Title 24, TRADE REGULATION

Sec. 1. A lessor shall file notification with the department: (1) within thirty (30) days after soliciting or entering into a rental purchase agreement subject to this article; and (2) before February 1 in each subsequent year that the lessor solicits or enters into a rental purc…

Sec. 2. The notification required under section 1 of this chapter must include the following: (1) The name of the lessor. (2) The name in which business is transacted if different from subdivision (1). (3) The address of the principal office, which may be outside Indiana if it is…

Sec. 3. After a lessor has filed an initial or a subsequent notification under section 1 of this chapter, the lessor shall notify the department not later than thirty (30) days after: (1) the lessor has a change in name or address; (2) the lessor opens a new office or store, clos…

Sec. 4. (a) A lessor required to file a notification with the department under section 1 of this chapter shall pay to the department the following fees: (1) A fee fixed by the department under IC 28-11-3-5 with the initial notification filed with the department. (2) A fee fixed b…

Sec. 5. Before appointing or hiring any director, executive officer, or Indiana store manager, a lessor must perform a criminal background check on the candidate and retain, until the department's next examination of the lessor is completed, records of the background check in the…

Sec. 6. (a) Subject to subsection (b), a lessor required to file notification and pay fees under this chapter may conduct other business, including offering for sale to members of the general public: (1) property and services that were or may be the subject of a rental purchase a…

Sec. 1. No communication between the consumer claimant's attorney in the civil proceeding and the CPAP provider with respect to the CPAP transaction limits, waives, or abrogates the scope or nature of any statutory or common law privilege, including the work product doctrine and …

Sec. 1. A towing company or storage facility shall charge a fee for towing, clean-up services, or storage of a motor vehicle that is reasonable and may not exceed the storage rates allowed under IC 9-22-1-4. As added by P.L.281-2019, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.227-2025, SEC.49.

Sec. 2. All services provided by a towing company or storage facility, including any warranty service or zero cost service, shall be recorded on an invoice. The towing company or storage facility shall: (1) maintain the invoice described in this section for a period of not less t…

Sec. 3. Upon demand, a towing company or storage facility shall furnish a copy of the invoice described in IC 24-14-5 and all supporting documentation, including payroll records and copies of invoices from third parties that are included on the invoice, to a local law enforcement…

Sec. 1. (a) This article shall not be construed to restrict a controller's or processor's ability to do any of the following: (1) Comply with federal, state, or local laws, rules, or regulations or, in the case of an owner of a riverboat licensed under IC 4-33-6, implement and op…

Sec. 2. The obligations imposed on a controller or a processor under this article do not prohibit or restrict a controller or processor from collecting, using, or retaining data to do the following: (1) Conduct internal research to develop, improve, or repair products, services, …

Sec. 3. The obligations imposed on a controller or a processor under this article do not apply if compliance by the controller or processor with this article would violate an evidentiary privilege under Indiana law. This article shall not be construed to prohibit a controller or …

Sec. 4. A controller or processor that discloses personal data to a third party controller or processor in compliance with this article is not in violation of this article if the third party controller or processor that receives and processes the personal data violates this artic…

Sec. 5. This article: (1) shall not be construed as an obligation imposed on controllers and processors that adversely affects the rights or freedoms of any persons, such as exercising the right of free speech under the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States; an…

Sec. 6. Nothing in this article shall be construed as requiring a controller to disclose trade secrets. As added by P.L.94-2023, SEC.1.

Sec. 7. (a) Personal data processed by a controller for a purpose authorized under this chapter may not be processed for any other purpose unless otherwise allowed under this article. Personal data processed by a controller under this chapter may be processed to the extent that s…

Sec. 0.1. The addition of this chapter by P.L.232-1989 does not apply to rental agreements entered into before July 1, 1989. As added by P.L.220-2011, SEC.388.

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, with respect to a vehicle that is the subject of a rental agreement, "authorized driver" means: (1) the renter of the vehicle; (2) the spouse of the renter, if the spouse: (A) is a licensed driver; and (B) satisfies the rental company's minimum ag…

Sec. 10. (a) A rental company may offer and sell, for a separate charge, a damage waiver that is set forth in the rental agreement and that relieves an authorized driver of any liability for damage that the authorized driver might otherwise incur. (b) Each rental agreement that c…

Sec. 11.1. (a) A rental company may include in a rental agreement separately stated surcharges, fees, and charges, including vehicle license cost recovery fees, airport access fees, airport concession fees, and any applicable taxes. (b) A vehicle license cost recovery fee that is…

Sec. 12. A rental company may bring an action to recover for damage based on a rental agreement. If the action is against a renter who is a resident of Indiana, the action shall be filed in the county of the renter's primary residence. As added by P.L.232-1989, SEC.1.

Sec. 13. A rental company and renter may agree that the renter will be responsible for no more than all of the following: (1) Physical damage to the rented vehicle up to its fair market value regardless of the cause of damage. (2) Mechanical damage to the rental vehicle, up to an…

Sec. 14. (a) The total amount of the renter's liability to the rental company resulting from damage to the rented vehicle may not exceed the sum of the following: (1) The estimated cost of replacement parts that the rental company would have to pay to replace damaged vehicle part…

Sec. 15. (a) The total amount of the liability of the renter or other authorized driver to the rental company for damage occurring during the rental period may not exceed the amount of the renter's liability under section 14 of this chapter. (b) A rental company may not recover f…

Sec. 16. (a) A rental company may not require a deposit or advance charge against the credit card of a renter, in any form, for damage to a rental vehicle that is in the care, custody, or control of the renter or other authorized driver. (b) If a renter's insurance deductible can…

Sec. 17. A rental company of a vehicle: (1) may not offer, display, quote, or advertise and charge in a rental agreement a periodic rate that does not include the entire amount to be charged, except for taxes, airport fees, and mileage, if any, that a renter must pay to rent the …

Sec. 18. Notwithstanding section 17(3) of this chapter, a rental company may charge for the rental of a vehicle, in addition to the rental rate, taxes, airport fees, and any mileage charge, an additional charge for an item or service provided during the rental of the vehicle if t…

Sec. 19. A rental agreement entered into in Indiana is unenforceable if the agreement does not conform to this chapter. As added by P.L.232-1989, SEC.1.

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "damage waiver" or "waiver" means any contract or contract provision, whether separate from or a part of a rental agreement, under which a rental company agrees to waive all claims against the renter for any physical or mechanical damage or other …

Sec. 20. A renter may bring an action against a rental company for recovery of damages and appropriate equitable relief for a violation of this chapter. The prevailing party may be awarded reasonable attorney's fees. As added by P.L.232-1989, SEC.1.

Sec. 21. Any waiver of any provision of this chapter is void and unenforceable. As added by P.L.232-1989, SEC.1.

Sec. 22. A rental company may not engage in any unfair, deceptive, or coercive act to induce a renter to purchase a damage waiver or any other optional good or service. As added by P.L.232-1989, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.19-2005, SEC.6.

Sec. 23. (a) If a rental company enters into at least one (1) rental agreement containing a damage waiver in Indiana during a calendar year, the rental company shall compile and maintain the following statistics concerning all the rental agreements the rental company enters into …

Sec. 24. A rental company who violates any provision of this chapter commits a deceptive act which is actionable under IC 24-5-0.5 and subject to the penalties of IC 24-5-0.5. As added by P.L.232-1989, SEC.1.

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "damage" means physical damage or loss to a vehicle, including loss of use of the vehicle and the cost and expenses incident to any damage or loss. As added by P.L.232-1989, SEC.1.

Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "person" means an individual, a firm, a partnership, limited liability company, an association, a joint stock company, a corporation, a trust, an estate, or any combination of individuals. As added by P.L.232-1989, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.8-1993, SE…

Sec. 5. As used in this chapter, "rental agreement" means a written contract: (1) that authorizes a renter to use a vehicle made available by a rental company for a period of thirty (30) days or less; (2) under which a charge for use of the vehicle is made at a periodic rate; and…

Sec. 6. As used in this chapter, "renter" means a person who obtains the use of a vehicle from a rental company under a rental agreement. As added by P.L.232-1989, SEC.1.

Sec. 7. As used in this chapter, "rental company" means any person engaged in the business of regularly making available, or arranging for another person to use, a vehicle under a rental agreement. As added by P.L.232-1989, SEC.1.

Sec. 8. As used in this chapter, "vehicle" means a private passenger motor vehicle primarily designed for transporting passengers. The term includes passenger vans and minivans that are primarily designed for transporting passengers. As added by P.L.232-1989, SEC.1.

Sec. 8.5. As used in this chapter, "vehicle license cost recovery fee" means a charge imposed by a rental company to recover costs incurred by the rental company in licensing, titling, registering, plating, and inspecting a vehicle. As added by P.L.198-2016, SEC.653.

Sec. 9. A rental company may provide in a rental agreement that a damage waiver does not apply under any of the following circumstances: (1) The damage is caused by the authorized driver: (A) intentionally; or (B) through willful or wanton misconduct. (2) The damage arises out of…

Sec. 1. The following grades for sweet potatoes are hereby established and shall be known as the Indiana Grades for sweet potatoes. Grade No. 1 shall consist of cured sweet potatoes from warm air storage, shall be not less than one and one-half (1 1/2) inches and not more than th…

Sec. 1. A lessor who knowingly gives false or inaccurate information in a rental purchase agreement or a written disclosure required under this article commits a Class C misdemeanor. As added by P.L.254-1987, SEC.1.

Sec. 2. A lessor who knowingly fails to provide information that the lessor is required to disclose to a lessee or provide to the department under this article commits a Class C misdemeanor. As added by P.L.254-1987, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.172-1997, SEC.16.