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IN Code § 24-13-1-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 24. Trade Regulation|Article 13. Pyramid Promotional Schemes|Chapter 1. Definitions|24-13-1-4. "Compensation"

Sec. 4. "Compensation" means a payment of any money, thing of value, or financial benefit conferred in return for inducing another person to participate in a pyramid promotional scheme.As added by P.L.105-2017, SEC.3.
IN Code § 24-13-1-5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 24. Trade Regulation|Article 13. Pyramid Promotional Schemes|Chapter 1. Definitions|24-13-1-5. "Consideration"

Sec. 5. "Consideration" means the payment of cash or the purchase of goods, services, or intangible property. The term does not include the purchase of goods or services furnished at cost to be used in making sales and not for resale, or time and effort spent in pursuit of sales or recruiting activities.As added by P.L.105-2017, SEC.3.
IN Code § 24-13-1-6 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 24. Trade Regulation|Article 13. Pyramid Promotional Schemes|Chapter 1. Definitions|24-13-1-6. "Inventory"

Sec. 6. "Inventory" includes both goods and services, including company produced promotional materials, sales aids, and sales kits that an entity requires independent salespersons to purchase.As added by P.L.105-2017, SEC.3.
IN Code § 24-13-1-7 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 24. Trade Regulation|Article 13. Pyramid Promotional Schemes|Chapter 1. Definitions|24-13-1-7. "Inventory Loading"

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.
IN Code § 24-13-1-8 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 24. Trade Regulation|Article 13. Pyramid Promotional Schemes|Chapter 1. Definitions|24-13-1-8. "Promote"

Sec. 8. "Promote" means to contrive, prepare, establish, plan, operate, advertise, or otherwise induce or attempt to induce another person to participate in a pyramid promotional scheme.As added by P.L.105-2017, SEC.3.
IN Code § 24-13-1-9 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 24. Trade Regulation|Article 13. Pyramid Promotional Schemes|Chapter 1. Definitions|24-13-1-9. "Pyramid Promotional Scheme"

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.
IN Code § 24-13-2-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 24. Trade Regulation|Article 13. Pyramid Promotional Schemes|Chapter 2. Pyramid Promotional Schemes Prohibited|24-13-2-1. Pyramid Promotional Scheme Prohibited

Sec. 1. A person may not establish, promote, or operate any pyramid promotional scheme. A limitation as to the number of persons who may participate or the presence of additional conditions affecting eligibility for the opportunity to receive compensation under the plan does not change the identity of the plan as a pyramid promotional scheme.As added by P.L.105-2017, SEC.3.
IN Code § 24-13-3-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 24. Trade Regulation|Article 13. Pyramid Promotional Schemes|Chapter 3. Enforcement Powers of the Attorney General|24-13-3-1. Attorney General Authorized to Issue Cease and Desist Orders, Bring Court Actions, and Impose Civil Penalties

Sec. 1. (a) If the attorney general has reasonable cause to believe that a person has engaged or is about to engage in any act or practice constituting a violation of any provision of this article, or any order issued under this article, the attorney general may do any of the following:(1) Issue a cease and desist order, with or without a prior hearing, against any person engaged in the prohibited activities, directing the person to cease and desist from further illegal activities.(2) Bring an action in the circuit court of the county in which the violation is believed to have occurred to:(A) enjoin the acts or practices constituting a violation of this article; or(B) enforce compliance with this article or any order issued under this article.(3) Impose by order and collect a civil penalty against any person found in an administrative action to have violated any provision of this article or any order issued under this article.(b) The maximum amount of a civil penalty that may be imposed upon a person under subsection (a) is ten thousand dollars ($10,000) for each violation committed by the person. The attorney general may bring an action in the circuit court of the county in which the violation occurred to recover a penalty imposed under this chapter. The attorney general shall transfer all civil penalties collected under this chapter to the treasurer of state for deposit in the state general fund.As added by P.L.105-2017, SEC.3.
IN Code § 24-13-3-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 24. Trade Regulation|Article 13. Pyramid Promotional Schemes|Chapter 3. Enforcement Powers of the Attorney General|24-13-3-2. Requests for Hearing on Cease and Desist Order; Circuit Court Review

Sec. 2. (a) A person named in a cease and desist order issued under this article must be notified of the person's right to file, within fifteen (15) days after the receipt of the order, a written notice for a hearing. If the attorney general does not receive a written request for a hearing within the time specified, the cease and desist order is permanent and the person named in the order is considered to have waived all rights to a hearing. A cease and desist order issued under this article must state:(1) the effective date of the order;(2) the intent or purpose of the order; and(3) the grounds on which the order is based.(b) A person aggrieved by a final order issued under this article may obtain a review of the order in the circuit court of the county in which the violations of this article are found to have occurred.As added by P.L.105-2017, SEC.3.
IN Code § 24-13-3-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 24. Trade Regulation|Article 13. Pyramid Promotional Schemes|Chapter 3. Enforcement Powers of the Attorney General|24-13-3-3. Powers of the Circuit Court

Sec. 3. (a) Upon a proper showing to the appropriate circuit court, a permanent injunction, temporary injunction, restraining order, or writ of mandamus may be granted and a receiver or conservator may be appointed for the person alleged to have violated this article or the assets of the person alleged to have violated this article. In addition, upon a proper showing by the attorney general, the circuit court may enter an order of rescission, restitution, or disgorgement directed to any person who has engaged in any act violating this article or any order issued under this article.(b) The circuit court may not require the attorney general to post a bond.(c) The circuit court may award to the attorney general court costs and attorney's fees in an action brought under this chapter.As added by P.L.105-2017, SEC.3.
IN Code § 24-13-3-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 24. Trade Regulation|Article 13. Pyramid Promotional Schemes|Chapter 3. Enforcement Powers of the Attorney General|24-13-3-4. Authorization of Other Enforcement Actions by the Attorney General or a Prosecuting Attorney

Sec. 4. This chapter does not bar the attorney general or a prosecuting attorney from proceeding under any other provision of law against a pyramid promotional scheme or any person involved with a pyramid promotional scheme.As added by P.L.105-2017, SEC.3.
IN Code § 24-13-3-5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 24. Trade Regulation|Article 13. Pyramid Promotional Schemes|Chapter 3. Enforcement Powers of the Attorney General|24-13-3-5. Administrative Rules

Sec. 5. The attorney general shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 necessary to administer and implement this chapter.As added by P.L.105-2017, SEC.3.
IN Code § 24-13-4-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 24. Trade Regulation|Article 13. Pyramid Promotional Schemes|Chapter 4. Private Actions and Proceedings|24-13-4-1. Maximum Damages Under Private Cause of Action; Discretionary Treble Damages; Attorney's Fees

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.
IN Code § 24-13-4-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 24. Trade Regulation|Article 13. Pyramid Promotional Schemes|Chapter 4. Private Actions and Proceedings|24-13-4-2. Class Actions

Sec. 2. (a) A person who is entitled to bring an action on the person's own behalf under section 1 of this chapter may bring a class action on behalf of any class of persons of which the person is a member and that has been damaged by the pyramid promotional scheme, subject to and under the Indiana Rules of Trial Procedure governing class actions.(b) The court may award reasonable attorney's fees to the party that prevails in a class action under this section. The attorney's fees must be determined by the amount of time reasonably expended by the attorney and not by the amount of the judgment. The court, however, may consider awarding a contingency fee.(c) Any money or other property recovered in a class action under this section that cannot, with due diligence, be restored to the members of the class within one (1) year after the final judgment must be returned to the abandoned property fund under IC 32-34-1.5-42.(d) Actual damages awarded to a class have priority over any civil penalty imposed under this article.As added by P.L.105-2017, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.141-2021, SEC.10.
IN Code § 24-13-5-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 24. Trade Regulation|Article 13. Pyramid Promotional Schemes|Chapter 5. Rule of Construction and Its Application to Certain Marketing Operations|24-13-5-1. Circumstances Under Which This Article May Not Be Construed to Prohibit a Plan or Operation as a Pyramid Promotional Scheme

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.
IN Code § 24-13-5-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 24. Trade Regulation|Article 13. Pyramid Promotional Schemes|Chapter 5. Rule of Construction and Its Application to Certain Marketing Operations|24-13-5-2. Required Disclosures About Appropriate Inventory Repurchase Programs

Sec. 2. An entity must clearly describe an appropriate inventory repurchase program in its recruiting literature, sales manual, or contracts with independent salespersons. The recruiting literature, sales manual, or contract must disclose any inventory that is not eligible for repurchase under the program.As added by P.L.105-2017, SEC.3.
IN Code § 24-13-5-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 24. Trade Regulation|Article 13. Pyramid Promotional Schemes|Chapter 5. Rule of Construction and Its Application to Certain Marketing Operations|24-13-5-3. Inventory Exempted From Appropriate Inventory Repurchase Programs

Sec. 3. An appropriate inventory repurchase program is not required to apply to inventory that:(1) is no longer within the inventory's commercially reasonable use or shelf life period; or(2) has been used or opened.As added by P.L.105-2017, SEC.3.
IN Code § 24-13-5-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 24. Trade Regulation|Article 13. Pyramid Promotional Schemes|Chapter 5. Rule of Construction and Its Application to Certain Marketing Operations|24-13-5-4. Required Disclosure of Inventory Exempted From Appropriate Inventory Repurchase Programs

Sec. 4. An entity must clearly describe to a salesperson, prior to purchase, inventory that is excluded from the entity's appropriate inventory repurchase program as seasonal, discontinued, or special promotion products not subject to the entity's appropriate inventory repurchase program.As added by P.L.105-2017, SEC.3.
IN Code § 24-13-5-5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 24. Trade Regulation|Article 13. Pyramid Promotional Schemes|Chapter 5. Rule of Construction and Its Application to Certain Marketing Operations|24-13-5-5. Burden of Proof

Sec. 5. Notwithstanding section 1 of this chapter, the burden of showing that a participant or other person derives compensation primarily from the sale and consumption of goods, services, or intangible property lies with the plan or operation or a person involved with the plan or operation.As added by P.L.105-2017, SEC.3.
IN Code § 24-14-1-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 24. Trade Regulation|Article 14. Towing Services|Chapter 1. Application|24-14-1-1. Application of Article

Sec. 1. (a) This article applies to any person engaging in, or offering to engage in, the business of providing towing service in Indiana.(b) This article does not apply to the towing of motor vehicles:(1) into Indiana; or(2) through Indiana;if the towing originates in another state.As added by P.L.281-2019, SEC.5.
IN Code § 24-14-1-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 24. Trade Regulation|Article 14. Towing Services|Chapter 1. Application|24-14-1-2. Exceptions to Application of Chapter

Sec. 2. This article does not apply to the following:(1) Government agency towing.(2) Seizure towing.(3) Towing performed by, on behalf of, or under contract with:(A) an automobile club;(B) a car dealership;(C) an insurance company; or(D) a customer under a consensual towing agreement.As added by P.L.281-2019, SEC.5.
IN Code § 24-14-1-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 24. Trade Regulation|Article 14. Towing Services|Chapter 1. Application|24-14-1-3. Application of Article to Other Statutes

Sec. 3. This article does not supersede or nullify a towing company's or any other person's rights, duties, or obligations under the following:(1) IC 24-4-6-2.(2) IC 9-22-1.(3) IC 9-22-6.As added by P.L.281-2019, SEC.5.
IN Code § 24-14-2-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 24. Trade Regulation|Article 14. Towing Services|Chapter 2. Definitions|24-14-2-1. Application of Definitions

Sec. 1. The definitions in this chapter apply throughout this article.As added by P.L.281-2019, SEC.5.
IN Code § 24-14-2-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 24. Trade Regulation|Article 14. Towing Services|Chapter 2. Definitions|24-14-2-2. "Affiliate"

Sec. 2. "Affiliate" has the meaning set forth in IC 23-1-43-1.As added by P.L.281-2019, SEC.5.
IN Code § 24-14-2-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 24. Trade Regulation|Article 14. Towing Services|Chapter 2. Definitions|24-14-2-3. "Automobile Club"

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.
IN Code § 24-14-2-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 24. Trade Regulation|Article 14. Towing Services|Chapter 2. Definitions|24-14-2-4. "Consensual Towing Agreement"

Sec. 4. "Consensual towing agreement" means an agreement between a towing company and a person or business to perform towing services at the request of the owner, operator, or person having legal custody of the vehicle that is agreed upon prior to the vehicle being towed.As added by P.L.281-2019, SEC.5.
IN Code § 24-14-2-5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 24. Trade Regulation|Article 14. Towing Services|Chapter 2. Definitions|24-14-2-5. "Emergency Towing"

Sec. 5. "Emergency towing" means the towing of a motor vehicle, with or without the owner's consent, because of:(1) a motor vehicle accident on a public street, road, or highway; or(2) an incident:(A) related to an emergency; and(B) necessitating the removal of the motor vehicle from a location for public safety reasons.As added by P.L.281-2019, SEC.5.
IN Code § 24-14-2-6 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 24. Trade Regulation|Article 14. Towing Services|Chapter 2. Definitions|24-14-2-6. "Flat Bed Service"

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.
IN Code § 24-14-2-7 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 24. Trade Regulation|Article 14. Towing Services|Chapter 2. Definitions|24-14-2-7. "Government Agency Towing"

Sec. 7. "Government agency towing" means the towing of a government owned or government controlled vehicle by the government agency that owns or controls the towed vehicle.As added by P.L.281-2019, SEC.5.
IN Code § 24-14-2-8 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 24. Trade Regulation|Article 14. Towing Services|Chapter 2. Definitions|24-14-2-8. "Local Law Enforcement Agency"

Sec. 8. "Local law enforcement agency" has the meaning set forth in IC 9-26-9-2.As added by P.L.281-2019, SEC.5.
IN Code § 24-14-2-9 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 24. Trade Regulation|Article 14. Towing Services|Chapter 2. Definitions|24-14-2-9. "Law Enforcement Towing"

Sec. 9. (a) "Law enforcement towing" means the towing of a motor vehicle for law enforcement purposes.(b) The term includes towing for law enforcement purposes that is performed by a towing company:(1) under a contract with the state, a local unit, or a local law enforcement agency of the state or local unit; or(2) on behalf of the state, a local unit, or a local law enforcement agency of the state or local unit.(c) The term does not include seizure towing.As added by P.L.281-2019, SEC.5.
IN Code § 24-14-2-10 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 24. Trade Regulation|Article 14. Towing Services|Chapter 2. Definitions|24-14-2-10. "Motor Vehicle"

Sec. 10. "Motor vehicle" means any vehicle that:(1) is manufactured primarily for use on public streets, roads, and highways (not including a vehicle operated exclusively on a rail or rails); and(2) has at least four (4) wheels.As added by P.L.281-2019, SEC.5.
IN Code § 24-14-2-11 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 24. Trade Regulation|Article 14. Towing Services|Chapter 2. Definitions|24-14-2-11. "Owner"

Sec. 11. "Owner", with respect to a motor vehicle, means the registered owner, as determined by a search under IC 9-22-1-19.As added by P.L.281-2019, SEC.5.
IN Code § 24-14-2-12 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 24. Trade Regulation|Article 14. Towing Services|Chapter 2. Definitions|24-14-2-12. "Private Property Towing"

Sec. 12. "Private property towing" means the towing of a motor vehicle, without the owner's consent:(1) from private property on which the motor vehicle was illegally parked; or(2) from private property because of an exigent circumstance necessitating its removal;to another location.As added by P.L.281-2019, SEC.5.
IN Code § 24-14-2-13 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 24. Trade Regulation|Article 14. Towing Services|Chapter 2. Definitions|24-14-2-13. "Seizure Towing"

Sec. 13. "Seizure towing" means the towing of a motor vehicle for law enforcement purposes involving:(1) the maintenance of the chain of custody of evidence; or(2) the forfeiture of assets.As added by P.L.281-2019, SEC.5.
IN Code § 24-14-2-14 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 24. Trade Regulation|Article 14. Towing Services|Chapter 2. Definitions|24-14-2-14. "Storage Facility"

Sec. 14. (a) "Storage facility" means any:(1) lot;(2) facility; or(3) other property;used to store motor vehicles that have been removed from another location by a tow truck.(b) The term includes a storage yard (as defined in IC 9-22-1-3.5).As added by P.L.281-2019, SEC.5.
IN Code § 24-14-2-15 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 24. Trade Regulation|Article 14. Towing Services|Chapter 2. Definitions|24-14-2-15. "Tow Truck"

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.
IN Code § 24-14-2-16 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 24. Trade Regulation|Article 14. Towing Services|Chapter 2. Definitions|24-14-2-16. "Tow Truck Operator"

Sec. 16. "Tow truck operator" means an individual who operates a tow truck as an employee or agent of a towing company.As added by P.L.281-2019, SEC.5.
IN Code § 24-14-2-17 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 24. Trade Regulation|Article 14. Towing Services|Chapter 2. Definitions|24-14-2-17. "Towing Company"

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.
IN Code § 24-14-3-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 24. Trade Regulation|Article 14. Towing Services|Chapter 3. Emergency Towing|24-14-3-1. Application of Chapter

Sec. 1. This chapter applies to a towing company that engages in, or offers to engage in, emergency towing.As added by P.L.281-2019, SEC.5.
IN Code § 24-14-3-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 24. Trade Regulation|Article 14. Towing Services|Chapter 3. Emergency Towing|24-14-3-2. Prohibition Against Stopping or Causing a Person to Stop at Scene of Accident; Exceptions

Sec. 2. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), a towing company shall not stop, or cause a person to stop, at the scene of an accident or near a disabled motor vehicle:(1) if there is an injury as the result of an accident; or(2) for the purpose of:(A) soliciting an engagement for emergency towing services;(B) moving a motor vehicle from a public street, road, or highway; or(C) accruing charges in connection with an activity described in clause (A) or (B).(b) A towing company may stop, or cause a person to stop, at the scene of an accident or near a disabled motor vehicle under the circumstances or for any of the purposes described in subsection (a) if:(1) the towing company is requested to stop or to perform a towing service by a law enforcement officer or by authorized state, county, or municipal personnel;(2) the towing company is summoned to the scene or requested to stop by the owner or operator of a disabled vehicle;(3) the owner of a disabled motor vehicle has previously provided consent to the towing company to stop or perform a towing service; or(4) the towing company has a reasonable belief that a motorist is in need of immediate aid.However, a towing company may not offer towing services under subdivision (4) unless one of the conditions described in subdivisions (1) through (3) are also met.As added by P.L.281-2019, SEC.5.