Title 24, TRADE REGULATION

Sec. 15. A court with jurisdiction over an action under section 14 of this chapter may order the violator to pay court costs and reasonable litigation fees incurred. As added by P.L.176-2021, SEC.1.

Sec. 16. An action brought under this chapter for a deceptive act may not be brought more than two (2) years after the occurrence of the deceptive act. As added by P.L.176-2021, SEC.1.

Sec. 17. (a) Nothing in this chapter limits or otherwise affects the authority of the supreme court to regulate the practice of law, establish and enforce rules of professional conduct for attorneys, law firms, and legal referral services, or discipline individuals admitted to th…

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "consumer" refers to an individual who views a commercial communication for personal or familial purposes. As added by P.L.176-2021, SEC.1.

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "lead generation" refers to the use of commercial communication to initiate consumer interest or inquiry into legal services provided in Indiana or another jurisdiction to redress an alleged injury from a medical device or legend drug. As added by…

Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "legend drug" has the meaning set forth in IC 16-18-2-199. As added by P.L.176-2021, SEC.1.

Sec. 5. As used in this chapter, "manufacturer" means either of the following: (1) A person that is engaged in a business to produce, create, make, or construct any product or component of a product, and that: (A) designs, manufactures, or formulates; or (B) engages another perso…

Sec. 6. As used in this chapter, "medical device" refers to an instrument, an apparatus, an implement, a machine, a contrivance, an implant, an in vitro reagent, or another similar or related article, including a component part or accessory: (1) that is recognized in the official…

Sec. 7. As used in this chapter, "seller" means a person that, in the course of business conducted for that purpose, does either of the following: (1) Sells, distributes, rents, leases, prepares, blends, packages, labels, or otherwise is involved in placing a medical device or le…

Sec. 8. As used in this chapter, "sponsor" means a person on whose behalf a commercial communication is conducted to promote or advertise legal services. As added by P.L.176-2021, SEC.1.

Sec. 9. (a) It is a deceptive act for a person to engage in lead generation that is false, deceptive, or misleading. (b) Deceptive acts under this chapter may include lead generation that contains the following: (1) Advertisements or other commercial communications that cause, or…

Sec. 0.5. As used in this chapter, "affiliated group" means a group of one (1) or more entities in which a controlling interest is owned by a common owner or owners, either corporate or noncorporate, or by one (1) or more of the member entities. As added by P.L.60-2026, SEC.1.

Sec. 0.7. As used in this chapter, "charitable organization" means an organization that is recognized as tax exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. As added by P.L.60-2026, SEC.1.

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "default recommendation or policy" means a system, set of rules, principles, or guidelines designed to assist with voting decisions on any entity proposals or proxy proposals. As added by P.L.60-2026, SEC.1.

Sec. 10. As used in this chapter, "written financial analysis" means a written document that: (1) analyzes the expected short term and long term financial benefits and costs to an entity of implementing an entity proposal or proxy proposal; (2) concludes what vote or course of ac…

Sec. 11. (a) If a proxy advisor makes a recommendation against entity management on an entity proposal or proxy proposal, or makes a default recommendation or policy concerning votes against entity management on entity proposals or proxy proposals, and the proxy advisor does not …

Sec. 12. (a) As used in this section, "interested person" means: (1) a recipient of proxy advisory services provided by a proxy advisor; (2) an entity that is the subject of proxy advisory services described in section 8(1) or 8(2) of this chapter provided by a proxy advisor; and…

Sec. 2. (a) As used in this chapter, "entity" means a: (1) business corporation (as defined in IC 23-0.5-1.5-3); (2) general partnership (as defined in IC 23-0.5-1.5-13), including a limited liability partnership (as defined in IC 23-0.5-1.5-21); (3) limited partnership (as defin…

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "entity management" means an individual or group of individuals that actively oversee and direct an entity's activities, resources, and personnel to accomplish the entity's objectives. As added by P.L.60-2026, SEC.1.

Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "entity proposal" means any proposal made by an entity to its interest holders that is included in the entity's proxy statement, including director nominations or elections or any proposal relating to director nominations or elections, executive c…

Sec. 5. As used in this chapter, "interest" means: (1) a share in a business corporation (as defined in IC 23-0.5-1.5-3); or (2) a governance interest or economic interest in any other type of unincorporated entity. As added by P.L.60-2026, SEC.1.

Sec. 6. As used in this chapter, "interest holder" means a direct holder of an interest in an entity. As added by P.L.60-2026, SEC.1.

Sec. 7. As used in this chapter, "proxy advisor" means a person who, for compensation, provides a proxy advisory service to interest holders of an entity or to other persons with authority to vote on behalf of interest holders of an entity. The term does not include: (1) a financ…

Sec. 8. (a) As used in this chapter, "proxy advisory service" means any of the following services that are provided in connection with an entity or are provided to any person in Indiana: (1) Advice or a recommendation on how to vote on an entity proposal or proxy proposal. (2) Pr…

Sec. 9. As used in this chapter, "proxy proposal" means any proposal made by an interest holder of an entity that is included in the entity's proxy statement, including a proposal relating to any of the subjects that could be covered by an entity proposal. As added by P.L.60-2026…

Sec. 1. (a) This chapter applies to a payment card transaction that is initiated after September 30, 2024, at a firearms retailer that is physically located in Indiana. (b) This chapter does not apply to a payment card transaction that is initiated at a firearms retailer's physic…

Sec. 10. As used in this chapter, "firearms retailer" means any person that: (1) is engaged in the lawful business of selling or trading firearms; and (2) has at least one (1) physical location in Indiana. As added by P.L.132-2024, SEC.4.

Sec. 11. (a) As used in this chapter, "governmental entity" means any of the following: (1) The state. (2) A state agency (as defined in IC 1-1-15-3). (3) A political subdivision (as defined in IC 36-1-2-13) or an instrumentality of a political subdivision (as defined in IC 36-1-…

Sec. 12. As used in this chapter, "Indiana consumer" means a: (1) natural person whose principal residence is in Indiana; or (2) person, other than a natural person, that is domiciled in Indiana. As added by P.L.132-2024, SEC.4.

Sec. 13. As used in this chapter, "merchant acquirer" means a person that establishes a relationship with a merchant to enable the processing of payment card transactions by collecting funds from the payment card issuer in the transaction and depositing them in the merchant's acc…

Sec. 14. As used in this chapter, "payment card" means: (1) a credit card; (2) a debit card; or (3) another device that may be used to carry out debit or credit transactions. As added by P.L.132-2024, SEC.4.

Sec. 15. As used in this chapter, "payment card issuer" means a: (1) lender, including a financial institution; or (2) merchant; that receives applications for and issues payment cards to consumers. As added by P.L.132-2024, SEC.4.

Sec. 16. As used in this chapter, "payment card network" means an entity that directly, or through licensed members, processors, or agents, provides the proprietary services, infrastructure, and software that: (1) route information and data to conduct debit card or credit card tr…

Sec. 17. As used in this chapter, "payment card transaction" means a transaction in which a consumer uses a payment card to purchase or obtain goods, services, money, or any other thing of value. As added by P.L.132-2024, SEC.4.

Sec. 18. As used in this chapter, "person" means: (1) a natural person; or (2) an organization, including a corporation, a partnership, a proprietorship, an association, a cooperative, an estate, or a trust. As added by P.L.132-2024, SEC.4.

Sec. 19. As used in this chapter, "protected financial information" means any record of a: (1) sale; (2) purchase; (3) return; or (4) refund; that is made or processed with a payment card and that is retrieved, characterized, generated, labeled, sorted, or grouped based solely on…

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "affiliate" means any person who directly or indirectly: (1) controls; (2) is controlled by; or (3) is under the common control of; another person. As added by P.L.132-2024, SEC.4.

Sec. 20. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), or as otherwise required by law, a governmental entity or any other person, public or private, shall not knowingly or willfully keep or cause to be kept any: (1) list, record, or registry of privately owned firearms; or (2) list,…

Sec. 21. In a payment card transaction, a merchant acquirer or payment card network may not: (1) assign; or (2) require the assignment of; a firearms code in a way that distinguishes a firearms retailer with at least one (1) physical location in Indiana from general merchandise r…

Sec. 22. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), a financial services provider may not decline or otherwise refuse to process a lawful payment card transaction based solely on the assignment or nonassignment of a firearms code to the payment card transaction. (b) A financial se…

Sec. 23. Except as otherwise required or permitted by law or regulation, a financial services provider may not disclose a financial record that: (1) is related to a payment card transaction; and (2) includes protected financial information, including a firearms code that was used…

Sec. 24. With respect to a payment card transaction, this chapter may not be construed to: (1) limit the ability of a financial services provider to negotiate with responsible parties; or (2) otherwise impair a financial services provider's actions; related to dispute processing,…

Sec. 25. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), the applicable primary financial regulator with jurisdiction over a financial services provider subject to this chapter is responsible for enforcing the financial services provider's compliance with this chapter. (b) The attorney…

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "credit card" means any: (1) card; (2) plate; or (3) other single credit device; that may be used from time to time to obtain credit (as defined in 12 CFR 1026.2(a)(14)). As added by P.L.132-2024, SEC.4.

Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "debit card" means any: (1) card; (2) plate; or (3) other single device; that may be used from time to time to access an asset account, regardless of whether authorization for the debit is based on a signature, a personal identification number, or…

Sec. 5. As used in this chapter, "disclose", with respect to protected financial information, means to transfer, publish, or distribute the protected financial information to another person for any purpose other than to: (1) process, facilitate, or service a payment card transact…