2023 Indiana Code › Title 28. Financial Institutions › Article 8. Financial Services › Chapter 5. Cashing Checks › 28-8-5-19. Examination of Books, Accounts, and Records; Fees; Department's Investigatory and Enforcement Authority; Examination of Vendors

Sec. 19. (a) The department may examine the books, accounts, and records of a licensee and may make investigations to determine compliance.
(b) If the department examines the books, accounts, and records of a licensee, the licensee shall pay all reasonably incurred costs of the examination in accordance with the fee schedule adopted under IC 28-11-3-5. Any costs required to be paid under this section shall be paid not later than sixty (60) days after the person receives a notice from the department of the costs being assessed. The department may impose a fee, in an amount fixed by the department under IC 28-11-3-5, for each day that the assessed costs are not paid, beginning on the first day after the sixty (60) day period described in this subsection.
(c) To discover violations of this chapter or to secure information necessary for the enforcement of this chapter, the department may investigate any:
(1) licensee; or
(2) person that the department suspects to be operating:
(A) without a license, when a license is required under this chapter; or
(B) otherwise in violation of this chapter.
The department has all investigatory and enforcement authority under this chapter that the department has under IC 28-11 with respect to financial institutions. If the department conducts an investigation under this section, the licensee or other person investigated shall pay all reasonably incurred costs of the investigation in accordance with the fee schedule adopted under IC 28-11-3-5. Any costs required to be paid under this section shall be paid not later than sixty (60) days after the person receives a notice from the department of the costs being assessed. The department may impose a fee, in an amount fixed by the department under IC 28-11-3-5, for each day that the assessed costs are not paid, beginning on the first day after the sixty (60) day period described in this subsection.
(d) If a licensee contracts with an outside vendor to provide a service that would otherwise be undertaken internally by the licensee and be subject to the department's routine examination procedures, the person that provides the service to the licensee shall, at the request of the director, submit to an examination by the department. If the director determines that an examination under this subsection is necessary or desirable, the examination may be made at the expense of the person to be examined. If the person to be examined under this subsection refuses to permit the examination to be made, the director may order any licensee that receives services from the person refusing the examination to:
(1) discontinue receiving one (1) or more services from the person; or
(2) otherwise cease conducting business with the person.
As added by P.L.42-1993, SEC.86. Amended by P.L.10-2006, SEC.65 and P.L.57-2006, SEC.65; P.L.35-2010, SEC.189; P.L.27-2012, SEC.104; P.L.137-2014, SEC.37; P.L.5-2015, SEC.62; P.L.186-2015, SEC.48; P.L.149-2016, SEC.81.