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IN Code § 26-2-5-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 26. Commercial Law|Article 2. Commercial Transactions|Chapter 5. Construction or Design Contracts; Indemnity Agreements Invalid|26-2-5-1. "Construction or Design Contract"; Indemnity Agreements Against Public Policy as Void and Unenforceable; Exceptions

Sec. 1. (a) As used in this section, "construction or design contract" includes a design-build contract under which all of the following for the same project are included:(1) Architectural, engineering, and related design services.(2) Labor, materials, and other construction services.(b) All provisions, clauses, covenants, or agreements contained in, collateral to, or affecting any construction or design contract, except those pertaining to highway contracts, which purport to indemnify the promisee against liability for:(1) death or bodily injury to persons;(2) injury to property;(3) design defects; or(4) any other loss, damage, or expense arising under subdivision (1), (2), or (3);from sole negligence or willful misconduct of the promisee are against public policy and are void and unenforceable. Sole negligence does not include vicarious liability, imputed negligence, or assumption of a nondelegable duty.Formerly: Acts 1975, P.L.276, SEC.1. As amended by P.L.65-2019, SEC.1.
IN Code § 26-2-5-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 26. Commercial Law|Article 2. Commercial Transactions|Chapter 5. Construction or Design Contracts; Indemnity Agreements Invalid|26-2-5-2. Uninsurable Facility Excepted

Sec. 2. This chapter does not apply to a construction or design contract if liability insurance normally available within the United States at standard rates cannot be obtained for the facility being constructed or designed because it constitutes a dangerous instrumentality.Formerly: Acts 1975, P.L.276, SEC.1.
IN Code § 26-2-5-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 26. Commercial Law|Article 2. Commercial Transactions|Chapter 5. Construction or Design Contracts; Indemnity Agreements Invalid|26-2-5-3. Application of Chapter

Sec. 3. This chapter applies to a construction or design contract entered into after June 30, 1975.As added by P.L.1-1989, SEC.53.
IN Code § 26-2-5-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 26. Commercial Law|Article 2. Commercial Transactions|Chapter 5. Construction or Design Contracts; Indemnity Agreements Invalid|26-2-5-4. Void and Unenforceable Terms

Sec. 4. (a) This section applies to contracts entered into on or after July 1, 2019.(b) All provisions, clauses, covenants, or agreements contained in, collateral to, or affecting a contract pertaining to professional services of design professionals, architects, landscape architects, surveyors, engineers, geologists, or geotechnical and environmental consultants that purport to:(1) require the professional to defend the promisee against a professional liability claim; or(2) indemnify the promisee against liability other than liability for damages and losses arising out of third party claims to the extent the damages and losses are caused by the professional's willful misconduct or negligence;are against public policy and are void and unenforceable.As added by P.L.65-2019, SEC.2.
IN Code § 26-2-6-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 26. Commercial Law|Article 2. Commercial Transactions|Chapter 6. Service for Audio or Visual Entertainment Products|26-2-6-1. Definitions

Sec. 1. The following definitions apply throughout this chapter:(1) "Adequate service information" means facts sufficient to enable a service representative or independent service facility to repair a product, including detailed schematic diagrams, operational voltages, and parts identification.(2) "Audio or visual entertainment product" means an electronic product that:(A) generates electronic signals or uses amplification devices, such as a radio, an item of audio playback or recording equipment, a television, or a video playback or recording unit; and(B) is purchased by a consumer primarily for personal, family, or household uses and not for business or agricultural uses.(3) "Authorized service representative" means until July 1, 1996, any dealer of audio or visual entertainment products licensed under IC 25-36-1 (repealed) who has been designated by a manufacturer as one (1) of the dealers who will be reimbursed for service or repairs that the dealer may render, including labor or parts, in connection with an express warranty of the product made by the manufacturer.(4) "Independent service facility" means any dealer of audio or visual entertainment products who:(A) has not been designated an "authorized service representative" by a manufacturer;(B) services audio or visual entertainment products without reimbursement from the manufacturer in connection with an express warranty made by the manufacturer; and(C) until July 1, 1996, is licensed as a television and radio service technician under IC 25-36-1 (repealed).As added by P.L.254-1983, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.234-1995, SEC.29; P.L.42-2011, SEC.59.
IN Code § 26-2-6-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 26. Commercial Law|Article 2. Commercial Transactions|Chapter 6. Service for Audio or Visual Entertainment Products|26-2-6-2. Duty of Manufacturer Under Express Warranty

Sec. 2. A manufacturer who makes an express warranty in connection with the sale of an audio or visual entertainment product shall do the following:(1) Authorize a representative within a designated service area to provide any service or repair required under the terms of the warranty.(2) Reimburse the authorized service representative for any service or repair, including labor and parts, made in connection with the express warranty in an amount negotiated between the manufacturer and the authorized service representative. However, reimbursement or exchange for all parts used in such warranty repairs shall include all transportation costs and a reasonable fee for handling. The handling fee is to be negotiated as part of the authorization proceedings.(3) Except for audio or visual entertainment products having a retail selling price less than fifty dollars ($50), make available to service representatives or independent service facilities adequate service information and replacement parts for the audio or visual entertainment product for at least seven (7) years after the date that product model or type was manufactured, regardless of whether the product is still under warranty.(4) Make available any service part to service representatives or independent service facilities within forty-five (45) days of receipt of an order for that part, regardless of whether the product is still under warranty; however, if a delay in providing that part is caused by conditions beyond the control of the manufacturer, the manufacturer shall provide the service representative or independent service facility with a replacement part promptly upon termination of the condition causing the delay.As added by P.L.254-1983, SEC.2.
IN Code § 26-2-6-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 26. Commercial Law|Article 2. Commercial Transactions|Chapter 6. Service for Audio or Visual Entertainment Products|26-2-6-3. Timeliness of Service or Repair

Sec. 3. Whenever authorized service representatives or independent service facilities undertake to service or repair an audio or visual entertainment product, they shall:(1) provide services or make repairs on the product within forty-five (45) days of receipt of that product, regardless of whether the product is covered by an express warranty; or(2) if a part necessary to effect the repair or service is not immediately available:(A) notify the consumer requesting the service or repair that the part is not immediately available and order the necessary part, within fifteen (15) days of receipt of the product; and(B) repair or service the product within thirty (30) days of receipt of the ordered part, unless the consumer agrees otherwise.However, if a delay in completing the requested service or repair is caused by a condition beyond the control of the authorized service representative or independent service facility, the authorized service representative or independent service facility shall repair or service the audio or visual entertainment product upon termination of the condition causing the delay.As added by P.L.254-1983, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.42-2011, SEC.60.
IN Code § 26-2-6-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 26. Commercial Law|Article 2. Commercial Transactions|Chapter 6. Service for Audio or Visual Entertainment Products|26-2-6-4. Actions by Consumers to Recover Damages

Sec. 4. A consumer may bring an action on his own behalf to recover damages resulting from a violation of this chapter. In addition to any other remedies available to the consumer, the court may:(1) order replacement of the audio or visual entertainment product, the cost of which is to be borne by the manufacturer, manufacturer's agent or importer; or(2) order damages in an amount equal to three (3) times the damages sustained due to the violation, plus reasonable attorney's fees.As added by P.L.254-1983, SEC.2.
IN Code § 26-2-6-5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 26. Commercial Law|Article 2. Commercial Transactions|Chapter 6. Service for Audio or Visual Entertainment Products|26-2-6-5. Injunctive Relief

Sec. 5. (a) The attorney general may bring an action on behalf of the state to obtain an injunction to enjoin noncompliance with this chapter. In this action the court may:(1) order replacement of the audio or visual entertainment product, the cost of which is to be borne by the manufacturer, manufacturer's agent or importer;(2) order a person who violates section 2 or section 3 of this chapter to pay restitution to the aggrieved party; or(3) void or limit the application of:(A) contracts; or(B) contract clauses;that are in conflict with this chapter.(b) The court issuing an injunction under this chapter shall retain jurisdiction and the cause shall be continued.As added by P.L.254-1983, SEC.2.
IN Code § 26-2-6-6 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 26. Commercial Law|Article 2. Commercial Transactions|Chapter 6. Service for Audio or Visual Entertainment Products|26-2-6-6. Violations; Action for Recovery of Penalties

Sec. 6. (a) A person who knowingly violates this chapter commits a Class C infraction. Each violation of this chapter constitutes a separate infraction.(b) In addition to any other available legal remedy, a person who violates the terms of an injunction issued under section 5 of this chapter commits a Class A infraction. Each violation of the terms of an injunction issued under section 5 of this chapter constitutes a separate infraction. Whenever the court determines that the terms of an injunction issued under section 5 of this chapter have been violated, the court shall award reasonable costs to the state.(c) Notwithstanding IC 34-28-5-1(a), the prosecuting attorney or the attorney general in the name of the state may bring an action to petition for the recovery of the penalties outlined in this section.As added by P.L.254-1983, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.1-1998, SEC.137; P.L.101-2009, SEC.15; P.L.198-2016, SEC.658.
IN Code § 26-2-6-7 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 26. Commercial Law|Article 2. Commercial Transactions|Chapter 6. Service for Audio or Visual Entertainment Products|26-2-6-7. Actions by Service Representatives or Facilities to Recover for Violations

Sec. 7. An authorized service representative or independent service facility may bring an action on his own behalf to recover for a violation of this chapter, and, in addition to other remedies, may obtain damages in an amount equal to three (3) times the damages sustained due to the violation, plus reasonable attorney fees.As added by P.L.254-1983, SEC.2.
IN Code § 26-2-7-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 26. Commercial Law|Article 2. Commercial Transactions|Chapter 7. Penalties for Stopping Payments or Permitting Dishonor of Checks and Drafts|26-2-7-1. Check

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "check" includes a draft.As added by P.L.42-1993, SEC.18.
IN Code § 26-2-7-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 26. Commercial Law|Article 2. Commercial Transactions|Chapter 7. Penalties for Stopping Payments or Permitting Dishonor of Checks and Drafts|26-2-7-2. Financial Institution

Sec. 2. (a) As used in this chapter, "financial institution" refers to a financial institution (as defined in IC 28-1-1-3).(b) The term does not include a person licensed under IC 24-4.5.As added by P.L.42-1993, SEC.18. Amended by P.L.10-2006, SEC.24 and P.L.57-2006, SEC.24; P.L.213-2007, SEC.33; P.L.217-2007, SEC.31.
IN Code § 26-2-7-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 26. Commercial Law|Article 2. Commercial Transactions|Chapter 7. Penalties for Stopping Payments or Permitting Dishonor of Checks and Drafts|26-2-7-3. Notice of Nonpayment

Sec. 3. For purposes of this chapter, notice that a check has not been paid by a financial institution is considered as having been given at the time that the notice was deposited in the regular United States mail, if the notice was addressed to either of the following:(1) The address printed on the check.(2) The address given by the person in writing to the payee or holder at the time the check was issued or delivered.As added by P.L.42-1993, SEC.18.
IN Code § 26-2-7-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 26. Commercial Law|Article 2. Commercial Transactions|Chapter 7. Penalties for Stopping Payments or Permitting Dishonor of Checks and Drafts|26-2-7-4. Liability for Stopping Payment or Permitting Dishonor of Checks

Sec. 4. Subject to section 8 of this chapter, a person found liable under other applicable law is liable under this chapter to the holder of a check if the person executed and delivered the check to another person drawn on or payable at a financial institution and the person does either of the following:(1) Without valid legal cause stops payment on the check.(2) Allows the check to be dishonored by a financial institution because of any of the following:(A) Lack of funds.(B) Failure to have an account.(C) Lack of an authorized signature of the drawer or a necessary endorser.As added by P.L.42-1993, SEC.18.
IN Code § 26-2-7-5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 26. Commercial Law|Article 2. Commercial Transactions|Chapter 7. Penalties for Stopping Payments or Permitting Dishonor of Checks and Drafts|26-2-7-5. Extent of Liability for Stopping Payment or Permitting Dishonor of Checks

Sec. 5. A person liable under section 4 of this chapter is also liable for all of the following:(1) Interest at the rate of eighteen percent (18%) per annum on the face amount of the check from the date of the check's execution until payment is made in full.(2) Court costs incurred in prosecuting an action that may be brought by the holder to collect on the check.(3) Reasonable attorney's fees incurred by the holder if the responsibility for collection is referred to an attorney who is not a salaried employee of the holder. If legal action is filed to effect collection and the collection on the check is referred to an attorney who is not a salaried employee of the holder, the holder of the check is entitled to minimum attorney's fees of not less than one hundred dollars ($100).(4) Actual travel expenses not otherwise reimbursed under subdivisions (1) through (3) and incurred by the holder to do either of the following:(A) Have the holder or an employee or agent of the holder file papers and attend court proceedings related to the recovery of a judgment under this chapter.(B) Provide witnesses to testify in court proceedings related to the recovery of a judgment under this chapter.(5) A reasonable amount to compensate the holder for time used to do either of the following:(A) File papers and attend court proceedings related to the recovery of a judgment under this chapter.(B) Travel to and from activities described in clause (A).(6) Actual direct and indirect expenses incurred by the holder to compensate employees and agents for time used to do either of the following:(A) File papers and attend court proceedings related to the recovery of a judgment under this section.(B) Travel to and from activities described in clause (A).(7) All other reasonable costs of collection.As added by P.L.42-1993, SEC.18.
IN Code § 26-2-7-6 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 26. Commercial Law|Article 2. Commercial Transactions|Chapter 7. Penalties for Stopping Payments or Permitting Dishonor of Checks and Drafts|26-2-7-6. Liability for Continued Nonpayment of Checks

Sec. 6. (a) This section does not apply to a person who has allowed a check to be dishonored because of lack of funds if both of the following apply:(1) The person reasonably believed that there were sufficient funds in the account to cover the check.(2) The insufficiency of funds is caused by the dishonoring of a third party check that had been deposited into the person's account.(b) If a person liable under this chapter does not pay to the holder the full amount of the check not more than thirty (30) days after the certified mailing of written notice that the check has not been paid, the person is liable for, and the court shall award judgment for, the following, whichever applies:(1) If the face amount of the check is not greater than two hundred fifty dollars ($250), three (3) times the face amount of the check.(2) If the face amount of the check is greater than two hundred fifty dollars ($250), the face amount of the check plus five hundred dollars ($500).As added by P.L.42-1993, SEC.18.
IN Code § 26-2-7-7 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 26. Commercial Law|Article 2. Commercial Transactions|Chapter 7. Penalties for Stopping Payments or Permitting Dishonor of Checks and Drafts|26-2-7-7. Election of Remedies

Sec. 7. A person must elect whether to pursue a claim either under this chapter or under IC 34-24-3-1 (or IC 34-4-30-1 before its repeal).As added by P.L.42-1993, SEC.18. Amended by P.L.1-1998, SEC.138.
IN Code § 26-2-7-8 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 26. Commercial Law|Article 2. Commercial Transactions|Chapter 7. Penalties for Stopping Payments or Permitting Dishonor of Checks and Drafts|26-2-7-8. Exemption From Liability for Permitting Dishonor of Checks

Sec. 8. (a) A person who has allowed a check to be dishonored is not liable under this chapter if, not more than ten (10) days after the holder has given notice that the check has not been paid by the financial institution, the person pays to the holder the full amount of the check.(b) A payment made under subsection (a) is effective for all purposes as of the date the payment is made.As added by P.L.42-1993, SEC.18.
IN Code § 26-2-8-101 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 26. Commercial Law|Article 2. Commercial Transactions|Chapter 8. Uniform Electronic Transactions Act|26-2-8-101. Short Title

Sec. 101. IC 26-2-8 may be cited as the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act.As added by P.L.62-2000, SEC.1.
IN Code § 26-2-8-103 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 26. Commercial Law|Article 2. Commercial Transactions|Chapter 8. Uniform Electronic Transactions Act|26-2-8-103. Scope

Sec. 103. (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b), this chapter applies to electronic records and electronic signatures that relate to a transaction.(b) This chapter does not apply to transactions subject to the following laws:(1) A law governing the creation and execution of wills, codicils, or testamentary trusts.(2) IC 26-1 other than IC 26-1-1-107, IC 26-1-1-206, IC 26-1-2, and IC 26-1-2.1.(3) Laws specifically excluded by a governmental agency under sections 201 and 202 of this chapter.(c) This chapter applies to an electronic record or electronic signature otherwise excluded from the application of this chapter under subsection (b) when used for transactions subject to a law other than those specified in subsection (b).(d) A transaction subject to this chapter is also subject to other applicable substantive law.As added by P.L.62-2000, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.46-2001, SEC.1.
IN Code § 26-2-8-105 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 26. Commercial Law|Article 2. Commercial Transactions|Chapter 8. Uniform Electronic Transactions Act|26-2-8-105. Construction and Application

Sec. 105. This chapter must be construed and applied:(1) to facilitate electronic transactions consistent with other applicable law;(2) to be consistent with reasonable practices concerning electronic transactions and with the continued expansion of those practices; and(3) to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law with respect to the subject of this chapter among states enacting it.As added by P.L.62-2000, SEC.1.
IN Code § 26-2-8-106 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 26. Commercial Law|Article 2. Commercial Transactions|Chapter 8. Uniform Electronic Transactions Act|26-2-8-106. Legal Recognition of Electronic Records, Electronic Signatures, and Electronic Contracts

Sec. 106. (a) A record or signature may not be denied legal effect or enforceability solely because it is in electronic form.(b) A contract may not be denied legal effect or enforceability solely because an electronic record or electronic signature was used in its formation.(c) If a law requires a record to be in writing, or provides consequences if it is not, an electronic record satisfies the law.(d) If a law requires a signature, or provides consequences in the absence of a signature, the law is satisfied with respect to an electronic record if the electronic record includes an electronic signature.As added by P.L.62-2000, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.110-2008, SEC.12.
IN Code § 26-2-8-107 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 26. Commercial Law|Article 2. Commercial Transactions|Chapter 8. Uniform Electronic Transactions Act|26-2-8-107. Provision of Information in Writing; Presentation of Records

Sec. 107. (a) If parties have agreed to conduct transactions electronically and a law requires a person to provide, send, or deliver information in writing to another person, that requirement is satisfied if the information is provided, sent, or delivered, as the case may be, in an electronic record and the information is capable of retention by the recipient at the time the information is received.(b) If a law other than this chapter requires a record (i) to be posted or displayed in a certain manner, (ii) to be sent, communicated, or transmitted by a specified method, or (iii) to contain information that is formatted in a certain manner, the following rules apply:(1) The record must be posted or displayed in the manner specified in the other law.(2) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (d)(2), the record must be sent, communicated, or transmitted by the method specified in the other law.(3) The record must contain the information formatted in the manner specified in the other law.(c) An electronic record may not be sent, communicated, or transmitted by an information processing system that inhibits the ability to print or download the information in the electronic record.(d) This section may not be varied by agreement, but:(1) a requirement under a law other than this chapter to provide information in writing may be varied by agreement to the extent permitted by the other law; and(2) a requirement under a law other than this chapter to send, communicate, or transmit a record by first class mail, may be varied by agreement to the extent permitted by the other law.As added by P.L.62-2000, SEC.1.
IN Code § 26-2-8-108 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 26. Commercial Law|Article 2. Commercial Transactions|Chapter 8. Uniform Electronic Transactions Act|26-2-8-108. Attribution and Effect of Electronic Record and Electronic Signature

Sec. 108. (a) An electronic record or electronic signature is attributable to a person if it was the act of the person. The act of the person may be proved in any manner, including a showing of the efficacy of any security procedure applied to determine the person to which the electronic record or electronic signature was attributable.(b) The effect of an electronic record or electronic signature attributed to a person under subsection (a) is determined from the context and surrounding circumstances at the time of its creation, execution, or adoption, including the parties' agreement, if any, and otherwise as provided by law.As added by P.L.62-2000, SEC.1.