chapter.

As added by P.L.223-1999, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 24-4-27.5-8 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 4 / Chapter 27.5 / Section 24-4-27.5-8
"Proxy advisory service"
Status: in_force

Sec. 8. (a) As used in this chapter, "proxy advisory service" means any of the following services that are provided in connection with an entity or are provided to any person in Indiana:

(1) Advice or a recommendation on how to vote on an entity proposal or proxy proposal.

(2) Proxy statement research and analysis regarding an entity proposal or proxy proposal.

(3) Development of proxy voting recommendations or policies, including establishing default recommendations or policies.

(b) The term does not include a charitable organization if:

(1) the charitable organization's gross annual revenue attributable to proxy advisory services is less than five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000); and

(2) each affiliated group of the charitable organization has a combined gross annual revenue attributable to proxy advisory services that is less than five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000), if applicable.

As added by P.L.60-2026, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 24-3-6-8 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 3 / Chapter 6 / Section 24-3-6-8
"Stamp"
Status: in_force

Sec. 8. As used in this chapter, "stamp" has the meaning set forth in IC 6-7-1-9.

As added by P.L.160-2005, SEC.15.
Ind. Code § 24-5-20-13 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 5 / Chapter 20 / Section 24-5-20-13
Remedies
Status: in_force

Sec. 13. (a) The remedies afforded by this chapter are:

(1) cumulative;

(2) not exclusive; and

(3) in addition to any other legal or equitable remedies available to the consumer.

(b) In addition to any other remedies available, a consumer who suffers loss as a result of any violation of this chapter may:

(1) bring an action to recover damages; or

(2) submit the matter to arbitration under IC 34-57-2.

As added by P.L.85-1999, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 24-5-22-5 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 5 / Chapter 22 / Section 24-5-22-5
"Interactive computer service"
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. (a) As used in this chapter, "interactive computer service" means an information service, a system, or an access software provider that provides or enables computer access to a computer server by multiple users.

(b) The term includes the following:

(1) A service or system that provides access to the Internet.

(2) A system operated or services offered by a library, a school, a state educational institution, or a private postsecondary educational institution.

As added by P.L.36-2003, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.2-2007, SEC.317.
Ind. Code § 24-8-3-3 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 8 / Chapter 3 / Section 24-8-3-3
Statement of verifiable retail value of prizes
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. The notice must state the verifiable retail value of each prize a participant has been awarded or may have been awarded.

As added by P.L.233-1989, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 24-7-5-3 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 7 / Chapter 5 / Section 24-7-5-3
Delivery charges
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. (a) A lessor may contract for and receive a reasonable delivery charge if the lessor actually delivers the item to the lessee at a place other than the lessor's place of business.

(b) The delivery charge may be assessed in lieu of and not in addition to any initial processing charge imposed under section 1 of this chapter.

As added by P.L.254-1987, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 24-5-17-5 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 5 / Chapter 17 / Section 24-5-17-5
"Consumer goods" defined
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. As used in this chapter, "consumer goods" means an article that is used or bought for use primarily for personal, family, or household purposes.

As added by P.L.13-1991, SEC.2.
Ind. Code § 24-4-23-3 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 4 / Chapter 23 / Section 24-4-23-3
"Material harmful to minors"
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "material harmful to minors" means matter or a performance described in IC 35-49-2-2.

As added by P.L.98-2024, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.1-2025, SEC.208.
Ind. Code § 24-5-16-17 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 5 / Chapter 16 / Section 24-5-16-17
Additional remedies or penalties
Status: in_force

Sec. 17. The remedies and penalties under this chapter are in addition to any other remedies or penalties provided by law for the conduct proscribed by this chapter.

As added by P.L.80-1990, SEC.16.
Ind. Code § 24-5-13.1-5 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 5 / Chapter 13.1 / Section 24-5-13.1-5
"Installer"
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. As used in this chapter, "installer" means any person who is engaged in the business of:

(1) modifying a motor vehicle to make a converted motor vehicle; or

(2) fixing a conversion in a converted motor vehicle.

As added by P.L.91-2022, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 24-4-24.5-4 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 4 / Chapter 24.5 / Section 24-4-24.5-4
Content of human trafficking information
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. The human trafficking awareness information may include the following information:

(1) A description of human trafficking.

(2) Information about indicators of human trafficking, such as restricted freedom of movement and signs of physical abuse.

(3) The telephone numbers for:

(A) law enforcement; and

(B) a human trafficking hotline.

As added by P.L.228-2025, SEC.3.
Ind. Code § 24-4.7-3-3 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 4.7 / Chapter 3 / Section 24-4.7-3-3
Investigation
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. The division shall investigate complaints received concerning violations of this article.

As added by P.L.189-2001, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 24-15-7-3 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 15 / Chapter 7 / Section 24-15-7-3
Controller's disclosure of de-identified or pseudonymous data; compliance with contractual commitments
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. A controller that discloses pseudonymous data or de-identified data shall exercise reasonable oversight to monitor compliance with any contractual commitments to which the pseudonymous data or de-identified data is subject and shall take appropriate steps to address any breaches of those contractual commitments.

As added by P.L.94-2023, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 24-15-2-8 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 15 / Chapter 2 / Section 24-15-2-8
"Consumer"
Status: in_force

Sec. 8. (a) "Consumer" means an individual who:

(1) is a resident of Indiana; and

(2) is acting only for a personal, family, or household purpose.

(b) The term does not include an individual acting in a commercial or employment context.

As added by P.L.94-2023, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 24-5-15-2 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 5 / Chapter 15 / Section 24-5-15-2
"Credit services organization"
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. (a) As used in this chapter, "credit services organization" means a person that, with respect to the extension of credit by another person, sells, provides, performs, or represents that the person can or will sell, provide, or perform, in return for the payment of money or other valuable consideration, any of the following services:

(1) Improving a buyer's credit record, credit history, or credit rating.

(2) Obtaining an extension of credit for a buyer.

(3) Obtaining a delay or forbearance of a buyer's obligation under a mortgage.

(4) Obtaining a lower interest rate for:

(A) a consumer loan; or

(B) a residential mortgage loan;

to which the buyer is a debtor or a prospective debtor.

(5) Providing debt settlement services on behalf of a buyer.

(6) Providing advice or assistance to a buyer concerning the services described in subdivisions (1) through (5).

(b) The term "credit services organization" does not include any of the following:

(1) A person authorized to make loans or extensions of credit under state or federal laws that is subject to regulation and supervision under state or federal laws, or a lender approved by the United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development for participation in a mortgage insurance program under the federal National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.).

(2) A bank or savings association or a subsidiary of a bank or savings association that has deposits or accounts that are eligible for insurance by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.

(3) A credit union doing business in Indiana.

(4) A nonprofit organization exempt from taxation under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.

(5) A person licensed as a real estate broker under IC 25-34.1 if the person is acting within the course and scope of the person's license.

(6) A person admitted to the practice of law in Indiana if the person is acting within the course and scope of the person's practice as an attorney.

(7) A broker-dealer registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission or the Commodity Futures Trading Commission if the broker-dealer is acting within the course and scope of the broker-dealer's regulation.

(8) A consumer reporting agency (as defined in the Federal Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. 1681 et seq.)).

(9) A loan servicer acting on behalf of the holder of:

(A) a consumer loan; or

(B) a residential mortgage loan.

(10) A debt management company (as defined in IC 28-1-29-1(2)).

As added by P.L.142-1990, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.8-1991, SEC.7; P.L.79-1998, SEC.27; P.L.171-2006, SEC.1; P.L.114-2010, SEC.13.
Ind. Code § 24-7-4-1 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 7 / Chapter 4 / Section 24-7-4-1
Lessee's acquisition of ownership
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. At any time after a rental purchase agreement is consummated, the lessee may acquire ownership of the property under the terms specified in the rental purchase agreement.

As added by P.L.254-1987, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.69-2018, SEC.35; P.L.176-2019, SEC.32.
Ind. Code § 24-4-18-1 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 4 / Chapter 18 / Section 24-4-18-1
"Criminal history information"
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. (a) As used in this chapter, "criminal history information" means information:

(1) concerning:

(A) a criminal conviction in Indiana; or

(B) an Indiana civil protection order under IC 34-26-5; and

(2) available in records kept by a clerk of a circuit, superior, city, or town court with jurisdiction in Indiana.

(b) The term consists of the following:

(1) Identifiable descriptions and notations of arrests, indictments, informations, or other formal criminal charges.

(2) Protection order records (as defined in IC 34-26-7.5-2).

(3) Information, including a photograph, regarding a sex or violent offender (as defined in IC 11-8-8-5) obtained through sex or violent offender registration under IC 11-8-8.

(4) Any disposition, including sentencing, and correctional system intake, transfer, and release.

(5) A photograph of the person who is the subject of the information described in this subsection.

(c) The term includes fingerprint information described in IC 10-13-3-24(f).

As added by P.L.69-2012, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.112-2013, SEC.1; P.L.55-2020, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 24-5-26.5-1 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 5 / Chapter 26.5 / Section 24-5-26.5-1
"Commercial communication"
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "commercial communication" means any written or oral statement, illustration, or depiction, whether in English or another language, that is designed to create interest in procuring legal services, whether it appears on or in a label, package, package insert, radio, television, brochure, newspaper, magazine, pamphlet, leaflet, circular, mailer, book insert, free standing insert, letter, catalog, poster, chart, billboard, public transit card, point of purchase display, film slide, audio program transmitted over a telephone system, telemarketing script, on-hold script, upsell script, training materials provided to a telemarketing firm, program length commercial, the Internet, cellular network, or any other medium, as well as promotional materials, items, and Internet web sites.

As added by P.L.176-2021, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 24-2-3-5 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 2 / Chapter 3 / Section 24-2-3-5
Attorney's fees; conditions
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. If:

(1) a claim of misappropriation is made in bad faith;

(2) a motion to terminate an injunction is made or resisted in bad faith; or

(3) willful and malicious misappropriation exists;

the court may award reasonable attorney's fees to the prevailing party.

As added by Acts 1982, P.L.148, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 24-4-16-5 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 4 / Chapter 16 / Section 24-4-16-5
Dealer restrictions
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. A dealer may not purchase or otherwise obtain architectural salvage material:

(1) from a person who is less than eighteen (18) years of age; or

(2) that the dealer believes or should have reason to believe is stolen property acquired as a result of a crime.

As added by P.L.63-2008, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 24-5-12-15 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 5 / Chapter 12 / Section 24-5-12-15
Disclosures required; update of changes; filing
Status: in_force

Sec. 15. In addition to the annual update described in section 14 of this chapter, an update shall be filed whenever changes occur that make the disclosures required under this chapter inaccurate, false, or misleading.

As added by P.L.253-1987, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 24-5-23.6-6 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 5 / Chapter 23.6 / Section 24-5-23.6-6
"Indiana customer"
Status: in_force

Sec. 6. As used in this chapter, "Indiana customer", with respect to a mortgage offered by a creditor, means an individual who:

(1) is an Indiana resident at the time the mortgage is offered by the creditor; or

(2) would become an Indiana resident after purchasing and occupying the dwelling that is the subject of the mortgage being offered.

As added by P.L.115-2010, SEC.20.
Ind. Code § 24-4-9.2-19 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 4 / Chapter 9.2 / Section 24-4-9.2-19
Regulation by ordinances, resolutions, policy, or rule regulating peer to peer sharing prohibited; airport or aviation exception
Status: in_force

Sec. 19. (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b), a county, a municipality, or another political subdivision (as defined in IC 36-1-2-13) of the state may not enact or enforce an ordinance, resolution, policy, or rule to regulate P2P vehicle sharing.

(b) A board of an airport authority or a board of aviation commissioners may enact or enforce an ordinance, resolution, policy, or rule to regulate P2P vehicle sharing.

As added by P.L.253-2019, SEC.3.
Ind. Code § 24-5-16.5-3 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 5 / Chapter 16.5 / Section 24-5-16.5-3
"Capitalized cost reduction"
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "capitalized cost reduction" means a payment made by cash, check, credit card, debit card, net vehicle trade-in, rebate, or other similar means in the nature of a down payment or credit, made by a retail lessee at the inception of a lease agreement, for the purpose of reducing the capitalized cost and does not include any periodic payments received by the retail lessor at the inception of the lease agreement.

As added by P.L.151-2015, SEC.80.
Ind. Code § 24-5-12-1 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 5 / Chapter 12 / Section 24-5-12-1
"Division" defined
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "division" means the consumer protection division of the office of the attorney general.

As added by P.L.253-1987, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 24-4-4-4 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 4 / Chapter 4 / Section 24-4-4-4
Division of weights and measures; delivery tickets
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. Upon the demand of the division of weights and measures, a deputy of the division inspector, or any peace officer, the person or persons in charge of any such load of commodities shall deliver to such officer all delivery tickets in the person's possession, and shall proceed, at the direction of the officer to a suitable tested scale for the purpose of reweighing such load of commodities to verify the correctness of the delivery ticket.

Formerly: Acts 1931, c.177, s.4; Acts 1935, c.278, s.3. As amended by P.L.2-1992, SEC.748.
Ind. Code § 24-5-24.5-10 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 5 / Chapter 24.5 / Section 24-5-24.5-10
Exceptions to application
Status: in_force

Sec. 10. This chapter does not apply to the use of a protected consumer's consumer report or record by:

(1) a person administering a credit file monitoring subscription service to which:

(A) the protected consumer has subscribed; or

(B) the representative of the protected consumer has subscribed on behalf of the protected consumer;

(2) a person providing the protected consumer or the protected consumer's representative with a copy of the protected consumer's consumer report on request of the protected consumer or the protected consumer's representative;

(3) a check services or fraud prevention services company that issues:

(A) reports on incidents of fraud; or

(B) authorizations for the purpose of approving, or processing negotiable instruments, electronic funds transfers, or similar payment methods;

(4) a deposit account information service company that issues reports regarding account closures due to fraud, substantial overdrafts, automated teller machine abuse, or similar negative information regarding a consumer to inquiring banks or other financial institutions for use only in reviewing a consumer request for a deposit account at the inquiring bank or financial institution;

(5) an insurance company for the purpose of conducting its ordinary business;

(6) a consumer reporting agency that:

(A) acts only to resell credit information by assembling and merging information contained in a data base of another consumer reporting agency or multiple consumer reporting agencies; and

(B) does not maintain a permanent data base of credit information from which new credit reports are produced; or

(7) a consumer reporting agency's database or file that consists of the following information concerning, and used for, one (1) or more of the following, but not for credit granting purposes:

(A) Criminal record information.

(B) Fraud protection or detection.

(C) Personal loss history information.

(D) Employment, tenant, or individual background screening.

As added by P.L.65-2014, SEC.9.
Ind. Code § 24-5-25-2 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 5 / Chapter 25 / Section 24-5-25-2
"Recording group"
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "recording group" means a vocal or an instrumental group, at least one (1) of whose members has released a commercial sound recording under the group's name, and in which the member or members:

(1) have a legal right by virtue of use or operation under the group's name;

(2) have not abandoned the name; and

(3) have not abandoned affiliation with the group.

As added by P.L.56-2008, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 24-3-7-3 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 3 / Chapter 7 / Section 24-3-7-3
"Commission"
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "commission" refers to the alcohol and tobacco commission created by IC 7.1-2-1-1.

As added by P.L.231-2015, SEC.13.
Ind. Code § 24-16-2-1 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 16 / Chapter 2 / Section 24-16-2-1
Application of definitions
Status: in_force

Effective 1-1-2027.

Sec. 1. The definitions in this chapter apply throughout this article.

As added by P.L.100-2026, SEC.14.
Ind. Code § 24-5-27-16 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 5 / Chapter 27 / Section 24-5-27-16
"Prepaid calling"
Status: in_force

Sec. 16. As used in this chapter, "prepaid calling" means a presubscription or comparable service in which:

(1) a consumer, other than an inmate, funds an account set up through a provider; and

(2) funds from the account can then be used to pay for inmate calling services, including calls that originate with an inmate.

As added by P.L.34-2022, SEC.8.
Ind. Code § 24-15-1-3 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 15 / Chapter 1 / Section 24-15-1-3
Compliance with Children's Online Privacy Protection Act; satisfaction of obligation to obtain parental consent
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. A:

(1) controller; or

(2) processor;

that complies with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (15 U.S.C. 6501 et seq.), and with any rules or regulations under that act, satisfies any obligation to obtain parental consent under this article.

As added by P.L.94-2023, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 24-4-22-1 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 4 / Chapter 22 / Section 24-4-22-1
"Low THC hemp extract"
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "low THC hemp extract" has the meaning set forth in IC 35-48-1.1-27.

As added by P.L.153-2018, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.10-2019, SEC.106; P.L.186-2025, SEC.132.
Ind. Code § 24-5-16-4 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 5 / Chapter 16 / Section 24-5-16-4
"Lease contract" defined
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "lease contract" means a lease contract for or in contemplation of a lease for the use of a vehicle, and the purchase of services incidental to the lease, by an individual for a term exceeding four (4) months primarily for personal, family, household, business, commercial, or agricultural use.

As added by P.L.80-1990, SEC.16.
Ind. Code § 24-4.8-3-1 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 4.8 / Chapter 3 / Section 24-4.8-3-1
Civil action
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. In addition to any other remedy provided by law, a provider of computer software, the owner of a website, or the owner of a trademark who is adversely affected by reason of the violation may bring a civil action against a person who violates IC 24-4.8-2:

(1) to enjoin further violations of IC 24-4.8-2; and

(2) to recover the greater of:

(A) actual damages; or

(B) one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000);

for each violation of IC 24-4.8-2.

As added by P.L.115-2005, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.23-2026, SEC.246.
Ind. Code § 24-1-3-4 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 1 / Chapter 3 / Section 24-1-3-4
Civil action by injured party; attorney general's representation of the state or political subdivision
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. (a) Any person who has suffered injuries or damages as a result of a contract or combination described in section 1 of this chapter, or by any other violation of this chapter, may bring an action in a circuit or superior court having jurisdiction in the county where the defendant resides or is engaged in business, or in any county where service may be obtained, without respect to the amount in controversy. The plaintiff in an action brought under this section is entitled to recover threefold damages awarded in the action, plus reasonable costs and attorney's fees.

(b) The attorney general may bring an action under this section on behalf of the state or a political subdivision.

Formerly: Acts 1899, c.148, s.4. As amended by P.L.152-1986, SEC.16; P.L.135-2008, SEC.6.
Ind. Code § 24-4.6-6-6 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 4.6 / Chapter 6 / Section 24-4.6-6-6
Other rights and remedies available to senior consumers
Status: in_force

Sec. 6. This chapter does not limit the rights or remedies that are otherwise available to a senior consumer under any other applicable provision of law.

As added by P.L.250-2013, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 24-12-5-2 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 12 / Chapter 5 / Section 24-12-5-2
Court's determination of intentional violation; CPAP provider entitled to funded amount only
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. If a court with jurisdiction determines that a CPAP provider has intentionally violated the provisions of this article with regard to a specific CPAP transaction, the CPAP provider is entitled to recover only the funded amount provided to the consumer claimant in that CPAP transaction and is not entitled to any additional charges.

As added by P.L.153-2016, SEC.7.
Ind. Code § 24-5-24-14 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 5 / Chapter 24 / Section 24-5-24-14
Fee prohibited
Status: in_force

Sec. 14. A consumer reporting agency may not impose a charge on a consumer for a request from the consumer to do any of the following:

(1) Place a security freeze on a consumer's consumer report under section 5 of this chapter.

(2) Issue the same or a new personal identification number or password to a consumer under section 6 of this chapter.

(3) Release a consumer's consumer report to a third party upon request of the consumer under section 7(a)(1) of this chapter. In addition a consumer reporting agency may not impose a charge on the third party to whom the consumer's consumer report is released under section 7(a)(1) of this chapter in connection with the release.

(4) Temporarily lift a security freeze under section 7(a)(2) of this chapter.

(5) Remove a security freeze under section 9 of this chapter.

As added by P.L.104-2007, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 24-5-13.5-12 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 5 / Chapter 13.5 / Section 24-5-13.5-12
Manufacturer's acceptance of return of buyback vehicle; duties
Status: in_force

Sec. 12. A manufacturer who accepts return of a motor vehicle that is considered a buyback vehicle under this chapter shall do the following:

(1) Before transferring ownership of the buyback vehicle, place the notation "Manufacturer Buyback ─ Disclosure on File" on the original certificate of title.

(2) Not more than thirty-one (31) days after receipt of the certificate of title, apply to the bureau for a certificate of title in the name of the manufacturer and provide to the bureau a copy of the disclosure document required by section 10(b)(3) of this chapter.

As added by P.L.65-1992, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.118-1993, SEC.5; P.L.27-2018, SEC.23; P.L.211-2023, SEC.78.
Ind. Code § 24-16-3-2 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 16 / Chapter 3 / Section 24-16-3-2
Configure account; requirements; separate password
Status: in_force

Effective 1-1-2027.

Sec. 2. (a) A social media provider shall configure the account as described in subsection (c) of a registered user that the social media provider knows or has reason to know is an:

(1) adolescent; and

(2) Indiana resident.

(b) A social media provider may not allow an adolescent to change or bypass an account configuration described in subsection (c).

(c) A social media provider shall configure the account of a registered user described in subsection (a) such that the account does not use or provide, and such that the account holder may not activate or access, the following features or functionality of the social media platform:

(1) Functionality to receive direct communications other than direct communications from an account that the user has designated as a linked account.

(2) Functionality to appear in the results of a search conducted by a person through the social media provider's search utility unless the person holds an account that the user has designated as a linked account.

(3) Dissemination of:

(A) content;

(B) recommendations for content; or

(C) advertising;

based on patterns of the adolescent's use of the social media provider.

(4) Addictive features described under IC 24-16-2-5(a)(4).

(d) The social media provider shall provide the adolescent's parent or legal guardian who provides verifiable parental consent to the creation of the account with the option to receive a separate password for the account that allows the parent or legal guardian to:

(1) monitor the amount of time the adolescent spends using the social media platform;

(2) set daily and weekly time limits on the adolescent's use of the social media platform;

(3) set limits on the times of day during which the adolescent can access the social media platform; and

(4) access the adolescent's account at any time.

As added by P.L.100-2026, SEC.14.
Ind. Code § 24-5-12-11 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 5 / Chapter 12 / Section 24-5-12-11
Registration statement; filing; fee
Status: in_force

Sec. 11. To register under this chapter a person must file with the division a registration statement disclosing the information required by this chapter and pay a fifty dollar ($50) registration fee.

As added by P.L.253-1987, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 24-5-18-9 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 5 / Chapter 18 / Section 24-5-18-9
Local ordinance
Status: in_force

Sec. 9. This chapter does not preclude a political subdivision from adopting, by ordinance, rules for the installation and repair of automatic garage door opening systems that are more restrictive than the standards set forth in this chapter.

As added by P.L.212-1993, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 24-5-14-2 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 5 / Chapter 14 / Section 24-5-14-2
"Caller"
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "caller" means an individual, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, unincorporated association, or the entity that attempts to contact, or contacts, a subscriber in Indiana by using a telephone or telephone line. The term includes an individual who is an officer of a corporation or a member of a limited liability company that attempts to contact, or contacts, a subscriber in Indiana by using a telephone or telephone line, if the individual:

(1) has a high degree of involvement in, or actual notice of, the contact or attempt to contact that does not comply with section 5 of this chapter; and

(2) fails to take reasonable steps to prevent the unlawful contact or attempted contact.

As added by P.L.151-1988, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.8-1993, SEC.364; P.L.153-2017, SEC.7.
Ind. Code § 24-3-5.4-10 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 3 / Chapter 5.4 / Section 24-3-5.4-10
"Stamping agent"
Status: in_force

Sec. 10. As used in this chapter, "stamping agent" means a person that may affix a stamp to a package of cigarettes under IC 6-7-1-15.

As added by P.L.252-2003, SEC.16.
Ind. Code § 24-4-9-8 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 4 / Chapter 9 / Section 24-4-9-8
"Vehicle"
Status: in_force

Sec. 8. As used in this chapter, "vehicle" means a private passenger motor vehicle primarily designed for transporting passengers. The term includes passenger vans and minivans that are primarily designed for transporting passengers.

As added by P.L.232-1989, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 24-8-2-5 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 8 / Chapter 2 / Section 24-8-2-5
"Promotion" defined
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. "Promotion" means a written notice offering:

(1) property; or

(2) a chance to obtain property;

to a person based on a representation that the person has been awarded or may have been awarded a prize.

As added by P.L.233-1989, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 24-4.6-3-3 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 4.6 / Chapter 3 / Section 24-4.6-3-3
Requirements for solicitation; violations
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. (a) A solicitation of money in any form approved under section 2 of this chapter must:

(1) inform the public that the solicitation has been approved by the appropriate public safety agency; and

(2) use the correct name of the public safety agency.

(b) A person who violates this section commits a Class C infraction.

As added by P.L.173-1997, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 24-5-27-11 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 5 / Chapter 27 / Section 24-5-27-11
"Inmate telephone"
Status: in_force

Sec. 11. As used in this chapter, "inmate telephone" means a telephone instrument, or other device capable of initiating calls, set aside by authorities of a correctional facility for use by inmates.

As added by P.L.34-2022, SEC.8.
Ind. Code § 24-5-19-3 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 5 / Chapter 19 / Section 24-5-19-3
Solicitation of payment by bill, invoice, or statement of account due
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. A person may not, with intent to deceive, knowingly or intentionally send, deliver, or transmit a bill, an invoice, or a statement of account due, or a writing that could reasonably be interpreted as a bill, an invoice, or a statement of account due, to solicit payment of money by another person for goods not yet ordered or for services not yet performed and not yet ordered.

As added by P.L.176-1997, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 24-2-3-7 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 2 / Chapter 3 / Section 24-2-3-7
Limitation of action
Status: in_force

Sec. 7. An action for misappropriation must be brought within three (3) years after the misappropriation is discovered or by the exercise of reasonable diligence should have been discovered. For the purposes of this section, a continuing misappropriation constitutes a single claim.

As added by Acts 1982, P.L.148, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 24-4-9.2-1 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 4 / Chapter 9.2 / Section 24-4-9.2-1
"Delivery period"
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "delivery period" means a period during which a shared vehicle is delivered to a location identified in the shared vehicle agreement before the vehicle sharing start time.

As added by P.L.253-2019, SEC.3.
Ind. Code § 24-5-12-19 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 5 / Chapter 12 / Section 24-5-12-19
Deceptive statements; failure to deliver item ordered; voiding of contract; requisites
Status: in_force

Sec. 19. If a seller:

(1) uses any untrue, misleading, or deceptive statement in a solicitation or sale; or

(2) fails to deliver an item ordered within four (4) weeks;

the purchaser may void the contract within ninety (90) days from the date of the contract by giving written notice to the seller and is entitled to a return from the seller of all consideration paid to the seller. Upon receipt by the purchaser of the consideration paid to the seller, the purchaser shall make available to the seller, at a reasonable time and place, the items received by the purchaser.

As added by P.L.253-1987, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.5-1988, SEC.131.
Ind. Code § 24-1-3-5 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 1 / Chapter 3 / Section 24-1-3-5
Service of process; parties residing outside county in which action arises
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. Whenever it shall appear to the court before which any proceedings under this chapter may be pending that the ends of justice require that other parties shall be brought before the court, said court may cause them to be made parties defendant and cause them to be served by the process of court as required by law in such cases provided, whether they reside in the county where said action is pending or not.

Formerly: Acts 1899, c.148, s.5. As amended by P.L.152-1986, SEC.17.
Ind. Code § 24-5-13-2 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 5 / Chapter 13 / Section 24-5-13-2
"Business day"
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "business day" means a day other than Sunday or a legal holiday (as defined in IC 1-1-9-1).

As added by P.L.150-1988, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 24-4-15-6 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 4 / Chapter 15 / Section 24-4-15-6
Immunity
Status: in_force

Sec. 6. A person is immune from civil liability for acts or omissions involving the use of or the failure to use a defibrillator located on the premises of a health club under this chapter as provided under IC 34-30-12-1.

As added by P.L.129-2007, SEC.2.
Ind. Code § 24-7-2-2.5 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 7 / Chapter 2 / Section 24-7-2-2.5
"Consumer Credit Protection Act"
Status: in_force

Sec. 2.5. "Consumer Credit Protection Act" has the meaning set forth in IC 37-2-2-11.

As added by P.L.159-2017, SEC.21. Amended by P.L.115-2026, SEC.39.
Ind. Code § 24-5-13-5 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 5 / Chapter 13 / Section 24-5-13-5
"Motor vehicle" or "vehicle"
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. As used in this chapter, "motor vehicle" or "vehicle" means any self-propelled vehicle that:

(1) has a declared gross vehicle weight of less than ten thousand (10,000) pounds;

(2) is sold to:

(A) a buyer in Indiana and registered in Indiana; or

(B) a buyer in Indiana who is a nonresident (as defined in IC 9-13-2-113);

(3) is intended primarily for use and operation on public highways; and

(4) is required to be registered or licensed before use or operation.

The term does not include conversion vans, motor homes, farm tractors, and other machines used in the actual production, harvesting, and care of farm products, road building equipment, truck tractors, road tractors, motorcycles, motor driven cycles, snowmobiles, or vehicles designed primarily for off-road use.

As added by P.L.150-1988, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.141-1990, SEC.1; P.L.2-1991, SEC.84; P.L.221-2014, SEC.87; P.L.198-2016, SEC.656; P.L.23-2026, SEC.249.
Ind. Code § 24-4-4-2 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 4 / Chapter 4 / Section 24-4-4-2
Coal in carload lots; invoice; contents
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. Every person, firm, limited liability company, or corporation who produces, ships or sells coal in car-load lots in this state shall transmit an invoice for each shipment of coal which shall indicate plainly thereon the state in which the coal was mined, the name of the coal or the number of the vein or seam from which the coal was taken, and the size and grade thereof, which size of all grades must be designated according to the opening in the screens over and through which each such size of coal is made at the place of production.

Formerly: Acts 1931, c.177, s.2; Acts 1935, c.278, s.2. As amended by P.L.8-1993, SEC.348.
Ind. Code § 24-5-2-8 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 5 / Chapter 2 / Section 24-5-2-8
Repealed
Status: repealed

Formerly: Acts 1935, c.231, s.8. Repealed by Acts 1971, P.L.366, SEC.10.
Ind. Code § 24-5-14-12 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 5 / Chapter 14 / Section 24-5-14-12
Prohibited use of automatic dialing-announcing device
Status: in_force

Sec. 12. A caller may not use an automatic dialing-announcing device to make a telephone call to the following:

(1) A hospital (as defined in IC 16-18-2-179(b)).

(2) An ambulatory outpatient surgical center (as defined in IC 16-18-2-14).

(3) A health facility (as defined in IC 16-18-2-167).

(4) An emergency medical services facility (as defined in IC 16-18-2-111).

(5) A business providing emergency ambulance services (as defined in IC 16-18-2-107).

(6) A state institution (as defined in IC 12-7-2.1-318).

(7) A private mental health institution licensed under IC 12-25.

(8) A residential facility (as defined in IC 12-7-2.1-292).

(9) A law enforcement agency (as defined in IC 10-13-3-10).

(10) A fire department (as defined in IC 36-8-17-2).

As added by P.L.117-1992, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.2-1993, SEC.134; P.L.2-2003, SEC.63; P.L.145-2026, SEC.135.
Ind. Code § 24-5-14-8 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 5 / Chapter 14 / Section 24-5-14-8
Time restrictions
Status: in_force

Sec. 8. (a) This section does not apply to messages described in section 5(a) of this chapter.

(b) A caller may not use an automatic dialing-announcing device for commercial telephone solicitation so that a subscriber receives a telephone call before 9 a.m. or after 8 p.m.

As added by P.L.151-1988, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 24-5-2-32 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 5 / Chapter 2 / Section 24-5-2-32
Repealed
Status: repealed

Formerly: Acts 1935, c.231, s.32. Repealed by Acts 1971, P.L.366, SEC.10.
Ind. Code § 24-12-11-2 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 12 / Chapter 11 / Section 24-12-11-2
Commercial litigation financing agreement prohibitions
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. A commercial litigation financier may not provide funding to a commercial litigation financing agreement that is directly or indirectly financed by a foreign entity of concern.

As added by P.L.140-2024, SEC.2.
Ind. Code § 24-5-16-18 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 5 / Chapter 16 / Section 24-5-16-18
Violation; deceptive act; remedies and penalties
Status: in_force

Sec. 18. A person who violates this chapter commits a deceptive act that is actionable by the attorney general and is subject to the remedies and penalties under IC 24-5-0.5.

As added by P.L.80-1990, SEC.16.
Ind. Code § 24-5-7-7 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 5 / Chapter 7 / Section 24-5-7-7
Contracts; cancellation provisions; evidence of disability or death
Status: in_force

Sec. 7. The health spa may require and verify reasonable evidence of total physical disability or death. In the case of total physical disability, the health spa may also require that the buyer submit to a physical examination by a doctor agreeable to the buyer and the health spa. The cost of the examination shall be borne by the health spa.

As added by P.L.249-1983, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 24-15-1-1 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 15 / Chapter 1 / Section 24-15-1-1
Applicability to persons; exceptions
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. (a) This article applies to a person that conducts business in Indiana or produces products or services that are targeted to residents of Indiana and that during a calendar year:

(1) controls or processes personal data of at least one hundred thousand (100,000) consumers who are Indiana residents; or

(2) controls or processes personal data of at least twenty-five thousand (25,000) consumers who are Indiana residents and derives more than fifty percent (50%) of gross revenue from the sale of personal data.

(b) This article does not apply to any of the following:

(1) Either of the following:

(A) The state, a state agency, or a body, authority, board, bureau, commission, district, or agency of any political subdivision of the state.

(B) A third party under contract with an entity described in clause (A), when acting on behalf of the entity. This clause does not exempt data held or created by third parties outside of the scope of the contract with the entity.

(2) Any financial institutions and affiliates, or data subject to Title V of the federal Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (15 U.S.C. 6801 et seq.).

(3) Any covered entity or business associate governed by the privacy, security, and breach notification rules issued by the United States Department of Health and Human Services (45 CFR Parts 160 and 164) pursuant to HIPAA.

(4) Any nonprofit organization.

(5) Any institution of higher education.

(6) Any public utility (as defined in IC 8-1-2-1(a)) or service company affiliated with a public utility (as defined in IC 8-1-2-1(a)). For purposes of this subdivision, "service company" means an associate company within a holding company system organized specifically for the purpose of providing goods or services to a public utility (as defined in IC 8-1-2-1(a)) in the same holding company system.

(7) Any organization exempt from taxation under Section 501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code that is:

(A) established to detect or prevent insurance related crime or fraud; and

(B) subject to a memorandum of understanding with a statewide law enforcement agency.

As added by P.L.94-2023, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.236-2025, SEC.5.
Ind. Code § 24-5-13-6.1 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 5 / Chapter 13 / Section 24-5-13-6.1
"Seller"
Status: in_force

Sec. 6.1. As used in this chapter, "seller" means a person who:

(1) sells, leases, exchanges, or transfers; or

(2) solicits a sale, lease, exchange, or transfer of;

a methamphetamine vehicle to a buyer.

As added by P.L.76-2013, SEC.4.
Ind. Code § 24-5-16.5-10 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 5 / Chapter 16.5 / Section 24-5-16.5-10
Trade-in vehicle for leased vehicle
Status: in_force

Sec. 10. A trade-in vehicle used, in whole or in part, to pay amounts due at lease signing or delivery of a leased vehicle must be identified:

(1) as a trade-in vehicle in the lease agreement; and

(2) by year, make, and model.

The lease agreement must state the net credit of the trade-in vehicle used to pay amounts due at lease signing or delivery of the leased vehicle.

As added by P.L.151-2015, SEC.80.
Ind. Code § 24-14-10-1 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 14 / Chapter 10 / Section 24-14-10-1
Deceptive acts
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. A person who violates this article commits a deceptive act that is:

(1) actionable under IC 24-5-0.5; and

(2) subject to the remedies and penalties set forth in IC 24-5-0.5.

As added by P.L.281-2019, SEC.5.
Ind. Code § 24-4.7-2-4 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 4.7 / Chapter 2 / Section 24-4.7-2-4
"Division"
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. "Division" refers to the consumer protection division of the office of the attorney general.

As added by P.L.189-2001, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 24-5-16-15 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 5 / Chapter 16 / Section 24-5-16-15
Remedies
Status: in_force

Sec. 15. The court in an action under section 14 of this chapter may award the following:

(1) Actual damages.

(2) Equitable relief, including an injunction and restitution of money and property.

(3) Punitive damages.

(4) Reasonable attorney's fees and costs.

(5) Any other relief the court considers proper.

As added by P.L.80-1990, SEC.16.
Ind. Code § 24-12-11-4 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 12 / Chapter 11 / Section 24-12-11-4
Commercial litigation financier prohibitions
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. A commercial litigation financier may not make any decision, have any influence, or direct the plaintiff or the plaintiff's attorney with respect to the conduct of the underlying civil proceeding or any settlement or resolution of the civil proceeding, or make any decision with respect to the conduct of the underlying civil proceeding or any settlement or resolution of the civil proceeding. The right to make these decisions remains solely with the plaintiff and the plaintiff's attorney in the civil proceeding.

As added by P.L.140-2024, SEC.2.
Ind. Code § 24-5-15-2.5 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 5 / Chapter 15 / Section 24-5-15-2.5
"Debt settlement services"
Status: in_force

Sec. 2.5. As used in this chapter, "debt settlement services" means any of the following services that a person performs, offers to perform, or represents, either directly or by implication, that the person will perform with respect to a debt between a buyer and one (1) or more unsecured creditors or debt collectors:

(1) A renegotiation of the debt.

(2) A settlement of the debt.

(3) An alteration of the terms of payment or other terms of the debt, including a reduction in the balance, interest rate, or fees owed by the buyer to the creditor or debt collector.

As added by P.L.114-2010, SEC.14.
Ind. Code § 24-5-8-13 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 5 / Chapter 8 / Section 24-5-8-13
Reference to compliance with chapter in advertisement
Status: in_force

Sec. 13. A seller may not make any reference to its compliance with this chapter in any advertisement or other contact with an investor other than by setting forth the registration number as provided in section 4 of this chapter.

As added by P.L.134-1984, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 24-14-8-2 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 14 / Chapter 8 / Section 24-14-8-2
Invoice requirement; record keeping requirements
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. All services provided by a towing company or storage facility, including any warranty service or zero cost service, shall be recorded on an invoice. The towing company or storage facility shall:

(1) maintain the invoice described in this section for a period of not less than two (2) years from the date of issuance; and

(2) throughout the two (2) year period described in subdivision (1), make the invoice available for inspection and copying not later than forty-eight (48) hours after receiving a written request for inspection from:

(A) a law enforcement agency;

(B) the attorney general;

(C) the prosecuting attorney or city attorney having jurisdiction in the location of any of the towing company's Indiana business locations;

(D) the disabled motor vehicle's owner; or

(E) the agent of the disabled motor vehicle's owner.

As added by P.L.281-2019, SEC.5.
Ind. Code § 24-1-2-12 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 1 / Chapter 2 / Section 24-1-2-12
Cumulative and supplemental effect of chapter
Status: in_force

Sec. 12. The provisions of this chapter shall be held cumulative of or supplemental to each other and of all other laws in any way affecting them, or any matter which in any manner is the subject of this chapter in this state, and cumulative of and supplemental to the common law of this state relative thereto or to any thereof.

Formerly: Acts 1907, c.243, s.12. As amended by P.L.152-1986, SEC.14.
Ind. Code § 24-5-13.1-21 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 5 / Chapter 13.1 / Section 24-5-13.1-21
Refusal to diagnose or repair; written repair orders
Status: in_force

Sec. 21. (a) A responsible manufacturer or installer, its agent, or authorized dealer may not refuse to diagnose or repair any converted motor vehicle for the purpose of avoiding liability under this chapter.

(b) A responsible manufacturer or installer, its agent, or authorized dealer shall provide a buyer with a written repair order each time the buyer's converted motor vehicle is brought in for examination or repair. The repair order must indicate all work performed on the converted motor vehicle including examination of the converted motor vehicle, parts, and labor.

As added by P.L.91-2022, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 24-5-13.5-1 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 5 / Chapter 13.5 / Section 24-5-13.5-1
Application of chapter
Status: reserved

Sec. 1. This chapter applies to all motor vehicles that are sold, leased, transferred, or replaced by a dealer or manufacturer in Indiana.

As added by P.L.65-1992, SEC.3.
Ind. Code § 24-4-19-15 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 4 / Chapter 19 / Section 24-4-19-15
Books, accounts, and records
Status: in_force

Sec. 15. (a) A precious metal dealer shall keep and use in the precious metal dealer's business the books, accounts, and records necessary to determine whether the precious metal dealer is complying with this chapter.

(b) A precious metal dealer shall preserve the books, accounts, and records, including cards used in the card system, for at least two (2) years after making the final entry on any purchase recorded.

(c) The precious metal dealer shall keep the books and records so that the business of purchasing precious metal for resale may be readily separated and distinguished from any other business in which the precious metal dealer is engaged.

(d) If a precious metal dealer, in the conduct of the business, purchases precious metal from a seller, the purchase shall be evidenced by a bill of sale properly signed by the seller verifying the accuracy of the information in the bill of sale. All bills of sale must be in duplicate and must list the following separate items:

(1) The date of sale.

(2) The:

(A) name;

(B) address;

(C) date of birth; and

(D) driver's license number or Social Security number;

of the seller from whom the precious metal was purchased.

(3) The amount of consideration paid for the precious metal.

(4) The:

(A) name of the precious metal dealer; and

(B) address of the permanent place of business where the purchase occurred.

(5) A description of each article of precious metal sold. However, if multiple articles of precious metal of a similar nature are delivered together in one (1) transaction, the description of the articles is adequate if the description contains the quantity of the articles delivered and a physical description of the type of articles delivered, including any unique identifying marks, numbers, names, letters, or special features.

(6) The type of government issued photographic identification used to verify the identity of the seller under section 14 of this chapter, together with the name of the governmental agency that issued the photographic identification and the identification number present on the government issued photographic identification.

(e) If a precious metal dealer purchases precious metal, the precious metal dealer shall retain as part of the books, accounts, and records kept by the precious metal dealer under this section:

(1) the original copy of the bill of sale described in subsection (d); and

(2) the:

(A) copy of the seller's government issued photographic identification; and

(B) photograph of the precious metal;

obtained by the precious metal dealer as required under section 14 of this chapter.

The second copy of the bill of sale shall be delivered to the seller by the precious metal dealer at the time of sale.

(f) The heading on all bill of sale forms must be in boldface type.

As added by P.L.222-2013, SEC.3.
Ind. Code § 24-15-2-1 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 15 / Chapter 2 / Section 24-15-2-1
"Affiliate"
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. (a) "Affiliate" means a legal entity that:

(1) controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with another legal entity; or

(2) shares common branding with another legal entity.

(b) For purposes of this section, "control", with respect to a company, means:

(1) ownership of, or the power to vote, more than fifty percent (50%) of the outstanding shares of any class of voting security of the company;

(2) control in any manner over the election of a majority of the directors or of individuals exercising similar functions; or

(3) the power to exercise controlling influence over the management of the company.

As added by P.L.94-2023, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 24-4.9-2-10 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 4.9 / Chapter 2 / Section 24-4.9-2-10
"Personal information"
Status: in_force

Sec. 10. "Personal information" means:

(1) a Social Security number that is not encrypted or redacted;

(2) an individual's first and last names, or first initial and last name, and one (1) or more of the following data elements that are not encrypted or redacted:

(A) A driver's license number.

(B) A state identification card number.

(C) A credit card number.

(D) A financial account number or debit card number in combination with a security code, password, or access code that would permit access to the person's account; or

(3) information collected by an adult oriented website operator, or their designee, under IC 24-4-23.

The term does not include information that is lawfully obtained from publicly available information or from federal, state, or local government records lawfully made available to the general public.

As added by P.L.125-2006, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.98-2024, SEC.2.
Ind. Code § 24-5-24.5-3 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 5 / Chapter 24.5 / Section 24-5-24.5-3
"Consumer reporting agency"
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "consumer reporting agency" has the meaning set forth in IC 24-5-24-3.

As added by P.L.65-2014, SEC.9.
Ind. Code § 24-5-16-3 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 5 / Chapter 16 / Section 24-5-16-3
"Installment sale agreement" defined
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "installment sale agreement" means a credit sale of goods by a seller to a buyer for a deferred payment price payable in one (1) or more installments.

As added by P.L.80-1990, SEC.16.
Ind. Code § 24-5-26-3 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 5 / Chapter 26 / Section 24-5-26-3
Violation; remedies
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. A person who knowingly or intentionally violates this chapter commits a deceptive act that is actionable by the attorney general under IC 24-5-0.5-4 and is subject to the penalties and remedies available to the attorney general under IC 24-5-0.5. This section does not affect the availability of any civil remedy for a violation of this chapter, IC 24-5-0.5, or any other state or federal law.

As added by P.L.137-2009, SEC.8.
Ind. Code § 24-5-24.5-14 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 5 / Chapter 24.5 / Section 24-5-24.5-14
Security freeze in effect until removed
Status: in_force

Sec. 14. A security freeze for a protected consumer must remain in effect until:

(1) the protected consumer or the protected consumer's representative requests that the consumer reporting agency remove the security freeze under section 15 of this chapter; or

(2) the security freeze is removed in accordance with section 16 of this chapter.

As added by P.L.65-2014, SEC.9.
Ind. Code § 24-7-9-6 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 7 / Chapter 9 / Section 24-7-9-6
Defense; compliance with rules
Status: in_force

Sec. 6. It is a defense in a criminal proceeding under sections 1 through 3 of this chapter or a civil proceeding under section 4 of this chapter that the lessor complied with a rule adopted by the department.

As added by P.L.254-1987, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.172-1997, SEC.17.
Ind. Code § 24-8-3-10 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 8 / Chapter 3 / Section 24-8-3-10
Applicability of chapter to certain book, record, video, and magazine promotions
Status: in_force

Sec. 10. Sections 3, 5 and 7 of this chapter shall not apply in a promotion only for books, records, videos, or magazines when the person has the right to review the merchandise without obligation for at least seven (7) days and the right to obtain a full refund for the return of undamaged merchandise.

As added by P.L.233-1989, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 24-14-2-9 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 14 / Chapter 2 / Section 24-14-2-9
"Law enforcement towing"
Status: in_force

Sec. 9. (a) "Law enforcement towing" means the towing of a motor vehicle for law enforcement purposes.

(b) The term includes towing for law enforcement purposes that is performed by a towing company:

(1) under a contract with the state, a local unit, or a local law enforcement agency of the state or local unit; or

(2) on behalf of the state, a local unit, or a local law enforcement agency of the state or local unit.

(c) The term does not include seizure towing.

As added by P.L.281-2019, SEC.5.
Ind. Code § 24-5-2-2 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 5 / Chapter 2 / Section 24-5-2-2
Repealed
Status: repealed

Formerly: Acts 1935, c.231, s.2. Repealed by Acts 1971, P.L.366, SEC.10.
Ind. Code § 24-13-1-6 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 13 / Chapter 1 / Section 24-13-1-6
"Inventory"
Status: in_force

Sec. 6. "Inventory" includes both goods and services, including company produced promotional materials, sales aids, and sales kits that an entity requires independent salespersons to purchase.

As added by P.L.105-2017, SEC.3.
Ind. Code § 24-4-22-4 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 4 / Chapter 22 / Section 24-4-22-4
Violations
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. This section applies after June 30, 2018. A person who violates section 3 of this chapter commits a Class C infraction. However, the violation is a Class B infraction if the person has one (1) prior unrelated judgment for a violation of section 3 of this chapter, and a Class A infraction if the person has two (2) or more prior unrelated judgments for a violation of section 3 of this chapter. These penalties are in addition to any criminal penalties that may be imposed for unlawful possession or distribution of a controlled substance.

As added by P.L.153-2018, SEC.10.
Ind. Code § 24-4-11-7 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 4 / Chapter 11 / Section 24-4-11-7
"Industrial hygiene" defined
Status: in_force

Sec. 7. As used in this chapter, "industrial hygiene" means the science and practice of anticipating, recognizing, evaluating, and controlling the environmental factors and stresses arising in or from the workplace that may cause sickness, impaired health and well-being, or significant discomfort among workers and the general community.

As added by P.L.175-1996, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 24-4-9.2-2 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 4 / Chapter 9.2 / Section 24-4-9.2-2
"Motor vehicle insurance policy"
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "motor vehicle insurance policy" means an insurance policy that provides:

(1) the types of insurance described in Class 2(f) of IC 27-1-5-1; and

(2) coverage in not less than the minimum amounts required by IC 9-25-4-5.

As added by P.L.253-2019, SEC.3.
Ind. Code § 24-5-20-10 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 5 / Chapter 20 / Section 24-5-20-10
Implied warranties regarding nonconformity
Status: in_force

Sec. 10. Notwithstanding any other law, in addition to any express warranty furnished by the manufacturer of an assistive device, the manufacturer is also considered to have warranted both of the following for a period of one (1) year from the date of first delivery to the consumer purchasing or leasing the assistive device in Indiana:

(1) That the assistive device, when used as intended, will be free from any nonconformity.

(2) That any nonconformity will be repaired (including parts and labor) by the manufacturer or its agent, without charge to the consumer.

As added by P.L.85-1999, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 24-4.7-2-5 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 4.7 / Chapter 2 / Section 24-4.7-2-5
"Doing business in Indiana"
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. (a) "Doing business in Indiana" means:

(1) making; or

(2) causing others to make;

telephone sales calls to consumers located in Indiana whether the telephone sales calls are made from a location in Indiana or outside Indiana.

(b) A person that controls, directly or indirectly, one (1) or more persons that make or cause another person to make a telephone call to a consumer located in Indiana is "doing business in Indiana", no matter where the person is located or domiciled.

As added by P.L.189-2001, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.226-2011, SEC.7; P.L.153-2017, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 24-7-4-4 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 7 / Chapter 4 / Section 24-7-4-4
Acceptance of authorization on behalf of lessee waiving service of process, confessing judgment, or enforcing payment
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. A lessor may not take or accept a power of attorney or other authorization from the lessee, or other person acting on the lessee's behalf, to waive service of process, confess judgment, or enforce payment of money claimed by the lessor in violation of IC 34-54-3 or IC 34-54-4.

As added by P.L.254-1987, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.1-1998, SEC.130.
Ind. Code § 24-4.9-2-2 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 4.9 / Chapter 2 / Section 24-4.9-2-2
"Breach of the security of data"
Status: reserved

Sec. 2. (a) "Breach of the security of data" means unauthorized acquisition of computerized data that compromises the security, confidentiality, or integrity of personal information maintained by a person. The term includes the unauthorized acquisition of computerized data that have been transferred to another medium, including paper, microfilm, or a similar medium, even if the transferred data are no longer in a computerized format.

(b) The term does not include the following:

(1) Good faith acquisition of personal information by an employee or agent of the person for lawful purposes of the person, if the personal information is not used or subject to further unauthorized disclosure.

(2) Unauthorized acquisition of a portable electronic device on which personal information is stored, if all personal information on the device is protected by encryption and the encryption key:

(A) has not been compromised or disclosed; and

(B) is not in the possession of or known to the person who, without authorization, acquired or has access to the portable electronic device.

As added by P.L.125-2006, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.136-2008, SEC.2; P.L.137-2009, SEC.3.
Ind. Code § 24-5-26.5-11 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 5 / Chapter 26.5 / Section 24-5-26.5-11
Appropriate course of action materially limited
Status: in_force

Sec. 11. Regardless of whether a client consumer enters into an agreement, it is a deceptive act for a person engaged in lead generation to engage in other conduct that creates a significant risk that a lawyer's ability to consider, recommend, or carry out an appropriate course of action for a client consumer will be materially limited.

As added by P.L.176-2021, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 24-4-17-8 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 4 / Chapter 17 / Section 24-4-17-8
Trust property; retail merchant as trustee; exceptions; liability
Status: in_force

Sec. 8. (a) When a person delivers an item to a retail merchant for the purpose of:

(1) sale;

(2) exhibition; or

(3) sale and exhibition;

for a commission, the delivery to and acceptance of the item by the retail merchant places the item on consignment, unless the delivery is under an outright sale for which the person receives full compensation for the item upon delivery.

(b) A retail merchant described in subsection (a) is the agent of the person with respect to an item described in subsection (a).

(c) An item described in subsection (a) is trust property and the retail merchant is trustee for the benefit of the person until the item is sold to a bona fide purchaser or returned to the person.

(d) Except as provided in subsection (e), this subsection does not apply to a deposit placed by a customer on an item. The proceeds of the sale of an item described in subsection (a) are trust property. The retail merchant is trustee for the benefit of the person until the amount due the person from the sale is paid in full. Unless the retail merchant and the person expressly agree otherwise in writing:

(1) a retail merchant shall pay the person the proceeds of the sale of an item not later than thirty (30) days after the retail merchant receives the payment; and

(2) if the sale of the item is on installment, the retail merchant shall first apply funds from an installment to pay any balance due to the person on the sale.

The terms of an express written agreement that alters a provision set forth in subdivision (1) or (2) must be clear and conspicuous.

(e) If:

(1) a customer who has placed a deposit on an item purchases the item; and

(2) the customer's deposit is used in whole or in part to pay for the item;

the deposit shall be treated in accordance with subsection (d).

(f) Except as provided in subsection (g), if an item is lost or damaged while in the possession of a retail merchant, the retail merchant is strictly liable for the loss or damage in an amount equal to the value of the item as set forth in section 11(a)(1) of this chapter.

(g) A retail merchant is not liable for the loss of or damage to an item in the retail merchant's possession if:

(1) the loss or damage occurs more than thirty (30) days after:

(A) the date by which the person must remove the item, as specified in a written agreement between the retail merchant and the person; or

(B) the date on which the retail merchant sends written notice to the person by registered mail at the person's last known address that the person must remove the item, if a written agreement described in clause (A) does not exist; and

(2) the item was in the retail merchant's possession at the time of the loss or damage because the person failed to remove the item.

As added by P.L.85-2009, SEC.2.
Ind. Code § 24-5-26.5-16 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 5 / Chapter 26.5 / Section 24-5-26.5-16
Statute of limitations
Status: in_force

Sec. 16. An action brought under this chapter for a deceptive act may not be brought more than two (2) years after the occurrence of the deceptive act.

As added by P.L.176-2021, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 24-4.7-2-1 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 4.7 / Chapter 2 / Section 24-4.7-2-1
Applicability of definitions
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. The definitions in this chapter apply throughout this article.

As added by P.L.189-2001, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 24-4.7-5-3 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 4.7 / Chapter 5 / Section 24-4.7-5-3
Voidable contracts
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. In an action under this chapter, the court may void or limit the application of contracts or clauses resulting from deceptive acts and order restitution to be paid to an aggrieved consumer.

As added by P.L.189-2001, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 24-4-11-10 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 4 / Chapter 11 / Section 24-4-11-10
Prohibitions against use of title
Status: in_force

Sec. 10. (a) A person may not use the title industrial hygienist, use the initials IH, or represent to the public that the person is an industrial hygienist, unless the person is an industrial hygienist as defined in this chapter.

(b) A person may not use the title industrial hygienist in training, use the initials IHIT, or represent to the public that the person is an industrial hygienist in training, unless the person is an industrial hygienist in training as defined in this chapter.

(c) A person may not use the title certified industrial hygienist, use the initials CIH, or represent to the public that the person is a certified industrial hygienist, unless the person is a certified industrial hygienist as defined in this chapter.

(d) A person may not use a title that incorporates the words industrial hygiene or a variation of the words industrial hygiene unless the person meets the requirements of:

(1) an industrial hygienist;

(2) an industrial hygienist in training; or

(3) a certified industrial hygienist;

as defined in this chapter.

As added by P.L.175-1996, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 24-15-2-5 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 15 / Chapter 2 / Section 24-15-2-5
"Business associate"
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. "Business associate" has the meaning set forth in 45 CFR 160.103.

As added by P.L.94-2023, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 24-5-27.5-21 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 5 / Chapter 27.5 / Section 24-5-27.5-21
Prohibition against assigning or requiring the assignment of a firearms code
Status: in_force

Sec. 21. In a payment card transaction, a merchant acquirer or payment card network may not:

(1) assign; or

(2) require the assignment of;

a firearms code in a way that distinguishes a firearms retailer with at least one (1) physical location in Indiana from general merchandise retailers or sporting goods retailers.

As added by P.L.132-2024, SEC.4.
Ind. Code § 24-3-5.4-21 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 3 / Chapter 5.4 / Section 24-3-5.4-21
Revocation of suspension of distributor's license; penalty
Status: in_force

Sec. 21. (a) This section applies in addition to or instead of any other civil or criminal penalty.

(b) The department may revoke or suspend the license of a distributor, a stamping agent, or any other person that violates section 15 of this chapter.

(c) Each:

(1) stamp affixed;

(2) sale of cigarettes; or

(3) offer or possession of cigarettes for sale;

in violation of section 15 of this chapter constitutes a separate violation.

(d) The department or the commission may impose a civil penalty that does not exceed the greater of:

(1) five hundred percent (500%) of the retail value of the cigarettes sold; or

(2) five thousand dollars ($5,000);

for each violation of section 15 of this chapter.

As added by P.L.252-2003, SEC.16.
Ind. Code § 24-6-6-3 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 6 / Chapter 6 / Section 24-6-6-3
Unlawful sales
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. No person shall sell, offer for sale, expose, or have in his possession for sale, either privately or on the open market, any fresh fruits or vegetables packed in containers and intended for sale, unless such containers are marked in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.

Formerly: Acts 1935, c.65, s.3. As amended by P.L.152-1986, SEC.102.
Ind. Code § 24-4-9.2-7 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 4 / Chapter 9.2 / Section 24-4-9.2-7
"Shared vehicle driver"
Status: in_force

Sec. 7. As used in this chapter, "shared vehicle driver" means a person who:

(1) has entered into a shared vehicle agreement with a P2P vehicle sharing program to drive a shared vehicle; and

(2) is authorized to drive a shared vehicle.

The term does not include a renter (as defined in IC 24-4-9-6).

As added by P.L.253-2019, SEC.3.
Ind. Code § 24-5-22-8 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 5 / Chapter 22 / Section 24-5-22-8
Commercial electronic mail; prohibited practices
Status: in_force

Sec. 8. A person may not do any of the following:

(1) Send unsolicited commercial electronic mail and fail to use "ADV:" as the initial four (4) characters in the subject line of the electronic mail. This subdivision does not apply if any of the following apply:

(A) The sender of the electronic mail has a current business relationship with the recipient of the electronic mail.

(B) The sender of the electronic mail is an organization using the electronic mail to communicate with its members.

(C) The sender of the electronic mail is an organization using the electronic mail to communicate exclusively with the organization's employees or contractors, or both.

(2) Send unsolicited commercial electronic mail and fail to use "ADV:ADLT" as the first eight (8) characters in the subject line of the electronic mail if the unsolicited commercial electronic mail is any of the following:

(A) The unsolicited commercial electronic mail contains a solicitation for the sale or lease of services or tangible or intangible personal or real property that may not be purchased, leased, or possessed by a minor under Indiana law.

(B) The unsolicited commercial electronic mail contains a solicitation for an extension of credit.

(C) The unsolicited commercial electronic mail contains matter that is harmful to minors under Indiana law.

(3) Send unsolicited commercial electronic mail and fail to provide a means for the recipient easily and at no cost to the recipient to remove the recipient's name from the sender's electronic mail address lists.

(4) Send unsolicited commercial electronic mail to a recipient who has asked the sender to remove the recipient's electronic mail address from the sender's electronic mail address lists.

(5) Provide to a third person the electronic mail address of a recipient who has asked the sender to remove the recipient's electronic mail address from the sender's electronic mail address lists. This subdivision applies to a third person who is a part of the sender's business organization. This subdivision does not prohibit providing a recipient's electronic mail address to a third person for the sole purpose of inclusion of the electronic mail address on a do-not-mail list.

As added by P.L.36-2003, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 24-4-6-2 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 4 / Chapter 6 / Section 24-4-6-2
Towing disabled motor vehicles; wrecker door identification
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. (a) For the purpose of this section, "wrecker" means a motor vehicle with an apparatus capable of lifting one (1) or more axles of a towed vehicle off the ground for the purpose of transportation.

(b) A person who engages in the business of towing disabled motor vehicles with a wrecker shall identify each wrecker used in the business by painting or permanently affixing identification on both of the wrecker's doors:

(1) the name of the business; and

(2) the name of the city where the wrecker is domiciled;

in a form that may easily be read by a law enforcement officer.

(c) A person who engages in the business of towing disabled motor vehicles who fails to comply with this section commits a Class C infraction.

As added by P.L.133-1984, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 24-15-2-9 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 15 / Chapter 2 / Section 24-15-2-9
"Controller"
Status: in_force

Sec. 9. "Controller" means a person that, alone or jointly with others, determines the purpose and means of processing personal data.

As added by P.L.94-2023, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 24-4.7-2-3 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 4.7 / Chapter 2 / Section 24-4.7-2-3
"Consumer goods or services"
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. "Consumer goods or services" means any of the following:

(1) Tangible or intangible personal property or real property that is normally used for personal, family, or household purposes.

(2) Property intended to be attached to or installed on real property without regard to whether it is attached or installed.

(3) Services related to property described in subdivision (1) or (2).

(4) Credit cards or the extension of credit.

As added by P.L.189-2001, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 24-3-6-3 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 3 / Chapter 6 / Section 24-3-6-3
"Importer"
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "importer" means a person that brings cigarettes into the United States for sale or distribution.

As added by P.L.160-2005, SEC.15.
Ind. Code § 24-5-13.1-1 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 5 / Chapter 13.1 / Section 24-5-13.1-1
"Buyer"
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "buyer" means any person who, for purposes of a personal, noncommercial use, enters into an agreement or contract within Indiana for the purchase of a converted motor vehicle covered under this chapter.

As added by P.L.91-2022, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 24-5-27-12 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 5 / Chapter 27 / Section 24-5-27-12
"Intrastate call"
Status: in_force

Sec. 12. As used in this chapter, "intrastate call" means a call that originates and terminates in Indiana.

As added by P.L.34-2022, SEC.8.
Ind. Code § 24-4-12-9 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 4 / Chapter 12 / Section 24-4-12-9
Receipts required
Status: in_force

Sec. 9. An unused property merchant shall maintain receipts for the purchase of new and unused property. A receipt must contain the following information:

(1) The date of the transaction.

(2) The name and address of the person, corporation, or entity from whom the new and unused property was acquired.

(3) An identification and description of the new and unused property acquired.

(4) The price paid for the new and unused property.

(5) The signature of the seller and buyer of the new and unused property.

As added by P.L.99-1999, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 24-4-23-13 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 4 / Chapter 23 / Section 24-4-23-13
Retention of age verification data prohibited
Status: in_force

Sec. 13. (a) This section applies to a person that uses or purports to use a reasonable age verification method to grant or deny access to an adult oriented website.

(b) A person to which this section applies, and any third party verification service used by a person to which this section applies, may not retain identifying information of the person seeking access to an adult oriented website, unless retention of the identifying information is required by a court order.

(c) An individual whose identifying information is retained in violation of this section may bring an action against the person that unlawfully retained the individual's identifying information. An individual who prevails in an action described in this section is entitled to:

(1) either:

(A) actual damages; or

(B) damages of up to five thousand dollars ($5,000);

(2) injunctive relief; and

(3) court costs, reasonable attorney's fees, and other reasonable expenses of litigation, including expert witness fees.

As added by P.L.98-2024, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 24-4.6-6-1 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 4.6 / Chapter 6 / Section 24-4.6-6-1
Senior consumer protection act; application
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. (a) This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the senior consumer protection act.

(b) This chapter does not apply to deception, intimidation, or other exploitation of a senior consumer in relation to insurance coverage or an insurance product that is regulated by the Indiana department of insurance. A senior consumer who is a victim of an act that is:

(1) described in section 4(a) or 4(b) of this chapter; and

(2) related to insurance coverage or an insurance product;

may report the act to the Indiana department of insurance for action by the insurance commissioner under IC 27. If the insurance commissioner determines that the person who committed the act is not subject to regulation by the Indiana department of insurance, the insurance commissioner shall immediately refer the senior consumer to the attorney general and the senior consumer may pursue remedies available under this chapter.

(c) This chapter does not apply to the exploitation of a senior consumer in relation to securities fraud that is regulated by the secretary of state's office. A senior consumer who is a victim of an act that is:

(1) described in section 4(a) or 4(b) of this chapter; and

(2) related to the Indiana uniform securities act under IC 23-19;

shall report the act to the secretary of state under IC 23-19. If the secretary of state's office determines the person who committed the act is not subject to the regulation of the secretary of state's office, the secretary of state's office shall immediately refer the senior consumer to the attorney general and the senior consumer may pursue remedies available under this chapter.

As added by P.L.250-2013, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 24-4.7-3-4 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 4.7 / Chapter 3 / Section 24-4.7-3-4
Required notice to Indiana residents
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. The division shall notify Indiana residents of the following:

(1) The rights and duties created by this article, including the right of any of the following consumers to place a telephone number on the listing established and maintained under section 1 of this chapter:

(A) Subscribers of interconnected VOIP service.

(B) Subscribers of mobile telecommunications service (as defined in IC 6-8.1-15-7).

(C) Users of a prepaid wireless calling service, as described in IC 24-4.7-2-2(b).

(2) The prohibition under 47 U.S.C. 227(b) against a person making any call using an:

(A) automatic telephone dialing system; or

(B) artificial or prerecorded voice;

to any telephone number assigned to a mobile telecommunications service (as defined in IC 6-8.1-15-7), or to another radio common carrier service.

(3) The prohibition under 47 U.S.C. 227(b) against a person initiating any telephone call to any residential telephone line using an artificial or prerecorded voice to deliver a message without the prior consent of the called party, subject to the exceptions set forth in 47 U.S.C. 227(b).

(4) Information concerning the placement of a telephone number on the National Do Not Call Registry operated by the Federal Trade Commission.

As added by P.L.189-2001, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.226-2011, SEC.12; P.L.242-2019, SEC.3.
Ind. Code § 24-5-26.5-4 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 5 / Chapter 26.5 / Section 24-5-26.5-4
"Legend drug"
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "legend drug" has the meaning set forth in IC 16-18-2-199.

As added by P.L.176-2021, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 24-4.8-1-4 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 4.8 / Chapter 1 / Section 24-4.8-1-4
"Damage"
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. "Damage" means a significant impairment to the integrity or availability of data, computer software, a system, or information.

As added by P.L.115-2005, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 24-4.6-1-0.1 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 4.6 / Chapter 1 / Section 24-4.6-1-0.1
Application of certain amendments to chapter
Status: in_force

Sec. 0.1. The following amendments to this chapter apply as follows:

(1) The amendments made to section 101 of this chapter by P.L.149-1988 apply to the accrual of interest after June 30, 1988, on any part of a judgment that is unpaid after June 30, 1988, even if the judgment was rendered before July 1, 1988.

(2) The amendments made to section 101 of this chapter by P.L.208-1993 apply to the accrual of interest after December 31, 1993, on any part of a judgment that is unpaid after December 31, 1993, even if the judgment was rendered before January 1, 1994.

As added by P.L.220-2011, SEC.392.
Ind. Code § 24-5-2-15 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 5 / Chapter 2 / Section 24-5-2-15
Repealed
Status: repealed

Formerly: Acts 1935, c.231, s.15. Repealed by Acts 1971, P.L.366, SEC.10.
Ind. Code § 24-4-3-4 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 4 / Chapter 3 / Section 24-4-3-4
Advertising secondhand watches
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. Any person advertising in any manner second-hand watches for sale shall state clearly in such advertising that the watches so advertised are second-hand watches.

Formerly: Acts 1937, c.270, s.4.
Ind. Code § 24-1-2-5 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 1 / Chapter 2 / Section 24-1-2-5
Duty of attorney general and prosecuting attorney; civil and criminal proceedings
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. It shall be the duty of the attorney general and of the prosecuting attorney of each judicial circuit to institute appropriate proceedings to prevent and restrain violations of the provisions of this chapter or any other statute or the common law relating to the subject matter of this chapter and to prosecute any person or persons guilty of having violated any of the penal provisions thereof. In all criminal proceedings the prosecution may be by way of affidavit or indictment the same as in other criminal matters, and the attorney general shall have concurrent jurisdiction with the prosecuting attorneys in instituting and prosecuting any such actions. All civil proceedings to prevent and restrain violations shall be in the name of the state of Indiana upon relation of the proper party. The attorney general may file such proceedings upon the attorney general's own relation or that of any private person in any circuit or superior court of the state, without applying to such court for leave, when the attorney general shall deem it the attorney general's duty so to do. Such proceedings shall be by information filed by any prosecuting attorney in a circuit or superior court of the proper county upon the prosecuting attorney's own relation whenever the prosecuting attorney shall deem it the prosecuting attorney's duty so to do, or shall be directed by the court or governor or attorney general, and an information may be filed by any taxpayer on the taxpayer's own relation. If judgment or decree be rendered against any domestic corporation or against any person claiming to be a corporation, the court may cause the costs to be collected by execution against the person claiming to be a corporation or by attachment against any or all of the directors or officers of the corporation, and may restrain the corporation or any director, agent, employee, or stockholder and appoint a receiver for its property and effects, and take an accounting and make distribution of its assets among its creditors, and exercise any other power or authority necessary and proper for carrying out the provisions of this chapter. If judgment or decree be rendered against any corporation incorporated under the laws of the United States, or of any district or territory thereof, or of any state other than this state, or of any foreign country, the court may cause the costs to be collected as in this section provided and may render judgment and decree of ouster perpetually excluding such corporation from the privilege of transacting business in the state of Indiana and forfeiting to the school corporation's education fund or operations fund any or all property of such corporation within the state, and shall exercise such power and authority with regard to the property of such corporation as may be exercised with regard to that of domestic corporations.

Formerly: Acts 1907, c.243, s.5; Acts 1923, c.82, s.1. As amended by P.L.152-1986, SEC.7; P.L.238-2019, SEC.21.
Ind. Code § 24-4-9-18 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 4 / Chapter 9 / Section 24-4-9-18
Additional charges for optional items
Status: in_force

Sec. 18. Notwithstanding section 17(3) of this chapter, a rental company may charge for the rental of a vehicle, in addition to the rental rate, taxes, airport fees, and any mileage charge, an additional charge for an item or service provided during the rental of the vehicle if the renter can avoid incurring that additional charge by choosing not to obtain the item or utilize the service. Items and services for which the rental company may impose an additional charge under this section include the following:

(1) Optional insurance or accessories requested by the renter.

(2) Service charges assessed when the insured returns the vehicle to a location other than the location where the vehicle was rented.

(3) A charge for refueling a vehicle that is returned with less fuel in its tank than when the rental period began.

(4) A damage waiver that conforms to the provisions of this chapter.

As added by P.L.232-1989, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.57-1999, SEC.2; P.L.19-2005, SEC.5.
Ind. Code § 24-7-8-4 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 7 / Chapter 8 / Section 24-7-8-4
Fees; costs of examination by department; late fees
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. (a) A lessor required to file a notification with the department under section 1 of this chapter shall pay to the department the following fees:

(1) A fee fixed by the department under IC 28-11-3-5 with the initial notification filed with the department.

(2) A fee fixed by the department under IC 28-11-3-5 for each place of business operated by the lessor on December 31 of the preceding year with each annual notification subsequently filed with the department.

(b) In addition to the fee required under subsection (a)(2), if the department examines the books and records of the lessor, the lessor shall pay to the department all reasonably incurred costs of the examination in accordance with the fee schedule adopted by the department under IC 28-11-3-5.

(c) The department may impose a fee fixed by the department under IC 28-11-3-5 for each day a lessor is late in:

(1) submitting the information required under IC 24-7-8-2; or

(2) paying a fee under subsection (a) or (b).

As added by P.L.254-1987, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.138-1990, SEC.14; P.L.14-1992, SEC.64; P.L.45-1995, SEC.19; P.L.10-2006, SEC.23 and P.L.57-2006, SEC.23; P.L.35-2010, SEC.94; P.L.27-2012, SEC.31.
Ind. Code § 24-3-3-1 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 3 / Chapter 3 / Section 24-3-3-1
Findings regarding cigarette smoking
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. The General Assembly makes the following findings:

(1) Cigarette smoking presents serious public health concerns to the state and to the citizens of Indiana. The Surgeon General has determined that smoking causes lung cancer, heart disease, and other serious diseases, and that there are hundreds of thousands of tobacco related deaths in the United States each year. These diseases most often do not appear until many years after the person in question begins smoking.

(2) Cigarette smoking also presents serious financial concerns for the state. Under certain health care programs, the state may have a legal obligation to provide medical assistance to eligible persons for health conditions associated with cigarette smoking, and those persons may have a legal entitlement to receive such medical assistance.

(3) Under these programs, the state pays millions of dollars each year to provide medical assistance for these persons for health conditions associated with cigarette smoking.

(4) It is the policy of the state that financial burdens imposed on the state by cigarette smoking be borne by tobacco product manufacturers rather than by the state to the extent that such manufacturers either determine to enter into a settlement with the state or are found culpable by the courts.

(5) On November 23, 1998, leading United States tobacco product manufacturers entered into a settlement agreement, entitled the "Master Settlement Agreement", with the state. The Master Settlement Agreement obligates these manufacturers, in return for a release of past, present, and certain future claims against them as described in the Master Settlement Agreement, to:

(A) pay substantial sums to the state (tied in part to their volume of sales);

(B) fund a national foundation devoted to the interests of public health; and

(C) make substantial changes in their advertising and marketing practices and corporate culture, with the intention of reducing underage smoking.

(6) It would be contrary to the policy of the state if tobacco product manufacturers who determine not to enter into such a settlement could use a resulting cost advantage to derive large, short term profits in the years before liability may arise without ensuring that the state will have an eventual source of recovery from them if they are proven to have acted culpably. It is thus in the interest of the state to require that such manufacturers establish a reserve fund to guarantee a source of compensation and to prevent such manufacturers from deriving large, short term profits and then becoming judgment proof before liability may arise.

As added by P.L.223-1999, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 24-5-8-8 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 5 / Chapter 8 / Section 24-5-8-8
Validity of waiver of provisions by investor
Status: in_force

Sec. 8. Any waiver by an investor of the provisions of this chapter is deemed contrary to public policy and is void and unenforceable.

As added by P.L.134-1984, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 24-5-2-1 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 5 / Chapter 2 / Section 24-5-2-1
Repealed
Status: repealed

Formerly: Acts 1935, c.231, s.1. As amended by Acts 1961, c.324, s.1. Repealed by Acts 1971, P.L.366, SEC.10.
Ind. Code § 24-5-15-10 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 5 / Chapter 15 / Section 24-5-15-10
Waiver of provisions
Status: in_force

Sec. 10. A waiver of the provisions of this chapter by a buyer or credit services organization is void.

As added by P.L.142-1990, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 24-5-10-8 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 5 / Chapter 10 / Section 24-5-10-8
Cancellation of transaction; notice to supplier
Status: in_force

Sec. 8. (a) A consumer may cancel a home consumer transaction if:

(1) the subject of the consumer transaction has a cash sales price of at least twenty-five dollars ($25); and

(2) the consumer gives the supplier a written notice that meets the requirements of 16 C.F.R. 429.1(a) and (b).

(b) The notice given under subsection (a)(2) must meet the following requirements:

(1) It must be given before midnight of the third business day after the later of the date:

(A) the supplier furnishes the consumer with the notice required by section 9 of this chapter; or

(B) the consumer and the supplier finally agree to the contract for the subject of the consumer transaction.

(2) It must express in any form the consumer's intention to cancel the consumer transaction.

(3) It must be delivered in person or sent by mail or other device to the address given in the supplier's notice required by section 9 of this chapter or to the address of the supplier last known to the consumer if such notice was not given.

As added by P.L.251-1987, SEC.2.
Ind. Code § 24-5-2-13 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 5 / Chapter 2 / Section 24-5-2-13
Repealed
Status: repealed

Formerly: Acts 1935, c.231, s.13. Repealed by Acts 1971, P.L.366, SEC.10.
Ind. Code § 24-5-27-24 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 5 / Chapter 27 / Section 24-5-27-24
Flat rate for intrastate inmate calling services prohibited
Status: in_force

Sec. 24. A provider may not offer flat rate calling for intrastate inmate calling services.

As added by P.L.34-2022, SEC.8.
Ind. Code § 24-3-5.4-16 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 3 / Chapter 5.4 / Section 24-3-5.4-16
Appointment of agent by foreign nonparticipating manufacturer; termination of agency
Status: in_force

Sec. 16. (a) A foreign nonparticipating manufacturer that has not registered to do business in Indiana shall, as a condition precedent to having the foreign nonparticipating manufacturer's brand families listed in a directory under section 14 of this chapter, appoint and engage without interruption the services of an agent in Indiana to act as the foreign nonparticipating manufacturer's agent for the service of process. Service on an agent under this section constitutes legal and valid service of process on the foreign nonparticipating manufacturer that appointed and engaged the services of the agent. The foreign nonparticipating manufacturer shall provide the following information to the department and the attorney general:

(1) The name, address, and telephone number of the agent.

(2) Proof of the appointment of the agent.

(3) The availability of the agent.

(4) Any other information required by the department or the attorney general.

(b) A foreign nonparticipating manufacturer shall provide notice to the department and the attorney general not less than thirty (30) days before the foreign nonparticipating manufacturer terminates the authority of an agent appointed under this section. The foreign nonparticipating manufacturer shall provide proof to the satisfaction of the attorney general of the appointment of a new agent not less than five (5) days before the foreign nonparticipating manufacturer terminates an existing agency appointment.

(c) If an agent terminates an agency appointment, the foreign nonparticipating manufacturer shall:

(1) notify the department and the attorney general of the termination not more than five (5) days after the termination; and

(2) provide proof to the satisfaction of the attorney general of the appointment of a new agent.

(d) A foreign nonparticipating manufacturer that:

(1) sells products in Indiana; and

(2) has not appointed an agent under this section;

is considered to have appointed the secretary of state as the foreign nonparticipating manufacturer's agent. The appointment of the secretary of state under this subsection as the foreign nonparticipating manufacturer's agent does not satisfy the condition precedent to having the foreign nonparticipating manufacturer's brand families listed in a directory under section 14 of this chapter.

As added by P.L.252-2003, SEC.16.
Ind. Code § 24-4-8-1 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 4 / Chapter 8 / Section 24-4-8-1
"Direct molding process" defined
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "direct molding process" means any process by which a manufactured watercraft or its component part is used as a plug for the making of a mold from which a duplicate of the watercraft or component is made.

As added by P.L.250-1987, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 24-3-2-4 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 3 / Chapter 2 / Section 24-3-2-4
Sale of multiple items at combined price
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. In all offers for sale or sales involving two (2) or more items, at least one (1) of which items is cigarettes, at a combined price, and in all offers for sale or sales, involving the giving of any gift or concession of any kind whatsoever (whether it be coupons or otherwise), the retailer's or distributor's combined selling price shall not be below the cost to the retailer or the cost to the distributor, irrespective of the total of all articles, products, commodities, gifts and concessions included in such transactions.

Formerly: Acts 1949, c.51, s.4.
Ind. Code § 24-3-2-5 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 3 / Chapter 2 / Section 24-3-2-5
Cost to the distributor; further definition
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. When one distributor sells cigarettes to any other distributor, the former shall not be required to include in his selling price to the latter cost to the distributor as provided in section 2(j) of this chapter, but the latter distributor, upon resale to the retailer, shall be subject to the provisions of section 2(j) of this chapter.

Formerly: Acts 1949, c.51, s.5. As amended by P.L.152-1986, SEC.36.
Ind. Code § 24-7-2-6 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 7 / Chapter 2 / Section 24-7-2-6
"Lessor"
Status: in_force

Sec. 6. "Lessor" means an individual or other person who, in the ordinary course of business:

(1) leases;

(2) offers to lease;

(3) arranges for the leasing of; or

(4) accepts assignments of leases of;

property under a rental purchase agreement.

As added by P.L.254-1987, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.138-1990, SEC.4.
Ind. Code § 24-5-23.5-1 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 5 / Chapter 23.5 / Section 24-5-23.5-1
"Appraisal"
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. (a) As used in this chapter, "appraisal" means an estimation that:

(1) represents the final opinion of the value of real property that is the subject of a real estate transaction; and

(2) serves as the basis for the extension of credit, in the case of a real estate transaction involving the making, refinancing, or consolidation of a mortgage loan.

(b) The term may include any of the following:

(1) The results of an automated valuation model.

(2) A broker's price opinion.

(3) A desktop evaluation.

As added by P.L.52-2009, SEC.2.
Ind. Code § 24-4-1-1 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 4 / Chapter 1 / Section 24-4-1-1
Discrimination; violation
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. A person engaged in the purchasing, manufacture, or distribution of milk or milk products who, for the purpose of destroying the business of a competitor in any locality and creating or maintaining a monopoly, discriminates between different sections, communities, or cities of this state by buying or selling milk or milk products at a lower rate in one section, community, or city than is paid or charged in another section, community, or city after equalizing the distance from the point of production, if a raw product, or from the point of manufacture, if a manufactured product, the actual cost of transportation, and making allowance for differences in quality, commits a Class B misdemeanor.

Formerly: Acts 1913, c.117, s.1. As amended by Acts 1978, P.L.2, SEC.2409.
Ind. Code § 24-15-8-6 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 15 / Chapter 8 / Section 24-15-8-6
Controller not required to disclose trade secrets
Status: in_force

Sec. 6. Nothing in this article shall be construed as requiring a controller to disclose trade secrets.

As added by P.L.94-2023, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 24-5-19-8 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 5 / Chapter 19 / Section 24-5-19-8
Waiver
Status: in_force

Sec. 8. A waiver of a person's rights under all or part of this chapter is void and unenforceable.

As added by P.L.176-1997, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 24-15-8-7 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 15 / Chapter 8 / Section 24-15-8-7
Processing of personal data for authorized purposes; collection, use, or retention of personal data; burden of proof for exemption
Status: in_force

Sec. 7. (a) Personal data processed by a controller for a purpose authorized under this chapter may not be processed for any other purpose unless otherwise allowed under this article. Personal data processed by a controller under this chapter may be processed to the extent that such processing is:

(1) reasonably necessary and proportionate to a purpose authorized under this chapter; and

(2) adequate, relevant, and limited to what is necessary in relation to the specific purpose.

(b) Personal data collected, used, or retained under section 2 of this chapter:

(1) shall, as applicable, take into account the nature and purpose of the collection, use, or retention; and

(2) must be subject to reasonable administrative, technical, and physical measures to:

(A) protect the confidentiality, integrity, and accessibility of the personal data; and

(B) reduce reasonably foreseeable risks of harm to consumers relating to such collection, use, or retention of the personal data.

(c) If a controller processes personal data pursuant to an exemption under this chapter, the controller bears the burden of demonstrating that such processing:

(1) qualifies for the exemption; and

(2) complies with the requirements set forth in this section.

As added by P.L.94-2023, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 24-3-6-9 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 3 / Chapter 6 / Section 24-3-6-9
Licenses; application, issuance, and renewal; revocation or suspension
Status: in_force

Sec. 9. (a) The commission may issue or renew a license to the following applicants:

(1) An importer.

(2) A manufacturer.

The commission shall prescribe the form of an application.

(b) An importer or manufacturer that conducts business in Indiana must apply under this section for a license for the importer's or manufacturer's principal place of business. An importer or manufacturer that is issued a license shall display the license at the importer's or manufacturer's principal place of business.

(c) The commission shall prescribe the form and duration of a license issued under this section. However, a license may not be valid for more than three (3) years from the date of issuance.

(d) A license issued under this section is nontransferable.

(e) The commission shall not issue or renew a license under this section if:

(1) the applicant owes at least five hundred dollars ($500) in taxes imposed under IC 6-7-1-12;

(2) the commission revoked the applicant's license within two (2) years before the application;

(3) the applicant commits an offense under IC 6-7-1-21;

(4) the applicant does not comply with IC 24-3-3-12; or

(5) the applicant violates IC 24-3-4.

(f) The commission may revoke or suspend a license issued under this section if the applicant:

(1) is not eligible to receive or renew a license under subsection (e); or

(2) violates this chapter.

As added by P.L.160-2005, SEC.15.
Ind. Code § 24-4.6-3-2 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 4.6 / Chapter 3 / Section 24-4.6-3-2
Permission for solicitation required; withdrawal of permission
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. (a) A person may not solicit or otherwise request money from the public for any purpose:

(1) using the name of a public safety agency; or

(2) by using language that implies a connection to a public safety agency;

unless the person first receives express written permission from the public safety agency.

(b) Permission granted by a public safety agency under subsection (a) may be withdrawn by the agency if the agency finds that a person is or has been soliciting in a manner that:

(1) reflects negatively on the agency; or

(2) differs significantly from that for which permission was granted.

(c) A person shall immediately stop soliciting upon notification by a public service agency that the agency has withdrawn its permission.

As added by P.L.173-1997, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 24-4-19-3 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 4 / Chapter 19 / Section 24-4-19-3
"Mint issued coin"
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "mint issued coin" means a coin that:

(1) is bought or sold as an investment in a rare or precious metal;

(2) has a collectable value greater than the face value of the coin; or

(3) is collectable or desirable due to the age, rarity, or condition of the coin.

As added by P.L.222-2013, SEC.3.
Ind. Code § 24-5-14.5-3 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 5 / Chapter 14.5 / Section 24-5-14.5-3
"Caller identification service"
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. (a) As used in this chapter, "caller identification service" means any service or device designed to provide the user of the service or device with the telephone number of, or other information regarding the origination of, a call made using a telecommunications service or interconnected VOIP service.

(b) The term includes automatic number identification (as defined in 47 CFR 20.3) services.

As added by P.L.151-2013, SEC.8.
Ind. Code § 24-7-4-8 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 7 / Chapter 4 / Section 24-7-4-8
Repealed
Status: repealed

As added by P.L.254-1987, SEC.1. Repealed by P.L.45-1995, SEC.33.
Ind. Code § 24-5-12-12 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 5 / Chapter 12 / Section 24-5-12-12
Registration statement; required information
Status: in_force

Sec. 12. The registration statement must contain the following information:

(1) The name of the seller.

(2) Whether the seller is doing business as a corporation, a partnership, an individual, or another legal entity.

(3) The names under which the seller has done, is doing, or intends to do business.

(4) The name of any parent or affiliated business that will engage in business transactions with the prospect or will take responsibility for statements made by the seller or a salesperson of the seller.

(5) The names, dates of birth, business addresses, business telephone numbers, and titles of all the seller's officers, directors, trustees, general partners, general managers, principals, executives, and any other person charged with responsibility for the seller's business activities relating to telephone sales.

(6) The length of time the seller has:

(A) solicited telephone sales; and

(B) solicited telephone sales for the items to be offered to the prospect.

(7) A statement of the amount to be paid by the prospect, or when not known, the approximate amount or range of amount to be paid.

(8) A complete and detailed description of any service that the seller proposes to undertake to perform for a prospect who purchases the item offered.

(9) An unexecuted copy of all contracts that may be offered in the transaction being solicited.

(10) The complete street address or addresses of all locations, designating the principal location from which the seller will be conducting business, and, if the principal location is outside Indiana, a designation of its principal location within Indiana.

(11) A listing of all telephone numbers to be used by the seller and the address of each location using these numbers.

(12) A copy of all sales scripts the seller requires salespersons to use when soliciting a prospect or, if no sales script is required to be used, a statement to that effect.

(13) The name and address of the seller's agent in Indiana, authorized to receive service of process in Indiana.

As added by P.L.253-1987, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.105-2020, SEC.5.
Ind. Code § 24-14-2-12 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 14 / Chapter 2 / Section 24-14-2-12
"Private property towing"
Status: in_force

Sec. 12. "Private property towing" means the towing of a motor vehicle, without the owner's consent:

(1) from private property on which the motor vehicle was illegally parked; or

(2) from private property because of an exigent circumstance necessitating its removal;

to another location.

As added by P.L.281-2019, SEC.5.
Ind. Code § 24-13-1-2 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 13 / Chapter 1 / Section 24-13-1-2
"Appropriate inventory repurchase program"
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. "Appropriate inventory repurchase program" means a program by which an entity repurchases from a salesperson current and marketable inventory in the possession of the salesperson, upon request and upon commercially reasonable terms, when the salesperson's business relationship with the entity ends.

As added by P.L.105-2017, SEC.3.
Ind. Code § 24-4-5-1 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 4 / Chapter 5 / Section 24-4-5-1
Trademarks; registration; fees
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. (a) A person, a firm, a limited liability company, a corporation, or an association who supplies by rental or lease a circulating product that is the property of the supplier may adopt and use a name or other mark or device woven, impressed, or produced on the circulating product to indicate ownership and registration as described by this chapter.

(b) The owner of a delivery container may adopt and use an identifying mark or device for affixing or stamping on a delivery container to indicate ownership and registration as described in this chapter.

(c) A supplier of a circulating product and an owner of a delivery container may file in the office of the secretary of state and also in the office of the county recorder of the county in which the principal place of business of the supplier or owner is located or if the principal place of business is located outside Indiana then in the office of the county recorder of any county of the state in which it does business, a description of the names, marks, or devices used to indicate ownership, and cause such description to be printed once a week for three (3) successive weeks in a newspaper published in the county in which such description is filed. The registrant shall pay the secretary of state three dollars ($3) for each registration and the county recorder, the amount provided by law for recordation.

Formerly: Acts 1971, P.L.365, SEC.1. As amended by P.L.114-1992, SEC.1; P.L.8-1993, SEC.351.
Ind. Code § 24-7-1-7 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 7 / Chapter 1 / Section 24-7-1-7
Inapplicability to rental purchase of a dwelling
Status: in_force

Sec. 7. This article does not apply to the rental purchase of a dwelling (as defined in IC 37-1-2-15), regardless of whether the dwelling is assessed as real or personal property for property tax purposes.

As added by P.L.89-2011, SEC.23. Amended by P.L.115-2026, SEC.37.
Ind. Code § 24-3-5.4-6.5 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 3 / Chapter 5.4 / Section 24-3-5.4-6.5
"Newly qualified nonparticipating manufacturer"
Status: in_force

Sec. 6.5. As used in this chapter, "newly qualified nonparticipating manufacturer" means a nonparticipating manufacturer:

(1) that has filed a certification under section 13 of this chapter; and

(2) whose brand families are not listed in a directory under section 14 of this chapter.

As added by P.L.24-2010, SEC.2.
Ind. Code § 24-6-6-9 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 6 / Chapter 6 / Section 24-6-6-9
Enforcement of chapter
Status: in_force

Sec. 9. The Indiana department of health, its division of weights and measures, food inspectors, sealers of weights and measures, and agents are hereby charged with the enforcement of the provisions of this chapter. It shall be the duty of every prosecuting attorney to whom the Indiana department of health or any of its agents shall report any violation of the provisions of this chapter to cause proceedings to be commenced against the person or persons so violating the provisions of this chapter and to prosecute the same to final termination.

Formerly: Acts 1935, c.65, s.9. As amended by P.L.152-1986, SEC.104; P.L.2-1992, SEC.764; P.L.56-2023, SEC.221.
Ind. Code § 24-6-3-8 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 6 / Chapter 3 / Section 24-6-3-8
Seizure of nonconforming devices
Status: in_force

Sec. 8. The division of weights and measures, the division's deputies and inspectors, and the county and city inspectors of weights and measures are hereby made special policemen and are authorized and empowered to arrest without formal warrant for any violation of the statutes in relation to scales, weights and measures, and to seize and use for evidence and without formal warrant any false weight, scales, measure, or weighing or measuring device, or packages or amounts of commodities found to be used, retained or offered or exposed for sale or sold in violation of law.

Formerly: Acts 1925, c.86, s.8. As amended by P.L.2-1992, SEC.756.
Ind. Code § 24-4-9.2-4 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 4 / Chapter 9.2 / Section 24-4-9.2-4
"Peer to peer vehicle sharing program"
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "peer to peer vehicle sharing program" or "P2P vehicle sharing program" means an online platform operated by an entity under which a shared vehicle owner is connected with a shared vehicle driver to facilitate P2P vehicle sharing. The term does not include the following:

(1) A shared vehicle owner.

(2) A rental company (as defined in IC 24-4-9-7).

As added by P.L.253-2019, SEC.3.
Ind. Code § 24-5-14.5-1 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 5 / Chapter 14.5 / Section 24-5-14.5-1
Applicability
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. This chapter applies to the transmission of information through a caller identification service with respect to calls made after June 30, 2013, to a subscriber.

As added by P.L.151-2013, SEC.8.
Ind. Code § 24-4-9-20 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 4 / Chapter 9 / Section 24-4-9-20
Renter's action for damages or equitable relief; attorney's fees
Status: in_force

Sec. 20. A renter may bring an action against a rental company for recovery of damages and appropriate equitable relief for a violation of this chapter. The prevailing party may be awarded reasonable attorney's fees.

As added by P.L.232-1989, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 24-5-17-11 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 5 / Chapter 17 / Section 24-5-17-11
Representations; determination of initiation
Status: in_force

Sec. 11. For purposes of this chapter, a wholesaler or retailer is not considered to have made a representation if the wholesaler or retailer does not initiate a representation by placing the representation on a package.

As added by P.L.13-1991, SEC.2.
Ind. Code § 24-5-8-7 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 5 / Chapter 8 / Section 24-5-8-7
Books, records, and accounts; documents
Status: in_force

Sec. 7. (a) Every seller shall keep and maintain a complete set of books, records, and accounts of business opportunity transactions made by the seller.

(b) The seller shall keep all documents relating to each contract entered into by the seller for four (4) years after the date of the contract.

As added by P.L.134-1984, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 24-4-11-3 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 4 / Chapter 11 / Section 24-4-11-3
"Board" defined
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "board" refers to the American Board of Industrial Hygiene, a nonprofit corporation established to improve the practice and educational standards of the profession of industrial hygiene by certifying individuals who meet its education, experience, and examination requirements.

As added by P.L.175-1996, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 24-4-11-8 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 4 / Chapter 11 / Section 24-4-11-8
"Industrial hygienist (IH)" defined
Status: in_force

Sec. 8. As used in this chapter, "industrial hygienist (IH)" means a person who has the education and experience to practice industrial hygiene.

As added by P.L.175-1996, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 24-6-5-1 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 6 / Chapter 5 / Section 24-6-5-1
Repealed
Status: repealed

Formerly: Acts 1923, c.44, s.1. Repealed by P.L.104-2003, SEC.10.
Ind. Code § 24-4-9-14 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 4 / Chapter 9 / Section 24-4-9-14
Damage to rented vehicle; rental company's loss of use of damaged vehicle; administrative charges
Status: in_force

Sec. 14. (a) The total amount of the renter's liability to the rental company resulting from damage to the rented vehicle may not exceed the sum of the following:

(1) The estimated cost of replacement parts that the rental company would have to pay to replace damaged vehicle parts, less all discounts and price reductions or adjustments that will be received by the rental company.

(2) The estimated cost of labor to replace damaged vehicle parts, which may not exceed the product of:

(A) the rate for labor usually paid by the rental company to replace vehicle parts of the type that were damaged; and

(B) the estimated time for replacement;

less all discounts and price reductions or adjustments that will be received by the rental company.

(3) The estimated cost of labor to repair damaged vehicle parts, which may not exceed the lesser of the following:

(A) The product of the rate for labor usually paid by the rental company to repair vehicle parts of the type that were damaged and the estimated time for repair.

(B) The sum of the estimated labor and parts costs determined under subdivisions (1) and (2) to replace the same vehicle parts.

All discounts and price reductions or adjustments that will be received by the rental company must be taken into account in determining the figure under this subdivision.

(4) Except as otherwise provided for, the loss of the use of the rented vehicle, which may not exceed the product of:

(A) the rental rate stated in the rental agreement for the particular vehicle rented, excluding optional charges; and

(B) the total of the estimated time for replacement and estimated time for repair.

(5) Actual charges for towing, storage, and impound fees paid by the rental company.

(b) Under any circumstances described in this chapter, liability for the rental company's loss of use of the rented vehicle may not exceed the product of:

(1) the rental rate stated in the rental agreement for the particular vehicle rented, excluding all optional charges; and

(2) eighty percent (80%) of the period from the date of the accident to the date the vehicle is ready to be returned to rental service.

However, a renter is not liable to a rental company for the loss of use of a damaged vehicle unless the rental company uses its best efforts to effect repairs and return the vehicle to rental service.

(c) The administrative charge described in section 13(9) of this chapter may not exceed:

(1) fifty dollars ($50) if the total estimated cost for parts and labor is less than five hundred dollars ($500);

(2) one hundred dollars ($100) if the total estimated cost for parts and labor is at least five hundred dollars ($500) and less than one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500); or

(3) one hundred fifty dollars ($150) if the total estimated cost for parts and labor is at least one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500).

As added by P.L.232-1989, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.70-2003, SEC.2; P.L.109-2015, SEC.44; P.L.126-2015, SEC.2.
Ind. Code § 24-3-5.4-24 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 3 / Chapter 5.4 / Section 24-3-5.4-24
Violation; infraction or Class C misdemeanor
Status: in_force

Sec. 24. (a) A person shall not:

(1) sell or distribute; or

(2) acquire, hold, own, possess, transport, import, or cause to be imported;

cigarettes that the person knows or should know are intended for distribution or sale in Indiana in violation of section 15 of this chapter.

(b) A person who violates this section commits a Class C infraction. However, the violation is a Class C misdemeanor if it is committed knowingly or intentionally and the person has a prior unrelated adjudication or conviction for a violation of this section within the previous five (5) years.

As added by P.L.252-2003, SEC.16. Amended by P.L.32-2019, SEC.21.
Ind. Code § 24-4-5-7 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 4 / Chapter 5 / Section 24-4-5-7
Violations; infraction; civil actions
Status: in_force

Sec. 7. A person who violates this chapter commits a Class B infraction.

If a person suffers a pecuniary loss as a result of a violation of IC 24-4-5, the person may bring a civil action against the person who caused the loss for the following:

(1) Actual damages.

(2) The costs of the action.

(3) A reasonable attorney's fee.

Formerly: Acts 1971, P.L.365, SEC.1. As amended by Acts 1978, P.L.2, SEC.2413; P.L.114-1992, SEC.10.
Ind. Code § 24-3-4-17 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 3 / Chapter 4 / Section 24-3-4-17
Penalty
Status: in_force

Sec. 17. A person who:

(1) knowingly sells, distributes, or transports more than twelve thousand (12,000) cigarettes in violation of section 8 or 9 of this chapter; and

(2) has previously been convicted of an offense under section 15 or 16 of this chapter;

commits a Level 6 felony.

As added by P.L.21-2000, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.1-2001, SEC.29; P.L.158-2013, SEC.271.
Ind. Code § 24-4-11-9 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 4 / Chapter 11 / Section 24-4-11-9
"Industrial hygienist in training (IHIT)" defined
Status: in_force

Sec. 9. As used in this chapter, "industrial hygienist in training (IHIT)" means a person who has received the designation industrial hygienist in training from the American Board of Industrial Hygiene and whose certification has not lapsed or been revoked.

As added by P.L.175-1996, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 24-5-14.5-7 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 5 / Chapter 14.5 / Section 24-5-14.5-7
"Subscriber"
Status: in_force

Sec. 7. As used in this chapter, "subscriber" means a person:

(1) that subscribes to a caller identification service in connection with:

(A) a telecommunications service; or

(B) an interconnected VOIP service;

to which the person subscribes; and

(2) whose place of primary use for the service described in subdivision (1)(A) or (1)(B) is in Indiana.

As added by P.L.151-2013, SEC.8.
Ind. Code § 24-15-4-3 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 15 / Chapter 4 / Section 24-15-4-3
Privacy notice to consumers; required elements
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. A controller shall provide consumers with a reasonably accessible, clear, and meaningful privacy notice that includes:

(1) the categories of personal data processed by the controller;

(2) the purpose for processing personal data;

(3) how consumers may exercise their consumer rights under IC 24-15-3, including how a consumer may appeal a controller's decision with regard to the consumer's request;

(4) the categories of personal data that the controller shares with third parties, if any; and

(5) the categories of third parties, if any, with whom the controller shares personal data.

As added by P.L.94-2023, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 24-1-2-1 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 1 / Chapter 2 / Section 24-1-2-1
Illegal combinations; exceptions; offense; defense
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. Every scheme, contract, or combination in restraint of trade or commerce, or to create or carry out restrictions in trade or commerce, or to deny or refuse to any person participation, on equal terms with others, in any telegraphic service transmitting matter prepared or intended for public use, or to limit or reduce the production, or increase or reduce the price of merchandise or any commodity, or to prevent competition in manufacturing, within or without this state, is illegal, but this chapter may not be construed to apply to or repeal, modify or limit, or make unlawful any of the powers, rights or privileges now existing or conferred by law upon any person. A person who makes such a contract, engages in such a combination, or enters into such a scheme, or does within this state any act in furtherance of such a contract, combination, or scheme entered into without this state, commits a Class A misdemeanor. However, it is a defense to any action growing out of any violation of any law relating to the subject-matter of this chapter for the defendant to prove that the violation is not in restraint of trade or commerce, or does not restrict trade or commerce, limit or reduce the production, or increase or reduce the price of merchandise or any commodity, or prevent competition in manufacturing.

Formerly: Acts 1907, c.243, s.1. As amended by Acts 1978, P.L.2, SEC.2402.
Ind. Code § 24-2-1-9 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 2 / Chapter 1 / Section 24-2-1-9
Records
Status: in_force

Sec. 9. The secretary shall keep for public examination a record of all marks registered or renewed under this chapter as well as a record of all instruments recorded under sections 8 and 8.5 of this chapter.

Formerly: Acts 1955, c.174, s.9. As amended by P.L.152-1986, SEC.28; P.L.135-2006, SEC.11.
Ind. Code § 24-5-10-17 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 5 / Chapter 10 / Section 24-5-10-17
Violations
Status: in_force

Sec. 17. It is a violation of this chapter for a supplier to:

(1) fail to give the notice required by section 9 of this chapter;

(2) fail or refuse to make a full refund as required by this chapter; or

(3) knowingly interfere with the consumer's exercise of the consumer's rights under this chapter.

As added by P.L.251-1987, SEC.2.
Ind. Code § 24-2-3-2 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 2 / Chapter 3 / Section 24-2-3-2
Definitions
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise:

"Improper means" includes theft, bribery, misrepresentation, breach or inducement of a breach of a duty to maintain secrecy, or espionage through electronic or other means.

"Misappropriation" means:

(1) acquisition of a trade secret of another by a person who knows or has reason to know that the trade secret was acquired by improper means; or

(2) disclosure or use of a trade secret of another without express or implied consent by a person who:

(A) used improper means to acquire knowledge of the trade secret;

(B) at the time of disclosure or use, knew or had reason to know that his knowledge of the trade secret was:

(i) derived from or through a person who had utilized improper means to acquire it;

(ii) acquired under circumstances giving rise to a duty to maintain its secrecy or limit its use; or

(iii) derived from or through a person who owed a duty to the person seeking relief to maintain its secrecy or limit its use; or

(C) before a material change of his position, knew or had reason to know that it was a trade secret and that knowledge of it had been acquired by accident or mistake.

"Person" means a natural person, limited liability company, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, joint venture, government, governmental subdivision or agency, or any other legal or commercial entity.

"Trade secret" means information, including a formula, pattern, compilation, program, device, method, technique, or process, that:

(1) derives independent economic value, actual or potential, from not being generally known to, and not being readily ascertainable by proper means by, other persons who can obtain economic value from its disclosure or use; and

(2) is the subject of efforts that are reasonable under the circumstances to maintain its secrecy.

As added by Acts 1982, P.L.148, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.8-1993, SEC.343.
Ind. Code § 24-5-24.5-2 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 5 / Chapter 24.5 / Section 24-5-24.5-2
"Consumer report"
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "consumer report" has the meaning set forth in IC 24-5-24-2.

As added by P.L.65-2014, SEC.9.
Ind. Code § 24-4-27.5-6 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 4 / Chapter 27.5 / Section 24-4-27.5-6
"Interest holder"
Status: in_force

Sec. 6. As used in this chapter, "interest holder" means a direct holder of an interest in an entity.

As added by P.L.60-2026, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 24-12-6-1 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 12 / Chapter 6 / Section 24-12-6-1
Consumer claimant entitled to assign contingent right to receive proceeds of civil proceeding
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. A consumer claimant may assign the contingent right to receive an amount of the potential proceeds of a civil proceeding.

As added by P.L.153-2016, SEC.7.
Ind. Code § 24-3-6-10 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 3 / Chapter 6 / Section 24-3-6-10
Stamped and unstamped cigarettes
Status: in_force

Sec. 10. (a) A distributor may apply a stamp only to cigarettes that are received from a licensed importer or licensed manufacturer.

(b) A distributor shall store stamped and unstamped cigarettes separately.

(c) A distributor may transfer unstamped cigarettes only as provided in IC 6-7-1-18.

As added by P.L.160-2005, SEC.15.
Ind. Code § 24-4-9.2-17 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 4 / Chapter 9.2 / Section 24-4-9.2-17
Exemptions; vicarious liability; insurance claim investigation; records
Status: in_force

Sec. 17. (a) A P2P vehicle sharing program and a shared vehicle owner are exempt from vicarious liability:

(1) as if the P2P vehicle sharing program were a vehicle rental or leasing business, in accordance with 49 U.S.C. 30106; and

(2) under any state or local law that imposes liability based solely on vehicle ownership.

(b) In an insurance claim investigation concerning a vehicle accident, a P2P vehicle sharing program shall cooperate in exchanging information between directly involved parties to the accident and the insurer of a shared vehicle owner concerning the shared vehicle's use in the P2P vehicle sharing program. This subsection does not make the P2P vehicle sharing program subject to civil or criminal liability.

(c) Records described in this section must be retained for a period of two (2) years.

As added by P.L.253-2019, SEC.3.
Ind. Code § 24-15-2-13 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 15 / Chapter 2 / Section 24-15-2-13
"Health care provider"
Status: in_force

Sec. 13. "Health care provider" has the meaning set forth in IC 4-6-14-2.

As added by P.L.94-2023, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 24-4-9.2-15 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 4 / Chapter 9.2 / Section 24-4-9.2-15
Motor vehicle insurance policy; requirements; liability; indemnity
Status: in_force

Sec. 15. (a) A shared vehicle that is the subject of a shared vehicle agreement must be insured during a vehicle sharing period by a motor vehicle insurance policy that is maintained by any of the following:

(1) The shared vehicle owner.

(2) The shared vehicle driver.

(3) The P2P vehicle sharing program.

(4) Any combination of the persons described in subdivisions (1) through (3).

(b) A motor vehicle insurance policy described in subsection (a) must:

(1) provide coverage in an amount equal to or greater than the minimum amounts required by IC 9-25-4-5; and

(2) be issued by one (1) of the following:

(A) An insurance company granted a certificate of authority to engage in insurance business in Indiana under IC 27-1-3-20.

(B) A surplus lines insurer through a surplus lines producer licensed under IC 27-1-15.8.

(c) A P2P vehicle sharing program must ensure that during each vehicle sharing period the shared vehicle owner and the shared vehicle driver are insured under a motor vehicle insurance policy that:

(1) either:

(A) specifies that the motor vehicle insurance policy provides coverage if the insured vehicle is made available and used in a P2P vehicle sharing program; or

(B) does not exclude coverage if the insured vehicle is used as a shared vehicle; and

(2) provides coverage in an amount equal to or greater than the minimum amounts required under IC 9-25-4-5.

(d) The insurance described in subsection (a) that is satisfying the insurance requirement shall be primary during each vehicle sharing period.

(e) The P2P vehicle sharing program shall assume primary liability for a claim when:

(1) it is in whole or in part providing the insurance required under subsection (a);

(2) a dispute exists as to who was in control of the shared motor vehicle at the time of the loss; and

(3) the P2P vehicle sharing program does not have available, did not retain, or fails to provide the information required by section 17 of this chapter.

(f) The shared vehicle's insurer shall indemnify the P2P vehicle sharing program to the extent of its obligation, if any, under the applicable insurance policy, if it is determined the shared vehicle's owner was in control of the shared vehicle at the time of the loss.

(g) If insurance maintained by a shared vehicle owner or shared vehicle driver in subsection (a) has lapsed or does not provide the required coverage, insurance maintained by a P2P vehicle sharing program shall provide the coverage required by subsection (c) beginning with the first dollar of a claim and have the duty to defend such claim.

(h) Coverage under a motor vehicle insurance policy maintained by the P2P vehicle sharing program does not depend on whether a personal motor vehicle insurer first denies a claim and does not require a personal motor vehicle insurer to first deny a claim.

As added by P.L.253-2019, SEC.3.
Ind. Code § 24-5-2-33 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 5 / Chapter 2 / Section 24-5-2-33
Repealed
Status: repealed

Formerly: Acts 1935, c.231, s.34. Repealed by Acts 1971, P.L.366, SEC.10.
Ind. Code § 24-15-4-4 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 15 / Chapter 4 / Section 24-15-4-4
Sale of personal data to third parties; use of personal data for targeted advertising; disclosure; consumer's right to opt out
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. If a controller sells a consumer's personal data to third parties or uses a consumer's personal data for targeted advertising, the controller shall clearly and conspicuously disclose such activity, as well as the manner in which a consumer may exercise the right to opt out of such sales or use.

As added by P.L.94-2023, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 24-4-12-4 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 4 / Chapter 12 / Section 24-4-12-4
"New and unused property" defined
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "new and unused property" means tangible personal property that:

(1) was acquired by an unused property merchant directly from the producer, manufacturer, wholesaler, or retailer in the ordinary course of business; and

(2) has not been used since its production or manufacture or that is in its original and unopened package or container, if the personal property was packaged when originally produced or manufactured.

As added by P.L.99-1999, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 24-5-11-3 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 5 / Chapter 11 / Section 24-5-11-3
"Real property improvement"
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. (a) As used in this chapter, "real property improvement" means any alteration, repair, replacement, reconstruction, or other modification of residential real property.

(b) The term includes the following:

(1) An exterior improvement.

(2) An interior improvement.

As added by P.L.251-1987, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.82-2012, SEC.3; P.L.170-2017, SEC.10.
Ind. Code § 24-7-1-5 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 7 / Chapter 1 / Section 24-7-1-5
Prohibited agreements; disguised consumer credit sales
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. (a) Rental purchase agreements involving:

(1) motor vehicles (as defined in IC 9-13-2-105(a)), including:

(A) component parts (as defined in IC 9-13-2-34);

(B) major component parts (as defined in IC 9-13-2-95); and

(C) any other parts (as defined in IC 9-13-2-122) other than:

(i) wheels;

(ii) rims; and

(iii) tires;

necessary to operate a motor vehicle;

(2) other titled property; or

(3) live domestic animals (as defined in IC 34-30-30-1);

are prohibited under this article.

(b) If the director determines that a transaction described in IC 24-7-2-9(a) involves the application of subterfuge for the purpose of avoiding the application of the Uniform Consumer Credit Code (IC 37-2), the director may treat the transaction as a disguised consumer credit sale that is subject to IC 37-2. A determination by the director under this subsection:

(1) must be in writing;

(2) shall be delivered to all parties in the transaction; and

(3) is subject to IC 4-21.5-3.

As added by P.L.138-1990, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.2-1991, SEC.85; P.L.63-2001, SEC.5 and P.L.134-2001, SEC.5; P.L.213-2007, SEC.28; P.L.217-2007, SEC.27; P.L.176-2019, SEC.28; P.L.115-2026, SEC.36.
Ind. Code § 24-5-24.5-8 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 5 / Chapter 24.5 / Section 24-5-24.5-8
"Sufficient proof of authority"
Status: in_force

Sec. 8. As used in this chapter, "sufficient proof of authority" means documentation that shows a representative has authority to act on behalf of a protected consumer and includes:

(1) an order issued by a court of law;

(2) a lawfully executed and valid power of attorney; or

(3) a written, notarized statement signed by a representative that expressly describes the authority of the representative to act on behalf of a protected consumer.

As added by P.L.65-2014, SEC.9.
Ind. Code § 24-4.7-2-5.5 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 4.7 / Chapter 2 / Section 24-4.7-2-5.5
"Executive"
Status: in_force

Sec. 5.5. "Executive" means any of the following, as applicable:

(1) With respect to a corporation, a person who is or performs the duties of the:

(A) president;

(B) chief executive officer;

(C) treasurer; or

(D) chief financial officer;

of the corporation.

(2) With respect to a partnership, a partner authorized to act on behalf of the partnership.

(3) With respect to a limited liability company, a member of the limited liability company who has not had the member's authority to act on behalf of the limited liability company revoked.

As added by P.L.242-2019, SEC.2.
Ind. Code § 24-4.9-3-3.5 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 4.9 / Chapter 3 / Section 24-4.9-3-3.5
Duties of a data base owner; exceptions; health records; enforcement powers
Status: in_force

Sec. 3.5. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), this section does not apply to a data base owner that maintains its own data security procedures as part of an information privacy, security policy, or compliance plan under:

(1) the federal USA PATRIOT Act (P.L. 107-56);

(2) Executive Order 13224;

(3) the federal Driver's Privacy Protection Act (18 U.S.C. 2721 et seq.);

(4) the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. 1681 et seq.);

(5) the federal Financial Modernization Act of 1999 (15 U.S.C. 6801 et seq.); or

(6) the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) (P.L. 104-191);

if the data base owner's information privacy, security policy, or compliance plan requires the data base owner to maintain reasonable procedures to protect and safeguard from unlawful use or disclosure personal information of Indiana residents that is collected or maintained by the data base owner and the data base owner complies with the data base owner's information privacy, security policy, or compliance plan.

(b) This section applies to a current or former health care provider (as defined by IC 4-6-14-2) who is a data base owner or former data base owner:

(1) to which an exemption under subsection (a)(6) applies or applied; and

(2) whose information privacy, security policy, or compliance plan:

(A) does not require the data base owner or former data base owner to maintain and implement reasonable procedures; or

(B) is not implemented by the data base owner or former data base owner;

to ensure that the personal information described in subsection (a), including health records (as defined by IC 4-6-14-2.5), is protected and safeguarded from unlawful use or disclosure after the data base owner or former data base owner ceases to be a covered entity under the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (P.L. 104-191).

(c) A data base owner shall implement and maintain reasonable procedures, including taking any appropriate corrective action, to protect and safeguard from unlawful use or disclosure any personal information of Indiana residents collected or maintained by the data base owner.

(d) A data base owner shall not dispose of or abandon records or documents containing unencrypted and unredacted personal information of Indiana residents without shredding, incinerating, mutilating, erasing, or otherwise rendering the personal information illegible or unusable.

(e) A person that knowingly or intentionally fails to comply with any provision of this section commits a deceptive act that is actionable only by the attorney general under this section.

(f) The attorney general may bring an action under this section to obtain any or all of the following:

(1) An injunction to enjoin further violations of this section.

(2) A civil penalty of not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000) per deceptive act.

(3) The attorney general's reasonable costs in:

(A) the investigation of the deceptive act; and

(B) maintaining the action.

(g) A failure to comply with subsection (c) or (d) in connection with related acts or omissions constitutes one (1) deceptive act.

As added by P.L.137-2009, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.76-2017, SEC.4.
Ind. Code § 24-4-9.2-3 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 4 / Chapter 9.2 / Section 24-4-9.2-3
"Peer to peer vehicle sharing"
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "peer to peer vehicle sharing" or "P2P vehicle sharing" means the authorized use of a shared vehicle by a person other than the shared vehicle's owner as part of a P2P vehicle sharing program.

As added by P.L.253-2019, SEC.3.
Ind. Code § 24-7-2-5 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 7 / Chapter 2 / Section 24-7-2-5
"Lessee"
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. "Lessee" means an individual who rents property under a rental purchase agreement.

As added by P.L.254-1987, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 24-3-2-1 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 3 / Chapter 2 / Section 24-3-2-1
Declaration of policy
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. It is declared to be the public policy of this state to promote the public welfare by making unlawful unfair, dishonest, deceptive, destructive and fraudulent business practices now existing in transactions involving the sale of, offer to sell, or inducement to sell cigarettes in this state in wholesale and retail trades. The offering for sale or sale of cigarettes below cost in the retail or wholesale trade with the intent of injuring competitors or destroying or substantially lessening competition is an unfair and deceptive business practice and adversely affects the collection of revenue due this state from the sale of cigarettes.

Formerly: Acts 1949, c.51, s.1.
Ind. Code § 24-4-7-2 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 4 / Chapter 7 / Section 24-4-7-2
"Person"
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "person" means an individual, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, unincorporated association, estate, or trust.

As added by P.L.238-1985, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.8-1993, SEC.355.
Ind. Code § 24-15-2-28 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 15 / Chapter 2 / Section 24-15-2-28
"Sensitive data"
Status: in_force

Sec. 28. "Sensitive data" means a category of personal data that includes any of the following:

(1) Personal data revealing racial or ethnic origin, religious beliefs, a mental or physical health diagnosis made by a health care provider, sexual orientation, or citizenship or immigration status.

(2) Genetic or biometric data that is processed for the purpose of uniquely identifying a specific individual.

(3) Personal data collected from a known child.

(4) Precise geolocation data.

As added by P.L.94-2023, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 24-5-7-16 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 5 / Chapter 7 / Section 24-5-7-16
Purchase of facility; assumption of membership contract liability; preservation of actions or defenses
Status: in_force

Sec. 16. (a) A purchaser of a health spa facility that offers health spa services to the public assumes all membership contract liability from the previous seller.

(b) Any right of action or defense arising out of a health spa services contract that the buyer has against the seller is preserved against an assignee of or successor to the contract.

As added by P.L.249-1983, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.24-1989, SEC.17.
Ind. Code § 24-5-13.1-17 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 5 / Chapter 13.1 / Section 24-5-13.1-17
Replacement vehicle
Status: in_force

Sec. 17. (a) If a converted motor vehicle is replaced by a responsible manufacturer or installer under this chapter, the responsible manufacturer or installer shall reimburse the buyer for any fees for the transfer of registration or any sales tax incurred by the buyer as a result of replacement.

(b) If a replaced converted motor vehicle was financed by the responsible manufacturer or installer, its subsidiary, or agent, the responsible manufacturer or installer, subsidiary, or agent may not require the buyer to enter into any refinancing agreement concerning a replacement converted motor vehicle that would create any financial obligations upon the buyer less favorable than those of the original financing agreement.

As added by P.L.91-2022, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 24-4-5-3 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 4 / Chapter 5 / Section 24-4-5-3
Trademarks; purchase; reregistration
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. Any:

(1) person, firm, limited liability company, corporation, or association; or

(2) agent of a person, a firm, a limited liability company, a corporation, or an association;

who acquires by purchase or other lawful means a circulating product or delivery container marked under section 1 of this chapter and who has the written consent under section 2 of this chapter is not required to refile and republish the description, but, as to the supplies described in the written consent, acquires as a part of the purchase all rights and benefits the vendor has under this chapter.

Formerly: Acts 1971, P.L.365, SEC.1. As amended by P.L.114-1992, SEC.6; P.L.8-1993, SEC.353.
Ind. Code § 24-4-10-5 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 4 / Chapter 10 / Section 24-4-10-5
Offense
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. A person who violates this chapter commits a Class A infraction.

As added by P.L.180-1991, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 24-2-1-15.3 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 2 / Chapter 1 / Section 24-2-1-15.3
Fees
Status: in_force

Sec. 15.3. (a) The secretary shall collect the following fees for a document delivered under this article:

(1) An application fee of ten dollars ($10).

(2) A renewal fee of ten dollars ($10).

(3) A recording fee of ten dollars ($10).

(b) A fee collected under subsection (a) is nonrefundable.

As added by P.L.135-2006, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.128-2017, SEC.9.
Ind. Code § 24-12-9-11 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 12 / Chapter 9 / Section 24-12-9-11
Record keeping; use of unique identifier on forms and documents; submitting call reports to NMLSR; composite reports; notice to department of certain events or changes; notice of felony conviction
Status: in_force

Sec. 11. (a) A CPAP provider required to be licensed under this article shall maintain records in conformity with United States generally accepted accounting principles and practices in a manner that will enable the department to determine whether the licensee is complying with the provisions of this article. The record keeping system of a licensee shall be sufficient if the licensee makes the required information reasonably available. The department shall determine the sufficiency of the records and whether the licensee has made the required information reasonably available. The department shall be given free access to the records wherever located. The records concerning any CPAP transaction shall be retained for two (2) years after making the final entry relating to the CPAP transaction. A person licensed or required to be licensed under this article is subject to IC 28-1-2-30.5 with respect to any records maintained by the person.

(b) If the director designates under section 4 of this chapter the NMLSR as the sole entity responsible for performing any of the activities described in section 4(a) of this chapter, the unique identifier of any licensee must be clearly shown on all CPAP transaction documents furnished by the licensee to a consumer claimant and on any other documents as required by the director.

(c) If the director designates under section 4 of this chapter the NMLSR as the sole entity responsible for performing any of the activities described in section 4(a) of this chapter, a CPAP provider that is licensed by the department under this article and that engages in CPAP transactions shall submit to the NMLSR a call report, which must be in the form and contain information the NMLSR requires, if required by the director.

(d) A CPAP provider required to be licensed under this article shall file with the department a composite report as required by the department, but not more frequently than annually, in the form prescribed by the department relating to all CPAP transactions entered into by the licensee. The department shall consult with comparable officials in other states for the purpose of making the kinds of information required in the reports uniform among the states. Information contained in the reports shall be confidential and may be published only in composite form. The department may impose a fee in an amount fixed by the department under IC 28-11-3-5 for each day that a CPAP provider fails to file the report required by this subsection.

(e) A CPAP provider required to be licensed under this article shall file notification with the department if the CPAP provider:

(1) has a change in name, address, or principals;

(2) opens a new branch, closes an existing branch, or relocates an existing branch;

(3) files for bankruptcy or reorganization; or

(4) is subject to revocation or suspension proceedings by a state or governmental authority with regard to the licensee's activities;

not later than thirty (30) days after the date of the event described in this subsection.

(f) A licensee shall file notification with the department if the licensee or any director, executive officer, or manager of the licensee has been convicted of a felony under the laws of Indiana or any other jurisdiction. The licensee shall file the notification required by this subsection not later than thirty (30) days after the date of the event described in this subsection.

As added by P.L.176-2019, SEC.52.
Ind. Code § 24-2-2-4 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 2 / Chapter 2 / Section 24-2-2-4
Action for continuing violations; injunction; criminal prosecution
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. The attorney general, prosecuting attorney or any citizen of any county where any person, firm, limited liability company, corporation, or association shall be engaged in the violation of the provisions of this chapter may, in accordance with the laws of the state of Indiana governing injunctions, maintain an action in the name of the state of Indiana to enjoin such person, firm, limited liability company, corporation, or association from continuing operations in violation of the provisions of this chapter. Any person having been so enjoined who shall violate such injunction shall be punished for contempt of court; however, such injunction shall not relieve any such person, firm, limited liability company, corporation, or association from criminal prosecution for the violation as provided for in this chapter, but such remedy by injunction shall be in addition to any remedy provided for the criminal prosecution of such offense. The relator shall not be liable for any costs. In case judgment is rendered in favor of the plaintiff in any action brought for injunctive relief under the provisions of this chapter, the court rendering the same shall also render judgment for reasonable attorney's fees in such action in favor of the plaintiff and against the defendant in the action, and when collected such fees shall be paid to the attorney or attorneys of the plaintiff, which if paid to the attorney general or to any prosecuting attorney shall be additional to any compensation allowed by law.

Formerly: Acts 1947, c.143, s.4. As amended by P.L.152-1986, SEC.34; P.L.8-1993, SEC.342; P.L.136-2018, SEC.138.
Ind. Code § 24-15-2-14 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 15 / Chapter 2 / Section 24-15-2-14
"Health record"
Status: in_force

Sec. 14. "Health record" has the meaning set forth in IC 1-1-4-5(a)(6).

As added by P.L.94-2023, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 24-4.6-4-1 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 4.6 / Chapter 4 / Section 24-4.6-4-1
"Alternative payment date process" defined
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "alternative payment date process" refers to the process described in section 4(d) of this chapter.

As added by P.L.25-2002, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 24-5-16-14 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 5 / Chapter 16 / Section 24-5-16-14
Civil action
Status: in_force

Sec. 14. Any one (1) or more of the following who suffer any damage proximately resulting from one (1) or more acts of unlawful vehicle subleasing described in section 12 of this chapter may bring an action against the person who has engaged in those acts:

(1) A seller or other secured party under an installment sales agreement or a security agreement.

(2) A lender under a direct loan agreement.

(3) A lessor under a lease contract.

(4) A buyer under an installment sales agreement.

(5) A purchaser under a direct loan agreement, an agreement that provides for a security interest, or an agreement that is equivalent to these types of agreements.

(6) A lessee under a lease contract.

(7) An actual or a purported transferee or an assignee of a right or an interest of a buyer, a purchaser, or a lessee.

As added by P.L.80-1990, SEC.16.
Ind. Code § 24-4-11-5 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 4 / Chapter 11 / Section 24-4-11-5
"Education" defined
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. As used in this chapter, "education" means:

(1) a baccalaureate or graduate degree from an accredited college or university in:

(A) industrial hygiene;

(B) biology;

(C) chemistry;

(D) engineering;

(E) physics; or

(F) a closely related physical or biological science; or

(2) a baccalaureate or graduate degree from an accredited college or university that has at least sixty (60) credit hours in undergraduate or graduate level courses (of which at least fifteen (15) credit hours must be in junior or higher level courses) in the following:

(A) Science.

(B) Mathematics.

(C) Engineering.

(D) Technology.

If the degree is heavily comprised of only one (1) of these subject matter areas, the board may accept the degree under this definition only if the applicant has taken additional science courses from an accredited college or university or has completed a related graduate degree from an accredited college or university.

As added by P.L.175-1996, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 24-3-6-7 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 3 / Chapter 6 / Section 24-3-6-7
"Retailer"
Status: in_force

Sec. 7. As used in this chapter, "retailer" means a person that sells cigarettes to a consumer. The term includes a distributor.

As added by P.L.160-2005, SEC.15.
Ind. Code § 24-4.8-1-6 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 4.8 / Chapter 1 / Section 24-4.8-1-6
"Intentionally deceptive means"
Status: in_force

Sec. 6. "Intentionally deceptive means" means any of the following:

(1) A materially false statement that a person knows to be false.

(2) A statement or description made by a person who omits or misrepresents material information with the intent to deceive an owner or operator of a computer.

(3) The failure to provide notice to an owner or operator of a computer regarding the installation or execution of computer software with the intent to deceive the owner or operator.

As added by P.L.115-2005, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 24-3-5-5 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 3 / Chapter 5 / Section 24-3-5-5
Mailing or shipping tobacco products; requirements; penalties
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. (a) A merchant who mails or ships cigarettes as part of a delivery sale shall:

(1) use a mailing or shipping service that requires the customer or a person at least twenty-one (21) years of age who is designated by the customer to:

(A) sign to accept delivery of the cigarettes; and

(B) present a valid driver's license issued under IC 9-24-3 or an identification card issued under IC 9-24-16 if the customer or the customer's designee, in the opinion of the delivery agent or employee of the mailing or shipping service, appears to be less than thirty (30) years of age;

(2) provide to the mailing or shipping service used under subdivision (1) proof of compliance with section 6(a) of this chapter; and

(3) include the following statement in bold type or capital letters on an invoice or shipping document:

INDIANA LAW PROHIBITS THE MAILING OR SHIPPING OF CIGARETTES TO A PERSON LESS THAN TWENTY-ONE (21) YEARS OF AGE AND REQUIRES PAYMENT OF ALL APPLICABLE TAXES.

(b) The commission may impose a civil penalty of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) if a mailing or shipping service:

(1) delivers cigarettes as part of a delivery sale without first receiving proof from the merchant of compliance with section 6(a) of this chapter; or

(2) fails to obtain a signature and proof of identification of the customer or the customer's designee under subsection (a)(1).

The commission shall deposit amounts collected under this subsection into the Richard D. Doyle tobacco education and enforcement fund established by IC 7.1-6-2-6.

(c) The following apply to a merchant that mails or ships cigarettes as part of a delivery sale without using a third party service as required by subsection (a)(1):

(1) The merchant shall require the customer or a person at least twenty-one (21) years of age who is designated by the customer to:

(A) sign to accept delivery of the cigarettes; and

(B) present a valid driver's license issued under IC 9-24-3 or identification card issued under IC 9-24-16 if the customer or the customer's designee, in the opinion of the merchant or the merchant's employee making the delivery, appears to be less than thirty (30) years of age.

(2) The commission may impose a civil penalty of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) if the merchant:

(A) delivers the cigarettes without first complying with section 6(a) of this chapter; or

(B) fails to obtain a signature and proof of identification of the customer or the customer's designee under subdivision (1).

The commission shall deposit amounts collected under this subdivision into the Richard D. Doyle tobacco education and enforcement fund established by IC 7.1-6-2-6.

As added by P.L.253-2003, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.160-2005, SEC.9; P.L.49-2020, SEC.23; P.L.111-2021, SEC.96; P.L.163-2025, SEC.58.
Ind. Code § 24-15-2-25 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 15 / Chapter 2 / Section 24-15-2-25
"Pseudonymous data"
Status: in_force

Sec. 25. "Pseudonymous data" means personal data that cannot be attributed to a specific individual because additional information that would allow the data to be attributed to a specific individual is:

(1) kept separately; and

(2) subject to appropriate technical and organizational measures;

to ensure that the personal data is not attributed to an identified or identifiable individual.

As added by P.L.94-2023, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 24-4-23-6 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 4 / Chapter 23 / Section 24-4-23-6
"Person"
Status: in_force

Sec. 6. As used in this chapter, "person" means a human being, a corporation, a limited liability company, a partnership, an unincorporated association, or a governmental entity.

As added by P.L.98-2024, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.1-2025, SEC.211.
Ind. Code § 24-4-16.4-2 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 4 / Chapter 16.4 / Section 24-4-16.4-2
"Sexually explicit materials"
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. (a) As used in this chapter, "sexually explicit materials" means a product or service:

(1) that is harmful to minors (as described in IC 35-49-2-2), even if the product or service is not intended to be used by or offered to a minor; or

(2) that is designed for use in, marketed primarily for, or provides for:

(A) the stimulation of the human genital organs; or

(B) masochism or a masochistic experience, sadism or a sadistic experience, sexual bondage, or sexual domination.

(b) The term does not include:

(1) birth control or contraceptive devices; or

(2) services, programs, products, or materials provided by a:

(A) communications service provider (as defined in IC 8-1-32.6-3);

(B) physician; or

(C) public or nonpublic school.

As added by P.L.92-2008, SEC.3.
Ind. Code § 24-14-2-8 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 14 / Chapter 2 / Section 24-14-2-8
"Local law enforcement agency"
Status: in_force

Sec. 8. "Local law enforcement agency" has the meaning set forth in IC 9-26-9-2.

As added by P.L.281-2019, SEC.5.
Ind. Code § 24-2-1-2 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 2 / Chapter 1 / Section 24-2-1-2
Definitions
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. The following definitions apply throughout this chapter:

(1) "Abandoned" means either of the following:

(A) The person who owns the mark has discontinued use of the mark and does not intend to resume use of the mark. A person's intent not to resume use of the mark may be inferred from the circumstances. Three (3) consecutive years without use of a mark constitutes prima facie evidence that the use of the mark has been abandoned.

(B) The conduct of the owner, including an act or omission, has caused the mark to lose its significance as a mark.

(2) "Applicant" means a person who files an application for registration of a mark under this chapter and the legal representatives, successors, or assigns of the person.

(3) "Dilution" means the lessening of the capacity of a famous mark to identify and distinguish goods or services, regardless of the presence or absence of:

(A) competition between the owner of the famous mark and other parties; or

(B) the likelihood of confusion, mistake, or deception.

(4) "Mark" means a trademark or service mark that is entitled to registration under this chapter, whether the mark is registered or not.

(5) "Person" means:

(A) a human being;

(B) a corporation;

(C) a partnership;

(D) a limited liability company; or

(E) any other entity or organization:

(i) capable of suing and being sued in a court of law;

(ii) entitled to a benefit or privilege under this chapter; or

(iii) rendered liable under this chapter.

(6) "Registrant" means a person to whom the registration of a mark under this chapter is issued and the legal representatives, successors, or assigns of the person.

(7) "Secretary" means the secretary of state or the designee of the secretary charged with the administration of this chapter.

(8) "Service mark" means a word, name, symbol, device, or combination of a word, name, symbol, or device that is used by a person to:

(A) identify a service, including a unique service, of a person and distinguish the person's service from the service of another person; and

(B) indicate the source of a service, even if the source is unknown.

Titles and character names and other distinctive features of radio or television programs used by a person may be registered as a service mark even though the radio or television programs may advertise the goods of the sponsor.

(9) "Trademark" means any word, name, symbol, or device or any combination of a word, name, symbol, or device that is used by a person to:

(A) identify and distinguish goods, including a unique product, of a person and distinguish the person's goods from goods manufactured or sold by another person; and

(B) indicate the source of the goods, even if the source is unknown.

(10) "Trade name" means a name used by a person to identify a business or vocation of the person.

(11) "Use" means the bona fide use of a mark in the ordinary course of trade and not a use made merely to reserve a right in a mark. A mark is considered to be in use:

(A) on or in connection with a good if the:

(i) mark is placed in any manner on the good, a container for the good, a display associated with the good, or a tag or label affixed to the good; or

(ii) nature of the good makes placement of the mark as described in item (i) impracticable and the mark is placed on a document associated with the good or with the sale of the good; and

(B) if the good described in clause (A) is sold or transported in Indiana.

A mark is considered to be in use on or in connection with a service if the mark is used or displayed in the sale or advertising of the service and the service is rendered in Indiana.

Formerly: Acts 1955, c.174, s.2; Acts 1959, c.256, s.1. As amended by P.L.152-1986, SEC.22; P.L.8-1993, SEC.338; P.L.135-2006, SEC.2.
Ind. Code § 24-4-9.2-6 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 4 / Chapter 9.2 / Section 24-4-9.2-6
"Shared vehicle"
Status: in_force

Sec. 6. As used in this chapter, "shared vehicle" means a vehicle that a shared vehicle owner has made available for P2P vehicle sharing with a shared vehicle driver through a P2P vehicle sharing program. The term does not include a vehicle obtained from a rental company under a rental agreement under IC 24-4-9.

As added by P.L.253-2019, SEC.3.
Ind. Code § 24-16-2-6 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 16 / Chapter 2 / Section 24-16-2-6
"Transactional data"
Status: in_force

Effective 1-1-2027.

Sec. 6. "Transactional data" means a sequence of information that documents an exchange, agreement, or transfer between an individual, commercial entity, or third party used for the purpose of satisfying a request or event. The term includes records that relate to a mortgage, education, or employment.

As added by P.L.100-2026, SEC.14.
Ind. Code § 24-15-2-7 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 15 / Chapter 2 / Section 24-15-2-7
"Consent"
Status: in_force

Sec. 7. (a) "Consent" means a clear affirmative act that signifies a consumer's freely given, specific, informed, and unambiguous agreement to process personal data relating to the consumer.

(b) For purposes of this section, a "clear affirmative act" includes a written statement, including a statement written by electronic means, or any other unambiguous affirmative action.

As added by P.L.94-2023, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 24-4-24-10 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 4 / Chapter 24 / Section 24-4-24-10
Obligations of consumer genetic testing provider; prohibition on certain disclosures by genetic testing provider; limitation on assessment of certain costs by consumer genetic testing provider
Status: in_force

Sec. 10. (a) A consumer genetic testing provider that performs, or causes to be performed, genetic testing on an individual's biological material shall do the following:

(1) Implement commercially reasonable security measures to protect:

(A) the individual's biological material; and

(B) data resulting from genetic testing performed on the individual's biological material;

from unauthorized access, destruction, use, modification, or disclosure.

(2) Allow the individual access to any data resulting from genetic testing performed on the individual's biological material.

(3) Provide the following:

(A) A procedure by which the individual can revoke any consent provided by the individual under section 9 of this chapter. The procedure must enable the individual to communicate the revocation:

(i) directly to the provider; and

(ii) through one (1) or more means, at least one (1) of which must be the primary means by which the provider communicates with the individual.

(B) Both:

(i) notice of the existence of; and

(ii) instructions regarding the use of;

the procedure under clause (A) that are sufficiently clear and concise as to be reasonably understandable by a person of ordinary intelligence.

(4) Comply with a revocation of consent by the individual not later than thirty (30) days after the individual communicates the revocation to the provider, including by:

(A) destroying the individual's biological material not later than thirty (30) days after the individual revokes the individual's consent to the provider's retention of the biological material under section 9(a)(4) of this chapter; and

(B) destroying any data resulting from genetic testing performed on the individual's biological material not later than thirty (30) days after the individual revokes the individual's consent to the provider's retention of the data under section 9(a)(5) of this chapter.

(5) Provide a third party with access to the individual's biological material, or to data resulting from genetic testing performed on the individual's biological material, only under contractual terms that prohibit the third party from:

(A) using the biological material or data for any use to which the individual has not consented under section 9 of this chapter;

(B) providing another party with access to the biological material or data; or

(C) retaining the biological material or data longer than the provider is authorized to retain the biological material or data under this chapter.

(6) Ensure that:

(A) any advertising or marketing communications sent to the individual as a result of the individual's:

(i) solicitation and use of the provider's services; or

(ii) use of the provider's website or other remote or virtual services;

are clearly and prominently denoted as advertising or marketing materials; and

(B) advertising or marketing communications described in clause (A) that are sent by a third party clearly and prominently:

(i) identify the third party; and

(ii) notify the individual that any claims made in the advertising or marketing communications have not been evaluated by the provider.

(b) A consumer genetic testing provider may not provide data, other than deidentified data, resulting from genetic testing performed on an individual's biological material to:

(1) an insurer;

(2) a person that, in the ordinary course of the person's business, provides information or data to insurers for the purposes of underwriting or rating of risks; or

(3) a person that employs the individual;

regardless of whether the individual has consented to the provider providing third parties with access to the data under section 9(a)(3) of this chapter.

(c) A consumer genetic testing provider may not charge a fee for the provision of biological material or for the provision of data resulting from genetic testing performed on biological material:

(1) to a law enforcement agency on the basis of a search warrant; or

(2) as required by a court order;

that is more than the actual cost, not including labor costs or overhead costs, to the consumer genetic testing provider of providing the material or data.

As added by P.L.233-2025, SEC.2.
Ind. Code § 24-4-25.5-3 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 4 / Chapter 25.5 / Section 24-4-25.5-3
"Foreign ownership"
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "foreign ownership" means an ownership interest (including voting rights) in an Indiana media entity that is held or controlled by a foreign entity. However, the term does not include an ownership interest derived solely from holding publicly traded securities of a media entity.

As added by P.L.132-2025, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 24-4-7-4 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 4 / Chapter 7 / Section 24-4-7-4
"Sales representative"
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "sales representative" means a person who:

(1) contracts with a principal to solicit wholesale orders in Indiana; and

(2) is compensated, in whole or in part, by commission.

The term does not include a person who places orders or purchases on the person's own account for resale.

As added by P.L.238-1985, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 24-7-7-3 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 7 / Chapter 7 / Section 24-7-7-3
Assurance of discontinuance of misconduct
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. If it is claimed that a person has engaged in conduct subject to an order by the department or by a court under this chapter, the department may accept an assurance in writing that the person will not engage in the conduct in the future. If a person giving an assurance of discontinuance fails to comply with its terms, the assurance is evidence that before the assurance the person engaged in the conduct described in the assurance.

As added by P.L.254-1987, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.172-1997, SEC.14.
Ind. Code § 24-3-5.4-15 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 3 / Chapter 5.4 / Section 24-3-5.4-15
Stamping, sale, or importation of unlisted cigarettes prohibited
Status: in_force

Sec. 15. A person may not:

(1) affix a stamp to a package or other container of cigarettes; or

(2) sell, offer or possess for sale, or import for personal consumption in Indiana cigarettes;

of a tobacco product manufacturer or brand family that is not listed in a directory under section 14 of this chapter.

As added by P.L.252-2003, SEC.16. Amended by P.L.160-2005, SEC.13.
Ind. Code § 24-7-5-5.5 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 7 / Chapter 5 / Section 24-7-5-5.5
Returned payment fee
Status: in_force

Sec. 5.5. A lessor may contract for and charge a returned payment fee not to exceed twenty-five dollars ($25) for each return by a bank or other depository institution of a dishonored check, electronic funds transfer, negotiable order of withdrawal, or share draft issued by the lessee.

As added by P.L.213-2007, SEC.31; P.L.217-2007, SEC.30. Amended by P.L.69-2018, SEC.40.
Ind. Code § 24-3-3-6 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 3 / Chapter 3 / Section 24-3-3-6
"Master Settlement Agreement"
Status: in_force

Sec. 6. As used in this chapter, "Master Settlement Agreement" means the settlement agreement (and related documents) entered into on November 23, 1998, by the state and leading United States tobacco product manufacturers.

As added by P.L.223-1999, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 24-8-5-1 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 8 / Chapter 5 / Section 24-8-5-1
Substitutions for unavailable prizes; applicability to certain book, record, video, and magazine promotions
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. (a) If the prize described in this article is not available, the person who is to receive the prize shall be given the option of choosing one (1) of the following:

(1) A prize of equal or greater value.

(2) The verifiable retail value of the prize in cash or by a valid check.

(3) A voucher, certificate, or other evidence of obligation stating that the prize will be shipped to the person within thirty (30) days at no cost to the person.

(b) If a voucher, certificate, or other evidence of obligation described in subsection (a) cannot be honored within thirty (30) days, the sponsor shall mail to a person a valid check or money order for the verifiable retail value of the prize described in this article.

(c) Subsection (b) of this section shall not apply in a promotion only for books, records, videos, or magazines when the person has the right to review the merchandise without obligation for at least seven (7) days and the right to obtain a full refund for the return of undamaged merchandise.

As added by P.L.233-1989, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 24-4.7-1-1 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 4.7 / Chapter 1 / Section 24-4.7-1-1
Application
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. This article does not apply to any of the following:

(1) A telephone call made in response to an express request of the person called.

(2) A telephone call made primarily in connection with an existing debt or contract for which payment or performance has not been completed at the time of the call.

(3) A telephone call made on behalf of a charitable organization that is exempt from federal income taxation under Section 501 of the Internal Revenue Code, but only if all of the following apply:

(A) The telephone call is made by a volunteer or an employee of the charitable organization.

(B) The telephone solicitor who makes the telephone call immediately discloses all of the following information upon making contact with the consumer:

(i) The solicitor's true first and last name.

(ii) The name, address, and telephone number of the charitable organization.

(4) A telephone call made by an individual licensed under IC 25-34.1 if:

(A) the sale of goods or services is not completed; and

(B) the payment or authorization of payment is not required;

until after a face to face sales presentation by the seller.

(5) A telephone call made by an individual licensed under IC 27-1-15.6 or IC 27-1-15.8 when the individual is soliciting an application for insurance or negotiating a policy of insurance on behalf of an insurer (as defined in IC 27-1-2-3).

(6) A telephone call soliciting the sale of a newspaper of general circulation, but only if the telephone call is made by a volunteer or an employee of the newspaper.

(7) Any telephone call made to a consumer by a communications service provider (as defined in IC 8-1-32.5-4) that:

(A) offers broadband Internet service; and

(B) has an established business relationship (as defined in 47 CFR 64.1200) with the consumer.

(8) Any telephone call made to a consumer by:

(A) a financial institution organized or reorganized under the laws of any state or the United States; or

(B) a person licensed by the department of financial institutions under IC 37-1, IC 37-2, or 750 IAC 9;

that has an established business relationship (as defined in 47 CFR 64.1200) with the consumer.

As added by P.L.189-2001, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.97-2004, SEC.90; P.L.242-2019, SEC.1; P.L.115-2026, SEC.25.
Ind. Code § 24-5-24-10 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 5 / Chapter 24 / Section 24-5-24-10
Persons excluded from security freeze restrictions
Status: in_force

Sec. 10. The placement of a security freeze on a consumer's consumer report does not prohibit a consumer reporting agency from providing the consumer's consumer report to the following persons without the authorization of the consumer:

(1) A person, including a subsidiary, an affiliate, an agent, an assignee of a financial obligation owed by the consumer to the person, or a prospective assignee of a financial obligation owed by the consumer to the person in connection with the proposed purchase of the financial obligation, to whom the consumer owes a financial obligation in connection with any of the following:

(A) An account, including a demand deposit account, that the consumer has with the person, for the purpose of:

(i) reviewing the account, including activities related to account maintenance, monitoring, credit line increases, and account upgrades and enhancements; or

(ii) collecting the obligation owed in connection with the account.

(B) A contract, for the purpose of collecting the obligation owed in connection with the contract.

(C) A negotiable instrument that the consumer has issued to the person, for the purpose of collecting the obligation owed in connection with the negotiable instrument.

(2) A person, including a subsidiary, an affiliate, an agent, or an assignee of a financial obligation owed by the consumer to the person, to whom the consumer has authorized the release of the consumer's consumer report under section 7(a)(1) of this chapter, for the purpose of facilitating the extension of credit or for any permissible purpose under subdivision (1).

(3) A law enforcement agency.

(4) Any person for the purpose of prescreening, as provided in the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. 1681 et seq.).

(5) Any person administering a credit monitoring subscription service to which the consumer has subscribed.

(6) The consumer, upon the consumer's request, or any other person for the purpose of providing the consumer with a copy of the consumer's consumer report, upon the consumer's request.

(7) Any of the following that provides services to a consumer:

(A) An insurer licensed under IC 27.

(B) An insurance producer licensed under IC 27.

(C) An agent, a vendor, or an employee of:

(i) an insurer licensed under IC 27; or

(ii) an insurance producer licensed under IC 27;

while acting on behalf of the insurer or the insurance producer.

As added by P.L.104-2007, SEC.1.