Title 24, TRADE REGULATION

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "assist the transmission" means to provide substantial assistance or support that enables a person to formulate, compose, send, originate, initiate, or transmit a commercial electronic mail message when the person providing the assistance knows or…

Sec. 10. (a) The following have a right of action against a person who initiates or assists the transmission of a commercial electronic mail message that violates this chapter: (1) A person who receives the commercial electronic mail message. (2) An interactive computer service t…

Sec. 2. (a) As used in this chapter, "commercial electronic mail message" refers to an electronic mail message sent to promote the sale or lease of real property, goods, or services. (b) The term does not include an electronic mail message to which an interactive computer service…

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "electronic mail address" means a destination, commonly expressed as a string of characters, to which electronic mail may be sent or delivered. As added by P.L.36-2003, SEC.1.

Sec. 4. (a) As used in this chapter, "initiate the transmission" refers to the action by the original sender of an electronic mail message. (b) The term does not include an action by any intervening interactive computer service that handles or retransmits the message. As added by…

Sec. 5. (a) As used in this chapter, "interactive computer service" means an information service, a system, or an access software provider that provides or enables computer access to a computer server by multiple users. (b) The term includes the following: (1) A service or system…

Sec. 6. As used in this chapter, "Internet domain name" refers to a globally unique, hierarchical reference to an Internet host or service, assigned through centralized Internet naming authorities, comprising a series of character strings separated by periods, with the right most…

Sec. 7. (a) For purposes of this section, a person knows that the intended recipient of a commercial electronic mail message is an Indiana resident if that information is available, upon request, from the registrant of the Internet domain name contained in the recipient's electro…

Sec. 8. A person may not do any of the following: (1) Send unsolicited commercial electronic mail and fail to use "ADV:" as the initial four (4) characters in the subject line of the electronic mail. This subdivision does not apply if any of the following apply: (A) The sender of…

Sec. 9. (a) An interactive computer service may, upon its own initiative, block the receipt or transmission through its service of any commercial electronic mail message that it reasonably believes is or will be sent in violation of this chapter. (b) An interactive computer servi…