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IN Code § 24-4.6-5-8 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 24. Trade Regulation|Article 4.6. Special Provisions Concerning Certain Transactions|Chapter 5. Vehicle Owner Liability for Motor Fuel Theft|24-4.6-5-8. Bureau of Motor Vehicles Rules, Agreements With Association of Retailers, Release of Information; Owner Payment of Fees

Sec. 8. (a) The bureau of motor vehicles shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to implement a system by which an association of retailers may obtain the name and mailing address of the owner of a vehicle involved in an incident in which motor fuel is pumped into the vehicle and proper payment is not made. The bureau of motor vehicles may integrate any system established under this section with its existing programs for the release of information under IC 9-14-12 and IC 9-14-13.(b) The bureau of motor vehicles may enter into an agreement with an association of retailers to establish:(1) a fee different from the fees provided for in IC 9-14-12-7; or(2) other negotiated terms for the release of vehicle owner records;for purposes of the system established under this section.(c) Any release of information by the bureau of motor vehicles under this section must be:(1) consistent with the authority of the bureau of motor vehicles under IC 9-14-13; and(2) in compliance with 18 U.S.C. 2721 et seq.(d) The name and mailing address of the owner of a vehicle released by the bureau of motor vehicles under subsection (a) may be used by an association of retailers only for purposes of collection efforts under this chapter.(e) If the owner of a vehicle makes complete payment:(1) as set forth in section 4(a) of this chapter for the:(A) price of motor fuel that has been pumped into the vehicle;(B) service charge of fifty dollars ($50); and(C) cost of certified mail; or(2) for an amount equal to triple the pump price of the motor fuel received plus other damages under IC 34-24-3-1, as set forth in section 5(b)(4) of this chapter;no criminal prosecution for a violation of IC 35-43-4 may be brought against the owner of the vehicle for the failure to make proper payment to a retailer under this chapter.As added by P.L.97-2011, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.198-2016, SEC.655.
IN Code § 24-4.6-6-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 24. Trade Regulation|Article 4.6. Special Provisions Concerning Certain Transactions|Chapter 6. Senior Consumer Protection|24-4.6-6-1. Senior Consumer Protection Act; Application

Sec. 1. (a) This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the senior consumer protection act.(b) This chapter does not apply to deception, intimidation, or other exploitation of a senior consumer in relation to insurance coverage or an insurance product that is regulated by the Indiana department of insurance. A senior consumer who is a victim of an act that is:(1) described in section 4(a) or 4(b) of this chapter; and(2) related to insurance coverage or an insurance product;may report the act to the Indiana department of insurance for action by the insurance commissioner under IC 27. If the insurance commissioner determines that the person who committed the act is not subject to regulation by the Indiana department of insurance, the insurance commissioner shall immediately refer the senior consumer to the attorney general and the senior consumer may pursue remedies available under this chapter.(c) This chapter does not apply to the exploitation of a senior consumer in relation to securities fraud that is regulated by the secretary of state's office. A senior consumer who is a victim of an act that is:(1) described in section 4(a) or 4(b) of this chapter; and(2) related to the Indiana uniform securities act under IC 23-19;shall report the act to the secretary of state under IC 23-19. If the secretary of state's office determines the person who committed the act is not subject to the regulation of the secretary of state's office, the secretary of state's office shall immediately refer the senior consumer to the attorney general and the senior consumer may pursue remedies available under this chapter.As added by P.L.250-2013, SEC.1.
IN Code § 24-4.6-6-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 24. Trade Regulation|Article 4.6. Special Provisions Concerning Certain Transactions|Chapter 6. Senior Consumer Protection|24-4.6-6-2. Purposes and Policies

Sec. 2. (a) This chapter shall be liberally construed and applied to protect senior consumers.(b) The purposes and policies of this chapter are to:(1) simplify, clarify, and modernize the law concerning the ownership, control, and use of property or assets of senior consumers; and(2) protect senior consumers from financial exploitation from persons, who by deception or intimidation, obtain control over the property or assets of a senior consumer.As added by P.L.250-2013, SEC.1.
IN Code § 24-4.6-6-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 24. Trade Regulation|Article 4.6. Special Provisions Concerning Certain Transactions|Chapter 6. Senior Consumer Protection|24-4.6-6-3. Definitions

Sec. 3. The following definitions apply throughout this chapter:(1) "Deception" means:(A) misrepresentation or omission of any material fact relating to the terms of a contract or agreement entered into with a senior consumer or to the existing or pre-existing condition of any of the property involved in such a contract or agreement; or(B) the use or employment of any misrepresentation, false pretense, or false promise in order to induce, encourage, or solicit a senior consumer to enter into a contract or agreement.(2) "Intimidation" means the conduct or communication by a person directed toward a senior consumer informing or implying to the senior consumer that the senior consumer will be deprived of food and nutrition, shelter, prescribed medication, or medical care and treatment if the senior consumer does not comply with the person's demands.(3) "Person" means an individual, a corporation, the state of Indiana or its subdivisions or agencies, a business trust, an estate, a trust, a partnership, an association, a nonprofit corporation or organization, a cooperative, or any other legal entity.(4) "Person in a position of trust and confidence" means a person, in relation to a senior consumer, who:(A) is a parent, spouse, adult child, or other relative by blood or marriage of the senior consumer;(B) is a joint tenant or tenant in common with the senior consumer;(C) has a legal or fiduciary relationship with the senior consumer;(D) is a financial planning or investment professional; or(E) is a paid or unpaid caregiver for the senior consumer.(5) "Senior consumer" means an individual who is at least sixty (60) years of age.As added by P.L.250-2013, SEC.1.
IN Code § 24-4.6-6-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 24. Trade Regulation|Article 4.6. Special Provisions Concerning Certain Transactions|Chapter 6. Senior Consumer Protection|24-4.6-6-4. Financial Exploitation of a Senior Consumer

Sec. 4. (a) A person commits financial exploitation of a senior consumer when the person knowingly and by deception or intimidation obtains control over the property of a senior consumer or illegally uses the assets or resources of a senior consumer.(b) The illegal use of the assets or resources of a senior consumer includes, but is not limited to, the misappropriation of those assets or resources by undue influence, breach of a fiduciary relationship, fraud, deception, extortion, intimidation, or use of the assets or resources contrary to law.(c) Nothing in this section shall be construed to impose civil liability on a person who has made a good faith effort to assist a senior consumer in the management of the senior consumer's property, but through no fault of the person has been unable to provide such assistance.(d) It is not a defense in an action under this chapter that a person reasonably believed that the victim was not a senior consumer.As added by P.L.250-2013, SEC.1.
IN Code § 24-4.6-6-6 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 24. Trade Regulation|Article 4.6. Special Provisions Concerning Certain Transactions|Chapter 6. Senior Consumer Protection|24-4.6-6-6. Other Rights and Remedies Available to Senior Consumers

Sec. 6. This chapter does not limit the rights or remedies that are otherwise available to a senior consumer under any other applicable provision of law.As added by P.L.250-2013, SEC.1.
IN Code § 24-4.7-1-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 24. Trade Regulation|Article 4.7. Telephone Solicitation of Consumers|Chapter 1. General Provisions|24-4.7-1-1. Application

Sec. 1. This article does not apply to any of the following:(1) A telephone call made in response to an express request of the person called.(2) A telephone call made primarily in connection with an existing debt or contract for which payment or performance has not been completed at the time of the call.(3) A telephone call made on behalf of a charitable organization that is exempt from federal income taxation under Section 501 of the Internal Revenue Code, but only if all of the following apply:(A) The telephone call is made by a volunteer or an employee of the charitable organization.(B) The telephone solicitor who makes the telephone call immediately discloses all of the following information upon making contact with the consumer:(i) The solicitor's true first and last name.(ii) The name, address, and telephone number of the charitable organization.(4) A telephone call made by an individual licensed under IC 25-34.1 if:(A) the sale of goods or services is not completed; and(B) the payment or authorization of payment is not required;until after a face to face sales presentation by the seller.(5) A telephone call made by an individual licensed under IC 27-1-15.6 or IC 27-1-15.8 when the individual is soliciting an application for insurance or negotiating a policy of insurance on behalf of an insurer (as defined in IC 27-1-2-3).(6) A telephone call soliciting the sale of a newspaper of general circulation, but only if the telephone call is made by a volunteer or an employee of the newspaper.(7) Any telephone call made to a consumer by a communications service provider (as defined in IC 8-1-32.5-4) that:(A) offers broadband Internet service; and(B) has an established business relationship (as defined in 47 CFR 64.1200) with the consumer.(8) Any telephone call made to a consumer by:(A) a financial institution organized or reorganized under the laws of any state or the United States; or(B) a person licensed by the department of financial institutions under IC 24-4.4, IC 24-4.5, or 750 IAC 9;that has an established business relationship (as defined in 47 CFR 64.1200) with the consumer.As added by P.L.189-2001, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.97-2004, SEC.90; P.L.242-2019, SEC.1.
IN Code § 24-4.7-1-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 24. Trade Regulation|Article 4.7. Telephone Solicitation of Consumers|Chapter 1. General Provisions|24-4.7-1-2. Compliance With Other Law

Sec. 2. This article does not relieve a person from complying with any other applicable law.As added by P.L.189-2001, SEC.1.
IN Code § 24-4.7-2-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 24. Trade Regulation|Article 4.7. Telephone Solicitation of Consumers|Chapter 2. Definitions|24-4.7-2-1. Applicability of Definitions

Sec. 1. The definitions in this chapter apply throughout this article.As added by P.L.189-2001, SEC.1.
IN Code § 24-4.7-2-1.7 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 24. Trade Regulation|Article 4.7. Telephone Solicitation of Consumers|Chapter 2. Definitions|24-4.7-2-1.7. "Caller"

Sec. 1.7. "Caller" has the meaning set forth in IC 24-5-14-2.As added by P.L.61-2014, SEC.1.
IN Code § 24-4.7-2-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 24. Trade Regulation|Article 4.7. Telephone Solicitation of Consumers|Chapter 2. Definitions|24-4.7-2-2. "Consumer"

Sec. 2. (a) "Consumer" means a residential telephone subscriber who:(1) for the telephone service received:(A) has a place of primary use in Indiana; or(B) is issued an Indiana telephone number or an Indiana identification number; and(2) is an actual or a prospective:(A) purchaser, lessee, or recipient of consumer goods or services; or(B) donor to a charitable organization.(b) The term includes a user of a prepaid wireless calling service (as defined in IC 6-2.5-1-22.4) who:(1) is issued an Indiana telephone number or an Indiana identification number for the service; or(2) purchases prepaid wireless calling service in a retail transaction that is sourced to Indiana (as determined under IC 6-2.5-12-16).As added by P.L.189-2001, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.226-2011, SEC.6.
IN Code § 24-4.7-2-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 24. Trade Regulation|Article 4.7. Telephone Solicitation of Consumers|Chapter 2. Definitions|24-4.7-2-3. "Consumer Goods or Services"

Sec. 3. "Consumer goods or services" means any of the following:(1) Tangible or intangible personal property or real property that is normally used for personal, family, or household purposes.(2) Property intended to be attached to or installed on real property without regard to whether it is attached or installed.(3) Services related to property described in subdivision (1) or (2).(4) Credit cards or the extension of credit.As added by P.L.189-2001, SEC.1.
IN Code § 24-4.7-2-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 24. Trade Regulation|Article 4.7. Telephone Solicitation of Consumers|Chapter 2. Definitions|24-4.7-2-4. "Division"

Sec. 4. "Division" refers to the consumer protection division of the office of the attorney general.As added by P.L.189-2001, SEC.1.
IN Code § 24-4.7-2-5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 24. Trade Regulation|Article 4.7. Telephone Solicitation of Consumers|Chapter 2. Definitions|24-4.7-2-5. "Doing Business in Indiana"

Sec. 5. (a) "Doing business in Indiana" means:(1) making; or(2) causing others to make;telephone sales calls to consumers located in Indiana whether the telephone sales calls are made from a location in Indiana or outside Indiana.(b) A person that controls, directly or indirectly, one (1) or more persons that make or cause another person to make a telephone call to a consumer located in Indiana is "doing business in Indiana", no matter where the person is located or domiciled.As added by P.L.189-2001, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.226-2011, SEC.7; P.L.153-2017, SEC.1.
IN Code § 24-4.7-2-5.5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 24. Trade Regulation|Article 4.7. Telephone Solicitation of Consumers|Chapter 2. Definitions|24-4.7-2-5.5. "Executive"

Sec. 5.5. "Executive" means any of the following, as applicable:(1) With respect to a corporation, a person who is or performs the duties of the:(A) president;(B) chief executive officer;(C) treasurer; or(D) chief financial officer;of the corporation.(2) With respect to a partnership, a partner authorized to act on behalf of the partnership.(3) With respect to a limited liability company, a member of the limited liability company who has not had the member's authority to act on behalf of the limited liability company revoked.As added by P.L.242-2019, SEC.2.
IN Code § 24-4.7-2-6 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 24. Trade Regulation|Article 4.7. Telephone Solicitation of Consumers|Chapter 2. Definitions|24-4.7-2-6. "Fund"

Sec. 6. "Fund" refers to the consumer protection division telephone solicitation fund established by IC 24-4.7-3-6.As added by P.L.189-2001, SEC.1.
IN Code § 24-4.7-2-7 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 24. Trade Regulation|Article 4.7. Telephone Solicitation of Consumers|Chapter 2. Definitions|24-4.7-2-7. "Listing"

Sec. 7. "Listing" refers to the no telephone sales solicitation listing published by the division under IC 24-4.7-3 that lists the telephone numbers of consumers who do not wish to receive telephone sales calls.As added by P.L.189-2001, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.226-2011, SEC.8.
IN Code § 24-4.7-2-7.3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 24. Trade Regulation|Article 4.7. Telephone Solicitation of Consumers|Chapter 2. Definitions|24-4.7-2-7.3. "Person"

Sec. 7.3. "Person" means:(1) an individual, a firm, an organization, a partnership, an association, or a corporation, including affiliates and subsidiaries; or(2) any other legal entity.As added by P.L.153-2017, SEC.2.
IN Code § 24-4.7-2-7.5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 24. Trade Regulation|Article 4.7. Telephone Solicitation of Consumers|Chapter 2. Definitions|24-4.7-2-7.5. "Place of Primary Use"

Sec. 7.5. "Place of primary use", with respect to a telephone subscriber, means the street address representative of where the subscriber's use of the telephone service primarily occurs, which must be:(1) the residential street address of the subscriber or, in the case of a subscriber of interconnected VOIP service, the subscriber's registered location (as defined in 47 CFR 9.3); and(2) in the case of mobile telecommunications services (as defined in IC 6-8.1-15-7), within the licensed service area of the home service provider, as set forth in IC 6-8.1-15-8.As added by P.L.226-2011, SEC.9.
IN Code § 24-4.7-2-7.7 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 24. Trade Regulation|Article 4.7. Telephone Solicitation of Consumers|Chapter 2. Definitions|24-4.7-2-7.7. "Supplier"

Sec. 7.7. "Supplier" has the meaning set forth in IC 24-5-0.5-2(a)(3).As added by P.L.61-2014, SEC.2.
IN Code § 24-4.7-2-8 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 24. Trade Regulation|Article 4.7. Telephone Solicitation of Consumers|Chapter 2. Definitions|24-4.7-2-8. "Telephone Number"

Sec. 8. "Telephone number" means a residential telephone number that:(1) is assigned to a subscriber who has a place of primary use in Indiana; or(2) otherwise represents an Indiana telephone number or is associated with an Indiana identification number.As added by P.L.189-2001, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.226-2011, SEC.10.
IN Code § 24-4.7-2-9 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 24. Trade Regulation|Article 4.7. Telephone Solicitation of Consumers|Chapter 2. Definitions|24-4.7-2-9. "Telephone Sales Call"

Sec. 9. (a) "Telephone sales call" means a telephone call made to a consumer for any of the following purposes:(1) Solicitation of a sale of consumer goods or services.(2) Solicitation of a charitable contribution.(3) Obtaining information that will or may be used for the direct solicitation of a sale of consumer goods or services or an extension of credit for such purposes.(b) The term includes any of the following:(1) A call made by use of an automated dialing device.(2) A call made by use of a recorded message device.(3) Transmission of:(A) a text message; or(B) a graphic message;using short message service (SMS).(4) Transmission of:(A) an image;(B) a photograph; or(C) a multimedia message;using multimedia messaging service (MMS).As added by P.L.189-2001, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.226-2011, SEC.11.
IN Code § 24-4.7-2-10 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 24. Trade Regulation|Article 4.7. Telephone Solicitation of Consumers|Chapter 2. Definitions|24-4.7-2-10. "Telephone Solicitor"

Sec. 10. "Telephone solicitor" means a person doing business in Indiana. The term includes a person that controls, directly or indirectly, one (1) or more other persons.As added by P.L.189-2001, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.153-2017, SEC.3.
IN Code § 24-4.7-3-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 24. Trade Regulation|Article 4.7. Telephone Solicitation of Consumers|Chapter 3. Duties of the Division|24-4.7-3-1. Quarterly Listing

Sec. 1. (a) A quarterly listing of telephone numbers of Indiana consumers who request not to be solicited by telephone shall be established, maintained, and published as provided in this section.(b) The telephone number of a consumer shall be placed on the listing if the consumer requests to be added to the listing according to a procedure approved by the division.(c) The listing shall be updated upon receipt of a request from a consumer.(d) A telephone solicitor may obtain a copy of the listing upon request of the telephone solicitor as provided in this section.(e) The division shall establish a fee to be paid by a telephone solicitor for obtaining a copy of the listing. The fee established under this subsection may not exceed the amount necessary to cover the cost of providing the listing to telephone solicitors.As added by P.L.189-2001, SEC.1.
IN Code § 24-4.7-3-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 24. Trade Regulation|Article 4.7. Telephone Solicitation of Consumers|Chapter 3. Duties of the Division|24-4.7-3-2. Agents

Sec. 2. (a) The division may contract with an agent to perform the division's duties under section 1 of this chapter if both of the following conditions are satisfied:(1) The agent has demonstrated experience in maintaining a national no sales solicitation calls listing.(2) The contract requires the vendor to provide the listing in:(A) a printed hard copy format; and(B) any other format offered;at a cost that does not exceed the production cost of the format offered.(b) If the division enters into a contract under this section, the division must retain the ultimate authority for the following:(1) Approval of the procedures for establishment, maintenance, and publication of the listing.(2) Establishing fees required by section 1(e) of this chapter.As added by P.L.189-2001, SEC.1.
IN Code § 24-4.7-3-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 24. Trade Regulation|Article 4.7. Telephone Solicitation of Consumers|Chapter 3. Duties of the Division|24-4.7-3-3. Investigation

Sec. 3. The division shall investigate complaints received concerning violations of this article.As added by P.L.189-2001, SEC.1.
IN Code § 24-4.7-3-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 24. Trade Regulation|Article 4.7. Telephone Solicitation of Consumers|Chapter 3. Duties of the Division|24-4.7-3-4. Required Notice to Indiana Residents

Sec. 4. The division shall notify Indiana residents of the following:(1) The rights and duties created by this article, including the right of any of the following consumers to place a telephone number on the listing established and maintained under section 1 of this chapter:(A) Subscribers of interconnected VOIP service.(B) Subscribers of mobile telecommunications service (as defined in IC 6-8.1-15-7).(C) Users of a prepaid wireless calling service, as described in IC 24-4.7-2-2(b).(2) The prohibition under 47 U.S.C. 227(b) against a person making any call using an:(A) automatic telephone dialing system; or(B) artificial or prerecorded voice;to any telephone number assigned to a mobile telecommunications service (as defined in IC 6-8.1-15-7), or to another radio common carrier service.(3) The prohibition under 47 U.S.C. 227(b) against a person initiating any telephone call to any residential telephone line using an artificial or prerecorded voice to deliver a message without the prior consent of the called party, subject to the exceptions set forth in 47 U.S.C. 227(b).(4) Information concerning the placement of a telephone number on the National Do Not Call Registry operated by the Federal Trade Commission.As added by P.L.189-2001, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.226-2011, SEC.12; P.L.242-2019, SEC.3.
IN Code § 24-4.7-3-5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 24. Trade Regulation|Article 4.7. Telephone Solicitation of Consumers|Chapter 3. Duties of the Division|24-4.7-3-5. Reports

Sec. 5. (a) The division shall, after June 30 and before October 1 of each year, report to the interim study committee on energy, utilities, and telecommunications established by IC 2-5-1.3-4 in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6 on the following:(1) The total amount of fees deposited in the fund during the most recent state fiscal year.(2) The expenses incurred by the division in maintaining and promoting the listing during the most recent state fiscal year.(3)The projected budget required by the division to comply with this article during the current state fiscal year.(4) Any other expenses incurred by the division in complying with this article during the most recent state fiscal year.(5) The total number of subscribers on the listing at the end of the most recent state fiscal year.(6) The number of new subscribers added to the listing during the most recent state fiscal year.(7) The number of subscribers removed from the listing for any reason during the most recent state fiscal year.(b) The interim study committee on energy, utilities, and telecommunications established by IC 2-5-1.3-4 shall, before November 1 of each year, issue in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6 a report and recommendations to the legislative council concerning the information received under subsection (a).As added by P.L.189-2001, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.28-2004, SEC.163; P.L.53-2014, SEC.139.