Title 24, TRADE REGULATION

Sec. 9. (a) A security freeze remains in effect until the consumer who requested the security freeze requests that the security freeze be removed. A consumer who seeks to authorize a consumer reporting agency to remove a security freeze shall request the removal by contacting the…

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "performing group" means a vocal or an instrumental group seeking to use the name of another group that has previously released a commercial sound recording under the name of the other group. As added by P.L.56-2008, SEC.1.

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "recording group" means a vocal or an instrumental group, at least one (1) of whose members has released a commercial sound recording under the group's name, and in which the member or members: (1) have a legal right by virtue of use or operation …

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "sound recording" means a work that results from the placement on a material object of a series of musical, spoken, or other sounds regardless of the nature of the material object, such as a compact disc, cassette, tape, or phonograph record, in w…

Sec. 4. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), a person, other than a media source that carries advertising or a press release for the performance or production, may not advertise or conduct a live musical performance or production in Indiana through actions that falsely, dece…

Sec. 5. The attorney general or any aggrieved person may bring an action to enjoin a person from violating section 4 of this chapter. If an injunction is issued, the court may order the defendant to restore to any person in interest any money or property that was acquired by mean…

Sec. 6. A person who violates section 4 of this chapter commits a Class A infraction. Each performance or production in violation of section 4 of this chapter constitutes a separate violation. As added by P.L.56-2008, SEC.1.

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "marijuana" has the meaning set forth in IC 35-48-1.1-29. As added by P.L.227-2025, SEC.41. Amended by P.L.23-2026, SEC.243.

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "person" means: (1) an individual; (2) a proprietorship; (3) a partnership; (4) a firm; (5) an association; (6) a corporation; (7) a limited liability company; or (8) another legal entity. As added by P.L.227-2025, SEC.41.…

Sec. 4. (a) A person may not advertise a: (1) product containing marijuana; or (2) controlled substance listed in schedule I of IC 35-48-2; by any medium. (b) An advertisement in violation of subsection (a) must be removed from public circulation and not available to be viewed by…

Sec. 5. (a) The attorney general may bring an action under this chapter to obtain any or all of the following against a person that violates this chapter: (1) An injunction to enjoin future violations of this chapter. (2) The following civil penalties: (A) Not more than five thou…

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "identity theft" means: (1) identity deception (IC 35-43-5-3.5); or (2) synthetic identity deception (IC 35-43-5-3.8) (before its repeal). As added by P.L.137-2009, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.142-2020, SEC.24; P.L.174-2021, SEC.22.

Sec. 2. A person shall not do any of the following in the conduct of trade or commerce: (1) Deny credit or public utility service to or reduce the credit limit of a consumer solely because the consumer was a victim of identity theft, if the person had prior knowledge that the con…

Sec. 3. A person who knowingly or intentionally violates this chapter commits a deceptive act that is actionable by the attorney general under IC 24-5-0.5-4 and is subject to the penalties and remedies available to the attorney general under IC 24-5-0.5. This section does not aff…

Sec. 1. (a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c), sections 19 through 25 of this chapter apply to the following: (1) An inmate calling services call that is initiated after June 30, 2022. (2) A contract described in section 26 of this chapter that is entered into or rene…

Sec. 10. As used in this chapter, "inmate calling service" means a service that allows inmates to make calls to individuals outside the correctional facility where the inmate is being held, regardless of the technology used to deliver the service. As added by P.L.34-2022, SEC.8.

Sec. 11. As used in this chapter, "inmate telephone" means a telephone instrument, or other device capable of initiating calls, set aside by authorities of a correctional facility for use by inmates. As added by P.L.34-2022, SEC.8.

Sec. 12. As used in this chapter, "intrastate call" means a call that originates and terminates in Indiana. As added by P.L.34-2022, SEC.8.

Sec. 13. As used in this chapter, "jurisdictionally mixed charge" means any charge that: (1) consumers may be assessed for use of inmate calling services; (2) is not included in the per minute charges assessed for individual calls; and (3) is assessed for, or in connection with, …

Sec. 14. As used in this chapter, "mandatory tax or fee" means a tax or fee that a provider is required to: (1) collect directly from consumers; and (2) remit to federal, state, or local governments; for, or in connection with, intrastate inmate calling services. As added by P.L.…

Sec. 15. As used in this chapter, "per call or per connection charge" means a one (1) time fee charged to a consumer at call initiation. As added by P.L.34-2022, SEC.8.

Sec. 16. As used in this chapter, "prepaid calling" means a presubscription or comparable service in which: (1) a consumer, other than an inmate, funds an account set up through a provider; and (2) funds from the account can then be used to pay for inmate calling services, includ…

Sec. 17. As used in this chapter, "prepaid collect calling" means a calling arrangement that: (1) allows an inmate to initiate an inmate calling services call without having a preestablished billing arrangement; and (2) provides a means, within that call, for the called party to …

Sec. 18. As used in this chapter, "provider of inmate calling services", or "provider", means any communications service provider that provides inmate calling services, regardless of the technology used to provide the services. As added by P.L.34-2022, SEC.8.

Sec. 19. (a) As used in this section, "site commission" means any form of monetary payment, in kind payment, gift, exchange of services or goods, fee, technology allowance, or product that a provider of inmate calling services pays, gives, donates, or otherwise provides to: (1) a…

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "ancillary service charge" means any charge that: (1) consumers may be assessed for, or in connection with, the intrastate use of inmate calling services (including any intrastate inmate calling services call that includes jurisdictionally mixed c…

Sec. 20. (a) The following definitions apply throughout this section: (1) "Automated payment fee" means: (A) a credit card payment fee; (B) a debit card payment fee; or (C) a bill processing fee. The term includes fees for payments made by interactive voice response, the Internet…

Sec. 21. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), a provider shall not: (1) prohibit or prevent completion of an intrastate collect calling call made in connection with an inmate calling service; or (2) decline to establish or otherwise degrade intrastate collect calling made in…

Sec. 22. (a) A provider may not charge any taxes or fees to users of inmate calling services for, or in connection with, intrastate calls, except for the following: (1) Authorized fees. (2) Mandatory taxes and fees. (b) Any: (1) authorized fee; or (2) mandatory tax or fee; passed…

Sec. 23. A provider may not impose a per call or per connection charge on a consumer for any intrastate inmate calling services call. As added by P.L.34-2022, SEC.8.

Sec. 24. A provider may not offer flat rate calling for intrastate inmate calling services. As added by P.L.34-2022, SEC.8.

Sec. 25. (a) A provider may not institute a minimum balance requirement for a consumer to use: (1) debit calling; or (2) prepaid calling; for intrastate inmate calling services calls. (b) A provider may not prohibit a consumer from depositing at least fifty dollars ($50) per tran…

Sec. 26. (a) After June 30, 2022, a provider shall not enter into or renew a contract with: (1) the department of correction; or (2) any: (A) county; (B) city; or (C) public or private agency or organization; that operates a correctional facility in Indiana; for the provision of …

Sec. 27. A provider that violates this chapter: (1) commits a deceptive act that is actionable by the attorney general or by a consumer under IC 24-5-0.5-4; and (2) is subject to the remedies and penalties under IC 24-5-0.5. As added by P.L.34-2022, SEC.8.

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "authorized fee" means a government authorized, but discretionary, fee: (1) that a provider must remit to a federal, state, or local government; and (2) with respect to which a provider is permitted, but not required, to pass through to consumers;…

Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "collect calling" means an arrangement in which the called party takes affirmative action clearly indicating that the party will pay the charges associated with a call originating from an inmate telephone. As added by P.L.34-2022, SEC.8.

Sec. 5. (a) As used in this chapter, "consumer" means an individual who pays, or is responsible for paying, a provider for intrastate inmate calling services. (b) The term includes an inmate who pays, or is responsible for paying, a provider for intrastate inmate calling services…

Sec. 6. As used in this chapter, "correctional facility" means: (1) a state penal institution; (2) a county jail; or (3) a secure juvenile facility; in Indiana. As added by P.L.34-2022, SEC.8.

Sec. 7. As used in this chapter, "debit calling" means a presubscription or comparable service that allows an inmate, or someone acting on an inmate's behalf, to fund an account that: (1) is set up through a provider; and (2) can be used to pay for inmate calling services calls o…

Sec. 8. As used in this chapter, "flat rate calling" means a calling plan under which a provider charges a single fee for an inmate calling services call, regardless of the duration of the call. As added by P.L.34-2022, SEC.8.

Sec. 9. As used in this chapter, "inmate" means an individual detained at a correctional facility, regardless of the duration of the detention. As added by P.L.34-2022, SEC.8.

Sec. 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for any official purpose, including enforcing IC 24-3-3 or a judgment in a civil action based on IC 24-3-3, the attorney general may disclose information obtained under IC 24-3-3-11 or IC 24-3-3-14. As added by P.L.33-2002, SEC.…

Sec. 2. The attorney general is entitled to reasonable attorney's fees from a tobacco manufacturer in settlement of matters related to IC 24-3-3, or as a remedy for an adjudicated violation of IC 24-3-3. As added by P.L.33-2002, SEC.1.

Sec. 1. This chapter applies to a CPAP transaction offered or entered into after June 30, 2016. As added by P.L.176-2019, SEC.40.

Sec. 2. (a) With respect to a CPAP transaction, a CPAP provider may impose the following: (1) A fee that is: (A) calculated at an annual rate that does not exceed thirty-six percent (36%) of the funded amount; and (B) earned at consummation and each year after consummation on the…

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "brand family" means cigarettes that are: (1) sold under the same trademark; and (2) differentiated from one another by means of modifiers such as menthol, lights, kings, or 100s. The term includes the use of a brand name, trademark, logo, symbol,…