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IN Code § 25-6.1-8-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|Article 6.1. Auctioneers and Auctions|Chapter 8. Auctioneer Recovery Fund|25-6.1-8-2. Surcharge; Formula; Assessment

Sec. 2. (a) If the total amount in the auctioneer recovery fund (including principal and interest) is less than three hundred sixty thousand dollars ($360,000) on June 30 in an odd-numbered year after the payment of all claims and expenses, the auctioneer commission shall assess a surcharge according to the following formula in order to maintain the fund at an approximate level of four hundred thousand dollars ($400,000):STEP ONE: Determine the amount remaining in the fund on June 30 of the current year after all expenses and claims have been paid.STEP TWO: Subtract the amount determined under STEP ONE from four hundred thousand dollars ($400,000).STEP THREE: Determine the number of licensees who had licenses in effect on June 30 of the current year.STEP FOUR: Divide the number determined under STEP TWO by the number determined under STEP THREE.(b) The auctioneer commission shall assess the surcharge described in subsection (a) against each licensee who:(1) receives an initial license; or(2) receives a renewal license.(c) The auctioneer commission shall assess the surcharge described in subsection (a) for the two (2) year period beginning on July 1 of the current year through June 30 of the next odd-numbered year.(d) The surcharge assessed under this section is in addition to any other fee under this article.As added by P.L.256-1987, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.143-1990, SEC.2; P.L.214-1993, SEC.17; P.L.59-2014, SEC.11.
IN Code § 25-6.1-8-2.1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|Article 6.1. Auctioneers and Auctions|Chapter 8. Auctioneer Recovery Fund|25-6.1-8-2.1. Reversion of Excess Funds

Sec. 2.1. If the total amount in the auctioneer recovery fund (including principal and interest) exceeds five hundred fifty thousand dollars ($550,000) at the end of a state fiscal year after the payment of all claims and expenses, the amount in excess of five hundred fifty thousand dollars ($550,000) reverts to the state general fund.As added by P.L.143-1990, SEC.3.
IN Code § 25-6.1-8-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|Article 6.1. Auctioneers and Auctions|Chapter 8. Auctioneer Recovery Fund|25-6.1-8-3. Interest Credited; Payment of Expenses

Sec. 3. Any interest earned on investment of money in the auctioneer recovery fund shall be credited at least annually to the fund. No money may be appropriated from the state general fund for payment of any expenses incurred under this chapter, and none of these expenses may be charged against the state.As added by P.L.256-1987, SEC.4.
IN Code § 25-6.1-8-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|Article 6.1. Auctioneers and Auctions|Chapter 8. Auctioneer Recovery Fund|25-6.1-8-4. Claims Against Fund; Applications; Amount of Loss; Limitation on Recovery

Sec. 4. (a) If any aggrieved person obtains a final judgment in any court against any licensee to recover damages for failure to meet the obligations of a licensee under this article and the rules adopted under this article (with or without findings by the auctioneer commission) that results in an actual cash loss to the aggrieved person, the person may, upon termination of all proceedings including appeals and proceedings supplemental to judgment for collection purposes, file a verified application with the commission for an order directing payment out of the auctioneer recovery fund of the amount of actual and direct loss in the transaction that remains unpaid upon the judgment. The amount of actual and direct loss may include court costs but may not include attorney's fees or punitive damages awarded. The amount that may be paid from the auctioneer recovery fund may not exceed twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) per judgment and an aggregate lifetime limit of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) with respect to any one (1) licensee.(b) This section applies only to a final judgment that awards damages for an act by the licensee described in subsection (a) that arises directly out of any transaction:(1) that occurred when the licensee was licensed;(2) for which a license was required under IC 25-6.1; and(3) that occurred after December 31, 1987.As added by P.L.256-1987, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.134-2013, SEC.3.
IN Code § 25-6.1-8-5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|Article 6.1. Auctioneers and Auctions|Chapter 8. Auctioneer Recovery Fund|25-6.1-8-5. Claims Against Single Licensee in Excess of Dollar Limitation; Joinder of Claims; Payment; Insufficient Funds

Sec. 5. (a) If the payment in full of two (2) or more pending valid claims that have been filed by aggrieved persons against a single licensee would exceed the fifty thousand dollar ($50,000) limit set forth in section 4 of this chapter, the fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) shall be distributed among the aggrieved persons in the ratio that their respective claims bear to the aggregate of all valid claims or in any other manner that the commission may determine equitable. This money shall be distributed among the persons entitled to share in it without regard to the order of priority in which their respective judgments have been obtained or their claims have been filed.(b) The commission shall consider pending applications filed by all claimants and prospective claimants against one (1) licensee jointly to the end that the respective rights of all the claimants to the commission may be equitably adjudicated and settled.(c) On June 30 and December 31 of each year, the auctioneer commission shall identify each claim that the commission orders to be paid during the six (6) month period that ended on that day. The commission shall pay the part of each claim that is so identified within fifteen (15) days after the end of the six (6) month period in which the claim is ordered paid. However, if the balance in the fund is insufficient to pay the full payable amount of each claim that is ordered to be paid during a six (6) month period, the commission shall pay a prorated portion of each claim that is ordered to be paid during the period. Any part of the payable amount of a claim left unpaid due to the prorating of payments under this subsection must be paid (subject to the fifty thousand dollar ($50,000) limit described in section 4 of this chapter) before the payment of claims ordered to be paid during the following six (6) month period.As added by P.L.256-1987, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.134-2013, SEC.4.
IN Code § 25-6.1-8-6 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|Article 6.1. Auctioneers and Auctions|Chapter 8. Auctioneer Recovery Fund|25-6.1-8-6. Agents for Service of Process

Sec. 6. Any auctioneer or auction company that is licensed or renews a license under this article after December 31, 1987, and upon whom personal service cannot be made with reasonable diligence shall be considered to have appointed the commission as the licensee's agent for service of process for purposes of actions filed under section 4 of this chapter for recovery from the auctioneer recovery fund. Service of process under this section shall be made as nearly as practicable in the manner prescribed by the Indiana Rules of Trial Procedure for service on corporations.As added by P.L.256-1987, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.59-2014, SEC.12.
IN Code § 25-6.1-8-7 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|Article 6.1. Auctioneers and Auctions|Chapter 8. Auctioneer Recovery Fund|25-6.1-8-7. Limitation of Actions; Notice of Commencement of Action

Sec. 7. An order for payment from the auctioneer recovery fund may not be issued unless the action to recover from the auctioneer recovery fund was commenced within one (1) year after the termination of all proceedings against the licensee for failure to meet the obligations of a licensee under this article and the rules adopted under this article, including appeals and proceedings supplemental to judgment. When any person commences an action for a judgment that may result in an order for payment from the fund, the person shall notify the commission in writing of the commencement of the action.As added by P.L.256-1987, SEC.4.
IN Code § 25-6.1-8-8 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|Article 6.1. Auctioneers and Auctions|Chapter 8. Auctioneer Recovery Fund|25-6.1-8-8. Commission as Defendant; Hearings; Order of Payment of Claim

Sec. 8. (a) When any person files an application for an order directing payment from the auctioneer recovery fund, the commission shall promptly review and consider the application, and it may issue an order directing payment out of the auctioneer recovery fund, as provided in section 9 of this chapter, subject to the limitation of section 4 of this chapter, if the commission finds:(1) that there is no collusion between the judgment creditor and the judgment debtor;(2) that the judgment creditor is making application not more than one (1) year after the termination of all proceedings in connection with the judgment, including appeals and proceedings supplemental to judgment for collection purposes;(3) that the judgment creditor has diligently pursued all available creditor's remedies, including proceedings supplemental, against the licensee who is the subject of the application filed under section 4 of this chapter, against all the judgment debtors, and against all other persons liable to the creditor in the transaction for which the creditor seeks recovery from the auctioneer recovery fund, but that the diligent pursuit did not result in satisfaction of the judgment;(4) that the failure to meet the obligations of a licensee under this article and the rules adopted under this article arose directly out of a transaction that occurred when the judgment debtor was licensed and acted in a capacity for which a license is required under this article and that the transaction occurred after December 31, 1987; and(5) that, in the event of a default judgment or a judgment entered upon stipulation of the parties, the judgment debtor's acts constituted failure to meet the obligations of a licensee under this article and the rules adopted under this article.(b) A person who is dissatisfied by:(1) an order issued under subsection (a) directing payment out of the auctioneer recovery fund; or(2) a denial of an application filed under section 4 of this chapter;may petition for review under IC 4-21.5-3-7.As added by P.L.256-1987, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.134-2013, SEC.5.
IN Code § 25-6.1-8-9 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|Article 6.1. Auctioneers and Auctions|Chapter 8. Auctioneer Recovery Fund|25-6.1-8-9. Payment of Claim

Sec. 9. Upon an order of the commission directing that payment be made out of the auctioneer recovery fund, the commission shall, subject to sections 4 through 5 of this chapter, make the payment out of the auctioneer recovery fund as provided in section 5 of this chapter.As added by P.L.256-1987, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.134-2013, SEC.6.
IN Code § 25-6.1-8-10 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|Article 6.1. Auctioneers and Auctions|Chapter 8. Auctioneer Recovery Fund|25-6.1-8-10. Suspension of Judgment Debtor's License; Repayment by Licensee; Interest

Sec. 10. (a) If the commission is required to make any payment from the auctioneer recovery fund in settlement of a claim or toward the satisfaction of an order under this chapter, the commission shall suspend the judgment debtor's license. The licensee is not eligible to be licensed again as either an auctioneer or auction company until the licensee has repaid in full the amount paid from the auctioneer recovery fund with interest of twelve percent (12%) per annum.(b) A license suspension issued under this section must be done in accordance with IC 4-21.5-3-6. The licensee may petition for review under IC 4-21.5-3-7.As added by P.L.256-1987, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.134-2013, SEC.7; P.L.59-2014, SEC.13.
IN Code § 25-6.1-8-11 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|Article 6.1. Auctioneers and Auctions|Chapter 8. Auctioneer Recovery Fund|25-6.1-8-11. Subrogation

Sec. 11. When the commission has ordered and caused payment to be made from the auctioneer recovery fund to a judgment creditor, the commission is subrogated to the rights of the judgment creditor with respect to the amount paid.As added by P.L.256-1987, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.134-2013, SEC.8.
IN Code § 25-6.1-8-12 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|Article 6.1. Auctioneers and Auctions|Chapter 8. Auctioneer Recovery Fund|25-6.1-8-12. Expenditure of Interest

Sec. 12. Subject to the approval of the state budget agency, the auctioneer commission may expend the interest earned by the auctioneer recovery fund for:(1) information concerning the commission's activities and administrative rulings;(2) other educational information concerning the practice of auctioneering; and(3) expenses related to the continuing education program.As added by P.L.256-1987, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.59-2014, SEC.14.
IN Code § 25-6.1-8-13 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|Article 6.1. Auctioneers and Auctions|Chapter 8. Auctioneer Recovery Fund|25-6.1-8-13. Attorney General; Assistance to Commission; Expenses

Sec. 13. (a) The office of the attorney general shall provide the staff assistance necessary to:(1) enable the auctioneer commission to perform its duties under this chapter; and(2) enforce this chapter.(b) Expenses incurred by the office of the attorney general under this section shall be paid from the auctioneer recovery fund.As added by P.L.256-1987, SEC.4.
IN Code § 25-6.1-9-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|Article 6.1. Auctioneers and Auctions|Chapter 9. Continuing Education|25-6.1-9-1. Continuing Education Required for License Renewal

Sec. 1. (a) Except as provided in sections 7 and 9 of this chapter, an individual who applies for license renewal under IC 25-6.1-3-2 must complete sixteen (16) actual hours of continuing education every four (4) years from course providers that are approved by the commission.(b) The continuing education requirement is as follows:(1) At least six (6) actual hours of courses in any of the following core subjects:(A) Indiana rules and statutes governing auctioneering.(B) Federal statutes governing auctioneering.(C) Auctioneering ethics.(D) Escrow and trust funds.(E) Contracts.(F) Any other subject matter approved by the commission.(2) At least ten (10) actual hours of courses in any of the following elective subjects:(A) Agency.(B) Business courses related to auctioneering.(C) Auction management.(D) Bid calling.(E) Public speaking.(F) Advertising.(G) Specialty auction topics.(H) Any other subject matter approved by the commission.(c) The commission may approve online continuing education offered by a course provider as required under subsection (b).As added by P.L.238-1995, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.23-2003, SEC.7; P.L.158-2018, SEC.2.
IN Code § 25-6.1-9-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|Article 6.1. Auctioneers and Auctions|Chapter 9. Continuing Education|25-6.1-9-2. Requirements for Sponsor Approval

Sec. 2. To obtain approval as a continuing education sponsor, a sponsor must do the following:(1) Provide the commission information on courses, curriculum, and facilities as determined by the commission.(2) Provide each participant who successfully completes an approved course a certificate that includes the following:(A) The name of the participant.(B) The name, address, and signature of the sponsor.(C) The number of approved actual course hours.(D) Any other information required by the commission.(3) Meet any standard that the commission adopts by rule.As added by P.L.238-1995, SEC.3.
IN Code § 25-6.1-9-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|Article 6.1. Auctioneers and Auctions|Chapter 9. Continuing Education|25-6.1-9-3. Sponsor Records

Sec. 3. A continuing education sponsor that has received approval under section 2 of this chapter must maintain records for five (5) years of the participants who successfully complete and pass each course. If the sponsor ceases operations, the owner shall place the records in the care of a custodian that is approved by the commission.As added by P.L.238-1995, SEC.3.
IN Code § 25-6.1-9-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|Article 6.1. Auctioneers and Auctions|Chapter 9. Continuing Education|25-6.1-9-4. Expiration and Renewal of Sponsor Approval

Sec. 4. (a) The approval for a sponsor expires February 28 each even-numbered year.(b) A sponsor must submit:(1) a letter requesting renewal of approval; and(2) the renewal fee;at least thirty (30) days before the sponsor's approval expires.As added by P.L.238-1995, SEC.3.
IN Code § 25-6.1-9-5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|Article 6.1. Auctioneers and Auctions|Chapter 9. Continuing Education|25-6.1-9-5. Inspection of Sponsor's Records and Facilities

Sec. 5. The commission may inspect an approved sponsor's records and facilities.As added by P.L.238-1995, SEC.3.
IN Code § 25-6.1-9-6 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|Article 6.1. Auctioneers and Auctions|Chapter 9. Continuing Education|25-6.1-9-6. Advertisements Related to Courses Offered

Sec. 6. (a) A person may advertise that the person's course is approved by the commission and fulfills the requirements of the commission.(b) A person may not advertise that the sponsor or the sponsor's course is required or recommended by the commission.As added by P.L.238-1995, SEC.3.
IN Code § 25-6.1-9-6.5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|Article 6.1. Auctioneers and Auctions|Chapter 9. Continuing Education|25-6.1-9-6.5. Education Officer; Continuing Education Requirements Compliance

Sec. 6.5. The licensing agency may hire an education officer who reports directly to the director of the licensing agency to oversee routine and ongoing compliance with the continuing education requirements of this chapter.As added by P.L.59-2014, SEC.15.
IN Code § 25-6.1-9-7 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|Article 6.1. Auctioneers and Auctions|Chapter 9. Continuing Education|25-6.1-9-7. Exemption

Sec. 7. A licensee who is initially licensed in the fourth year of a renewal period is exempt from the continuing education requirement under this chapter for that renewal period.As added by P.L.238-1995, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.194-2005, SEC.22.
IN Code § 25-6.1-9-8 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|Article 6.1. Auctioneers and Auctions|Chapter 9. Continuing Education|25-6.1-9-8. Application

Sec. 8. An applicant for renewal must certify on the application that the applicant:(1) has complied with the continuing education requirement;(2) is exempt from the continuing education requirement because the individual has been licensed for less than one (1) year; or(3) has not complied with the continuing education requirement but is seeking a waiver under section 9 of this chapter.As added by P.L.238-1995, SEC.3.
IN Code § 25-6.1-9-9 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|Article 6.1. Auctioneers and Auctions|Chapter 9. Continuing Education|25-6.1-9-9. Waiver

Sec. 9. The commission may grant an applicant a waiver from all or part of the continuing education requirement for the renewal period if the applicant was not able to fulfill the requirement due to a hardship that resulted from any of the following conditions:(1) Service in the armed forces of the United States during a substantial part of the renewal period.(2) An incapacitating illness or injury.(3) Other circumstances determined by the commission.As added by P.L.238-1995, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.33-1999, SEC.1.
IN Code § 25-6.1-9-10 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|Article 6.1. Auctioneers and Auctions|Chapter 9. Continuing Education|25-6.1-9-10. Inactive License

Sec. 10. (a) The commission may grant an applicant an inactive auctioneer license if the auctioneer submits a written application to the commission requesting that the auctioneer license be classified as inactive.(b) An auctioneer granted an inactive license under this section may not perform an act that requires an auctioneer license.(c) If a disciplinary or suspension hearing is pending against an auctioneer, the individual may not be granted an inactive license without the approval of the commission.(d) An individual granted an inactive license must continue to pay the same fees that a licensee is required to pay.(e) An inactive licensee is not required to complete the continuing education requirement while the license is inactive.(f) An individual may reinstate an inactive auctioneer license if the individual:(1) submits a written application to the commission requesting that the inactive auctioneer license be classified as active; and(2) fulfills the applicable continuing education requirement for the licensure period during which the license is reinstated.As added by P.L.238-1995, SEC.3.
IN Code § 25-8-1.1-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|Article 8. Beauty Culture|Chapter 1.1. Application of Article|25-8-1.1-1. Deregulation of Natural Hair Braiding

Sec. 1. The practice of natural hair braiding (as defined in IC 25-8-2-20) is exempt from regulation under this article.As added by P.L.189-2017, SEC.1.
IN Code § 25-8-1.1-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|Article 8. Beauty Culture|Chapter 1.1. Application of Article|25-8-1.1-2. Exemption From Regulation for the Application of Eyelash Extensions

Sec. 2. (a) As used in this section, "eyelash extensions" means strands of silk, mink, or another synthetic or natural material that are applied one (1) at a time and fixed to an individual's natural eyelashes.(b) The application of eyelash extensions as described in subsection (a) is exempt from regulation under this article.As added by P.L.55-2021, SEC.3.
IN Code § 25-8-2-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|Article 8. Beauty Culture|Chapter 2. Cosmetology Regulation; Definitions|25-8-2-1. Definitions Applicable to Article

Sec. 1. The definitions in this chapter apply throughout this article.As added by P.L.257-1987, SEC.1.
IN Code § 25-8-2-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|Article 8. Beauty Culture|Chapter 2. Cosmetology Regulation; Definitions|25-8-2-2. "Agency"

Sec. 2. "Agency" refers to the Indiana professional licensing agency established by IC 25-1-5-3.As added by P.L.257-1987, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.1-2006, SEC.424.
IN Code § 25-8-2-2.1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|Article 8. Beauty Culture|Chapter 2. Cosmetology Regulation; Definitions|25-8-2-2.1. "Barber"

Sec. 2.1. "Barber" means a person licensed under IC 25-8-12.1.As added by P.L.84-2010, SEC.21.
IN Code § 25-8-2-2.4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|Article 8. Beauty Culture|Chapter 2. Cosmetology Regulation; Definitions|25-8-2-2.4. "Beauty Culture Salon"

Sec. 2.4. "Beauty culture salon" means an establishment licensed under IC 25-8-7 that offers beauty culture to the public.As added by P.L.84-2010, SEC.24. Amended by P.L.170-2013, SEC.4.
IN Code § 25-8-2-2.6 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 25. Professions and Occupations|Article 8. Beauty Culture|Chapter 2. Cosmetology Regulation; Definitions|25-8-2-2.6. "Beauty Culture Professional"

Sec. 2.6. "Beauty culture professional" refers to the following:(1) A cosmetologist licensed under IC 25-8-9.(2) An electrologist licensed under IC 25-8-10.(3) A manicurist licensed under IC 25-8-11.(4) An esthetician licensed under IC 25-8-12.5.(5) An instructor licensed under IC 25-8-6.(6) A beauty culturist licensed under IC 25-8-12.1.As added by P.L.78-2008, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.84-2010, SEC.26; P.L.170-2013, SEC.5.