Ind. Code § 24-4-23-12 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 4 / Chapter 23 / Section 24-4-23-12
Injunctive relief
Status: in_force

Sec. 12. (a) If an adult oriented website operator publishes an adult oriented website in violation of section 10 of this chapter, any person may bring an action to seek injunctive relief.

(b) A person that brings an action for injunctive relief under this section and prevails is entitled to:

(1) injunctive relief; and

(2) 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 § 24-14-9-2 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 14 / Chapter 9 / Section 24-14-9-2
Prohibited actions for towing companies and storage facilities
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. A towing company or a storage facility shall not do any of the following:

(1) Upon payment of all costs relating to a tow, motor vehicle storage, and all allowable fees, as applicable, refuse to release the motor vehicle during regular office hours to a properly identified person who owns or holds a lien on the motor vehicle in accordance with the procedures and subject to the same requirements set forth in IC 9-22-1-8 with respect to abandoned motor vehicles. However, a towing company or storage facility shall not release a motor vehicle in any case in which a local law enforcement agency has ordered the motor vehicle not to be released, or in any case in which the motor vehicle cannot be released because of pending litigation.

(2) Refuse to permit:

(A) a properly identified person who owns or holds a lien on a motor vehicle; or

(B) a representative of the insurance company that insures the motor vehicle, if the vehicle is covered by an active policy of insurance;

to inspect the motor vehicle during regular office hours before all costs incurred against the motor vehicle are paid or the motor vehicle is released. A retrieval fee may be charged if it complies with the requirements of IC 9-22-1-8.

(3) Charge any storage fee for a stored motor vehicle with respect to any day on which:

(A) release of the motor vehicle; or

(B) inspection of the motor vehicle by the owner, lienholder, or insurance company;

is not permitted during regular office hours by the towing company or storage facility.

(4) Offer to provide compensation to a person for a referral unless the person and the towing company or storage facility have an executed contract in place.

(5) Charge more than the fees that are included in a towing agreement or contract with the law enforcement agency that ordered the tow or the contract with the private property owner that ordered the tow under IC 9-22-1.

As added by P.L.281-2019, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.227-2025, SEC.52.
Ind. Code § 24-7-3-7 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 7 / Chapter 3 / Section 24-7-3-7
Size of print
Status: in_force

Sec. 7. The terms of the rental purchase agreement shall be set forth in not less than 8 point type.

As added by P.L.254-1987, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 24-8-2-4 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 8 / Chapter 2 / Section 24-8-2-4
"Promoter" defined
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. "Promoter" means a person conducting a promotion.

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

Sec. 5. The lessor shall disclose all information required in section 3 of this chapter before the rental purchase agreement is consummated.

As added by P.L.254-1987, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 24-14-2-2 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 14 / Chapter 2 / Section 24-14-2-2
"Affiliate"
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. "Affiliate" has the meaning set forth in IC 23-1-43-1.

As added by P.L.281-2019, SEC.5.
Ind. Code § 24-4-12-7 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 4 / Chapter 12 / Section 24-4-12-7
"Medical device" defined
Status: in_force

Sec. 7. As used in this chapter, "medical device" means an instrument, an apparatus, an implement, a machine, a contrivance, an implant, an in vitro reagent, a tool, or other similar or related article, including a component part or an accessory:

(1) required under federal law to bear the label "Caution: Federal law requires dispensing by or on the order of a physician"; or

(2) that is defined by federal law as a medical device and that is intended for use in the diagnosis of disease or other conditions or in the cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease in humans or animals or is intended to affect the structure or any function of the body of humans or animals, that does not achieve any of its principal intended purposes through chemical action within or on the body of humans or animals, and that is not dependent upon being metabolized for achievement of its principal intended purposes.

As added by P.L.99-1999, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 24-7-4-2 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 7 / Chapter 4 / Section 24-7-4-2
Contractual abridgement of rights and duties
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. A rental purchase agreement may not contain a provision that conflicts with the rights and duties imposed under this article.

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

Sec. 5. As used in this chapter, "genetic data" means any data, regardless of format, that:

(1) results from the analysis of an individual's biological material, including analysis of:

(A) the complete DNA;

(B) regions of the DNA;

(C) chromosomes;

(D) genes; or

(E) gene products; and

(2) concerns an individual's genetic characteristics.

The term does not include deidentified data.

As added by P.L.233-2025, SEC.2.
Ind. Code § 24-14-4-3 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 14 / Chapter 4 / Section 24-14-4-3
Emergency towing; distance restrictions
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. A towing company that tows a motor vehicle under this chapter shall ensure that the motor vehicle is towed to:

(1) a storage facility within forty (40) miles of the location of the tow-away zone from which the motor vehicle was removed; or

(2) if there is no storage facility within forty (40) miles of the location of the tow-away zone, to the storage facility nearest to the tow-away zone that has been approved by the commercial private property owner from where the motor vehicle was towed.

As added by P.L.281-2019, SEC.5.
Ind. Code § 24-5-13-3.1 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 5 / Chapter 13 / Section 24-5-13-3.1
"Dealer"
Status: in_force

Sec. 3.1. As used in this chapter, "dealer" has the meaning set forth in IC 9-32-2.1-10.

As added by P.L.76-2013, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.137-2018, SEC.13; P.L.104-2024, SEC.35.
Ind. Code § 24-13-1-1 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 13 / Chapter 1 / Section 24-13-1-1
Definitions
Status: in_force

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

As added by P.L.105-2017, SEC.3.
Ind. Code § 24-5-23.6-2 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 5 / Chapter 23.6 / Section 24-5-23.6-2
"Debtor"
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. (a) As used in this chapter, "debtor", with respect to a mortgage, refers to the maker of the note secured by the mortgage.

(b) The term includes a prospective debtor with respect to a mortgage for which a closing has not occurred.

As added by P.L.115-2010, SEC.20.
Ind. Code § 24-4-20-1 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 4 / Chapter 20 / Section 24-4-20-1
Definitions
Status: in_force

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

(1) "Currency" means a coin made of gold, silver, or other metal or paper money that is or has been used as legal tender.

(2) "Foreign entity" means:

(A) if the person is a sole proprietor, an individual who does not reside in Indiana; or

(B) if the person is not a sole proprietor, a person who is not authorized under the laws of Indiana.

(3) "Person" means a sole proprietor, a partnership, a corporation, a limited liability company, or other business entity.

(4) "Precious metals bullion" means bars, ingots, or commemorative medallions of gold, silver, platinum, palladium, or a combination of these materials for which the value of the metal depends on its content and not its form.

(5) "Secretary" refers to the secretary of state.

As added by P.L.195-2016, SEC.2.
Ind. Code § 24-5-24-2 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 5 / Chapter 24 / Section 24-5-24-2
"Consumer report"
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. (a) As used in this chapter, "consumer report" means any written, oral, or other communication of any information that:

(1) is made by a consumer reporting agency;

(2) bears on a consumer's creditworthiness, credit standing, credit capacity, character, general reputation, personal characteristics, or mode of living; and

(3) is used or expected to be used or collected in whole or in part for the purpose of serving as a factor in establishing a consumer's eligibility for credit to be used primarily for personal, family, or household purposes.

(b) The term includes a consumer's credit score.

As added by P.L.104-2007, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 24-5-24-4 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 5 / Chapter 24 / Section 24-5-24-4
"Security freeze"
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "security freeze" means a designation placed on a consumer's consumer report:

(1) by a consumer reporting agency; and

(2) at the request of the consumer;

that prohibits the consumer reporting agency from releasing the consumer report without the authorization of the consumer.

As added by P.L.104-2007, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 24-5-13.5-4 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 5 / Chapter 13.5 / Section 24-5-13.5-4
"Buyer"
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "buyer" means a person who, for purposes other than resale or sublease, enters into an agreement or a contract within Indiana for the transfer, lease, or purchase of a buyback vehicle.

As added by P.L.65-1992, SEC.3.
Ind. Code § 24-5-13.5-11 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 5 / Chapter 13.5 / Section 24-5-13.5-11
Express warranty; written statement of disclosure; buyer's acknowledgment of disclosure
Status: in_force

Sec. 11. Before the initial resale of a buyback vehicle in Indiana, a dealer must provide to the buyer the express warranty required by section 10(b)(1) of this chapter and the written statement of disclosure required by section 10(b)(3) of this chapter and obtain the buyer's acknowledgment of this disclosure at the time of the initial resale or lease as evidenced by the buyer's signature on the statement of disclosure.

As added by P.L.65-1992, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.118-1993, SEC.4; P.L.211-2023, SEC.77.
Ind. Code § 24-4-9.2-13 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 4 / Chapter 9.2 / Section 24-4-9.2-13
Program requirements
Status: in_force

Sec. 13. A P2P vehicle sharing program, for each shared vehicle agreement completed through the P2P shared vehicle program, shall do the following:

(1) Provide the language of the shared vehicle agreement to the shared vehicle owner and shared vehicle driver.

(2) Disclose:

(A) to the shared vehicle driver any:

(i) rates, fees, and costs that are charged under the shared vehicle agreement to the shared vehicle driver; and

(ii) conditions under which the shared vehicle driver is required to maintain primary coverage under a personal motor vehicle insurance policy, including the specific required coverage limits to enter into a shared vehicle agreement; and

(B) to the shared vehicle owner any rates, fees, and costs that are charged under the shared vehicle agreement to the shared vehicle driver.

(3) Provide an emergency telephone number for the shared vehicle driver to use during the vehicle sharing period to contact the person tasked with providing roadside assistance to the shared vehicle driver.

As added by P.L.253-2019, SEC.3.
Ind. Code § 24-12-9-4 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 12 / Chapter 9 / Section 24-12-9-4
Director's authority to use NMLSR in department's licensing system; reporting of information to NMLSR; confidentiality; director's authority to enter into agreements; waiver of privilege; processing fee; electronic records
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. (a) Subject to subsection (f), the director may designate the NMLSR to serve as the sole entity responsible for:

(1) processing applications and renewals for licenses required under section 1 of this chapter;

(2) issuing unique identifiers for licensees under this chapter; and

(3) performing other services that the director determines are necessary for the orderly administration of the department's licensing system under this chapter.

(b) Subject to the confidentiality provisions contained in IC 5-14-3, this section, and IC 28-1-2-30, the director may regularly report to the NMLSR significant or recurring violations of this article.

(c) Subject to the confidentiality provisions contained in IC 5-14-3, this section, and IC 28-1-2-30, the director may report to the NMLSR complaints received regarding licensees under this chapter.

(d) The director may report to the NMLSR publicly adjudicated licensure actions against licensees under this chapter.

(e) The director shall establish a process in which persons licensed in accordance with this chapter may challenge information reported to the NMLSR by the department.

(f) The director's authority to designate the NMLSR under subsection (a) is subject to the following:

(1) Information stored in the NMLSR is subject to the confidentiality provisions of IC 5-14-3 and IC 28-1-2-30. A person may not:

(A) obtain information from the NMLSR unless the person is authorized to do so by statute;

(B) initiate any civil action based on information obtained from the NMLSR if the information is not otherwise available to the person under any other state law; or

(C) initiate any civil action based on information obtained from the NMLSR if the person could not have initiated the action based on information otherwise available to the person under any other state law.

(2) Documents, materials, and other forms of information in the control or possession of the NMLSR that are confidential under IC 28-1-2-30 and that are:

(A) furnished by the director, the director's designee, or a licensee; or

(B) otherwise obtained by the NMLSR;

are confidential and privileged by law and are not subject to inspection under IC 5-14-3, subject to subpoena, subject to discovery, or admissible in evidence in any civil action. However, the director may use the documents, materials, or other information available to the director in furtherance of any action brought in connection with the director's duties under this article.

(3) Disclosure of documents, materials, and information:

(A) to the director; or

(B) by the director;

under this subsection does not result in a waiver of any applicable privilege or claim of confidentiality with respect to the documents, materials, or information.

(4) Information provided to the NMLSR is subject to IC 4-1-11.

(5) This subsection does not limit or impair a person's right to:

(A) obtain information;

(B) use information as evidence in a civil action or proceeding; or

(C) use information to initiate a civil action or proceeding;

if the information may be obtained from the director or the director's designee under any law.

(6) The requirements under any federal law or IC 5-14-3 regarding the privacy or confidentiality of any information or material provided to the NMLSR, and any privilege arising under federal or state law, including the rules of any federal or state court, with respect to the information or material, continue to apply to the information or material after the information or material has been disclosed to the NMLSR. The information and material may be shared with all state and federal regulatory officials with financial services industry oversight authority without the loss of privilege or the loss of confidentiality protections provided by federal law or IC 5-14-3.

(7) For purposes of this section, the director may enter agreements or sharing arrangements with other governmental agencies, the Conference of State Bank Supervisors, or other associations representing governmental agencies as established by rule or order of the director.

(8) Information or material that is subject to a privilege or confidentiality under subdivision (6) is not subject to:

(A) disclosure under any federal or state law governing the disclosure to the public of information held by an officer or an agency of the federal government or the respective state; or

(B) subpoena, discovery, or admission into evidence, in any private civil action or administrative process, unless with respect to any privileged information or material held by the NMLSR, the person to whom the information or material pertains waives, in whole or in part, in the discretion of the person, that privilege.

(9) Any provision of IC 5-14-3 that concerns the disclosure of:

(A) confidential supervisory information; or

(B) any information or material described in subdivision (6);

and that is inconsistent with subdivision (6) is superseded by this section.

(10) This section does not apply with respect to information or material that concerns the employment history of, and publicly adjudicated disciplinary and enforcement actions against, a person licensed in accordance with this chapter and described in section 5(b) of this chapter and that is included in the NMLSR for access by the public.

(11) The director may require a licensee required to submit information to the NMLSR to pay a processing fee considered reasonable by the director. In determining whether an NMLSR processing fee is reasonable, the director shall:

(A) require review of; and

(B) make available;

the audited financial statements of the NMLSR.

(g) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any:

(1) application, renewal, or other form or document that:

(A) relates to licenses issued under this chapter; and

(B) is made or produced in an electronic format;

(2) document filed as an electronic record in a multistate automated repository established and operated for the licensing or registration of financial services entities and their employees; or

(3) electronic record filed through the NMLSR;

is considered a valid original document when reproduced in paper form by the department.

As added by P.L.176-2019, SEC.45.
Ind. Code § 24-5-7-4 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 5 / Chapter 7 / Section 24-5-7-4
Contracts; time for performance; voidability
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. (a) A contract for health spa services to be rendered at an existing health spa facility must provide that the performance of the agreed upon services is to begin within forty-five (45) days from the date that the contract is entered into.

(b) A contract for health spa services at a planned spa facility or spa facility under construction is voidable at the option of the buyer if the health spa facilities and the agreed upon services are not available within twelve (12) months from the date the contract is entered into.

As added by P.L.249-1983, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 24-11-1-2 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 11 / Chapter 1 / Section 24-11-1-2
Article not applicable to certain approved postsecondary educational institutions, organizations, and licensees
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. This article does not apply to any of the following:

(1) An approved postsecondary educational institution (as defined in IC 21-7-13-6(a)).

(2) A technology transfer organization owned by or affiliated with an approved postsecondary educational institution (as defined in IC 21-7-13-6(a)).

(3) A licensee holding a patent from:

(A) an approved postsecondary educational institution (as defined in IC 21-7-13-6(a)); or

(B) a technology transfer organization owned by or affiliated with an approved postsecondary educational institution (as defined in IC 21-7-13-6(a));

if the patent has been licensed by the approved postsecondary educational institution (as defined in IC 21-7-13-6(a)) or technology transfer organization.

As added by P.L.172-2015, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 24-5-2-23 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 5 / Chapter 2 / Section 24-5-2-23
Further acts tending to prevent competition
Status: in_force

Sec. 23. Any threat, express or implied, made directly or indirectly to any retail seller in this state by any licensee hereunder that is affiliated with or controlled by any manufacturer that the manufacturer will terminate his contract with or cease to sell specific goods which may become the subject matter of a retail installment sale to the retail seller, unless the retail seller sells, assigns, or transfers the retail installment contracts arising from his retail installment sales to the licensee making the threat, shall be presumed to be made at the direction of and with the authority of the manufacturer and shall be prima facie evidence of the fact that the manufacturer has sold or intends to sell the specific goods on the condition or with the agreement or understanding prohibited by section 21 of this chapter.

Formerly: Acts 1935, c.231, s.23. As amended by P.L.152-1986, SEC.75.
Ind. Code § 24-6-3-6 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 6 / Chapter 3 / Section 24-6-3-6
Qualifications of inspectors; discharge and removal
Status: in_force

Sec. 6. Only those persons shall be eligible to appointment to the position of county or city inspectors of weights and measures who on March 9, 1925, are county or city sealers or inspectors of weights and measures or who have passed an examination which shall be given by the division of weights and measures of the Indiana department of health to test the ability of the person so examined to perform satisfactorily the duties of a county or city inspector of weights and measures. If it is evident to the division of weights and measures that any county or city inspector of weights and measures is not properly and faithfully performing the duties of the office, the division of weights and measures shall have power to discharge such county or city inspector of weights and measures. Such removal, however, shall not be made until five (5) days' notice of the charge or charges shall have been mailed to him by the division, naming a time and place for a hearing not less than two (2) weeks later than the time of mailing such notice to the county or city inspector of weights and measures; provided, however, that any county or city inspector of weights and measures so removed by the division of weights and measures shall have the right to appeal from the action of the division to the circuit or superior court of the county in which such county or city inspector of weights and measures resides, and during the pendency of such appeal, such county or city inspector of weights and measures may serve in the inspector's official capacity. Any county or city inspector of weights and measures discharged as provided in this section shall be ineligible to hold the position of county or city inspector of weights and measures for four (4) years, and the vacancy shall be filled by the proper authorities as provided in this chapter.

Formerly: Acts 1925, c.86, s.6. As amended by P.L.152-1986, SEC.86; P.L.2-1992, SEC.754; P.L.56-2023, SEC.217.
Ind. Code § 24-5-0.5-2 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 5 / Chapter 0.5 / Section 24-5-0.5-2
Definitions
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. (a) As used in this chapter:

(1) "Consumer transaction" means a sale, lease, assignment, award by chance, or other disposition of an item of personal property, real property, a service, or an intangible, except securities and policies or contracts of insurance issued by corporations authorized to transact an insurance business under the laws of the state of Indiana, with or without an extension of credit, to a person for purposes that are primarily personal, familial, charitable, agricultural, or household, or a solicitation to supply any of these things. However, the term includes the following:

(A) A transfer of structured settlement payment rights under IC 34-50-2.

(B) An unsolicited advertisement sent to a person by telephone facsimile machine offering a sale, lease, assignment, award by chance, or other disposition of an item of personal property, real property, a service, or an intangible.

(C) The collection of or attempt to collect a debt by a debt collector.

(D) The provision of a product or service to a:

(i) state law enforcement agency;

(ii) local law enforcement agency;

(iii) state agency; or

(iv) local agency;

in Indiana.

(E) Conduct that arises from, occurs in connection with, or otherwise involves a transaction for emergency towing (as defined in IC 24-14-2-5) of a personal or commercial vehicle.

(2) "Person" means an individual, corporation, the state of Indiana or its subdivisions or agencies, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, nonprofit corporation or organization, or cooperative or any other legal entity.

(3) "Supplier" means the following:

(A) A seller, lessor, assignor, or other person who regularly engages in or solicits consumer transactions, including soliciting a consumer transaction by using a telephone facsimile machine to transmit an unsolicited advertisement. The term includes a manufacturer, a wholesaler, a retailer, or, in a consumer transaction described in subdivision (1)(D), an entity that provides a product or service to a state law enforcement agency, local law enforcement agency, state agency, or local agency in Indiana, whether or not the person deals directly with the consumer.

(B) A debt collector.

(4) "Subject of a consumer transaction" means the personal property, real property, services, or intangibles offered or furnished in a consumer transaction.

(5) "Cure" as applied to a deceptive act, means either:

(A) to offer in writing to adjust or modify the consumer transaction to which the act relates to conform to the reasonable expectations of the consumer generated by such deceptive act and to perform such offer if accepted by the consumer; or

(B) to offer in writing to rescind such consumer transaction and to perform such offer if accepted by the consumer.

The term includes an offer in writing of one (1) or more items of value, including monetary compensation, that the supplier delivers to a consumer or a representative of the consumer if accepted by the consumer.

(6) "Offer to cure" as applied to a deceptive act is a cure that:

(A) is reasonably calculated to remedy a loss claimed by the consumer; and

(B) includes a minimum additional amount that is the greater of:

(i) ten percent (10%) of the value of the remedy under clause (A), but not more than four thousand dollars ($4,000); or

(ii) five hundred dollars ($500);

as compensation for attorney's fees, expenses, and other costs that a consumer may incur in relation to the deceptive act.

(7) "Uncured deceptive act" means:

(A) a deceptive act with respect to which a consumer who has been damaged by such act has given notice to the supplier under section 5(a) of this chapter; and

(B) either:

(i) no offer to cure has been made to such consumer within thirty (30) days after such notice; or

(ii) the act has not been cured as to such consumer within a reasonable time after the consumer's acceptance of the offer to cure.

(8) "Incurable deceptive act" means a deceptive act done by a supplier as part of a scheme, artifice, or device with intent to defraud or mislead. The term includes a failure of a transferee of structured settlement payment rights to timely provide a true and complete disclosure statement to a payee as provided under IC 34-50-2 in connection with a direct or indirect transfer of structured settlement payment rights.

(9) "Local agency" means an administration, an agency, an authority, a board, a bureau, a commission, a committee, a council, a department, a division, an institution, an office, an officer, a service, or other similar body of a political subdivision created or established under law.

(10) "Political subdivision" means a county, township, city, town, municipal corporation (as defined in IC 36-1-2-10), or special taxing district. However, the term does not include a school corporation or charter school.

(11) "Senior consumer" means an individual who is at least sixty (60) years of age.

(12) "State agency" means an administration, an agency, an authority, a board, a bureau, a commission, a committee, a council, a department, a division, an institution, an office, an officer, a service, or other similar body of state government created or established under law. The term includes a body corporate and politic of the state created by statute. The term does not include a state educational institution (as defined in IC 21-7-13-32).

(13) "Telephone facsimile machine" means equipment that has the capacity to transcribe text or images, or both, from:

(A) paper into an electronic signal and to transmit that signal over a regular telephone line; or

(B) an electronic signal received over a regular telephone line onto paper.

(14) "Unsolicited advertisement" means material advertising the commercial availability or quality of:

(A) property;

(B) goods; or

(C) services;

that is transmitted to a person without the person's prior express invitation or permission, in writing or otherwise.

(15) "Debt" has the meaning set forth in 15 U.S.C. 1692(a)(5).

(16) "Debt collector" has the meaning set forth in 15 U.S.C. 1692(a)(6). The term does not include 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. The term includes a debt buyer (as defined in IC 24-5-15.5).

(b) As used in section 3(b)(15) and 3(b)(16) of this chapter:

(1) "Directory assistance" means the disclosure of telephone number information in connection with an identified telephone service subscriber by means of a live operator or automated service.

(2) "Local telephone directory" refers to a telephone classified advertising directory or the business section of a telephone directory that is distributed by a telephone company or directory publisher to subscribers located in the local exchanges contained in the directory. The term includes a directory that includes listings of more than one (1) telephone company.

(3) "Local telephone number" refers to a telephone number that has the three (3) number prefix used by the provider of telephone service for telephones physically located within the area covered by the local telephone directory in which the number is listed. The term does not include long distance numbers or 800-, 888-, or 900- exchange numbers listed in a local telephone directory.

Formerly: Acts 1971, P.L.367, SEC.1. As amended by Acts 1982, P.L.152, SEC.1; P.L.12-1986, SEC.4; P.L.24-1989, SEC.10; P.L.233-1995, SEC.1; P.L.174-1997, SEC.1; P.L.18-1997, SEC.3; P.L.219-2001, SEC.1; P.L.165-2005, SEC.6; P.L.85-2006, SEC.2; P.L.1-2007, SEC.165; P.L.226-2011, SEC.13; P.L.250-2013, SEC.2; P.L.65-2014, SEC.6; P.L.105-2017, SEC.1; P.L.280-2019, SEC.4; P.L.206-2025, SEC.5; P.L.227-2025, SEC.42; P.L.23-2026, SEC.248; P.L.60-2026, SEC.2.
Ind. Code § 24-4-9-13 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 4 / Chapter 9 / Section 24-4-9-13
Limitation of renter's liability generally
Status: in_force

Sec. 13. A rental company and renter may agree that the renter will be responsible for no more than all of the following:

(1) Physical damage to the rented vehicle up to its fair market value regardless of the cause of damage.

(2) Mechanical damage to the rental vehicle, up to and including the rental vehicle's fair market value, resulting from:

(A) a collision;

(B) an impact; or

(C) another incident that is caused by the renter's or authorized driver's deliberate act.

(3) Loss due to theft of the rental vehicle up to its fair market value.

(4) Physical damage to the rented vehicle up to its fair market value resulting from vandalism occurring after, or in connection with, the theft of the rented vehicle.

(5) Physical damage to the rented vehicle and loss of use of the rented vehicle up to its fair market value resulting from vandalism unrelated to the theft of the rented vehicle.

(6) Loss of use of the rented vehicle, if the renter is liable for damage.

(7) Actual charges for towing, storage, and impoundment fees paid by the rental company, if the renter is liable for damage.

(8) Reasonable attorney's fees related to the enforcement of the rental agreement.

(9) An administrative charge.

(10) The cost of appraisal and all other costs and expenses incident to the damage, loss, loss of use, repair, or replacement of the rented vehicle.

However, a damage waiver sold by the rental company must cover all damage, loss, and liability described in this section, less any deductible included in the waiver.

As added by P.L.232-1989, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.70-2003, SEC.1; P.L.19-2005, SEC.4; P.L.126-2015, SEC.1; P.L.176-2018, SEC.2.
Ind. Code § 24-4-15-2 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 4 / Chapter 15 / Section 24-4-15-2
"Health club"
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. (a) As used in this chapter, "health club" means an establishment at which:

(1) an individual, a corporation, a limited liability company, a partnership, an association, a firm, an educational institution, or any other business enterprise offers:

(A) instruction, training, or assistance in physical fitness that is focused primarily on cardiovascular exertion; or

(B) facilities for the:

(i) preservation;

(ii) maintenance;

(iii) encouragement; or

(iv) development;

of physical fitness or well-being; and

(2) at least:

(A) fifty (50) persons have:

(i) purchased; or

(ii) paid a fee for;

the right to use the physical fitness facilities; or

(B) thirty (30) pieces of motorized physical fitness equipment are provided for use by individuals.

(b) The term includes the following:

(1) Health spas and studios.

(2) Sports centers.

(3) Weight control studios.

(4) Gymnasiums and workout centers in schools, colleges, and universities.

(c) The term does not include a workout center in:

(1) a hospital licensed under IC 16-21 or a health facility licensed under IC 16-28;

(2) a hotel or motel, unless the workout center allows membership by individuals who are not guests of the hotel or motel; or

(3) an apartment, a condominium, or a town home complex.

As added by P.L.129-2007, SEC.2.
Ind. Code § 24-6-5-2 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 6 / Chapter 5 / Section 24-6-5-2
Repealed
Status: repealed

Formerly: Acts 1923, c.44, s.2. Repealed by P.L.104-2003, SEC.10.
Ind. Code § 24-5-22-1 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 5 / Chapter 22 / Section 24-5-22-1
"Assist the transmission"
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "assist the transmission" means to provide substantial assistance or support that enables a person to formulate, compose, send, originate, initiate, or transmit a commercial electronic mail message when the person providing the assistance knows or consciously avoids knowing that the initiator of the commercial electronic mail message is engaged or intends to engage in a practice that violates this chapter.

As added by P.L.36-2003, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 24-15-5-1 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 15 / Chapter 5 / Section 24-15-5-1
Duty of processor to assist controller in meeting obligations regarding personal data
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. A processor shall adhere to the instructions of a controller and shall assist the controller in meeting its obligations under this chapter. Such assistance shall include the following:

(1) Assisting the controller in meeting the controller's obligation to respond to consumer requests under IC 24-15-3 by appropriate technical and organizational measures, insofar as this is reasonably practicable, and taking into account the nature of processing and the information available to the processor.

(2) Taking into account the nature of processing and the information available to the processor, assisting the controller in meeting the controller's obligations in relation to:

(A) the security of processing the personal data; and

(B) the notification of a breach of security of the system of the processor under IC 24-4.9;

in order to meet the controller's obligations.

(3) Providing necessary information to enable the controller to conduct and document data protection impact assessments under IC 24-15-6.

As added by P.L.94-2023, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 24-5-13-21 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 5 / Chapter 13 / Section 24-5-13-21
Civil enforcement actions
Status: in_force

Sec. 21. A buyer may bring a civil action to enforce this chapter in any circuit or superior court.

As added by P.L.150-1988, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 24-5-15-5 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 5 / Chapter 15 / Section 24-5-15-5
Deceptive acts
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. The following are deceptive acts:

(1) To charge or receive money or other valuable consideration before the complete performance of services that a credit services organization has agreed to perform for or on behalf of a consumer, unless the credit services organization has under section 8 of this chapter:

(A) obtained a surety bond issued by a surety company admitted to do business in Indiana; or

(B) established an irrevocable letter of credit.

(2) To charge or receive money or other valuable consideration to refer a buyer to a retail seller that will or may extend credit to the buyer if the extension of credit is made upon substantially the same terms as those available to the general public.

(3) To make or to advise a buyer to make a statement with respect to the buyer's creditworthiness, credit standing, or credit capacity that is:

(A) false or misleading; or

(B) that should be known by the exercise of reasonable care to be false or misleading;

to a consumer reporting agency or to a person that has extended credit to the buyer or to whom the buyer is applying for an extension of credit.

(4) To make or use a false or misleading representation in an offer to sell or a sale of the services of a credit services organization, including:

(A) guaranteeing to "erase bad credit" or using words to that effect unless the representation clearly discloses that this can be done only if a person's credit history is inaccurate or obsolete;

(B) guaranteeing an extension of credit regardless of the buyer's previous credit history unless the representation clearly discloses the eligibility requirements for obtaining the extension of credit; or

(C) requiring a buyer to waive a right protected by a state or federal law.

(5) To take a power of attorney from a buyer for any purpose other than inspecting documents as provided by law.

As added by P.L.142-1990, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.171-2006, SEC.3.
Ind. Code § 24-4-9.2-5 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 4 / Chapter 9.2 / Section 24-4-9.2-5
"Person"
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. As used in this chapter, "person" means an individual, a corporation, a limited liability company, a partnership, or another legal entity.

As added by P.L.253-2019, SEC.3.
Ind. Code § 24-5-20-8 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 5 / Chapter 20 / Section 24-5-20-8
"Nonconformity" defined
Status: in_force

Sec. 8. (a) As used in this chapter, "nonconformity" means a condition or defect that significantly impairs the use, value, function, or safety of an assistive device or any of its components.

(b) The term does not include a condition or defect of the assistive device that:

(1) is the result of:

(A) abuse, misuse, or neglect by a consumer;

(B) modifications or alterations not authorized by the manufacturer;

(C) normal wear, including accumulation of ear wax, perspiration, or moisture;

(D) normal use that may be resolved through a fitting adjustment, routine maintenance, preventative maintenance, or proper care; or

(E) a consumer's failure to follow any manufacturer's written service and maintenance guidelines furnished at the time of purchase; or

(2) indicates the need for:

(A) routine adjustment, modification, or upgrade; or

(B) an adjustment:

(i) due to an exacerbation in the condition of the individual with a disability; or

(ii) to improve the fit of the assistive device.

As added by P.L.85-1999, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 24-15-4-2 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 15 / Chapter 4 / Section 24-15-4-2
Contract provisions purporting to waive or limit consumer rights
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. Any provision of a contract or agreement of any kind that purports to waive or limit in any way a consumer's rights under IC 24-15-3 is contrary to public policy and is void and unenforceable.

As added by P.L.94-2023, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 24-5-10-4 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 5 / Chapter 10 / Section 24-5-10-4
"Home consumer transaction" defined
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "home consumer transaction" means a consumer transaction that the consumer did not solicit that results from the direct contact by a supplier at a place other than the supplier's permanent place of business. For purposes of this chapter, direct contact by the supplier does not include:

(1) contact conducted and consummated entirely by mail or telephone;

(2) contact between the buyer and seller or its representatives before delivery of the goods or performance of the services in the case of a supplier regulated under IC 23-7-8; or

(3) advertising to the general public.

As added by P.L.251-1987, SEC.2.
Ind. Code § 24-15-2-24 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 15 / Chapter 2 / Section 24-15-2-24
"Protected health information"
Status: in_force

Sec. 24. "Protected health information" has the meaning set forth in 45 CFR 160.103.

As added by P.L.94-2023, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 24-5-23.6-4 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 5 / Chapter 23.6 / Section 24-5-23.6-4
"Dwelling"
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "dwelling" means a residential structure that is located in Indiana and that contains one (1) to four (4) units, regardless of whether the structure is permanently attached to real property. The term includes an individual:

(1) condominium unit;

(2) cooperative unit;

(3) mobile home; or

(4) trailer;

that is used as a residence.

As added by P.L.115-2010, SEC.20.
Ind. Code § 24-5-0.5-11 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 5 / Chapter 0.5 / Section 24-5-0.5-11
Unlicensed real estate solicitors; soliciting sale or purchase of real estate without required disclosure
Status: in_force

Sec. 11. (a) It is a deceptive act for an unlicensed real estate solicitor (as defined in IC 32-21-16.5-3) to solicit the sale or purchase of real estate without the disclosure required under IC 32-21-16.5-4.

(b) The attorney general shall enforce this section in the same manner as any other deceptive act under this chapter.

As added by P.L.47-2024, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 24-4.9-3-1 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 4.9 / Chapter 3 / Section 24-4.9-3-1
Disclosure of breach
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. (a) Except as provided in section 4(c), 4(d), and 4(e) of this chapter, after discovering or being notified of a breach of the security of data, the data base owner shall disclose the breach to an Indiana resident whose:

(1) unencrypted personal information was or may have been acquired by an unauthorized person; or

(2) encrypted personal information was or may have been acquired by an unauthorized person with access to the encryption key;

if the data base owner knows, should know, or should have known that the unauthorized acquisition constituting the breach has resulted in or could result in identity deception (as defined in IC 35-43-5-3.5), identity theft, or fraud affecting the Indiana resident.

(b) A data base owner required to make a disclosure under subsection (a) to more than one thousand (1,000) consumers shall also disclose to each consumer reporting agency (as defined in 15 U.S.C. 1681a(p)) information necessary to assist the consumer reporting agency in preventing fraud, including personal information of an Indiana resident affected by the breach of the security of a system.

(c) If a data base owner makes a disclosure described in subsection (a), the data base owner shall also disclose the breach to the attorney general.

As added by P.L.125-2006, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.137-2009, SEC.4.
Ind. Code § 24-3-5.4-6 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 3 / Chapter 5.4 / Section 24-3-5.4-6
"Master settlement agreement"
Status: in_force

Sec. 6. As used in this chapter, "master settlement agreement" has the meaning set forth in IC 24-3-3-6.

As added by P.L.252-2003, SEC.16.
Ind. Code § 24-5-10-2 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 5 / Chapter 10 / Section 24-5-10-2
"Consumer" defined
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "consumer" means an individual who is the ultimate user of the subject of a consumer transaction.

As added by P.L.251-1987, SEC.2.
Ind. Code § 24-4-15-9 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 4 / Chapter 15 / Section 24-4-15-9
Rules
Status: in_force

Sec. 9. The state department may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to implement this chapter.

As added by P.L.129-2007, SEC.2.
Ind. Code § 24-4-9-9 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 4 / Chapter 9 / Section 24-4-9-9
Rental agreement application of damage waivers
Status: in_force

Sec. 9. A rental company may provide in a rental agreement that a damage waiver does not apply under any of the following circumstances:

(1) The damage is caused by the authorized driver:

(A) intentionally; or

(B) through willful or wanton misconduct.

(2) The damage arises out of the authorized driver's operation of the vehicle while intoxicated or under the influence of an illegal drug.

(3) The damage is caused while the authorized driver is engaged in a speed contest, race, road rally, test, or driver training activity.

(4) The renter provided the rental company with fraudulent or false information and the rental company would not have rented the vehicle if the rental company had received true information.

(5) The damage arises out of vandalism or theft of the rented vehicle caused by the negligence of the authorized driver, except that the possession by the authorized driver, at the time of the vandalism or theft, of the ignition key furnished by the rental company shall be prima facie evidence that the authorized driver was not negligent.

(6) The damage arises out of the use of the vehicle in connection with conduct that could be properly charged as a felony.

(7) The damage arises out of the use of the vehicle to carry persons or property for hire or to tow or push anything.

(8) The damage arises out of the use of the vehicle outside the United States, unless the use is specifically authorized by the rental agreement.

(9) The damage arises out of the use of the vehicle by an unauthorized driver.

As added by P.L.232-1989, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.19-2005, SEC.2.
Ind. Code § 24-3-5.4-13 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 3 / Chapter 5.4 / Section 24-3-5.4-13
Tobacco product manufacturer certification; brand family list; maintenance of sales documentation by nonparticipating manufacturer
Status: in_force

Sec. 13. (a) Not later than April 30 of each year, a tobacco product manufacturer whose cigarettes are sold in Indiana, whether directly or through a distributor, retailer, or similar intermediary, shall certify to the department and the attorney general that, as of the date of the certification, the tobacco product manufacturer is:

(1) a participating manufacturer; or

(2) in full compliance with IC 24-3-3.

The department shall prescribe the form of the certification.

(b) A participating manufacturer shall include in a certification under subsection (a) a list of the participating manufacturer's brand families. The participating manufacturer shall update the list by filing a supplemental certification with the department and the attorney general not less than thirty (30) days before the participating manufacturer adds a brand family or otherwise modifies the list of brand families.

(c) A nonparticipating manufacturer shall include in a certification under subsection (a) a list of the nonparticipating manufacturer's brand families, including the following:

(1) A separate listing of each brand family that was sold in Indiana during the calendar year before the year in which the certification is filed.

(2) A separate listing of the number of units sold for each brand family that was sold in Indiana during the calendar year before the year in which the certification is filed.

(3) An indication of any brand family that was sold in Indiana during the calendar year before the year in which the certification is filed and that is not sold in Indiana as of the date of the certification.

(4) The name and address of any other manufacturer of a brand family that was sold in Indiana during the calendar year before the year in which the certification is filed.

(d) A nonparticipating manufacturer shall file a supplemental certification with the attorney general not less than thirty (30) days before the nonparticipating manufacturer adds to or otherwise modifies its list of brand families.

(e) A nonparticipating manufacturer shall certify the following in a certification under subsection (a):

(1) The nonparticipating manufacturer:

(A) is registered to do business in Indiana; or

(B) has appointed an agent for service of process and provided notice under section 16 of this chapter.

(2) The nonparticipating manufacturer has:

(A) established and continues to maintain a qualified escrow fund; and

(B) executed a qualified escrow agreement that:

(i) the attorney general has approved; and

(ii) governs the qualified escrow fund.

(3) The nonparticipating manufacturer is in full compliance with:

(A) this section;

(B) section 13.5 of this chapter, if applicable;

(C) section 13.6 of this chapter, if applicable; and

(D) IC 24-3-3.

(4) The name, address, and telephone number of the financial institution that holds the nonparticipating manufacturer's qualified escrow fund.

(5) The account number and any subaccount numbers of the nonparticipating manufacturer's qualified escrow fund.

(6) The amounts and dates of deposits that the nonparticipating manufacturer placed in the qualified escrow fund for cigarettes sold in Indiana during the calendar year before the year in which the certification is filed, including any verification required by the attorney general.

(7) The amounts and dates of withdrawals or transfers of funds that the nonparticipating manufacturer made from a qualified escrow fund into which the nonparticipating manufacturer made or makes escrow payments under IC 24-3-3.

(f) A tobacco product manufacturer shall not include a brand family in the tobacco product manufacturer's certification under subsection (a) unless:

(1) in the case of a participating manufacturer, the participating manufacturer affirms that the brand family is considered the participating manufacturer's cigarettes for purposes of calculating the participating manufacturer's payments under the master settlement agreement for the year in which the certification is filed in the volume and shares determined under the master settlement agreement; or

(2) in the case of a nonparticipating manufacturer, the nonparticipating manufacturer affirms that the brand family is considered to be the nonparticipating manufacturer's cigarettes for purposes of IC 24-3-3-12(2).

(g) This section does not limit or otherwise affect the state's right to maintain that a brand family constitutes cigarettes of a different tobacco product manufacturer for purposes of calculating payments under the master settlement agreement or for purposes of IC 24-3-3.

(h) A nonparticipating manufacturer shall maintain all invoices and documentation of sales and any other relevant information for a period of five (5) years unless otherwise required by law to maintain the invoices, documentation of sales, or other relevant information for more than five (5) years.

As added by P.L.252-2003, SEC.16. Amended by P.L.24-2010, SEC.3.
Ind. Code § 24-12-10-1 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 12 / Chapter 10 / Section 24-12-10-1
Powers of department of financial institutions; rules and policies; prior approval of documents
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. The department of financial institutions may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 or policies to implement this article. The department of financial institutions has all authority and powers necessary to regulate CPAP transactions, including the right to require the department's prior approval of:

(1) CPAP contracts;

(2) disclosures; and

(3) other documents;

to be used by CPAP providers in entering into CPAP transactions, in order to ensure that consumer complainants are provided with a detailed explanation of the costs and obligations involved in a CPAP transaction before entering into a CPAP contract.

As added by P.L.153-2016, SEC.7.
Ind. Code § 24-15-2-29 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 15 / Chapter 2 / Section 24-15-2-29
"State agency"
Status: in_force

Sec. 29. "State agency" has the meaning set forth in IC 1-1-15-3.

As added by P.L.94-2023, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 24-5-11-10 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 5 / Chapter 11 / Section 24-5-11-10
Contract requirements; insurance policies; exterior improvements; statement of right to cancel; notice of cancellation; supplier's nexus with Indiana; contract modifications; third party suppliers; consumer's rights not subject to assignment; contract to reflect full amount of contract price less discounts; impersonation of consumer
Status: in_force

Sec. 10. (a) A real property improvement supplier shall provide a completed real property improvement contract to the consumer before it is signed by the consumer. Except as provided in subsection (c), and subject to subsection (e) and section 10.6 of this chapter for contracts entered into after June 30, 2017, the contract must contain at a minimum the following:

(1) The name of the consumer and the address of the real property that is the subject of the real property improvement.

(2) The following information:

(A) The name and address of the real property improvement supplier and, for a real property improvement contract executed after June 30, 2017, an electronic mail address maintained and used by the real property improvement supplier to communicate with consumers.

(B) The following information with respect to each owner, officer, employee, or agent of the real property improvement supplier to whom consumer problems and inquiries can be directed:

(i) Name.

(ii) Telephone number.

(iii) For a real property improvement contract executed after June 30, 2017, an electronic mail address maintained and used by the owner, officer, employee, or agent to communicate with consumers.

(3) The date the real property improvement contract was submitted to the consumer and any time limitation on the consumer's acceptance of the real property improvement contract.

(4) A reasonably detailed description of the proposed real property improvements.

(5) If the description required by subdivision (4) does not include the specifications for the real property improvement, a statement that the specifications will be provided to the consumer before any work is commenced under the real property improvement contract and that the real property improvement contract is subject to the consumer's separate written and dated approval of the specifications.

(6) The approximate starting and completion dates of the real property improvements.

(7) A statement of any contingencies that would materially change the approximate completion date.

(8) The real property improvement contract price.

(9) Subject to subsections (b) and (c)(8), for a real property improvement contract executed after June 30, 2017, a statement as to whether any third party, including any:

(A) subcontractor;

(B) vendor; or

(C) other person;

that is not a party to the contract, will lease or furnish any labor, services, material, equipment, or machinery to, or on behalf of, the real property improvement supplier in connection with the real property improvement.

(10) Signature lines for the real property improvement supplier or the supplier's agent and for each consumer who is to be a party to the real property improvement contract with a legible printed or a typed version of that person's name placed directly after or below the signature.

(b) The real property improvement contract must be in a form that each consumer who is a party to it can reasonably read and understand.

(c) If a real property improvement contract is entered into for damage, loss, or expense that is to be paid, in whole or in part, from the proceeds of an insurance policy, or for damage, loss, or expense for which a third party is liable, the following conditions and requirements apply to the real property improvement contract:

(1) For the purpose of subsection (a)(4) through (a)(7), the description, completion dates, and statement of contingencies must be prepared for the proposed real property improvements to the extent that the damage, loss, or expense is reasonably known by the real property improvement supplier.

(2) For the purpose of subsection (a)(4), the requirement that a reasonably detailed description be included in the contract may be satisfied with a statement that the subject real estate will be repaired or restored to the same condition in which the real estate existed before the damage, loss, or expense occurred, or to a comparable condition.

(3) For the purpose of subsection (a)(6), the starting and completion dates may be expressed in terms of the number of days elapsed from the date when sufficient approval of the insurance carrier terms allowing for adequate repair or restoration is obtained.

(4) For the purpose of subsection (a)(8), the consumer or insured consumer may agree to a contract price expressed in terms of the consumer's or insured consumer's liability for payment after the application of insurance proceeds or payments from a liable third party.

(5) The consumer or insured consumer may elect, in writing, to authorize the commencement of work on the real property before the consumer or insured consumer receives complete specifications. However, a consumer or an insured consumer who elects to authorize the commencement of work under this subdivision is obligated for the real property improvements specified and, if applicable, agreed to by the insurance carrier.

(6) This subdivision applies to a real property improvement contract that is entered into by a real property improvement supplier and an insured consumer after June 30, 2012, and before July 1, 2017, and that includes one (1) or more exterior improvements. Before entering into a real property improvement contract that is to be paid, in whole or in part, from the proceeds of an insurance policy, the real property improvement supplier must inform the insured consumer of the insured consumer's rights under section 10.5(b) of this chapter by doing the following:

(A) Furnishing to the insured consumer the following statement: "You may cancel this contract at any time before midnight on the third business day after you have received written notification from your insurance company that all or any part of the claim or contract is not a covered loss under the insurance policy. See attached notice of cancellation form for an explanation of this right.".

(B) Furnishing to the insured consumer a form, in duplicate, that is captioned "NOTICE OF CANCELLATION" and is attached to the contract but easily detachable, and that contains the following statement in at least 10 point, boldface type:

"NOTICE OF CANCELLATION

If you are notified by your insurance company that all or any part of the claim or contract is not a covered loss under the insurance policy, you may cancel the contract by mailing or delivering a signed and dated copy of this cancellation notice or any other written notice to (name of real property improvement supplier) at (address of real property improvement supplier's place of business) at any time before midnight on the third business day after you have received such notice from your insurance company.

If you cancel the contract, any payments made by you under the contract will be returned to you within ten (10) business days following receipt by (name of real property improvement supplier) of your cancellation notice, minus any amounts you may owe for work already done by (name of real property improvement supplier).

I HEREBY CANCEL THIS TRANSACTION

_______________________________

(date)

_______________________________

(insured consumer's signature)".

(7) This subdivision applies to a real property improvement contract that is entered into as a result of damage, loss, or expense that is to be paid, in whole or in part, from the proceeds of an insurance policy. However, this subdivision does not apply to a consumer and a real property improvement supplier that have a prior business relationship. After June 30, 2012, a real property improvement supplier may not enter into a real property improvement contract to which this subdivision applies unless one (1) or more of the following apply:

(A) The real property improvement supplier resides, is domiciled, or is authorized to do business in Indiana.

(B) The real property improvement supplier maintains in Indiana one (1) or more fixed physical locations from which the real property improvement supplier engages in or solicits real property improvement contracts.

(C) The real property improvement supplier has appointed a resident agent in Indiana for service of legal process.

(8) This subdivision applies to a real property improvement contract that is entered into by a real property improvement supplier and an insured consumer after June 30, 2017, and in connection with which a third party described in subsection (a)(9) will lease or furnish labor, services, material, equipment, or machinery to, or on behalf of, the real property improvement supplier. Subject to subsection (b), a real property improvement contract to which this subdivision applies must include, in addition to the statement required under subsection (a)(9), a statement that neither the real property improvement supplier nor a third party described in subsection (a)(9) may initiate or pursue a claim with the insured consumer's insurance company.

(d) A modification to a real property improvement contract is not enforceable against a consumer unless the modification is stated in a writing that is signed by the consumer.

(e) This subsection applies to a real property improvement contract that is executed after June 30, 2017, and in connection with which a third party described in subsection (a)(9) leases or furnishes labor, services, material, equipment, or machinery to, or on behalf of, the real property improvement supplier that is a party to the contract. Neither the real property improvement supplier nor a party described in subsection (a)(9) may initiate or pursue a claim with an insured consumer's insurance company.

(f) A real property improvement contract may not assign any rights of the consumer to any supplier or third parties.

(g) A real property improvement contract must reflect the full amount of the contract price less any discounts offered.

(h) A real property improvement supplier or third party who recklessly, knowingly, or intentionally impersonates a consumer commits a Class A misdemeanor.

As added by P.L.251-1987, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.119-2001, SEC.1; P.L.82-2012, SEC.7; P.L.170-2017, SEC.18.
Ind. Code § 24-5-27.5-12 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 5 / Chapter 27.5 / Section 24-5-27.5-12
"Indiana consumer"
Status: in_force

Sec. 12. As used in this chapter, "Indiana consumer" means a:

(1) natural person whose principal residence is in Indiana; or

(2) person, other than a natural person, that is domiciled in Indiana.

As added by P.L.132-2024, SEC.4.
Ind. Code § 24-6-3-11 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 6 / Chapter 3 / Section 24-6-3-11
Use or retention of false scales; removal of tag
Status: in_force

Sec. 11. No person, firm, limited liability company, or corporation shall use or retain in the person's, firm's, company's, or corporation's possession any false scales, weights, or measures or measuring device or any weight or measure or weighing or measuring device in the buying or selling of any commodity or thing or in calculating or measuring service, or dispose of any condemned scales, weights, measures, or weighing or measuring device, except in accordance with such rules, specifications, and tolerances as may be adopted by the division of weights and measures of the Indiana department of health as provided in section 2 of this chapter, or remove any tag, stamp, or mark placed thereon by the inspector; and no person, firm, limited liability company, or corporation shall sell or offer or expose for sale or deliver less than the quantity the person, firm, limited liability company, or corporation represents, or sell, offer for sale, or have in the person's, firm's, limited liability company's, or corporation's possession for the purpose of selling any false scales, weight, or measure, or any device or instrument to be used or calculated to falsify any weight or measure.

Formerly: Acts 1925, c.86, s.11. As amended by P.L.152-1986, SEC.88; P.L.2-1992, SEC.758; P.L.8-1993, SEC.366; P.L.56-2023, SEC.218.
Ind. Code § 24-4.9-2-3 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 4.9 / Chapter 2 / Section 24-4.9-2-3
"Data base owner"
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. "Data base owner" means a person that owns or licenses computerized data that includes personal information.

As added by P.L.125-2006, SEC.6.
Ind. Code § 24-5-12-0.1 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 5 / Chapter 12 / Section 24-5-12-0.1
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 2 of this chapter by P.L.24-1989 are clarifications only and should not be construed as modifications of existing law.

(2) The amendments made to section 23 of this chapter by P.L.222-2005 apply only to a contract entered into or renewed after July 1, 2005.

As added by P.L.220-2011, SEC.396.
Ind. Code § 24-4-3-1 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 4 / Chapter 3 / Section 24-4-3-1
Definitions
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter:

(a) "Person" shall be deemed to mean a person, firm, partnership, association, limited liability company, or corporation.

(b) "Consumer" shall be deemed to mean an individual, firm, partnership, association, limited liability company, or corporation who buys for his or its own use, or for the use of another but not for resale.

(c) A "second-hand watch" shall be deemed to mean:

(1) a watch which, as a whole, the case thereof, or the movement thereof, has been sold to a consumer; or

(2) any watch whose case or movement, serial numbers, or other distinguishing numbers or identification marks have been erased, defaced, removed, altered, or covered.

Formerly: Acts 1937, c.270, s.1. As amended by P.L.152-1986, SEC.50; P.L.8-1993, SEC.346.
Ind. Code § 24-4-16-7 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 4 / Chapter 16 / Section 24-4-16-7
Dealer duty to hold architectural salvage material
Status: in_force

Sec. 7. If a dealer receives a notice from a law enforcement agency to hold architectural salvage material possessed by the dealer, the dealer shall hold the architectural salvage material for at least five (5) business days after the date the dealer receives the notice.

As added by P.L.63-2008, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 24-5-15.5-1 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 5 / Chapter 15.5 / Section 24-5-15.5-1
Applicability
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. This chapter applies after December 31, 2019.

As added by P.L.280-2019, SEC.6.
Ind. Code § 24-5-10-10 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 5 / Chapter 10 / Section 24-5-10-10
Supplier's address change as defense
Status: in_force

Sec. 10. A change of the supplier's address is not a defense unless the consumer receives written notice of the change by delivery in person or by certified or registered mail within the time the consumer may exercise the consumer's right to cancel under this chapter.

As added by P.L.251-1987, SEC.2.
Ind. Code § 24-14-2-6 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 14 / Chapter 2 / Section 24-14-2-6
"Flat bed service"
Status: in_force

Sec. 6. "Flat bed service" means a type of towing service that involves moving vehicles by loading them onto a flat bed platform.

As added by P.L.281-2019, SEC.5.
Ind. Code § 24-5-11-7 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 5 / Chapter 11 / Section 24-5-11-7
"Person"
Status: in_force

Sec. 7. As used in this chapter, "person" means an individual, a corporation, the state or its subdivisions or agencies, a business trust, an estate, a trust, a partnership, an association, or a cooperative or any other legal entity.

As added by P.L.251-1987, SEC.3.
Ind. Code § 24-5-10-1 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 5 / Chapter 10 / Section 24-5-10-1
"Business day" defined
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "business day" means a day other than Sunday or a legal holiday.

As added by P.L.251-1987, SEC.2.
Ind. Code § 24-6-3-16 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 6 / Chapter 3 / Section 24-6-3-16
Standards for weights and measures; rules; federal standards
Status: in_force

Sec. 16. (a) The state department may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to establish standards for weights and measures to be used by the state department. A standard adopted under this section must be the same as or at least as effective as the standards adopted by the National Conference on Weights and Measures, including amendments to those standards in effect on June 30, 1993, and found in:

(1) Handbook 44: Specification, Tolerances, and Other Technical Requirements for Weighing and Measuring Devices;

(2) Handbook 130: Chapter A, Uniform Packaging and Labeling Regulation;

(3) Handbook 130: Chapter B, Uniform Regulation for the Method of Sale of Commodities, except for Section 2.20; and

(4) Handbook 133: Checking the Net Contents of Packaged Goods;

all published by the National Institute of Standards and Technology.

(b) The state department may determine when an amendment to federal standards described in subsection (a) has been adopted. If the state department determines that an amendment to the federal standards has been adopted, the state department may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to amend the rules adopted by the state department under subsection (a). A rule adopted under this subsection must provide a standard that is:

(1) the same as; or

(2) at least as effective as;

the amendment to the federal standards for weights and measures. A rule adopted under this subsection must take effect not later than sixty (60) days after the date of publication of the amendment to the federal standards.

As added by P.L.177-1993, SEC.19. Amended by P.L.123-1994, SEC.1; P.L.93-2024, SEC.174.
Ind. Code § 24-6-5-9 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 6 / Chapter 5 / Section 24-6-5-9
Repealed
Status: repealed

Formerly: Acts 1923, c.44, s.9. As amended by P.L.152-1986, SEC.94. Repealed by P.L.104-2003, SEC.10.
Ind. Code § 24-3-5.4-22 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 3 / Chapter 5.4 / Section 24-3-5.4-22
Seizure and forfeiture of unlisted cigarettes
Status: in_force

Sec. 22. Whenever the department or the commission discovers any cigarettes that have been sold, offered for sale, or possessed for sale in Indiana in violation of section 15 of this chapter, the department or the commission may seize and take possession of the cigarettes. The seized cigarettes shall be forfeited to the state. The department or the commission shall destroy the seized cigarettes.

As added by P.L.252-2003, SEC.16.
Ind. Code § 24-5-13-16.2 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 5 / Chapter 13 / Section 24-5-13-16.2
Civil action by buyer for failure to disclose methamphetamine vehicles; remedies
Status: in_force

Sec. 16.2. (a) In addition to any other remedy or penalty provided in this chapter, if a dealer or seller fails to make a disclosure required under section 16.1 of this chapter, a buyer or lessee may bring a civil action against the dealer or seller.

(b) In an action brought by a buyer or lessee under this section, a court may order a dealer or seller to perform either of the following:

(1) Decontaminate or contract for the decontamination of the methamphetamine vehicle in accordance with and to a standard set forth under 318 IAC 1.

(2) Reimburse a buyer or lessee who incurred damages or expenses to remediate or decontaminate a methamphetamine vehicle to address the nonconformity.

(c) In addition to the remedies described in subsection (b), a court may award liquidated damages to a buyer or lessee in an amount not to exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000).

(d) This section does not eliminate or abrogate existing tort remedies that may be available to a buyer or lessee.

As added by P.L.76-2013, SEC.7.
Ind. Code § 24-5-26.5-5 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 5 / Chapter 26.5 / Section 24-5-26.5-5
"Manufacturer"
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. As used in this chapter, "manufacturer" means either of the following:

(1) A person that is engaged in a business to produce, create, make, or construct any product or component of a product, and that:

(A) designs, manufactures, or formulates; or

(B) engages another person to design, manufacture, or formulate;

a medical device or component or part of a medical device.

(2) A person that, by compounding, cultivating, harvesting, or mixing, or by another process produces or prepares legend drugs. The term includes a person that:

(A) prepares legend drugs in dosage forms by mixing, compounding, encapsulating, or entableting, or by another process; or

(B) packages or repackages legend drugs.

The term does not include a pharmacist or a practitioner (as defined in IC 16-42-19-5).

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

Sec. 2. (a) "Consumer" means a residential telephone subscriber who:

(1) for the telephone service received:

(A) has a place of primary use in Indiana; or

(B) is issued an Indiana telephone number or an Indiana identification number; and

(2) is an actual or a prospective:

(A) purchaser, lessee, or recipient of consumer goods or services; or

(B) donor to a charitable organization.

(b) The term includes a user of a prepaid wireless calling service (as defined in IC 6-2.5-1-22.4) who:

(1) is issued an Indiana telephone number or an Indiana identification number for the service; or

(2) purchases prepaid wireless calling service in a retail transaction that is sourced to Indiana (as determined under IC 6-2.5-12-16).

As added by P.L.189-2001, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.226-2011, SEC.6.
Ind. Code § 24-4-19-9 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 4 / Chapter 19 / Section 24-4-19-9
"Seller"
Status: in_force

Sec. 9. As used in this chapter, "seller" means a consumer or other person who sells precious metal to a precious metal dealer.

As added by P.L.222-2013, SEC.3.
Ind. Code § 24-5-24.5-13 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 5 / Chapter 24.5 / Section 24-5-24.5-13
Prohibited from releasing consumer report or record
Status: in_force

Sec. 13. Unless a security freeze for a protected consumer is removed in accordance with section 16 of this chapter, a consumer reporting agency may not release:

(1) the protected consumer's consumer report;

(2) any information derived from the protected consumer's consumer report; or

(3) any record created for the protected consumer under section 11(b) of this chapter.

As added by P.L.65-2014, SEC.9.
Ind. Code § 24-3-7-2 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 3 / Chapter 7 / Section 24-3-7-2
"Child resistant packaging"
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "child resistant packaging" means packaging that:

(1) is designed or constructed so that it is significantly difficult for children less than five (5) years of age to:

(A) open the package; or

(B) obtain a toxic or harmful amount of substance from within the package;

within a reasonable time; but

(2) is not difficult for adults to use properly.

As added by P.L.231-2015, SEC.13.
Ind. Code § 24-4-17-3 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 4 / Chapter 17 / Section 24-4-17-3
"Claim"
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "claim" means a right to payment, whether or not the right is reduced to judgment, liquidated, fixed, matured, disputed, secured, legal, or equitable. The term includes costs of collection and attorney's fees only to the extent that the laws of Indiana permit the holder of the claim to recover them in an action against the obligor.

As added by P.L.85-2009, SEC.2.
Ind. Code § 24-5-7-11 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 5 / Chapter 7 / Section 24-5-7-11
Contracts; voidability for false information or advertisement
Status: in_force

Sec. 11. Any contract for health spa services entered into in reliance upon any willfully or fraudulently disseminated false or misleading information, representation, notice, or advertisement of the seller is void and unenforceable.

As added by P.L.249-1983, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 24-5-24-16 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 5 / Chapter 24 / Section 24-5-24-16
Civil penalty
Status: in_force

Sec. 16. (a) The attorney general may bring an action to recover from a person on behalf of the state a civil penalty described in subsection (b).

(b) A person who knowingly or intentionally violates this chapter is subject to a civil penalty of:

(1) not more than two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) for a violation or series of violations concerning one (1) consumer; or

(2) not more than a total of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) for related violations concerning more than one (1) consumer.

As added by P.L.104-2007, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 24-5-17-9 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 5 / Chapter 17 / Section 24-5-17-9
"Recyclable" defined
Status: in_force

Sec. 9. As used in this chapter, "recyclable" means that a material or product can be redeemed or returned at an identifiable recycling location for the purpose of returning the material to the economic mainstream in the form of raw material for new, reused, or reconstituted materials which meet quality standards necessary to be used in the marketplace.

As added by P.L.13-1991, SEC.2.
Ind. Code § 24-5-2-17 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 5 / Chapter 2 / Section 24-5-2-17
Repealed
Status: repealed

Formerly: Acts 1935, c.231, s.17. Repealed by Acts 1971, P.L.366, SEC.10.
Ind. Code § 24-5-8-19 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 5 / Chapter 8 / Section 24-5-8-19
Failure to comply; penalty
Status: in_force

Sec. 19. A person who fails to comply with section 4 of this chapter commits a Level 6 felony.

As added by P.L.134-1984, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.158-2013, SEC.274.
Ind. Code § 24-5-22-4 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 5 / Chapter 22 / Section 24-5-22-4
"Initiate the transmission"
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. (a) As used in this chapter, "initiate the transmission" refers to the action by the original sender of an electronic mail message.

(b) The term does not include an action by any intervening interactive computer service that handles or retransmits the message.

As added by P.L.36-2003, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 24-4-12-8 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 4 / Chapter 12 / Section 24-4-12-8
Products prohibited from sale at unused property market
Status: in_force

Sec. 8. (a) This section does not apply to a person who keeps available for public inspection a written authorization identifying that person as an authorized representative of the manufacturer or distributor of a product listed in subsection (b), if the authorization is not false, fraudulent, or fraudulently obtained.

(b) An unused property merchant may not offer at an unused property market for sale, or knowingly permit the sale of, baby food, infant formula, cosmetics, personal care products, nonprescription drugs, medical devices, or cigarettes or other tobacco products.

As added by P.L.99-1999, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.160-2005, SEC.16.
Ind. Code § 24-12-9-10 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 12 / Chapter 9 / Section 24-12-9-10
Suspension or revocation of license; order to show cause; order of revocation or suspension; relinquishment of license; preexisting contracts; emergency order for revocation
Status: in_force

Sec. 10. (a) The department may issue to a person licensed under this article an order to show cause why the license should not be revoked or suspended for a period determined by the department.

(b) An order issued under subsection (a) must:

(1) include:

(A) a statement of the place, date, and time for a meeting with the department, which date may not be less than ten (10) days from the date of the order;

(B) a description of the action contemplated by the department; and

(C) a statement of the facts or conduct supporting the issuance of the order; and

(2) be accompanied by a notice stating that the licensee is entitled to:

(A) a reasonable opportunity to be heard; and

(B) show the licensee's compliance with all lawful requirements for retention of the license;

at the meeting described in subdivision (1)(A).

(c) After the meeting described in subsection (b)(1)(A), the department may revoke or suspend the license if the department finds that:

(1) the licensee has repeatedly and willfully violated:

(A) this article or any applicable rule, order, or guidance document adopted or issued by the department; or

(B) any other Indiana or federal laws, rules, or regulations applicable to CPAP transactions;

(2) the licensee does not meet the licensing qualifications set forth in this chapter;

(3) the licensee obtained the license for the benefit of, or on behalf of, a person who does not qualify for the license;

(4) the licensee knowingly or intentionally made material misrepresentations to, or concealed material information from, the department; or

(5) facts or conditions exist that, had they existed at the time the licensee applied for the license, would have been grounds for the department to deny the issuance of the license.

(d) Whenever the department revokes or suspends a license, the department shall enter an order to that effect and notify the licensee of:

(1) the revocation or suspension;

(2) if a suspension has been ordered, the duration of the suspension;

(3) the procedure for appealing the revocation or suspension under IC 4-21.5-3-6; and

(4) any other terms and conditions that apply to the revocation or suspension.

Not later than five (5) days after the entry of the order the department shall deliver to the licensee a copy of the order and the findings supporting the order.

(e) Any person holding a license to enter into CPAP transactions may relinquish the license by notifying the department in writing of the relinquishment, but the relinquishment does not affect the person's liability for acts previously committed and coming within the scope of this article.

(f) If the director determines it is in the public interest, the director may pursue revocation of a license of a licensee that has relinquished the license under subsection (e).

(g) If a person's license is revoked, suspended, or relinquished, the revocation, suspension, or relinquishment does not impair or affect any obligation owed by any person under any preexisting lawful contract.

(h) If the director has just cause to believe an emergency exists from which it is necessary to protect the interests of the public, the director may proceed with the revocation of a license through an emergency or another temporary order under IC 4-21.5-4.

As added by P.L.176-2019, SEC.51.
Ind. Code § 24-3-3-10 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 3 / Chapter 3 / Section 24-3-3-10
"Tobacco product manufacturer"
Status: in_force

Sec. 10. As used in this chapter, "tobacco product manufacturer" means an entity that after June 30, 1999, directly (and not exclusively through any affiliate):

(1) manufactures cigarettes anywhere that such manufacturer intends to be sold in the United States, including cigarettes intended to be sold in the United States through an importer (except where such importer is an original participating manufacturer (as that term is defined in the Master Settlement Agreement) that will be responsible for the payments under the Master Settlement Agreement with respect to such cigarettes as a result of the provisions of subsection II(mm) of the Master Settlement Agreement and that pays the taxes specified in subsection II(z) of the Master Settlement Agreement, and provided that the manufacturer of such cigarettes does not market or advertise such cigarettes in the United States);

(2) is the first purchaser anywhere for resale in the United States of cigarettes manufactured anywhere that the manufacturer does not intend to be sold in the United States; or

(3) becomes a successor of an entity described in subdivision (1) or (2).

The term "tobacco product manufacturer" does not include an affiliate of a tobacco product manufacturer unless the affiliate itself falls within subdivision (1), (2), or (3).

As added by P.L.223-1999, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 24-5-19-2 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 5 / Chapter 19 / Section 24-5-19-2
"Person" defined
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "person" has the meaning set forth in IC 24-5-0.5-2.

As added by P.L.176-1997, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 24-5-11-2.7 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 5 / Chapter 11 / Section 24-5-11-2.7
"Insured consumer"
Status: in_force

Sec. 2.7. As used in this chapter, "insured consumer" refers to a person:

(1) that is a policyholder or an insured under a:

(A) personal line policy of property and casualty insurance coverage; or

(B) commercial line farm insurance policy that insures residential property; and

(2) that is or may become a consumer that enters into a real property improvement contract under this chapter.

As added by P.L.170-2017, SEC.8.
Ind. Code § 24-5-7-18 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 5 / Chapter 7 / Section 24-5-7-18
Enforcement powers
Status: in_force

Sec. 18. The secretary of state shall have all powers necessary to accomplish the responsibilities assigned to him in this chapter including but not limited to the authority to compel the production of financial statements and such other information as the secretary of state may deem necessary.

As added by P.L.249-1983, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 24-5-15-4 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 5 / Chapter 15 / Section 24-5-15-4
"Person" defined
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "person" means an individual, a corporation, a partnership, a joint venture, or any other entity.

As added by P.L.142-1990, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 24-5-11-6 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 5 / Chapter 11 / Section 24-5-11-6
"Real property improvement supplier"
Status: in_force

Sec. 6. As used in this chapter, "real property improvement supplier" means a person who engages in or solicits real property improvement contracts whether or not the person deals directly with the consumer.

As added by P.L.251-1987, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.170-2017, SEC.13.
Ind. Code § 24-5-18-3 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 5 / Chapter 18 / Section 24-5-18-3
"Garage"
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "garage" means a building or a part of a building designed or used for the storage, repair, or keeping of a motor vehicle.

As added by P.L.212-1993, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 24-4-25.5-1 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 4 / Chapter 25.5 / Section 24-4-25.5-1
"Foreign entity"
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "foreign entity" means:

(1) a foreign government;

(2) one (1) or more individuals who are not United States citizens or permanent residents;

(3) an organization that:

(A) is an instrumentality of; or

(B) is controlled by;

a foreign government; or

(4) an organization with regard to which five percent (5%) or more of the:

(A) fair market value;

(B) market capitalization; or

(C) total voting rights;

are owned by a foreign government, by an individual described in subdivision (2), by an organization described in subdivision (3), or by any other entity organized under the laws of a foreign government.

As added by P.L.132-2025, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 24-7-1-4 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 7 / Chapter 1 / Section 24-7-1-4
Legal and equitable principles applicable
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. Except as provided in this article, this article does not limit the application of the principles of law and equity to a rental purchase agreement.

As added by P.L.254-1987, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 24-15-2-26 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 15 / Chapter 2 / Section 24-15-2-26
"Publicly available information"
Status: in_force

Sec. 26. "Publicly available information" means information:

(1) that is lawfully made available through federal, state, or local government records; or

(2) that a business has a reasonable basis to believe is lawfully made available:

(A) to the general public through widely distributed media;

(B) by the consumer to whom the information pertains; or

(C) by a person to whom the consumer has disclosed the information;

unless the consumer has restricted the information to a specific audience.

As added by P.L.94-2023, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 24-3-4-13 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 3 / Chapter 4 / Section 24-3-4-13
Enforcement powers; prosecution of violations
Status: in_force

Sec. 13. (a) This chapter may be enforced by the department or a law enforcement officer.

(b) Upon referral of a violation of this chapter by the department or a law enforcement officer, the prosecuting attorney or the attorney general shall prosecute the person who violates this chapter.

As added by P.L.21-2000, SEC.10.
Ind. Code § 24-5-27-25 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 5 / Chapter 27 / Section 24-5-27-25
Debit and prepaid intrastate inmate calling services
Status: in_force

Sec. 25. (a) A provider may not institute a minimum balance requirement for a consumer to use:

(1) debit calling; or

(2) prepaid calling;

for intrastate inmate calling services calls.

(b) A provider may not prohibit a consumer from depositing at least fifty dollars ($50) per transaction to fund a:

(1) debit calling; or

(2) prepaid calling;

account that can be used for intrastate inmate calling services calls.

As added by P.L.34-2022, SEC.8.
Ind. Code § 24-5-0.5-3 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 5 / Chapter 0.5 / Section 24-5-0.5-3
Unfair, abusive, or deceptive acts, omissions, or practices prohibited; enumeration of deceptive acts
Status: in_force

Note: This version of section amended by P.L.143-2026, SEC.1, effective until 7-1-2026. See also following version of this section amended by P.L.145-2026, SEC.294, effective 7-1-2026, and following version of this section amended by P.L.100-2026, SEC.13, effective 1-1-2027.

Sec. 3. (a) A supplier may not commit an unfair, abusive, or deceptive act, omission, or practice in connection with a consumer transaction. Such an act, omission, or practice by a supplier is a violation of this chapter whether it occurs before, during, or after the transaction. An act, omission, or practice prohibited by this section includes both implicit and explicit misrepresentations.

(b) Without limiting the scope of subsection (a), the following acts, and the following representations as to the subject matter of a consumer transaction, made orally, in writing, or by electronic communication, by a supplier, are deceptive acts:

(1) That such subject of a consumer transaction has sponsorship, approval, performance, characteristics, accessories, uses, or benefits it does not have which the supplier knows or should reasonably know it does not have.

(2) That such subject of a consumer transaction is of a particular standard, quality, grade, style, or model, if it is not and if the supplier knows or should reasonably know that it is not.

(3) That such subject of a consumer transaction is new or unused, if it is not and if the supplier knows or should reasonably know that it is not.

(4) That such subject of a consumer transaction will be supplied to the public in greater quantity than the supplier intends or reasonably expects.

(5) That replacement or repair constituting the subject of a consumer transaction is needed, if it is not and if the supplier knows or should reasonably know that it is not.

(6) That a specific price advantage exists as to such subject of a consumer transaction, if it does not and if the supplier knows or should reasonably know that it does not.

(7) That the supplier has a sponsorship, approval, or affiliation in such consumer transaction the supplier does not have, and which the supplier knows or should reasonably know that the supplier does not have.

(8) That such consumer transaction involves or does not involve a warranty, a disclaimer of warranties, or other rights, remedies, or obligations, if the representation is false and if the supplier knows or should reasonably know that the representation is false.

(9) That the consumer will receive a rebate, discount, or other benefit as an inducement for entering into a sale or lease in return for giving the supplier the names of prospective consumers or otherwise helping the supplier to enter into other consumer transactions, if earning the benefit, rebate, or discount is contingent upon the occurrence of an event subsequent to the time the consumer agrees to the purchase or lease.

(10) That the supplier is able to deliver or complete the subject of the consumer transaction within a stated period of time, when the supplier knows or should reasonably know the supplier could not. If no time period has been stated by the supplier, there is a presumption that the supplier has represented that the supplier will deliver or complete the subject of the consumer transaction within a reasonable time, according to the course of dealing or the usage of the trade.

(11) That the consumer will be able to purchase the subject of the consumer transaction as advertised by the supplier, if the supplier does not intend to sell it.

(12) That the replacement or repair constituting the subject of a consumer transaction can be made by the supplier for the estimate the supplier gives a customer for the replacement or repair, if the specified work is completed and:

(A) the cost exceeds the estimate by an amount equal to or greater than ten percent (10%) of the estimate;

(B) the supplier did not obtain written permission from the customer to authorize the supplier to complete the work even if the cost would exceed the amounts specified in clause (A);

(C) the total cost for services and parts for a single transaction is more than seven hundred fifty dollars ($750); and

(D) the supplier knew or reasonably should have known that the cost would exceed the estimate in the amounts specified in clause (A).

(13) That the replacement or repair constituting the subject of a consumer transaction is needed, and that the supplier disposes of the part repaired or replaced earlier than seventy-two (72) hours after both:

(A) the customer has been notified that the work has been completed; and

(B) the part repaired or replaced has been made available for examination upon the request of the customer.

(14) Engaging in the replacement or repair of the subject of a consumer transaction if the consumer has not authorized the replacement or repair, and if the supplier knows or should reasonably know that it is not authorized.

(15) The act of misrepresenting the geographic location of the supplier by listing an alternate business name or an assumed business name (as described in IC 23-0.5-3-4) in a local telephone directory if:

(A) the name misrepresents the supplier's geographic location;

(B) the listing fails to identify the locality and state of the supplier's business;

(C) calls to the local telephone number are routinely forwarded or otherwise transferred to a supplier's business location that is outside the calling area covered by the local telephone directory; and

(D) the supplier's business location is located in a county that is not contiguous to a county in the calling area covered by the local telephone directory.

(16) The act of listing an alternate business name or assumed business name (as described in IC 23-0.5-3-4) in a directory assistance data base if:

(A) the name misrepresents the supplier's geographic location;

(B) calls to the local telephone number are routinely forwarded or otherwise transferred to a supplier's business location that is outside the local calling area; and

(C) the supplier's business location is located in a county that is not contiguous to a county in the local calling area.

(17) The violation by a supplier of IC 24-3-4 concerning cigarettes for import or export.

(18) The act of a supplier in knowingly selling or reselling a product to a consumer if the product has been recalled, whether by the order of a court or a regulatory body, or voluntarily by the manufacturer, distributor, or retailer, unless the product has been repaired or modified to correct the defect that was the subject of the recall.

(19) The violation by a supplier of 47 U.S.C. 227, including any rules or regulations issued under 47 U.S.C. 227.

(20) The violation by a supplier of the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (15 U.S.C. 1692 et seq.), including any rules or regulations issued under the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (15 U.S.C. 1692 et seq.).

(21) A violation of IC 24-5-7 (concerning health spa services), as set forth in IC 24-5-7-17.

(22) A violation of IC 24-5-8 (concerning business opportunity transactions), as set forth in IC 24-5-8-20.

(23) A violation of IC 24-5-10 (concerning home consumer transactions), as set forth in IC 24-5-10-18.

(24) A violation of IC 24-5-11 (concerning real property improvement contracts), as set forth in IC 24-5-11-14.

(25) A violation of IC 24-5-12 (concerning telephone solicitations), as set forth in IC 24-5-12-23.

(26) A violation of IC 24-5-13.5 (concerning buyback motor vehicles), as set forth in IC 24-5-13.5-14.

(27) A violation of IC 24-5-14 (concerning automatic dialing-announcing devices), as set forth in IC 24-5-14-13.

(28) A violation of IC 24-5-15 (concerning credit services organizations), as set forth in IC 24-5-15-11.

(29) A violation of IC 24-5-16 (concerning unlawful motor vehicle subleasing), as set forth in IC 24-5-16-18.

(30) A violation of IC 24-5-17 (concerning environmental marketing claims), as set forth in IC 24-5-17-14.

(31) A violation of IC 24-5-19 (concerning deceptive commercial solicitation), as set forth in IC 24-5-19-11.

(32) A violation of IC 24-5-21 (concerning prescription drug discount cards), as set forth in IC 24-5-21-7.

(33) A violation of IC 24-5-23.5-7 (concerning real estate appraisals), as set forth in IC 24-5-23.5-9.

(34) A violation of IC 24-5-26 (concerning identity theft), as set forth in IC 24-5-26-3.

(35) A violation of IC 24-5.5 (concerning mortgage rescue fraud), as set forth in IC 24-5.5-6-1.

(36) A violation of IC 24-8 (concerning promotional gifts and contests), as set forth in IC 24-8-6-3.

(37) A violation of IC 21-18.5-6 (concerning representations made by a postsecondary credit bearing proprietary educational institution), as set forth in IC 21-18.5-6-22.5.

(38) A violation of IC 24-5-15.5 (concerning collection actions of a plaintiff debt buyer), as set forth in IC 24-5-15.5-6.

(39) A violation of IC 24-14 (concerning towing services), as set forth in IC 24-14-10-1.

(40) A violation of IC 24-5-14.5 (concerning misleading or inaccurate caller identification information), as set forth in IC 24-5-14.5-12.

(41) A violation of IC 24-5-27 (concerning intrastate inmate calling services), as set forth in IC 24-5-27-27.

(42) A violation of IC 15-21 (concerning sales of dogs by retail pet stores), as set forth in IC 15-21-7-4.

(43) A violation of IC 24-4-23 (concerning the security of information collected and transmitted by an adult oriented website operator), as set forth in IC 24-4-23-14.

(44) A violation of IC 28-8-7 (concerning virtual currency kiosks), as set forth in IC 28-8-7-9.

(c) Any representations on or within a product or its packaging or in advertising or promotional materials which would constitute a deceptive act shall be the deceptive act both of the supplier who places such representation thereon or therein, or who authored such materials, and such other suppliers who shall state orally or in writing that such representation is true if such other supplier shall know or have reason to know that such representation was false.

(d) If a supplier shows by a preponderance of the evidence that an act resulted from a bona fide error notwithstanding the maintenance of procedures reasonably adopted to avoid the error, such act shall not be deceptive within the meaning of this chapter.

(e) It shall be a defense to any action brought under this chapter that the representation constituting an alleged deceptive act was one made in good faith by the supplier without knowledge of its falsity and in reliance upon the oral or written representations of the manufacturer, the person from whom the supplier acquired the product, any testing organization, or any other person provided that the source thereof is disclosed to the consumer.

(f) For purposes of subsection (b)(12), a supplier that provides estimates before performing repair or replacement work for a customer shall give the customer a written estimate itemizing as closely as possible the price for labor and parts necessary for the specific job before commencing the work.

(g) For purposes of subsection (b)(15) and (b)(16), a telephone company or other provider of a telephone directory or directory assistance service or its officer or agent is immune from liability for publishing the listing of an alternate business name or assumed business name of a supplier in its directory or directory assistance data base unless the telephone company or other provider of a telephone directory or directory assistance service is the same person as the supplier who has committed the deceptive act.

(h) For purposes of subsection (b)(18), it is an affirmative defense to any action brought under this chapter that the product has been altered by a person other than the defendant to render the product completely incapable of serving its original purpose.

Formerly: Acts 1971, P.L.367, SEC.1. As amended by Acts 1978, P.L.127, SEC.2; Acts 1982, P.L.153, SEC.1; Acts 1982, P.L.152, SEC.2; P.L.16-1983, SEC.16; P.L.239-1985, SEC.1; P.L.12-1986, SEC.5; P.L.24-1989, SEC.11; P.L.174-1997, SEC.2; P.L.21-2000, SEC.11; P.L.70-2002, SEC.1; P.L.85-2006, SEC.3; P.L.1-2009, SEC.137; P.L.226-2011, SEC.14; P.L.273-2013, SEC.31; P.L.65-2014, SEC.7; P.L.170-2017, SEC.1; P.L.118-2017, SEC.119; P.L.170-2017, SEC.2; P.L.211-2019, SEC.33; P.L.242-2019, SEC.6; P.L.280-2019, SEC.5; P.L.281-2019, SEC.4; P.L.156-2020, SEC.87; P.L.34-2022, SEC.7; P.L.4-2024, SEC.33; P.L.98-2024, SEC.3; P.L.104-2024, SEC.42; P.L.143-2026, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 24-4.7-2-7.3 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 4.7 / Chapter 2 / Section 24-4.7-2-7.3
"Person"
Status: in_force

Sec. 7.3. "Person" means:

(1) an individual, a firm, an organization, a partnership, an association, or a corporation, including affiliates and subsidiaries; or

(2) any other legal entity.

As added by P.L.153-2017, SEC.2.
Ind. Code § 24-4.6-3-1 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 4.6 / Chapter 3 / Section 24-4.6-3-1
"Public safety agency" defined
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "public safety agency" means a state or local law enforcement or fire protection agency.

As added by P.L.173-1997, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 24-5-13-18 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 5 / Chapter 13 / Section 24-5-13-18
Affirmative defenses
Status: in_force

Sec. 18. It is an affirmative defense to any claim under this chapter that:

(1) the nonconformity, defect, or condition does not substantially impair the use, value, or safety of the motor vehicle; or

(2) the nonconformity, defect, or condition is the result of abuse, neglect, or unauthorized modification or alteration of the motor vehicle by the buyer.

As added by P.L.150-1988, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 24-8-3-9 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 8 / Chapter 3 / Section 24-8-3-9
Presentation of winning ticket necessary
Status: in_force

Sec. 9. If prizes will not be awarded or given if a winning ticket, token, number, lot, or other device used to determine winners in a particular promotion is not presented to a promoter or a sponsor, this fact must be clearly stated in the notice.

As added by P.L.233-1989, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 24-5-14-7 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 5 / Chapter 14 / Section 24-5-14-7
Live operator preceding message; disclosure
Status: in_force

Sec. 7. When a message is immediately preceded by a live operator, the operator must, at the outset of the message, disclose the following:

(1) The name of the business, firm, organization, association, partnership, or entity for which the message is being made.

(2) The purpose of the message.

(3) The identity or kinds of goods or services the message is promoting.

(4) If applicable, the fact that the message intends to solicit payment or the commitment of funds.

As added by P.L.151-1988, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 24-13-5-1 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 13 / Chapter 5 / Section 24-13-5-1
Circumstances under which this article may not be construed to prohibit a plan or operation as a pyramid promotional scheme
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. This article may not be construed to prohibit a plan or operation, or to define a plan or operation as a pyramid promotional scheme, based on the fact that participants in the plan or operation give consideration in return for the right to receive compensation based upon purchases of goods, services, or intangible property by participants for personal use, consumption, or resale if both of the following conditions are satisfied:

(1) The plan or operation does not promote or induce inventory loading.

(2) The plan or operation implements an appropriate inventory repurchase program.

As added by P.L.105-2017, SEC.3.
Ind. Code § 24-5-2-9 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 5 / Chapter 2 / Section 24-5-2-9
Repealed
Status: repealed

Formerly: Acts 1935, c.231, s.9. As amended by Acts 1947, c.238, s.2. Repealed by Acts 1971, P.L.366, SEC.10.
Ind. Code § 24-2-1-4.5 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 2 / Chapter 1 / Section 24-2-1-4.5
Examination; amended electronic application; component of mark not eligible for registration; reexamination; concurrent applications; civil action
Status: in_force

Sec. 4.5. (a) If a person files an electronic application for registration of a mark and pays the appropriate application fee described in section 15.3 of this chapter, the secretary may examine the electronic application for conformity with this chapter.

(b) An applicant must provide additional information requested by the secretary, including a description of a design mark.

(c) An applicant may make or authorize the secretary to make reasonable amendments to an electronic application that are requested by the secretary or are considered by the applicant to be advisable to respond to a rejection or an objection.

(d) The secretary may require an applicant to submit a new electronic application if the secretary determines amendments to the electronic application are necessary and the applicant does not make or authorize the secretary to make amendments under subsection (c).

(e) The secretary may require an applicant to disclaim a component of a mark that is not eligible for registration, and an applicant may voluntarily disclaim a component of a mark for which registration is sought. A disclaimer does not prejudice or affect the applicant's rights:

(1) existing at the time of application or arising after application is made in the disclaimed matter; or

(2) on another application if the disclaimed matter is or becomes distinctive of the applicant's goods or services.

(f) If an applicant is not entitled to registration of a mark under this chapter, the secretary shall advise the applicant of the reason the applicant is not entitled to registration of the mark. The applicant has a reasonable time specified by the secretary:

(1) to reply to the reason the applicant is not entitled to registration; or

(2) to amend the electronic application.

If the applicant replies to the secretary or amends the electronic application within the reasonable time, the secretary shall reexamine the electronic application.

(g) The procedure under subsection (f) may be repeated until:

(1) the secretary finally refuses registration of the mark; or

(2) the applicant fails to reply or amend the electronic application within the time specified by the secretary, at which time the secretary shall consider the application to have been withdrawn.

(h) If the secretary issues a final order refusing the registration of a mark, an applicant may bring a civil action in a court with jurisdiction to compel the registration of the mark. A court may order the secretary to register a mark, without costs to the secretary, on proof that all statements in the electronic application are true and the mark is entitled to registration.

(i) If two (2) or more applications are concurrently processed by the secretary for registration of the same or confusingly similar marks for the same or related goods or services, the secretary shall grant priority to the applications in order of filing. If a previously filed application is granted a registration, the other application or applications must be rejected. A rejected applicant may bring an action for cancellation of the previously registered mark based upon previous or superior rights to the mark under section 10 of this chapter.

As added by P.L.135-2006, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.128-2017, SEC.6; P.L.59-2018, SEC.2.
Ind. Code § 24-12-3-1 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 12 / Chapter 3 / Section 24-12-3-1
CPAP provider prohibitions
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. A CPAP provider may not do any of the following:

(1) Pay or offer to pay a commission, referral fee, or other form of consideration to any attorney, law firm, medical provider, chiropractor, or physical therapist, or any of their employees for referring a consumer claimant to the provider.

(2) Accept a commission, referral fee, rebate, or other form of consideration from an attorney, law firm, medical provider, chiropractor, or physical therapist, or any of their employees.

(3) Intentionally advertise materially false or misleading information regarding the CPAP provider's products or services.

(4) Refer, in furtherance of an initial CPAP transaction, a consumer claimant or potential consumer claimant to a specific attorney, law firm, medical provider, chiropractor, or physical therapist, or any of their employees. However, if a consumer claimant needs legal representation, the CPAP provider may refer the person to a local or state bar association referral service.

(5) Knowingly provide funding to a consumer claimant who has previously assigned or sold a part of the consumer claimant's right to proceeds from the consumer claimant's civil proceeding without first making payment to or purchasing a prior unsatisfied CPAP provider's entire funded amount and contracted charges, unless a lesser amount is otherwise agreed to in writing by the prior CPAP provider. However, multiple CPAP providers may agree to provide a CPAP transaction to a consumer claimant simultaneously if the consumer claimant and the consumer claimant's attorney consent to the arrangement in writing.

(6) Make any decision, have any influence, or direct the consumer claimant or the consumer claimant'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 consumer claimant and the attorney in the civil proceeding.

(7) Knowingly pay or offer to pay for court costs, filing fees, or attorney's fees either during or after the resolution of the civil proceeding, using funds from the CPAP transaction.

As added by P.L.153-2016, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.85-2017, SEC.97; P.L.140-2024, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 24-4-19-1 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 4 / Chapter 19 / Section 24-4-19-1
Application
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. This chapter does not apply to the following:

(1) A jeweler regulated under IC 24-4-13 concerning used jewelry sales.

(2) A valuable metal dealer (as defined in IC 25-37.5-1-1(b)).

(3) A pawnbroker licensed under IC 28-7-5.

(4) The purchase or resale of a mint issued coin by a person whose primary business is buying, selling, and trading mint issued coins.

As added by P.L.222-2013, SEC.3.
Ind. Code § 24-4-17-9 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 4 / Chapter 17 / Section 24-4-17-9
Funds from sale of item on consignment as trust funds
Status: in_force

Sec. 9. (a) If an item is trust property under section 8 of this chapter when a retail merchant initially receives it, the item remains trust property until the balance due the consignor from the sale of the item is paid in full, even if the retail merchant directly or indirectly purchases the item for the retail merchant's own account.

(b) If a retail merchant resells an item described in subsection (a) to a bona fide purchaser before the consignor has been paid in full, the item ceases to be trust property and the proceeds of the resale are trust funds in the hands of the retail merchant for the benefit of the consignor to the extent necessary to pay any balance due the consignor. The trusteeship of the proceeds continues until the fiduciary obligation of the retail merchant with respect to the transaction is discharged in full.

As added by P.L.85-2009, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.1-2010, SEC.95.
Ind. Code § 24-4.8-1-10 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 4.8 / Chapter 1 / Section 24-4.8-1-10
"Personally identifying information"
Status: in_force

Sec. 10. "Personally identifying information" means the following information that refers to a person who is an owner or operator of a computer:

(1) Identifying information (as defined in IC 35-43-5-1).

(2) An electronic mail address.

(3) Any of the following information in a form that personally identifies an owner or operator of a computer:

(A) An account balance.

(B) An overdraft history.

(C) A payment history.

As added by P.L.115-2005, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 24-4-16.4-3 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 4 / Chapter 16.4 / Section 24-4-16.4-3
Restrictions on offering for sale or selling sexually explicit materials
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. A person or an employee or agent of a person may not offer for sale or sell sexually explicit materials unless a registration and statement are properly filed under IC 23-1-55.

As added by P.L.92-2008, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.1-2009, SEC.133.
Ind. Code § 24-14-2-3 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 14 / Chapter 2 / Section 24-14-2-3
"Automobile club"
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. (a) "Automobile club" means a person that, for consideration, promises to assist its members or subscribers in matters relating to:

(1) motor travel; or

(2) the operation, use, or maintenance of a motor vehicle;

by supplying services, which may include towing service, emergency road service, or indemnification service.

(b) The term includes:

(1) a motor vehicle dealer; or

(2) an insurance company;

operating as an automobile club to provide any of the services described in subsection (a).

As added by P.L.281-2019, SEC.5.
Ind. Code § 24-3-3-14 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 3 / Chapter 3 / Section 24-3-3-14
Certification of compliance with chapter; failure to make annual deposit
Status: in_force

Sec. 14. (a) Each tobacco product manufacturer that elects to place funds into escrow under section 12(2) of this chapter shall annually certify to the attorney general that it is in compliance with this chapter. The attorney general may bring a civil action on behalf of the state against any tobacco product manufacturer that fails to place into escrow the funds required under section 12 and section 13 of this chapter. Any tobacco product manufacturer that fails in any year to place into escrow the funds required under section 12(2) of this chapter shall:

(1) Be required within fifteen (15) days to place sufficient funds into escrow to bring it into compliance with this chapter. The court, upon a finding of a violation of section 12(2) of this chapter, may also impose a civil penalty to be paid to the state general fund in an amount not to exceed five percent (5%) of the amount improperly withheld from escrow per day of the violation and in a total amount not to exceed one hundred percent (100%) of the original amount improperly withheld from escrow.

(2) In the case of a knowing violation, be required within fifteen (15) days to place sufficient funds into escrow to bring it into compliance with section 12(2) of this chapter. The court, upon a finding of a knowing violation of section 12(2) of this chapter, may also impose a civil penalty to be paid to the state general fund in an amount not to exceed fifteen percent (15%) of the amount improperly withheld from escrow per day of the violation and in a total amount not to exceed three hundred percent (300%) of the original amount improperly withheld from escrow.

(3) In the case of a second knowing violation, be prohibited from selling cigarettes to consumers within Indiana (whether directly or through a distributor, retailer or similar intermediary) for a period not to exceed two (2) years.

(b) Each failure to make an annual deposit required under section 12(2) of this chapter constitutes a separate violation.

As added by P.L.223-1999, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 24-5-14-6 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 5 / Chapter 14 / Section 24-5-14-6
Disconnect requirement
Status: in_force

Sec. 6. A caller may not use an automatic dialing-announcing device unless the device is designed and operated to disconnect within ten (10) seconds after termination of the telephone call by the subscriber.

As added by P.L.151-1988, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 24-4.7-4-5 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 4.7 / Chapter 4 / Section 24-4.7-4-5
Transactions
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. (a) This section does not apply to any of the following:

(1) A transaction made in accordance with prior negotiations in the course of a visit by a consumer to a merchant that operates a retail business establishment that has a fixed, permanent location where consumer goods are displayed or offered for sale on a continuing basis.

(2) A transaction in which:

(A) a consumer may obtain a full refund for the return of undamaged and unused goods; or

(B) a consumer may, within seven (7) days after receipt of merchandise by a consumer, give a cancellation of services notice to a seller and return the merchandise, and the seller must process the refund within thirty (30) days after receipt of the returned merchandise.

(3) A transaction in which a consumer purchases goods or services under a television, radio, or print advertisement or a sample, brochure, or catalog of a merchant that contains:

(A) the name, address, and business telephone number of the merchant;

(B) a description of the goods or services being sold; and

(C) limitations or restrictions that apply to the offer.

(4) A transaction in which a merchant is a bona fide charitable organization.

(b) A contract made under a telephone sales call in violation of this section is not valid and enforceable against a consumer.

(c) A merchant who engages a telephone solicitor to make or cause to be made a telephone sales call may not:

(1) make or submit a charge to a consumer's credit card account; or

(2) make or cause to be made any electronic transfer of funds;

until the merchant receives from the consumer a copy of the contract, signed by the consumer, that complies with this chapter.

As added by P.L.189-2001, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 24-5-8-12 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 5 / Chapter 8 / Section 24-5-8-12
Escrow accounts
Status: in_force

Sec. 12. A seller may not require a payment before the delivery of any goods that exceeds twenty percent (20%) of the initial payment unless the amount in excess of the twenty percent (20%) payment is placed in an escrow account which provides that the money can not be released until:

(1) the investor notifies the escrow agent in writing of the receipt of the goods; or

(2) the seller presents to the escrow agent a bill of lading that proves shipment of the goods as required by the contract.

Notification of receipt by the investor to the escrow agent may not be unreasonably withheld.

As added by P.L.134-1984, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 24-5-11-2.8 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 5 / Chapter 11 / Section 24-5-11-2.8
"Interior improvement"
Status: in_force

Sec. 2.8. As used in this chapter, "interior improvement" means any alteration, repair, replacement, reconstruction, or other modification made to the interior of real property, including the interior of any structure on or fixture or improvement to the property. The term also includes the alteration, repair, reconstruction, or other modification of a basement.

As added by P.L.170-2017, SEC.9.
Ind. Code § 24-5-8-9 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 5 / Chapter 8 / Section 24-5-8-9
Attempts to have investor waive rights
Status: in_force

Sec. 9. A seller may not attempt to have an investor waive rights given to the investor by this chapter.

As added by P.L.134-1984, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 24-5-26.5-8 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 5 / Chapter 26.5 / Section 24-5-26.5-8
"Sponsor"
Status: in_force

Sec. 8. As used in this chapter, "sponsor" means a person on whose behalf a commercial communication is conducted to promote or advertise legal services.

As added by P.L.176-2021, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 24-4-23.2-2 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 4 / Chapter 23.2 / Section 24-4-23.2-2
"Covered establishment"
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. (a) As used in this chapter, "covered establishment" means a:

(1) restaurant; or

(2) food service establishment;

that offers, in a single transaction, whether directly or through a third party food delivery service, the sale and same-day delivery or pick up of food and beverages to customers.

(b) The term does not include a grocery store.

As added by P.L.136-2023, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 24-13-4-1 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 13 / Chapter 4 / Section 24-13-4-1
Maximum damages under private cause of action; discretionary treble damages; attorney's fees
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. (a) A person may bring an action against a person who establishes, operates, promotes, or assists another to promote a pyramid promotional scheme for:

(1) the damages actually suffered as a result of the pyramid promotional scheme; or

(2) one thousand dollars ($1,000);

whichever is greater.

(b) The court may increase damages awarded under this section in an amount that does not exceed:

(1) three (3) times the actual damages of the person suffering the loss; or

(2) three thousand dollars ($3,000).

(c) The court may award reasonable attorney's fees to a party that prevails in an action under this section.

(d) Actual damages awarded to a person have priority over any civil penalty imposed under this article.

As added by P.L.105-2017, SEC.3.
Ind. Code § 24-13-1-9 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 13 / Chapter 1 / Section 24-13-1-9
"Pyramid promotional scheme"
Status: in_force

Sec. 9. "Pyramid promotional scheme" means any plan or operation by which a person gives consideration for the opportunity to receive compensation that is derived primarily from the introduction of other persons into the plan or operation rather than from the sale and consumption of goods, services, or intangible property by a participant or other persons introduced into the plan or operation. The term includes any plan or operation under which the number of people who may participate is limited either expressly or by the application of conditions affecting the eligibility of a person to receive compensation under the plan or operation, or any plan or operation under which a person, on giving any consideration, obtains any goods, services, or intangible property in addition to the right to receive compensation.

As added by P.L.105-2017, SEC.3.
Ind. Code § 24-15-10-4 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 15 / Chapter 10 / Section 24-15-10-4
No private right of action for violation
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. Nothing in this article shall be construed as providing the basis for a private right of action for violations of this article or any other law.

As added by P.L.94-2023, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 24-4-27.5-12 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 4 / Chapter 27.5 / Section 24-4-27.5-12
Deceptive acts; action seeking declaratory judgment or injunctive relief
Status: in_force

Sec. 12. (a) As used in this section, "interested person" means:

(1) a recipient of proxy advisory services provided by a proxy advisor;

(2) an entity that is the subject of proxy advisory services described in section 8(1) or 8(2) of this chapter provided by a proxy advisor; and

(3) any interest holder of an entity that is the subject of proxy advisory services described in section 8(1) or 8(2) of this chapter provided by a proxy advisor.

(b) A proxy advisor who violates any provision of this chapter commits a deceptive act which is actionable under IC 24-5-0.5 and subject to the penalties of IC 24-5-0.5.

(c) Notwithstanding subsection (b), an interested person may bring an action seeking a declaratory judgment or injunctive relief against a proxy advisor who the interested person believes has violated this chapter. Not later than seven (7) days after the date on which an interested person brings an action under this subsection, the interested person shall provide written notice to the attorney general that informs the attorney general of the existence of the action. The attorney general has the right to intervene in an action under this subsection.

As added by P.L.60-2026, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 24-14-3-5 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 14 / Chapter 3 / Section 24-14-3-5
Emergency towing; record keeping requirements
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. (a) If a towing company is summoned for emergency towing by the owner or operator of a disabled motor vehicle, the towing company shall make a record of the following, to the extent available:

(1) The:

(A) first and last name; and

(B) telephone number;

of the person who summoned the towing company to the scene.

(2) The make, model, year, vehicle identification number, and license plate number of the disabled motor vehicle.

(b) If a towing company is summoned for emergency towing by a law enforcement officer or by authorized state, county, or municipal personnel, the towing company shall make a record of the following, to the extent available:

(1) The identity of:

(A) the local law enforcement agency; or

(B) the authorized state, county, or municipal agency;

requesting the emergency towing.

(2) The make, model, year, vehicle identification number, and license plate number of the disabled motor vehicle.

(c) A towing company:

(1) shall:

(A) maintain a record created under subsection (a) or (b); and

(B) provide a record created under subsection (a) or (b) to a local law enforcement agency upon request;

from the time the towing company appears at the scene of the disabled motor vehicle until the time the motor vehicle is towed and released to an authorized party; and

(2) shall:

(A) retain a record created under subsection (a) or (b) for a period of two (2) years from the date the disabled vehicle was towed from the scene; and

(B) throughout the two (2) year period described in clause (A), make the record available for inspection and copying, not later than two (2) business days after receiving a written request for inspection from:

(i) a local law enforcement agency;

(ii) the attorney general;

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

(iv) an authorized agent of the disabled motor vehicle's owner.

As added by P.L.281-2019, SEC.5.
Ind. Code § 24-5-13-8 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 5 / Chapter 13 / Section 24-5-13-8
Repair of nonconformities
Status: in_force

Sec. 8. If a motor vehicle suffers from a nonconformity and the buyer reports the nonconformity within the term of protection to the manufacturer of the vehicle, its agent, or its authorized dealer then the manufacturer of the motor vehicle or the manufacturer's agent or authorized dealer shall make the repairs that are necessary to correct the nonconformity, even if the repairs are made after expiration of the term of protection.

As added by P.L.150-1988, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 24-4.6-6-4 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 4.6 / Chapter 6 / Section 24-4.6-6-4
Financial exploitation of a senior consumer
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. (a) A person commits financial exploitation of a senior consumer when the person knowingly and by deception or intimidation obtains control over the property of a senior consumer or illegally uses the assets or resources of a senior consumer.

(b) The illegal use of the assets or resources of a senior consumer includes, but is not limited to, the misappropriation of those assets or resources by undue influence, breach of a fiduciary relationship, fraud, deception, extortion, intimidation, or use of the assets or resources contrary to law.

(c) Nothing in this section shall be construed to impose civil liability on a person who has made a good faith effort to assist a senior consumer in the management of the senior consumer's property, but through no fault of the person has been unable to provide such assistance.

(d) It is not a defense in an action under this chapter that a person reasonably believed that the victim was not a senior consumer.

As added by P.L.250-2013, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 24-5-13.1-24 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 5 / Chapter 13.1 / Section 24-5-13.1-24
Additional remedies
Status: in_force

Sec. 24. This chapter does not limit the rights or remedies that are otherwise available to a buyer under any other applicable provision of law.

As added by P.L.91-2022, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 24-4.7-5-2 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 4.7 / Chapter 5 / Section 24-4.7-5-2
Remedies
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. (a) In an action under this chapter, the attorney general may obtain any or all of the following:

(1) An injunction to enjoin future violations of IC 24-4.7-4.

(2) A civil penalty of not more than the following:

(A) Ten thousand dollars ($10,000) for the first violation of IC 24-4.7-4.

(B) Twenty-five thousand ($25,000) dollars for each violation after the first violation.

For purposes of this subdivision, each telephone call in violation of IC 24-4.7-4-1 is considered a separate violation.

(3) All money the defendant obtained through violation of IC 24-4.7-4.

(4) The attorney general's reasonable costs in:

(A) the investigation of the deceptive act; and

(B) maintaining the action.

(5) Reasonable attorney's fees.

(6) Costs of the action.

(b) Except as provided in subsection (c), the attorney general may obtain the remedies described in subsection (a) separately against or from each person that violates IC 24-4.7-4-1, including a person that directly or indirectly controls a person that violates IC 24-4.7-4-1.

(c) This subsection applies only to a person that directly or indirectly controls a person that violates IC 24-4.7-4-1. A person to which this subsection applies is not liable for a civil penalty under subsection (a)(2) if the person establishes by a preponderance of the evidence that the person:

(1) did not know; and

(2) in the exercise of reasonable care could not have known;

of the violation.

As added by P.L.189-2001, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.153-2017, SEC.6.
Ind. Code § 24-13-1-3 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 13 / Chapter 1 / Section 24-13-1-3
"Commercially reasonable terms"
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. "Commercially reasonable terms" means the repurchase of current and marketable inventory within twelve (12) months after the date of purchase at not less than ninety percent (90%) of the original net cost, less appropriate set-offs and legal claims, if any.

As added by P.L.105-2017, SEC.3.
Ind. Code § 24-5-23.5-6 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 5 / Chapter 23.5 / Section 24-5-23.5-6
"Real estate transaction"
Status: in_force

Sec. 6. As used in this chapter, "real estate transaction" means a transaction that involves one (1) or both of the following:

(1) The sale or lease of any legal or equitable interest in real estate located in Indiana.

(2) The making, refinancing, or consolidation of a mortgage loan.

As added by P.L.52-2009, SEC.2.
Ind. Code § 24-14-6-1 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 14 / Chapter 6 / Section 24-14-6-1
Required actions
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. Not later than three (3) business days after a completed tow, the towing company or storage facility responsible for a towed vehicle must:

(1) search:

(A) the National Motor Vehicle Title Information System data base (as described under 49 U.S.C. 30502); or

(B) an equivalent and commonly available data base; and

(2) comply with:

(A) IC 9-22-1-19; or

(B) IC 9-22-1-21;

as applicable.

As added by P.L.281-2019, SEC.5.
Ind. Code § 24-4-11-2 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 4 / Chapter 11 / Section 24-4-11-2
"Accredited college or university" defined
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. (a) As used in this chapter, "accredited college or university" refers to a college or university that is accredited by one (1) of the following regional accrediting agencies:

(1) Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools.

(2) New England Association of Colleges and Schools.

(3) North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.

(4) Northwest Association of Colleges and Schools.

(5) Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.

(6) Western Association of Colleges and Schools.

(b) A college or university located outside the United States is considered an accredited college or university if the college or university is accredited within the jurisdiction of the college or university by an accrediting agency having accreditation standards that are at least equal to the accreditation standards of the accrediting agencies listed in subsection (a).

As added by P.L.175-1996, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 24-3-4-16 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 3 / Chapter 4 / Section 24-3-4-16
Class A misdemeanor; affixing stamp on prohibited cigarettes
Status: in_force

Sec. 16. A person who knowingly or intentionally sells, or distributes cigarettes that bear Indiana tax stamps affixed in violation of this chapter commits a Class A misdemeanor.

As added by P.L.21-2000, SEC.10.
Ind. Code § 24-4-7-1 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 4 / Chapter 7 / Section 24-4-7-1
"Commission"
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "commission" means compensation that accrues to a sales representative, for payment by a principal, at a rate expressed as a percentage of the dollar amount of orders taken or sales made by the sales representative.

As added by P.L.238-1985, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 24-4.6-6-2 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 4.6 / Chapter 6 / Section 24-4.6-6-2
Purposes and policies
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. (a) This chapter shall be liberally construed and applied to protect senior consumers.

(b) The purposes and policies of this chapter are to:

(1) simplify, clarify, and modernize the law concerning the ownership, control, and use of property or assets of senior consumers; and

(2) protect senior consumers from financial exploitation from persons, who by deception or intimidation, obtain control over the property or assets of a senior consumer.

As added by P.L.250-2013, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 24-4.9-2-9 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 4.9 / Chapter 2 / Section 24-4.9-2-9
"Person"
Status: in_force

Sec. 9. "Person" means an individual, a corporation, a business trust, an estate, a trust, a partnership, an association, a nonprofit corporation or organization, a cooperative, or any other legal entity.

As added by P.L.125-2006, SEC.6.
Ind. Code § 24-5-27.5-24 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 5 / Chapter 27.5 / Section 24-5-27.5-24
Dispute processing, fraud management, or protecting the integrity of payment card transactions; actions of financial services provider not impaired
Status: in_force

Sec. 24. With respect to a payment card transaction, this chapter may not be construed to:

(1) limit the ability of a financial services provider to negotiate with responsible parties; or

(2) otherwise impair a financial services provider's actions;

related to dispute processing, fraud management, or protecting the integrity of the payment card transaction with respect to illegal activity, security breaches, or cyber risks.

As added by P.L.132-2024, SEC.4.
Ind. Code § 24-14-3-3 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 14 / Chapter 3 / Section 24-14-3-3
Permitted acts by owner or operator of motor vehicle; exceptions; permissible fees
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. (a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c), the owner or operator of a disabled motor vehicle may, in consultation with law enforcement or with authorized state, county, or municipal personnel (if appropriate):

(1) summon to the disabled motor vehicle's location the towing company of the owner's or operator's choice, either directly or through an insurance company's or an automobile club's emergency service arrangement; and

(2) designate the location to which the disabled motor vehicle is to be towed.

However, if the location designated by the owner or operator is not a storage facility owned or operated by the towing company, the owner or operator must make arrangements for payment to the towing company prior to the tow truck leaving the scene. The fee charged by the towing company may not be more than normally charged by the towing company for the service provided.

(b) Subsection (a) does not apply:

(1) in any case in which the owner or operator of a disabled motor vehicle:

(A) is incapacitated or otherwise unable to summon a towing company; or

(B) defers to law enforcement or to authorized state, county, or municipal personnel as to:

(i) the towing company to be summoned; or

(ii) the location to which the disabled motor vehicle is to be towed; or

(2) in the event of a declared emergency.

(c) The authority of an owner or operator of a disabled vehicle to summon the towing company of the owner's or operator's choice under subsection (a) shall be superseded by a law enforcement officer or by authorized state, county, or municipal personnel if the towing company of choice of the owner or operator:

(1) is unable to respond to the location of the disabled motor vehicle in a timely fashion; and

(2) the disabled motor vehicle:

(A) is a hazard;

(B) impedes the flow of traffic; or

(C) may not legally remain in its location;

in the opinion of the law enforcement officer or authorized state, county, or municipal personnel.

As added by P.L.281-2019, SEC.5.
Ind. Code § 24-5-27.5-19 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 5 / Chapter 27.5 / Section 24-5-27.5-19
"Protected financial information"
Status: in_force

Sec. 19. As used in this chapter, "protected financial information" means any record of a:

(1) sale;

(2) purchase;

(3) return; or

(4) refund;

that is made or processed with a payment card and that is retrieved, characterized, generated, labeled, sorted, or grouped based solely on the assignment of a firearms code.

As added by P.L.132-2024, SEC.4.
Ind. Code § 24-4-9.2-12 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 4 / Chapter 9.2 / Section 24-4-9.2-12
"Vehicle sharing period"
Status: in_force

Sec. 12. As used in this chapter, "vehicle sharing period" means a period beginning with:

(1) the delivery period; or

(2) if there is no delivery period, the start time;

and ending with the termination time.

As added by P.L.253-2019, SEC.3.
Ind. Code § 24-3-6-2 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 3 / Chapter 6 / Section 24-3-6-2
"Distributor"
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "distributor" means a distributor (as defined in IC 6-7-1-6) that holds a registration certificate issued under IC 6-7-1-16.

As added by P.L.160-2005, SEC.15.
Ind. Code § 24-8-4-2 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 8 / Chapter 4 / Section 24-8-4-2
Time prizes, vouchers, or certificates given
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. A prize or a voucher, certificate, or other evidence of obligation given instead of a prize shall be given to a person at the time the person is informed of the prize, if any, the person will receive.

As added by P.L.233-1989, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 24-4-26-5 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 4 / Chapter 26 / Section 24-4-26-5
Action by attorney general
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. (a) The attorney general may bring an action under this chapter to obtain any or all of the following against a person that violates this chapter:

(1) An injunction to enjoin future violations of this chapter.

(2) The following civil penalties:

(A) Not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000) for the first violation.

(B) Not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000) for a second violation.

(C) Not more than fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000) for each additional violation.

(3) The attorney general's reasonable costs in:

(A) the investigation of the violations under this chapter; and

(B) maintaining the action.

(b) All civil penalties collected under this chapter shall be deposited in the state general fund.

As added by P.L.227-2025, SEC.41.
Ind. Code § 24-8-6-1 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 8 / Chapter 6 / Section 24-8-6-1
Penalty for violations
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. A person who knowingly or intentionally violates this article commits a Level 6 felony.

As added by P.L.233-1989, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.158-2013, SEC.276.
Ind. Code § 24-8-1-1 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 8 / Chapter 1 / Section 24-8-1-1
Applicability of article
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. (a) This article applies to a promotion offer made:

(1) by a person in Indiana; or

(2) to a person in Indiana.

(b) This article does not apply to a prize linked savings program that:

(1) is offered or conducted by an eligible financial institution under IC 28-1-23.2;

(2) is:

(A) offered or conducted by a credit union organized or reorganized under United States law; and

(B) conducted in the same manner as a prize linked savings program under IC 28-1-23.2; or

(3) is:

(A) offered or conducted by an insured depository institution (as defined in 12 U.S.C. 1813) that is:

(i) a national bank formed under 12 U.S.C. 21;

(ii) a state member bank (as defined in 12 U.S.C. 1813);

(iii) a state nonmember bank (as defined in 12 U.S.C. 1813); or

(iv) a savings association (as defined in 12 U.S.C. 1813); and

(B) conducted in the same manner as a prize linked savings program under IC 28-1-23.2.

As added by P.L.233-1989, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.135-2014, SEC.2; P.L.186-2015, SEC.28.
Ind. Code § 24-5-27-22 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 5 / Chapter 27 / Section 24-5-27-22
Taxes and fees for intrastate inmate calling services
Status: in_force

Sec. 22. (a) A provider may not charge any taxes or fees to users of inmate calling services for, or in connection with, intrastate calls, except for the following:

(1) Authorized fees.

(2) Mandatory taxes and fees.

(b) Any:

(1) authorized fee; or

(2) mandatory tax or fee;

passed through to consumers for, or in connection with, intrastate inmate calling services may not include a markup, unless the markup is specifically authorized by a federal, state, or local statute, rule, or regulation.

As added by P.L.34-2022, SEC.8.
Ind. Code § 24-5-27.5-18 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 5 / Chapter 27.5 / Section 24-5-27.5-18
"Person"
Status: in_force

Sec. 18. As used in this chapter, "person" means:

(1) a natural person; or

(2) an organization, including a corporation, a partnership, a proprietorship, an association, a cooperative, an estate, or a trust.

As added by P.L.132-2024, SEC.4.
Ind. Code § 24-14-4-4 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 14 / Chapter 4 / Section 24-14-4-4
Release of motor vehicle to owner or operator during tow; permitted fees
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. If the owner or operator of a motor vehicle that is parked in violation of a tow-away zone arrives at the location of the tow-away zone while the motor vehicle is in the process of being towed, the towing company shall give the owner or operator either oral or written notification that the owner or operator may pay a fee in an amount that is not greater than half of the amount of the fee the towing company normally charges for the release of a motor vehicle. Upon the owner's or operator's payment of the amount specified, the towing company shall:

(1) release the motor vehicle to the owner or operator; and

(2) give the owner or operator a receipt showing:

(A) the full amount of the fee the towing company normally charges for the release of a motor vehicle; and

(B) the amount of the fee paid by the owner or operator.

As added by P.L.281-2019, SEC.5.
Ind. Code § 24-4-2-5 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 4 / Chapter 2 / Section 24-4-2-5
Giving stamps; consent of person or firm issuing stamp
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. No person, firm, limited liability company, or corporation shall give or deliver, as an inducement for or in connection with the sale of merchandise, any coupon, check, ticket, stamp, token, or similar device redeemable in money or in merchandise, as in this chapter provided, by any other person, firm, limited liability company, or corporation without the consent of the person, firm, or corporation originally issuing the same and responsible for the redemption thereof.

Formerly: Acts 1913, c.299, s.5. As amended by P.L.152-1986, SEC.49; P.L.8-1993, SEC.345.
Ind. Code § 24-5-0.5-12 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 5 / Chapter 0.5 / Section 24-5-0.5-12
False claim of doctoral degree
Status: in_force

Sec. 12. (a) It is an incurable deceptive act for an individual, while soliciting or performing a consumer transaction, to claim, either orally or in writing, to possess a doctorate degree or use a title, a word, letters, an insignia, or an abbreviation associated with a doctorate degree, unless the individual:

(1) has been awarded a doctorate degree from an institution that is:

(A) accredited by a regional or professional accrediting agency recognized by the United States Department of Education or the Council on Postsecondary Accreditation;

(B) a religious seminary, institute, college, or university whose certificates, diplomas, or degrees clearly identify the religious character of the educational program; or

(C) operated and supported by a governmental agency; or

(2) meets the requirements approved by one (1) of the following boards:

(A) Medical licensing board of Indiana.

(B) State board of dental examiners.

(C) Indiana optometry board.

(D) Board of podiatric medicine.

(E) State psychology board.

(F) Board of chiropractic examiners.

(G) Indiana board of veterinary medicine.

(H) Indiana board of pharmacy.

(I) Indiana state board of nursing.

(b) It is an incurable deceptive act for an individual, while soliciting or performing a consumer transaction, to claim to be a:

(1) physician unless the individual holds an unlimited license to practice medicine under IC 25-22.5;

(2) chiropractic physician unless the individual holds a license as a chiropractor under IC 25-10-1; or

(3) podiatric physician unless the individual holds a license as a podiatrist under IC 25-29.

(c) The attorney general shall enforce this section in the same manner as any other incurable deceptive act under this chapter.

As added by P.L.175-1997, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.246-1999, SEC.1; P.L.12-2000, SEC.1; P.L.48-2022, SEC.4.
Ind. Code § 24-7-3-3 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 7 / Chapter 3 / Section 24-7-3-3
Required disclosures
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. The lessor shall disclose the following:

(1) A brief description of the property sufficient to identify the property to the lessee and lessor.

(2) The total number, total amount, and timing of all rental payments necessary to acquire ownership of the property, including:

(A) any initial payment, less any:

(i) optional liability waiver fees under IC 24-7-5-11;

(ii) optional products and services offered contemporaneously with the rental purchase agreement under IC 24-7-8-6; and

(iii) security deposit, if required;

(B) all regular rental payments; and

(C) taxes paid to or through the lessor.

(3) A statement that the lessee will not own the property until the lessee has:

(A) made all regular rental payments, as well as any initial rental payment, necessary to acquire ownership of the property; or

(B) exercised an early purchase option.

(4) A statement that charges in addition to the total rental payments necessary to acquire ownership of the leased property may be imposed under the agreement and that the lessee should read the contract for an explanation of these charges.

(5) A brief explanation of all additional charges that may be imposed under the agreement. If a security deposit is required, the explanation must include an explanation of the conditions under which the deposit will be returned to the lessee.

(6) A statement indicating who is responsible for property if it is lost, stolen, damaged, or destroyed.

(7) A statement indicating that the value of lost, stolen, damaged, or destroyed property is its fair market value on the date that it is lost, stolen, damaged, or destroyed.

(8) A statement indicating whether the property is new or used. However, property that is new may be described as used.

(9) A statement that the lessee has an early purchase option to purchase the property at any time during the period that the rental purchase agreement is in effect. The statement must specify the price or the formula or other method for determining the price at which the property may be purchased.

(10) A brief explanation of the lessee's right to reinstate a rental purchase agreement and a description of the amount, or method of determining the amount, of any penalty or other charge applicable under IC 24-7-5 to the reinstatement of a rental purchase agreement.

(11) An itemization of all charges and fees included in any initial rental payment.

As added by P.L.254-1987, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.69-2018, SEC.32; P.L.29-2022, SEC.7.
Ind. Code § 24-1-1-3 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 1 / Chapter 1 / Section 24-1-1-3
Offense
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. A person who knowingly violates this chapter commits a Level 5 felony.

Formerly: Acts 1897, c.104, s.3. As amended by Acts 1978, P.L.2, SEC.2401; P.L.158-2013, SEC.269.
Ind. Code § 24-5-27-18 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 5 / Chapter 27 / Section 24-5-27-18
"Provider of inmate calling services"
Status: in_force

Sec. 18. As used in this chapter, "provider of inmate calling services", or "provider", means any communications service provider that provides inmate calling services, regardless of the technology used to provide the services.

As added by P.L.34-2022, SEC.8.
Ind. Code § 24-4.9-2-1 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 4.9 / Chapter 2 / Section 24-4.9-2-1
Applicability
Status: in_force

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

As added by P.L.125-2006, SEC.6.
Ind. Code § 24-6-9-1 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 6 / Chapter 9 / Section 24-6-9-1
Indiana grades for sweet potatoes
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. The following grades for sweet potatoes are hereby established and shall be known as the Indiana Grades for sweet potatoes.

Grade No. 1 shall consist of cured sweet potatoes from warm air storage, shall be not less than one and one-half (1 1/2) inches and not more than three and one-half (3 1/2) inches in diameter, and not less than four (4) inches and not more than eleven (11) inches in length, but the length may be less than four (4) inches if the diameter is two and one-fourth (2 1/4) inches or more. Sweet potatoes which are graded at the time they are dug shall be not less than one and three-fourths (1 3/4) inches and not more than four (4) inches in diameter. All sweet potatoes classed as grade No. 1 sweet potatoes shall be sound, of similar varietal characteristics, practically free from dirt or other foreign matter, frost injury, decay, bruises, cuts, scars, cracks and damage caused by heat, disease, insects or mechanical or other means. For the purposes of allowing for variations incident to commercial grading and handling, five per cent (5%) by weight, of any lot may not meet the requirements as to diameter and length, and, in addition, six per cent (6%) by weight may be below the other requirements of this grade.

Grade No. 2 shall consist of sound sweet potatoes, of similar varietal characteristics, not meeting the requirements of grade No. 1, which are free from serious damage caused by dirt or other foreign matter, frost injury, decay, bruises, cuts, scars, cracks, heat, disease, insects or mechanical or other means. Cured or dried sweet potatoes classified as grade No. 2 shall be not less than one (1) inch and not more than one and one-half (1 1/2) inches in diameter. Green sweet potatoes shall be not less than one and one-half (1 1/2) inches and not more than two (2) inches in diameter. For the purpose of allowing for variations incident to commercial grading and handling, five per cent (5%) by weight, of any lot of cured or dried sweet potatoes may not meet the requirements as to diameter and length, and, in addition, six per cent (6%) by weight, may be below the other requirements of this grade; and five per cent (5%) by weight, of any lot of green sweet potatoes may not meet the requirements as to diameter and length.

Formerly: Acts 1925, c.136, s.1.
Ind. Code § 24-12-9-1 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 12 / Chapter 9 / Section 24-12-9-1
Regularly engaging in CPAP transactions; license from department of financial institutions required
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. After December 31, 2016, a person may not regularly engage (as determined in accordance with IC 24-12-1-1(13)) in the business of making CPAP transactions with consumer claimants unless the person obtains, and maintains on an annual basis, a CPAP license issued by the department under this chapter.

As added by P.L.153-2016, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.176-2019, SEC.42.
Ind. Code § 24-14-2-1 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 14 / Chapter 2 / Section 24-14-2-1
Application of definitions
Status: in_force

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

As added by P.L.281-2019, SEC.5.
Ind. Code § 24-4.9-5-1 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 4.9 / Chapter 5 / Section 24-4.9-5-1
Preemption
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. This article preempts the authority of a unit (as defined in IC 36-1-2-23) to make an enactment dealing with the same subject matter as this article.

As added by P.L.125-2006, SEC.6.
Ind. Code § 24-5-16.5-7 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 5 / Chapter 16.5 / Section 24-5-16.5-7
"Retail lessor"
Status: in_force

Sec. 7. As used in this chapter, "retail lessor" means a person who regularly engages in the business of selling or leasing motor vehicles and who offers or arranges a lease agreement for a motor vehicle. The term includes an agent or affiliate who acts on behalf of the retail lessor and excludes any assignee of the lease agreement.

As added by P.L.151-2015, SEC.80.
Ind. Code § 24-5-27-17 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 5 / Chapter 27 / Section 24-5-27-17
"Prepaid collect calling"
Status: in_force

Sec. 17. As used in this chapter, "prepaid collect calling" means a calling arrangement that:

(1) allows an inmate to initiate an inmate calling services call without having a preestablished billing arrangement; and

(2) provides a means, within that call, for the called party to establish an arrangement with a provider for the party to be billed directly by the provider for future calls from the same inmate.

As added by P.L.34-2022, SEC.8.
Ind. Code § 24-5-2-18 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 5 / Chapter 2 / Section 24-5-2-18
Repealed
Status: repealed

Formerly: Acts 1935, c.231, s.18. Repealed by Acts 1971, P.L.366, SEC.10.
Ind. Code § 24-3-5-4.5 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 3 / Chapter 5 / Section 24-3-5-4.5
Delivery sale by merchant; penalties
Status: in_force

Sec. 4.5. (a) This section applies to a merchant that is not a cigarette manufacturer.

(b) Except as provided in subsection (d), a merchant may not mail or ship cigarettes as part of a delivery sale to an Indiana resident or retailer (as defined in IC 24-3-2-2(d)) that is not a distributor.

(c) If the commission determines that a merchant has violated subsection (b):

(1) a distributor may not accept a shipment of cigarettes from the merchant for a period, not to exceed one (1) year, determined by the commission; and

(2) the commission may impose a civil penalty, not to exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000), on the merchant for each violation of subsection (b), as determined by the commission.

(d) A merchant may make a drop shipment of tobacco products to an Indiana resident or retailer that is billed through a distributor.

As added by P.L.160-2005, SEC.8.
Ind. Code § 24-4-19-18 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 4 / Chapter 19 / Section 24-4-19-18
Prohibited precious metal purchases
Status: in_force

Sec. 18. A precious metal dealer may not purchase precious metal:

(1) from an individual less than eighteen (18) years of age; or

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

As added by P.L.222-2013, SEC.3.
Ind. Code § 24-5-2-5 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 5 / Chapter 2 / Section 24-5-2-5
Repealed
Status: repealed

Formerly: Acts 1935, c.231, s.5. Repealed by Acts 1971, P.L.366, SEC.10.
Ind. Code § 24-3-4-15 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 3 / Chapter 4 / Section 24-3-4-15
Class A misdemeanor; sale, distribution, or transportation of prohibited cigarettes
Status: in_force

Sec. 15. A person who knowingly or intentionally sells, distributes, or transports into Indiana cigarettes in violation of section 8 of this chapter commits a Class A misdemeanor.

As added by P.L.21-2000, SEC.10.
Ind. Code § 24-6-3-5 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 6 / Chapter 3 / Section 24-6-3-5
Powers and duties of county and city inspectors
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. The county or city inspector of weights and measures when appointed shall be a deputy inspector under the direction of the division of weights and measures. The inspector shall take charge of and safely keep the county or city standards. When not otherwise provided by law, the county or city inspector of weights and measures shall have the power within the county or city to inspect, test, try and ascertain if they are correct, all weights, scales, beams, measures of every kind, instruments or mechanical devices for measurement and the tools, appliances or accessories, connected with any or all such instruments or measurements used or employed within the county or city by any proprietor, agent, lessee or employee in determining the size, quantity, extent or measurement of quantities, things, produce, articles for distribution or consumption offered or submitted by such person or persons for sale, for hire or award. The inspector shall at least once in each year and as much oftener as he may deem necessary see that the weights, measures and all apparatus used in the county or city are correct. The county or city inspector of weights and measures shall keep a complete record of the work done by the inspector and shall make a monthly and annual report to the division and the board of county commissioners or to the mayor. The annual report shall be duly sworn and submitted to the division of weights and measures, not later than the fifteenth of October. Upon appointment, the county or city inspector of weights and measures shall, in the manner prescribed by IC 5-4-1, give a bond for the faithful performance of the duties of the office. The county inspector of weights and measures shall have jurisdiction over the whole county except as to incorporated cities which have provided for a city inspector of weights and measures under the provisions of this chapter.

Formerly: Acts 1925, c.86, s.5. As amended by Acts 1981, P.L.47, SEC.19; P.L.2-1992, SEC.753.
Ind. Code § 24-5-13.1-26 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 5 / Chapter 13.1 / Section 24-5-13.1-26
Costs and expenses in recovery actions
Status: in_force

Sec. 26. A buyer who prevails in any action brought under this chapter is entitled to recover as part of the judgment a sum equal to the aggregate amount of cost and expenses, including attorney's fees based on actual time expended by the attorney, determined by the court to have been reasonably incurred by the buyer for or in connection with the commencement and prosecution of the action.

As added by P.L.91-2022, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 24-4-27.5-4 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 4 / Chapter 27.5 / Section 24-4-27.5-4
"Entity proposal"
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "entity proposal" means any proposal made by an entity to its interest holders that is included in the entity's proxy statement, including director nominations or elections or any proposal relating to director nominations or elections, executive compensation, corporate transactions, corporate structure, auditor selection, or entity policy on any subject.

As added by P.L.60-2026, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 24-8-2-2 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 8 / Chapter 2 / Section 24-8-2-2
"Person" defined
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. "Person" means an individual, corporation, the state or its subdivisions or agencies, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, cooperative, or any other legal entity.

As added by P.L.233-1989, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 24-6-6-8 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 6 / Chapter 6 / Section 24-6-6-8
Repacking procedure; shipping requirements
Status: in_force

Sec. 8. (a) Fruits and vegetables originating outside of the state of Indiana, and which are repacked within the state, shall have the name of the repacker or distributor and the name of the state where the product originated clearly marked on the package, in letters not less than one-half (1/2) inch in height.

(b) Fruits and vegetables originating outside of the state of Indiana which are transported by motor vehicles or by railroad cars, whether shipped in bulk or in containers, shall be accompanied by a certificate showing that such fruit or vegetables comply in all respects with the requirements of the state and federal laws and the several rules and regulations issued thereunder by the properly constituted state and federal agencies.

Formerly: Acts 1935, c.65, s.8.
Ind. Code § 24-3-2-2 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 3 / Chapter 2 / Section 24-3-2-2
Definitions
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. Unless the context in this chapter requires otherwise, the term:

(a) "Cigarette" shall mean and include any roll for smoking made wholly or in part of tobacco, irrespective of size or shape and irrespective of tobacco being flavored, adulterated, or mixed with any other ingredient, where such roll has a wrapper or cover made of paper or any other material; provided the definition in this paragraph shall not be construed to include cigars.

(b) "Person" or the term "company", used in this chapter interchangeably, means and includes any individual, assignee, receiver, commissioner, fiduciary, trustee, executor, administrator, institution, bank, consignee, firm, partnership, limited liability company, joint vendor, pool, syndicate, bureau, association, cooperative association, society, club, fraternity, sorority, lodge, corporation, municipal corporation, or other political subdivision of the state engaged in private or proprietary activities or business, estate, trust, or any other group or combination acting as a unit, and the plural as well as the singular number, unless the intention to give a more limited meaning is disclosed by the context.

(c) "Distributor" shall mean and include every person who sells, barters, exchanges, or distributes cigarettes in the state of Indiana to retail dealers for the purpose of resale, or who purchases for resale cigarettes from a manufacturer of cigarettes or from a wholesaler, jobber, or distributor outside the state of Indiana who is not a distributor holding a registration certificate issued under the provisions of IC 6-7-1.

(d) "Retailer" shall mean every person, other than a distributor, who purchases, sells, offers for sale, or distributes cigarettes to consumers or to any person for any purpose other than resale, irrespective of quantity or amount or the number of sales.

(e) "Sell at retail", "sale at retail", and "retail sales" shall mean and include any transfer of title to cigarettes for a valuable consideration made in the ordinary course of trade or usual conduct of the seller's business to the purchaser for consummation or use.

(f) "Sell at wholesale", "sale at wholesale", and "wholesale sales" shall mean and include any transfer of title to cigarettes for a valuable consideration made in the ordinary course of trade or usual conduct of a distributor's business.

(g) "Basic cost of cigarettes" shall mean the invoice cost of cigarettes to the retailer or distributor, as the case may be, or the replacement cost of cigarettes to the retailer or distributor, as the case may be, within thirty (30) days prior to the date of sale, in the quantity last purchased, whichever is the lower, less all trade discounts and customary discounts for cash, plus the cost at full face value of any stamps which may be required by IC 6-7-1, if not included by the manufacturer in his selling price to the distributor.

(h) "Department" shall mean the alcohol and tobacco commission or its duly authorized assistants and employees.

(i) "Cost to the retailer" shall mean the basic cost of cigarettes to the retailer, plus the cost of doing business by the retailer as evidenced by the standards and methods of accounting regularly employed by him in his allocation of overhead costs and expenses paid or incurred and must include without limitation labor (including salaries of executives and officers), rent, depreciation, selling costs, maintenance of equipment, delivery costs, all types of licenses, taxes, insurance, and advertising; however, any retailer who, in connection with the retailer's purchase, receives not only the discounts ordinarily allowed upon purchases by a retailer, but also, in whole or in part, discounts ordinarily allowed on purchases by a distributor shall, in determining costs to the retailer pursuant to this section, add the cost to the distributor, as defined in paragraph (j), to the basic cost of cigarettes to said retailer as well as the cost of doing business by the retailer. In the absence of proof of a lesser or higher cost of doing business:

(1) by the retailer making the sale, the cost of doing business by the retailer shall be presumed to be the following percent of the basic cost of cigarettes to the retailer:

(A) Until January 1, 2018, twelve percent (12%).

(B) During 2018, twelve and twenty-five hundredths percent (12.25%).

(C) During 2019, twelve and five tenths percent (12.5%).

(D) During 2020, twelve and seventy-five hundredths percent (12.75%).

(E) During 2021, thirteen percent (13%).

(F) During 2022, thirteen and twenty-five hundredths percent (13.25%).

(G) During 2023, thirteen and five tenths percent (13.5%).

(H) During 2024, thirteen and seventy-five hundredths percent (13.75%).

(I) After 2024, fourteen percent (14%).

(2) by the retailer, who in connection with the retailer's purchase receives not only the discounts ordinarily allowed upon purchases by a retailer, but also, in whole or in part, the discounts ordinarily allowed upon purchases by a distributor, shall be presumed to be the following percent of the sum of the basic cost of cigarettes plus the cost of doing business by the distributor:

(A) Until January 1, 2018, twelve percent (12%).

(B) During 2018, twelve and twenty-five hundredths percent (12.25%).

(C) During 2019, twelve and five tenths percent (12.5%).

(D) During 2020, twelve and seventy-five hundredths percent (12.75%).

(E) During 2021, thirteen percent (13%).

(F) During 2022, thirteen and twenty-five hundredths percent (13.25%).

(G) During 2023, thirteen and five tenths percent (13.5%).

(H) During 2024, thirteen and seventy-five hundredths percent (13.75%).

(I) After 2024, fourteen percent (14%).

(j) "Cost to the distributor" shall mean the basic cost of cigarettes to the distributor, plus the cost of doing business by the distributor as evidenced by the standards and methods of accounting regularly employed by him in his allocation of overhead costs and expenses, paid or incurred, and must include without limitation labor costs (including salaries of executives and officers), rent, depreciation, selling costs, maintenance of equipment, delivery costs, all types of licenses, taxes, insurance, and advertising. In the absence of proof of a lesser or higher cost of doing business by the distributor making the sale, the cost of doing business by the wholesaler shall be presumed to be four percent (4%) of the basic cost of cigarettes to the distributor, plus cartage to the retail outlet, if performed or paid for by the distributor, which cartage cost, in the absence of proof of a lesser or higher cost, shall be deemed to be one-half of one percent (0.5%) of the basic cost of cigarettes to the distributor.

(k) "Registration certificate" refers to the registration certificate issued to cigarette distributors by the department of state revenue under IC 6-7-1-16.

(l) "Buydown" means any payment or compensation given by a cigarette manufacturer to a cigarette distributor or retailer to promote the sale of cigarettes and for which the manufacturer requires that either:

(1) the distributor pass the resulting price reduction on to the retailer; or

(2) the retailer pass the resulting price reduction on to the consumer.

Formerly: Acts 1949, c.51, s.2. As amended by P.L.152-1986, SEC.35; P.L.8-1993, SEC.344; P.L.204-2001, SEC.61; P.L.252-2003, SEC.12; P.L.172-2011, SEC.130; P.L.213-2015, SEC.251; P.L.217-2017, SEC.154; P.L.148-2026, SEC.38.
Ind. Code § 24-15-2-19 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 15 / Chapter 2 / Section 24-15-2-19
"Personal data"
Status: in_force

Sec. 19. (a) "Personal data" means information that is linked or reasonably linkable to an identified or identifiable individual.

(b) The term does not include:

(1) de-identified data;

(2) aggregate data; or

(3) publicly available information.

As added by P.L.94-2023, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 24-5-26.5-15 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 5 / Chapter 26.5 / Section 24-5-26.5-15
Court costs; litigation fees
Status: in_force

Sec. 15. A court with jurisdiction over an action under section 14 of this chapter may order the violator to pay court costs and reasonable litigation fees incurred.

As added by P.L.176-2021, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 24-5-25-5 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 5 / Chapter 25 / Section 24-5-25-5
Action to enjoin
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. The attorney general or any aggrieved person may bring an action to enjoin a person from violating section 4 of this chapter. If an injunction is issued, the court may order the defendant to restore to any person in interest any money or property that was acquired by means of a violation of this chapter.

As added by P.L.56-2008, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 24-5-16.5-1 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 5 / Chapter 16.5 / Section 24-5-16.5-1
"Adjusted or net capitalized cost"
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "adjusted or net capitalized cost" means the capitalized cost, less any capitalized cost reduction payments made by a retail lessee at the inception of a lease agreement. The adjusted or net capitalized cost is the basis for calculating the amount of a retail lessee's periodic payment under a lease agreement.

As added by P.L.151-2015, SEC.80.
Ind. Code § 24-13-1-7 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 13 / Chapter 1 / Section 24-13-1-7
"Inventory loading"
Status: in_force

Sec. 7. "Inventory loading" means the requirement or encouragement by a plan or operation that its independent salesperson purchase inventory in an amount that exceeds the amount that the salesperson can expect to resell for ultimate consumption or to consume in a reasonable time period, or both.

As added by P.L.105-2017, SEC.3.
Ind. Code § 24-4-27.5-5 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 4 / Chapter 27.5 / Section 24-4-27.5-5
"Interest"
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. As used in this chapter, "interest" means:

(1) a share in a business corporation (as defined in IC 23-0.5-1.5-3); or

(2) a governance interest or economic interest in any other type of unincorporated entity.

As added by P.L.60-2026, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 24-4-17-10 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 4 / Chapter 17 / Section 24-4-17-10
Trust property exempt from claims against the retail merchant
Status: in_force

Sec. 10. Trust property under section 8 or 9 of this chapter is not subject to a claim, lien, or security interest of a creditor of the retail merchant.

As added by P.L.85-2009, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.1-2010, SEC.96.
Ind. Code § 24-5-27.5-22 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 5 / Chapter 27.5 / Section 24-5-27.5-22
Prohibition against declining or refusing to process payment card transaction based solely on assignment or nonassignment of a firearms code; exceptions
Status: in_force

Sec. 22. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), a financial services provider may not decline or otherwise refuse to process a lawful payment card transaction based solely on the assignment or nonassignment of a firearms code to the payment card transaction.

(b) A financial services provider may decline or otherwise refuse to process a lawful payment card transaction involving a firearms retailer on the basis of the assignment or nonassignment of a firearms code:

(1) at the request of the consumer;

(2) in accordance with:

(A) fraud controls; or

(B) merchant category exclusions offered by a financial services provider for the purpose of expenditure control or corporate card control;

applicable to the payment card involved in the payment card transaction; or

(3) for purposes of restricting the use or availability of a firearms code in Indiana.

As added by P.L.132-2024, SEC.4.
Ind. Code § 24-4.7-5-1 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 4.7 / Chapter 5 / Section 24-4.7-5-1
Deceptive acts; state contractors
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. (a) A telephone solicitor, a supplier, or a caller who fails to comply with any provision of IC 24-4.7-4 commits a deceptive act that is actionable by the attorney general under this chapter.

(b) A person who directly or indirectly controls a person that fails to comply with any provision of IC 24-4.7-4 commits a separate deceptive act that is actionable by the attorney general under this chapter.

(c) If:

(1) the person described in subsection (b) is an executive with respect to a telephone solicitor, a supplier, or a caller; and

(2) the telephone solicitor, supplier, or caller fails to comply with any provision of IC 24-4.7-4;

the person described in subsection (b) commits a separate deceptive act that is actionable by the attorney general under this chapter.

(d) A contractor who contracts or seeks to contract with the state:

(1) may be prohibited from contracting with the state; or

(2) may have an existing contract with the state voided;

if the contractor, an affiliate or principal of the contractor, a person that directly or indirectly controls the contractor, any agent acting on behalf of the contractor or an affiliate or principal of the contractor, or a person that directly or indirectly controls the agent does not comply or has not complied with the terms of this article, even if this article is preempted by federal law.

As added by P.L.189-2001, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.165-2005, SEC.5 and P.L.222-2005, SEC.32; P.L.61-2014, SEC.6; P.L.153-2017, SEC.5; P.L.242-2019, SEC.5.
Ind. Code § 24-5-23.6-8 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 5 / Chapter 23.6 / Section 24-5-23.6-8
"Program"
Status: in_force

Sec. 8. As used in this chapter, "program" refers to the five star mortgage program established by section 9 of this chapter.

As added by P.L.115-2010, SEC.20.
Ind. Code § 24-5-8-1 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 5 / Chapter 8 / Section 24-5-8-1
Definitions
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter:

"Business opportunity" means an investment that:

(1) involves the sale or lease or offer to sell or lease any goods or services to an investor that are to be used by the investor in beginning or operating a business;

(2) involves an initial payment by the investor of more than five hundred dollars ($500) and an initial cash payment of less than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000); and

(3) involves a solicitation of investors in which the seller represents that:

(A) the investor may or will earn an amount in excess of the initial payment as a result of the investment;

(B) a market exists for any goods to be made or services to be rendered by the investor;

(C) the seller may buy from the investor any goods to be made or services to be rendered by the investor;

(D) the seller or a person referred by the seller to the investor may or will sell, lease, or distribute the goods made or services rendered by the investor; or

(E) the seller may or will pay to the investor the difference between the initial payment and the investor's earnings from the investment.

"Business opportunity" does not include an investment that involves:

(1) the sale of a franchise as defined by IC 23-2-2.5-1 or IC 23-2-2.7-5;

(2) the sale of any assets (other than inventory) of an ongoing business by the owner of the business;

(3) the not-for-profit sale of sales demonstration equipment, materials, or samples for a total price of five hundred dollars ($500) or less; or

(4) the sale of all or substantially all of the assets of an ongoing business.

"Contract" means any agreement relating to a business opportunity.

"Goods" means any merchandise, equipment, product, supply, or material.

"Initial cash payment" means that portion of the initial payment that the investor is obligated to pay to the seller before or at the time of delivery of goods or services. The term does not include any amount financed by the seller, any amount for which financing is to be obtained by the seller, any amount that the seller assists in financing, or any amount required by the seller to be deposited as security for the performance by an investor of the operation of the business or that secures an extension of credit.

"Initial payment" means the total amount an investor is obligated to pay under the terms of the contract before or at the time of delivery of the goods or services to the investor or within six (6) months of the date that the investor commences operation of the business. If the contract states a total price for the business opportunity and provides that the total price is to be paid partially as an initial cash payment and the remainder in specific monthly payments, the term means the total price. The term does not include any amount required by the seller to be deposited as security for the performance by an investor of the operation of the business or that secures an extension of credit.

"Investor" means a person who is solicited to become obligated or does become obligated on a contract.

"Offer" includes every attempt to dispose of a business opportunity or an interest in a business opportunity for value.

"Person" means a human being, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, unincorporated association, trust, or governmental entity.

"Sale" includes every contract to sell or dispose of a business opportunity or an interest in a business opportunity for value.

"Seller" means a person, or his agent, who sells or leases or offers to sell or lease a business opportunity.

"Service" means any assistance, guidance, direction, work, labor, or such other act as may be provided by the seller in the initiation or maintenance of a business.

"Substantial seller" means a seller who has a net worth on a consolidated basis, according to current financial statements certified by an independent certified public accountant, of:

(1) at least five million dollars ($5,000,000); or

(2) at least one million dollars ($1,000,000) if the seller is at least eighty percent (80%) owned by a corporation that has a net worth on a consolidated basis, according to current financial statements certified by an independent certified public accountant, of at least five million dollars ($5,000,000).

As added by P.L.134-1984, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.239-1985, SEC.2; P.L.12-1986, SEC.10; P.L.252-1987, SEC.1; P.L.8-1993, SEC.361.
Ind. Code § 24-5-13-17 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 5 / Chapter 13 / Section 24-5-13-17
Repealed
Status: repealed

As added by P.L.150-1988, SEC.1. Repealed by P.L.65-1992, SEC.4.
Ind. Code § 24-11-5-2 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 11 / Chapter 5 / Section 24-11-5-2
Addition to other enforcement proceedings, private right of action, remedies, and penalties
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. The private right of action, remedies, and penalties established under this chapter are in addition to any other enforcement proceedings, private right of action, remedies, and penalties available under any other state or federal law, rule, or regulation relating to assertions of patent infringement.

As added by P.L.172-2015, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 24-5-19-4 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 5 / Chapter 19 / Section 24-5-19-4
Solicitation of payment by compliance notice, legal notice, or other notice of governmental entity
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. A person that is not a governmental entity may not knowingly or intentionally send, deliver, or transmit a writing that purports to be a compliance notice, legal notice, or other notice of a governmental entity, or a writing that could reasonably be interpreted to be a compliance notice, legal notice, or other notice of a governmental entity, 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 § 24-5-2-26 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 5 / Chapter 2 / Section 24-5-2-26
Repealed
Status: repealed

Formerly: Acts 1935, c.231, s.26. Repealed by Acts 1971, P.L.366, SEC.10.
Ind. Code § 24-4-20-3 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 4 / Chapter 20 / Section 24-4-20-3
Temporary registration expiration
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. A temporary registration issued under this chapter expires not later than twenty-eight (28) days after the date on which the temporary registration is issued.

As added by P.L.195-2016, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.85-2017, SEC.92.
Ind. Code § 24-4-23-4 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 4 / Chapter 23 / Section 24-4-23-4
"Minor"
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "minor" means a person less than eighteen (18) years of age.

As added by P.L.98-2024, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.1-2025, SEC.209.
Ind. Code § 24-14-2-15 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 14 / Chapter 2 / Section 24-14-2-15
"Tow truck"
Status: in_force

Sec. 15. "Tow truck" means a motor vehicle equipped to provide any form of towing service, including recovery service or flat bed service.

As added by P.L.281-2019, SEC.5.
Ind. Code § 24-4-26-1 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 4 / Chapter 26 / Section 24-4-26-1
Repealed
Status: repealed

As added by P.L.227-2025, SEC.41. Repealed by P.L.156-2026, SEC.25.
Ind. Code § 24-5-20-4 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 5 / Chapter 20 / Section 24-5-20-4
"Consumer" defined
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "consumer" means any of the following:

(1) An individual who is a person with a disability as defined in the federal Americans With Disabilities Act (42 U.S.C. 12101(2)) or the individual's legal representative:

(A) who has purchased an assistive device from an assistive device dealer or manufacturer for purposes other than resale;

(B) to whom the assistive device is transferred for purposes other than resale, if the transfer occurs before the expiration of any warranty established by this chapter; or

(C) who leases a new assistive device from an assistive device lessor under a written lease.

(2) A person that purchases or leases an assistive device using state or federal funds for the use of an individual with a disability.

(3) An insurer or self-insurer that purchases or leases an assistive device for the use of an individual with a disability.

As added by P.L.85-1999, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 24-10-2-2 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 10 / Chapter 2 / Section 24-10-2-2
Payments to qualifying individuals; claims; confidentiality of personal information; amount of payment; other remedies not precluded
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. (a) The office may not make a payment to a qualifying individual under section 1(c) of this chapter unless the party ordered to pay restitution to the qualifying individual has not paid the full amount of the restitution ordered by the court in the order described in IC 24-10-1-3(2).

(b) A qualifying individual who seeks payment from the fund of any amount of the restitution:

(1) ordered by the court to be paid to the individual; and

(2) not paid by the party ordered to pay the restitution;

may file a claim with the office on a form prescribed by the office. A claim filed under this section must be received by the office not later than one hundred eighty (180) days after the date of the order described in IC 24-10-1-3(2). The office may grant an extension of time for good cause shown by the individual filing the claim. However, the office may not accept a claim that is received more than two (2) years after the date of the order described in IC 24-10-1-3(2).

(c) The personal information (as defined in IC 4-1-11-3) of an individual who files a claim with the office under subsection (b) is confidential and may not be disclosed or distributed outside the office, except as may be required by law.

(d) Upon receiving a qualifying claim, the office may pay, from money available in the fund, to each qualifying individual identified in the claim under IC 24-10-1-3(3), an amount that:

(1) is determined at the discretion of the office;

(2) may be up to the amount of the restitution awarded to the qualifying individual and not paid by the party ordered to pay the restitution; and

(3) may not exceed three thousand dollars ($3,000).

(e) The limits set forth in subsection (d) do not prohibit a qualifying individual from seeking to recover, in any action or through any other lawful remedy available to the individual, any amount of the restitution that:

(1) is awarded to the qualifying individual in the order described in IC 24-10-1-3(2);

(2) is not paid by the party ordered to pay the restitution; and

(3) exceeds the amount paid to the qualifying individual by the office under subsection (d).

As added by P.L.121-2011, SEC.2.
Ind. Code § 24-5-26-2 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 5 / Chapter 26 / Section 24-5-26-2
Duties concerning a victim of identity theft
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. A person shall not do any of the following in the conduct of trade or commerce:

(1) Deny credit or public utility service to or reduce the credit limit of a consumer solely because the consumer was a victim of identity theft, if the person had prior knowledge that the consumer was a victim of identity deception or synthetic identity deception (before its repeal). A consumer is presumed to be a victim of identity theft for purposes of this subdivision if the consumer provides to the person:

(A) a copy of a police report evidencing the claim of the victim of identity theft; and

(B) either:

(i) a properly completed copy of a standardized affidavit of identity theft developed and made available by the Federal Trade Commission under 15 U.S.C. 1681g; or

(ii) an affidavit of fact that is acceptable to the person for that purpose.

This subdivision does not prohibit denial of credit or public utility service if a consumer has placed a security freeze on the consumer's consumer report and does not wish to temporarily lift the freeze for purposes of the credit or public utility service request or application.

(2) Solicit to extend credit to a consumer who does not have an existing line of credit, or has not had or applied for a line of credit within the preceding year, through the use of an unsolicited check that includes personal identifying information other than the recipient's name, address, and a partial, encoded, or truncated personal identifying number. In addition to any other penalty or remedy under this chapter or under IC 24-5-0.5, a credit card issuer, financial institution, or other lender that violates this subdivision, and not the consumer, is liable for the amount of the instrument if the instrument is used by an unauthorized user and for any fees assessed to the consumer if the instrument is dishonored.

(3) Solicit to extend credit to a consumer who does not have a current credit card, or has not had or applied for a credit card within the preceding year, through the use of an unsolicited credit card sent to the consumer. In addition to any other penalty or remedy under this chapter or under IC 24-5-0.5, a credit card issuer, financial institution, or other lender that violates this subdivision, and not the consumer, is liable for any charges if the credit card is used by an unauthorized user and for any interest or finance charges assessed to the consumer.

(4) Extend credit to a consumer without exercising reasonable procedures to verify the identity of that consumer. Compliance with regulations issued for depository institutions, and to be issued for other financial institutions, by the United States Department of Treasury under Section 326 of the USA PATRIOT Act, 31 U.S.C. 5318, is considered compliance with this subdivision. This subdivision does not apply to a purchase of a credit obligation in an acquisition, a merger, a purchase of assets, or an assumption of liabilities or any change to or review of an existing credit account.

As added by P.L.137-2009, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.174-2021, SEC.23.
Ind. Code § 24-4-21-2 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 4 / Chapter 21 / Section 24-4-21-2
Distribution generally
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. A person may distribute low THC hemp extract in Indiana only if the product:

(1) has been approved by the federal Food and Drug Administration or the federal Drug Enforcement Agency as a prescription or over the counter drug; or

(2) meets the requirements of this chapter.

As added by P.L.153-2018, SEC.9.
Ind. Code § 24-5-16-6 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 5 / Chapter 16 / Section 24-5-16-6
"Purchaser" defined
Status: in_force

Sec. 6. As used in this chapter, "purchaser" has the meaning set forth in IC 26-1-1-201(33).

As added by P.L.80-1990, SEC.16.
Ind. Code § 24-3-2-10 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 3 / Chapter 2 / Section 24-3-2-10
Evidence of price outside ordinary channels of trade
Status: in_force

Sec. 10. (a) In establishing the cost of cigarettes to the retailer or distributor, the invoice cost of said cigarettes purchased at a forced, bankrupt, or close-out sale, or other sale outside of the ordinary channels of trade, may not be used as a basis for justifying a price lower than one based upon the replacement cost of the cigarettes to the retailer or distributor, within thirty (30) days prior to the date of sale, in the quantity last purchased, through the ordinary channels of trade.

(b) Any cigarettes that are imported or reimported into the United States for sale or distribution under a trade name, trade dress, or trademark that is the same as or confusingly similar to a trade name, trade dress, or trademark used for cigarettes manufactured in the United States for sale or distribution in the United States are presumed to be purchased outside the ordinary channels of trade.

Formerly: Acts 1949, c.51, s.10. As amended by P.L.21-2000, SEC.9.
Ind. Code § 24-5-21-4 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 5 / Chapter 21 / Section 24-5-21-4
Indiana resident designated as agent for service of process
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. A person who is not exempt under section 1 of this chapter and who sells, markets, promotes, advertises, or distributes a card, device, or other purchasing mechanism that purports to offer discounts or access to discounts from a pharmacy for prescription drug or device purchases shall designate a resident in Indiana as an agent for service of process and register the agent with the secretary of state.

As added by P.L.230-2001, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 24-5-12-22 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 5 / Chapter 12 / Section 24-5-12-22
Failure to comply; penalty
Status: in_force

Sec. 22. A seller who fails to comply with sections 10 through 16 of this chapter commits a Level 6 felony.

As added by P.L.253-1987, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.158-2013, SEC.275.
Ind. Code § 24-7-4-6 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 7 / Chapter 4 / Section 24-7-4-6
Repossession limited
Status: in_force

Sec. 6. A lessor may not require a lessee to authorize the lessor or a person acting on the lessor's behalf to unlawfully enter upon the lessee's premises or to commit any breach of the peace in the repossession of the property.

As added by P.L.254-1987, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 24-2-3-1 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 2 / Chapter 3 / Section 24-2-3-1
Short title; construction; purpose
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. (a) This chapter may be cited as the Uniform Trade Secrets Act.

(b) This chapter shall be applied and construed to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law with respect to the subject matter of this chapter among states enacting the provisions of this chapter.

(c) The chapter displaces all conflicting law of this state pertaining to the misappropriation of trade secrets, except contract law and criminal law.

As added by Acts 1982, P.L.148, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 24-5-13-7 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 5 / Chapter 13 / Section 24-5-13-7
"Term of protection"
Status: in_force

Sec. 7. This section does not apply to a methamphetamine vehicle. As used in this chapter, "term of protection" means a period of time that:

(1) begins:

(A) on the date of original delivery of a motor vehicle to a buyer; or

(B) in the case of a replacement vehicle provided by a manufacturer to a buyer under this chapter, on the date of delivery of the replacement vehicle to the buyer; and

(2) ends the earlier of:

(A) eighteen (18) months after the date identified under subdivision (1); or

(B) the time the motor vehicle has been driven eighteen thousand (18,000) miles after the date identified under subdivision (1).

As added by P.L.150-1988, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.76-2013, SEC.5.
Ind. Code § 24-4-9-19 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 4 / Chapter 9 / Section 24-4-9-19
Nonconforming rental agreements unenforceable
Status: in_force

Sec. 19. A rental agreement entered into in Indiana is unenforceable if the agreement does not conform to this chapter.

As added by P.L.232-1989, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 24-5-8-5 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 5 / Chapter 8 / Section 24-5-8-5
Representations of business opportunity; copy to investor, contents
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. (a) If the seller represents that the business opportunity provides earning potential of any kind, the seller shall have data to substantiate the claims of earning potential and shall give to the investor at the first in person communication by the seller a copy of this data or a copy of any statement of estimated or projected earning potential prepared for presentation to prospective investors, together with an explanation of the statement. A mathematical computation of the number of sales multiplied by the amount of profit per sale to reach a projected earnings figure is not sufficient data to substantiate an earnings potential claim for the purposes of this section.

(b) The earning potential data given to the investor by a seller, except a substantial seller, must disclose:

(1) the length of time the seller has been soliciting the particular business opportunity;

(2) the number of investors in the particular business opportunity that were solicited by the seller and known to the seller to have made at least the same sales, earnings, or profits as those represented;

(3) the percentage the number in subdivision (2) represents of the total number of investors in the particular business opportunity that were solicited by the seller; and

(4) the current address of any person named by the seller as having profited from the particular business opportunity, a description of the circumstances under which the profit was earned, and a description of any interest held by the named person in the business opportunity being offered to the investor.

As added by P.L.134-1984, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.252-1987, SEC.3.
Ind. Code § 24-5-2-27 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 5 / Chapter 2 / Section 24-5-2-27
Repealed
Status: repealed

Formerly: Acts 1935, c.231, s.27. Repealed by Acts 1971, P.L.366, SEC.10.
Ind. Code § 24-7-3-1 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 7 / Chapter 3 / Section 24-7-3-1
Written agreement
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. The lessor shall reduce a rental purchase agreement to writing.

As added by P.L.254-1987, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 24-14-2-17 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 14 / Chapter 2 / Section 24-14-2-17
"Towing company"
Status: in_force

Sec. 17. (a) "Towing company" means a service or business that:

(1) tows or otherwise moves motor vehicles by means of a tow truck; or

(2) owns or operates a storage lot.

(b) The term includes a tow truck operator acting on behalf of a towing company when appropriate in the context.

As added by P.L.281-2019, SEC.5.
Ind. Code § 24-5-26.5-17 — Indiana Code / Title 24 / Article 5 / Chapter 26.5 / Section 24-5-26.5-17
Exceptions
Status: in_force

Sec. 17. (a) Nothing in this chapter limits or otherwise affects the authority of the supreme court to regulate the practice of law, establish and enforce rules of professional conduct for attorneys, law firms, and legal referral services, or discipline individuals admitted to the practice of law in Indiana.

(b) This chapter does not apply to attorneys licensed to practice law in the state of Indiana.

(c) Subsection (b) does not prohibit an injunction against a deceptive act.

As added by P.L.176-2021, SEC.1.