Title 24, TRADE REGULATION

Sec. 2. "Person" means an individual, corporation, the state or its subdivisions or agencies, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, cooperative, or any other legal entity. As added by P.L.233-1989, SEC.1.

Sec. 3. "Prize" means a gift, award, or other item distributed in a promotion. As added by P.L.233-1989, SEC.1.

Sec. 4. "Promoter" means a person conducting a promotion. As added by P.L.233-1989, SEC.1.

Sec. 5. "Promotion" means a written notice offering: (1) property; or (2) a chance to obtain property; to a person based on a representation that the person has been awarded or may have been awarded a prize. As added by P.L.233-1989, SEC.1.

Sec. 6. "Property" has the meaning set forth in IC 35-31.5-2-253. As added by P.L.233-1989, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.114-2012, SEC.49.

Sec. 7. "Sponsor" means a person on whose behalf a promotion is conducted to promote or advertise goods, services, or property of that person. As added by P.L.233-1989, SEC.1.

Sec. 8. "Verifiable retail value" means: (1) a price at which a promoter or sponsor can demonstrate that a substantial number of prizes have been sold at retail by a person other than the promoter or sponsor; or (2) if substantiation described in this section is not available to …

Sec. 1. (a) The consumer protection assistance fund is established for the purpose of compensating qualifying individuals who submit qualifying claims to the office. The fund shall be administered by the office. (b) The fund consists of: (1) appropriations made to the fund by the…

Sec. 2. (a) The office may not make a payment to a qualifying individual under section 1(c) of this chapter unless the party ordered to pay restitution to the qualifying individual has not paid the full amount of the restitution ordered by the court in the order described in IC 2…

Sec. 3. The state is not liable for a determination or an award made by the office under this chapter except to the extent that money is available in the fund on the date the award is determined by the office under this chapter. As added by P.L.121-2011, SEC.2.

Sec. 4. The office may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to implement this article. As added by P.L.121-2011, SEC.2.

Sec. 1. The definitions in this chapter apply throughout this article. As added by P.L.172-2015, SEC.1.

Sec. 2. (a) "Demand letter" means a letter, electronic mail, or any other written, including electronic, communication asserting that a target has engaged in patent infringement. (b) The term does not include a complaint alleging patent infringement, or other documents related to…

Sec. 3. "End user" means a person who purchases, rents, leases, or otherwise obtains a product or service in the commercial market that is not for resale in the commercial market and that is, or later becomes, the subject of a patent infringement allegation. As added by P.L.172-2…

Sec. 4. "Person" means an individual, a corporation, a limited liability company, a partnership, or other legal entity. As added by P.L.172-2015, SEC.1.

Sec. 5. "Target" means any of the following: (1) An end user who has received a demand letter or against whom an assertion of patent infringement has been made. (2) An end user who has been threatened with litigation for patent infringement or against whom a lawsuit has been file…

Sec. 1. Every CPAP transaction must meet the following requirements: (1) The CPAP contract must be completely filled in when presented to the consumer claimant for signature. (2) The CPAP contract must contain, in bold font contained within a box, a right of rescission, allowing …

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 …

Sec. 1. The definitions in this chapter apply throughout this article. As added by P.L.281-2019, SEC.5.

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.

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.

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 lo…

Sec. 12.3. "Property", for purposes of IC 24-14-7, has the meaning set forth in IC 24-14-7-3. As added by P.L.227-2025, SEC.45.

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.

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.…

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.

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.

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 conte…

Sec. 2. "Affiliate" has the meaning set forth in IC 23-1-43-1. As added by P.L.281-2019, SEC.5.

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, eme…

Sec. 3.8. "Compensation" means any money, thing of value, or economic benefit conferred on, or received by, a person in return for services rendered, or for services to be rendered, whether by that person or another person. As added by P.L.227-2025, SEC.43.

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 adde…

Sec. 5. "Emergency towing" means the towing and storage 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 th…

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.

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.

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.

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 ag…

Sec. 0.5. The definitions in this chapter apply throughout this article. As added by P.L.94-2023, SEC.1.

Sec. 1. (a) "Affiliate" means a legal entity that: (1) controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with another legal entity; or (2) shares common branding with another legal entity. (b) For purposes of this section, "control", with respect to a company, means: (1) own…

Sec. 10. "Covered entity" has the meaning set forth in 45 CFR 160.103. As added by P.L.94-2023, SEC.1.

Sec. 11. "Decision that produces legal or similarly significant effects concerning a consumer" means a decision made by a controller that results in the provision or denial by the controller of: (1) financial and lending services; (2) housing; (3) insurance; (4) education enrollm…

Sec. 12. "De-identified data" means data that cannot reasonably be linked to an identified or identifiable individual because a controller that possesses the data: (1) takes reasonable measures to ensure that the data cannot be associated with an individual; (2) publicly commits …

Sec. 13. "Health care provider" has the meaning set forth in IC 4-6-14-2. As added by P.L.94-2023, SEC.1.

Sec. 14. "Health record" has the meaning set forth in IC 1-1-4-5(a)(6). As added by P.L.94-2023, SEC.1.

Sec. 15. "HIPAA" refers to the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (42 U.S.C. 1320d et seq.). As added by P.L.94-2023, SEC.1.

Sec. 16. "Identified or identifiable individual" means an individual who can be readily identified, directly or indirectly. As added by P.L.94-2023, SEC.1.