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IN Code § 24-4.9-2-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 24. Trade Regulation|Article 4.9. Disclosure of Security Breach|Chapter 2. Definitions|24-4.9-2-2. "Breach of the Security of Data"

Sec. 2. (a) "Breach of the security of data" means unauthorized acquisition of computerized data that compromises the security, confidentiality, or integrity of personal information maintained by a person. The term includes the unauthorized acquisition of computerized data that have been transferred to another medium, including paper, microfilm, or a similar medium, even if the transferred data are no longer in a computerized format.(b) The term does not include the following:(1) Good faith acquisition of personal information by an employee or agent of the person for lawful purposes of the person, if the personal information is not used or subject to further unauthorized disclosure.(2) Unauthorized acquisition of a portable electronic device on which personal information is stored, if all personal information on the device is protected by encryption and the encryption key:(A) has not been compromised or disclosed; and(B) is not in the possession of or known to the person who, without authorization, acquired or has access to the portable electronic device.As added by P.L.125-2006, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.136-2008, SEC.2; P.L.137-2009, SEC.3.
IN Code § 24-4.9-2-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 24. Trade Regulation|Article 4.9. Disclosure of Security Breach|Chapter 2. Definitions|24-4.9-2-3. "Data Base Owner"

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.
IN Code § 24-4.9-2-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 24. Trade Regulation|Article 4.9. Disclosure of Security Breach|Chapter 2. Definitions|24-4.9-2-4. "Doing Business in Indiana"

Sec. 4. "Doing business in Indiana" means owning or using the personal information of an Indiana resident for commercial purposes.As added by P.L.125-2006, SEC.6.
IN Code § 24-4.9-2-5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 24. Trade Regulation|Article 4.9. Disclosure of Security Breach|Chapter 2. Definitions|24-4.9-2-5. Encrypted Data

Sec. 5. Data are encrypted for purposes of this article if the data:(1) have been transformed through the use of an algorithmic process into a form in which there is a low probability of assigning meaning without use of a confidential process or key; or(2) are secured by another method that renders the data unreadable or unusable.As added by P.L.125-2006, SEC.6.
IN Code § 24-4.9-2-6 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 24. Trade Regulation|Article 4.9. Disclosure of Security Breach|Chapter 2. Definitions|24-4.9-2-6. "Financial Institution"

Sec. 6. "Financial institution" means a financial institution as defined in:(1) IC 28-1-1-3, other than a consumer finance institution licensed to make supervised or regulated loans under IC 24-4.5; or(2) 15 U.S.C. 6809(3).As added by P.L.125-2006, SEC.6.
IN Code § 24-4.9-2-7 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 24. Trade Regulation|Article 4.9. Disclosure of Security Breach|Chapter 2. Definitions|24-4.9-2-7. "Indiana Resident"

Sec. 7. "Indiana resident" means a person whose principal mailing address is in Indiana, as reflected in records maintained by the data base owner.As added by P.L.125-2006, SEC.6.
IN Code § 24-4.9-2-8 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 24. Trade Regulation|Article 4.9. Disclosure of Security Breach|Chapter 2. Definitions|24-4.9-2-8. "Mail"

Sec. 8. "Mail" has the meaning set forth in IC 23-1-20-15.As added by P.L.125-2006, SEC.6.
IN Code § 24-4.9-2-9 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 24. Trade Regulation|Article 4.9. Disclosure of Security Breach|Chapter 2. Definitions|24-4.9-2-9. "Person"

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.
IN Code § 24-4.9-2-10 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 24. Trade Regulation|Article 4.9. Disclosure of Security Breach|Chapter 2. Definitions|24-4.9-2-10. "Personal Information"

Sec. 10. "Personal information" means:(1) a Social Security number that is not encrypted or redacted; or(2) an individual's first and last names, or first initial and last name, and one (1) or more of the following data elements that are not encrypted or redacted:(A) A driver's license number.(B) A state identification card number.(C) A credit card number.(D) A financial account number or debit card number in combination with a security code, password, or access code that would permit access to the person's account.The term does not include information that is lawfully obtained from publicly available information or from federal, state, or local government records lawfully made available to the general public.As added by P.L.125-2006, SEC.6.
IN Code § 24-4.9-2-11 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 24. Trade Regulation|Article 4.9. Disclosure of Security Breach|Chapter 2. Definitions|24-4.9-2-11. Redacted Data or Personal Information

Sec. 11. (a) Data are redacted for purposes of this article if the data have been altered or truncated so that not more than the last four (4) digits of:(1) a driver's license number;(2) a state identification number; or(3) an account number;is accessible as part of personal information.(b) For purposes of this article, personal information is "redacted" if the personal information has been altered or truncated so that not more than five (5) digits of a Social Security number are accessible as part of personal information.As added by P.L.125-2006, SEC.6.
IN Code § 24-4.9-3-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 24. Trade Regulation|Article 4.9. Disclosure of Security Breach|Chapter 3. Disclosure and Notification Requirements|24-4.9-3-1. Disclosure of Breach

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.
IN Code § 24-4.9-3-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 24. Trade Regulation|Article 4.9. Disclosure of Security Breach|Chapter 3. Disclosure and Notification Requirements|24-4.9-3-2. Notification of Data Base Owner

Sec. 2. A person that maintains computerized data but that is not a data base owner shall notify the data base owner if the person discovers that personal information was or may have been acquired by an unauthorized person.As added by P.L.125-2006, SEC.6.
IN Code § 24-4.9-3-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 24. Trade Regulation|Article 4.9. Disclosure of Security Breach|Chapter 3. Disclosure and Notification Requirements|24-4.9-3-3. Delay of Disclosure or Notification

Sec. 3. (a) A person required to make a disclosure or notification under this chapter shall make the disclosure or notification without unreasonable delay. For purposes of this section, a delay is reasonable if the delay is:(1) necessary to restore the integrity of the computer system;(2) necessary to discover the scope of the breach; or(3) in response to a request from the attorney general or a law enforcement agency to delay disclosure because disclosure will:(A) impede a criminal or civil investigation; or(B) jeopardize national security.(b) A person required to make a disclosure or notification under this chapter shall make the disclosure or notification as soon as possible after:(1) delay is no longer necessary to restore the integrity of the computer system or to discover the scope of the breach; or(2) the attorney general or a law enforcement agency notifies the person that delay will no longer impede a criminal or civil investigation or jeopardize national security.As added by P.L.125-2006, SEC.6.
IN Code § 24-4.9-4-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 24. Trade Regulation|Article 4.9. Disclosure of Security Breach|Chapter 4. Enforcement|24-4.9-4-1. Failure to Disclose or Notify; Deceptive Act

Sec. 1. (a) A person that is required to make a disclosure or notification in accordance with IC 24-4.9-3 and that fails to comply with any provision of this article commits a deceptive act that is actionable only by the attorney general under this chapter.(b) A failure to make a required disclosure or notification in connection with a related series of breaches of the security of data constitutes one (1) deceptive act.As added by P.L.125-2006, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.137-2009, SEC.7.
IN Code § 24-4.9-4-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 24. Trade Regulation|Article 4.9. Disclosure of Security Breach|Chapter 4. Enforcement|24-4.9-4-2. Action by Attorney General

Sec. 2. The attorney general may bring an action under this chapter to obtain any or all of the following:(1) An injunction to enjoin future violations of IC 24-4.9-3.(2) A civil penalty of not more than one hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000) per deceptive act.(3) The attorney general's reasonable costs in:(A) the investigation of the deceptive act; and(B) maintaining the action.As added by P.L.125-2006, SEC.6.
IN Code § 24-4.9-5-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 24. Trade Regulation|Article 4.9. Disclosure of Security Breach|Chapter 5. Preemption|24-4.9-5-1. Preemption

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.
IN Code § 24-5-0.5-0.1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 24. Trade Regulation|Article 5. Consumer Sales|Chapter 0.5. Deceptive Consumer Sales|24-5-0.5-0.1. Application of Certain Amendments to Chapter

Sec. 0.1. The following amendments to this chapter apply as follows:(1) The amendments made to sections 2, 3, and 4 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 sections 2 and 3 of this chapter by P.L.174-1997 apply to local telephone directories published after May 31, 1997.As added by P.L.220-2011, SEC.394.
IN Code § 24-5-0.5-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 24. Trade Regulation|Article 5. Consumer Sales|Chapter 0.5. Deceptive Consumer Sales|24-5-0.5-1. Construction and Purposes

Sec. 1. (a) This chapter shall be liberally construed and applied to promote its purposes and policies.(b) The purposes and policies of this chapter are to:(1) simplify, clarify, and modernize the law governing deceptive and unconscionable consumer sales practices;(2) protect consumers from suppliers who commit deceptive and unconscionable sales acts; and(3) encourage the development of fair consumer sales practices.Formerly: Acts 1971, P.L.367, SEC.1. As amended by P.L.18-1997, SEC.2; P.L.1-2006, SEC.411.
IN Code § 24-5-0.5-5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 24. Trade Regulation|Article 5. Consumer Sales|Chapter 0.5. Deceptive Consumer Sales|24-5-0.5-5. Limitation of Actions

Sec. 5. (a) No action may be brought under this chapter, except under section 4(c) of this chapter, unless (1) the deceptive act is incurable or (2) the consumer bringing the action shall have given notice in writing to the supplier within the sooner of (i) six (6) months after the initial discovery of the deceptive act, (ii) one (1) year following such consumer transaction, or (iii) any time limitation, not less than thirty (30) days, of any period of warranty applicable to the transaction, which notice shall state fully the nature of the alleged deceptive act and the actual damage suffered therefrom, and unless such deceptive act shall have become an uncured deceptive act.(b) No action may be brought under this chapter except as expressly authorized in section 4(a), 4(b), or 4(c) of this chapter. Any action brought under this chapter may not be brought more than two (2) years after the occurrence of the deceptive act.Formerly: Acts 1971, P.L.367, SEC.1. As amended by Acts 1982, P.L.152, SEC.4; P.L.211-1993, SEC.1; P.L.45-1995, SEC.17.
IN Code § 24-5-0.5-6 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 24. Trade Regulation|Article 5. Consumer Sales|Chapter 0.5. Deceptive Consumer Sales|24-5-0.5-6. Application of Law

Sec. 6. This chapter does not apply to an act or practice that is:(1) required or expressly permitted by federal law, rule, or regulation; or(2) required or expressly permitted by state law, rule, regulation, or local ordinance.Formerly: Acts 1971, P.L.367, SEC.1. As amended by P.L.1-2006, SEC.412.
IN Code § 24-5-0.5-7 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 24. Trade Regulation|Article 5. Consumer Sales|Chapter 0.5. Deceptive Consumer Sales|24-5-0.5-7. Assurances of Voluntary Compliance

Sec. 7. (a) In the administration of this chapter, the attorney general may accept an assurance of voluntary compliance with respect to any deceptive act from any person who has engaged in, is engaging in, or is about to engage in such deceptive act. The assurance of voluntary compliance may include a stipulation for the voluntary payment by the person of the costs of investigation or payment of an amount to be held in escrow pending the outcome of an action or as restitution to aggrieved consumers, or both. The assurance of voluntary compliance shall be in writing and shall be filed with and subject to the approval of the court having jurisdiction.(b) The assurance of voluntary compliance shall not be considered an admission of a deceptive act for any purpose; however, any violation of the terms of the assurance constitutes prima facie evidence of a deceptive act. Matters thus closed may at any time be reopened by the attorney general for further proceedings in the public interest.As added by Acts 1978, P.L.127, SEC.4.
IN Code § 24-5-0.5-8 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 24. Trade Regulation|Article 5. Consumer Sales|Chapter 0.5. Deceptive Consumer Sales|24-5-0.5-8. Incurable Deceptive Act; Civil Penalty

Sec. 8. A person who commits an incurable deceptive act is subject to a civil penalty of a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500) for each violation. The attorney general, acting in the name of the state, has the exclusive right to petition for recovery of such a fine, and this fine may be recovered only in an action brought under section 4(c) of this chapter.As added by Acts 1978, P.L.127, SEC.5. Amended by Acts 1982, P.L.152, SEC.5.
IN Code § 24-5-0.5-9 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 24. Trade Regulation|Article 5. Consumer Sales|Chapter 0.5. Deceptive Consumer Sales|24-5-0.5-9. Cooperative Purchase Supplier Contracts; Maximum Duration; Civil Penalty

Sec. 9. A supplier which is organized primarily to provide benefits to persons from the cooperative purchase of the subject of a consumer transaction shall not offer a contract for that purpose that is to be effective for more than five (5) years. A supplier that violates this section is subject to a civil penalty of a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500) for each violation. The attorney general, acting in the name of the state, has the exclusive right to petition for recovery of such a fine, and this fine may be recovered only in an action brought under section 4(c) of this chapter.As added by Acts 1978, P.L.127, SEC.6. Amended by Acts 1982, P.L.152, SEC.6.
IN Code § 24-5-0.5-10 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 24. Trade Regulation|Article 5. Consumer Sales|Chapter 0.5. Deceptive Consumer Sales|24-5-0.5-10. Suppliers; Deceptive and Unconscionable Acts

Sec. 10. (a) A supplier commits a deceptive act if the supplier gives any of the following representations, orally or in writing, or does any of the following acts:(1) Either:(A) solicits to engage in a consumer transaction without a permit or other license required by law;(B) solicits to engage in a consumer transaction if a permit or other license is required by law to engage in the consumer transaction and the supplier is not qualified to obtain the required permit or other license or does not intend to obtain the permit or other license; or(C) engages in a consumer transaction without a permit or other license required by law.(2) Commits a violation of IC 24-5-10.(b) A supplier commits an unconscionable act that shall be treated the same as a deceptive act under this chapter if the supplier solicits a person to enter into a contract or agreement:(1) that contains terms that are oppressively one sided or harsh;(2) in which the terms unduly limit the person's remedies; or(3) in which the price is unduly excessive;and there was unequal bargaining power that led the person to enter into the contract or agreement unwillingly or without knowledge of the terms of the contract or agreement. There is a rebuttable presumption that a person has knowledge of the terms of a contract or agreement if the person signs a written contract.As added by P.L.12-1986, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.251-1987, SEC.1; P.L.18-1997, SEC.4; P.L.105-2017, SEC.2.
IN Code § 24-5-0.5-12 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 24. Trade Regulation|Article 5. Consumer Sales|Chapter 0.5. Deceptive Consumer Sales|24-5-0.5-12. False Claim of Doctoral Degree

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 medical examiners.(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.
IN Code § 24-5-2-21 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 24. Trade Regulation|Article 5. Consumer Sales|Chapter 2. Sales Competition|24-5-2-21. Contracts to Prevent Competition

Sec. 21. No manufacturer shall sell or contract to sell specific goods which may become the subject-matter of a retail installment sale in this state, whether patented or unpatented, to any retail seller in this state on the condition or with an agreement or understanding, express or implied, that the retail seller shall sell, assign or transfer any retail installment contracts arising from the retail installment sales of the goods, or any part thereof, only to a designated licensee or class of licensees, when the effect of the condition, agreement or understanding may be to lessen or eliminate competition, or create, or tend to create, a monopoly in the licensee or class designated. Any such condition, agreement or understanding with any retail seller in this state is hereby declared to be against the public policy of this state and to be unlawful and void.Formerly: Acts 1935, c.231, s.21.
IN Code § 24-5-2-22 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 24. Trade Regulation|Article 5. Consumer Sales|Chapter 2. Sales Competition|24-5-2-22. Acts Tending to Prevent Competition

Sec. 22. Any threat, express or implied, made directly or indirectly to any retail seller in this state by any manufacturer that the manufacturer will discontinue or cease to sell, or refuse to enter into a contract to sell, or will terminate a contract to sell, specific goods which may become the subject matter of a retail installment sale in this state, whether patented or unpatented, to the retail seller, unless the retail seller sells, assigns, or transfers the retail installment contracts arising from his retail installment sales to any designated licensee or class of licensees, shall be prima facie evidence that the manufacturer has sold or intends to sell such specific goods on the condition or with the agreement or understanding prohibited by section 21 of this chapter.Formerly: Acts 1935, c.231, s.22. As amended by P.L.152-1986, SEC.74.
IN Code § 24-5-2-23 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 24. Trade Regulation|Article 5. Consumer Sales|Chapter 2. Sales Competition|24-5-2-23. Further Acts Tending to Prevent Competition

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.
IN Code § 24-5-2-24 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 24. Trade Regulation|Article 5. Consumer Sales|Chapter 2. Sales Competition|24-5-2-24. Subsidy of Licensees

Sec. 24. No manufacturer shall pay or give or contract to pay or give any thing or service of value to any licensee in this state, and no licensee in this state shall accept or receive or contract or agree to accept or receive, directly or indirectly, any payment, thing or service of value from any manufacturer, if the effect of the payment or giving of any such thing or service of value by the manufacturer, or the acceptance or receipt thereof by the licensee, may be to lessen or eliminate competition or tend to create or create a monopoly in the licensee that accepts or receives the payment, thing or service of value or contracts or agrees to accept or receive the same.Formerly: Acts 1935, c.231, s.24.
IN Code § 24-5-5-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 24. Trade Regulation|Article 5. Consumer Sales|Chapter 5. Unsolicited Merchandise|24-5-5-1. Refusal to Accept Merchandise; Gift to Receiver

Sec. 1. Where unsolicited merchandise is delivered to a person for whom it is intended such person has a right to refuse to accept delivery of this merchandise or he may deem it to be a gift and use it or dispose of it in any manner without any obligation to the sender.Formerly: Acts 1967, c.55, s.1.