Ind. Code ch. 24-4.7-2

in effect

Ind. Code § 24-4.7-2-1 Applicability of definitions

Sec. 1. The definitions in this chapter apply throughout this article. As added by P.L.189-2001, SEC.1.

Ind. Code § 24-4.7-2-1.7 "Caller"

Sec. 1.7. "Caller" has the meaning set forth in IC 24-5-14-2. As added by P.L.61-2014, SEC.1.

Ind. Code § 24-4.7-2-2 "Consumer"

Sec. 2. (a) "Consumer" means a residential telephone subscriber who: (1) for the telephone service received: (A) has a place of primary use in Indiana; or (B) is issued an Indiana telephone number or an Indiana identification number; and (2) is an actual or a prospective: (A) purchaser, lessee, or recipient of consumer goods or services; or (B) donor to a charitable organization. (b) The term includes a user of a prepaid wireless calling service (as defined in IC 6-2.5-1-22.4) who: (1) is issued an Indiana telephone number or an Indiana identification number for the service; or (2) purchases prepaid wireless calling service in a retail transaction that is sourced to Indiana (as determined under IC 6-2.5-12-16). As added by P.L.189-2001, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.226-2011, SEC.6.

Ind. Code § 24-4.7-2-3 "Consumer goods or services"

Sec. 3. "Consumer goods or services" means any of the following: (1) Tangible or intangible personal property or real property that is normally used for personal, family, or household purposes. (2) Property intended to be attached to or installed on real property without regard to whether it is attached or installed. (3) Services related to property described in subdivision (1) or (2). (4) Credit cards or the extension of credit. As added by P.L.189-2001, SEC.1.

Ind. Code § 24-4.7-2-4 "Division"

Sec. 4. "Division" refers to the consumer protection division of the office of the attorney general. As added by P.L.189-2001, SEC.1.

Ind. Code § 24-4.7-2-5 "Doing business in Indiana"

Sec. 5. (a) "Doing business in Indiana" means: (1) making; or (2) causing others to make; telephone sales calls to consumers located in Indiana whether the telephone sales calls are made from a location in Indiana or outside Indiana. (b) A person that controls, directly or indirectly, one (1) or more persons that make or cause another person to make a telephone call to a consumer located in Indiana is "doing business in Indiana", no matter where the person is located or domiciled. As added by P.L.189-2001, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.226-2011, SEC.7; P.L.153-2017, SEC.1.

Ind. Code § 24-4.7-2-5.5 "Executive"

Sec. 5.5. "Executive" means any of the following, as applicable: (1) With respect to a corporation, a person who is or performs the duties of the: (A) president; (B) chief executive officer; (C) treasurer; or (D) chief financial officer; of the corporation. (2) With respect to a partnership, a partner authorized to act on behalf of the partnership. (3) With respect to a limited liability company, a member of the limited liability company who has not had the member's authority to act on behalf of the limited liability company revoked. As added by P.L.242-2019, SEC.2.

Ind. Code § 24-4.7-2-6 "Fund"

Sec. 6. "Fund" refers to the consumer protection division telephone solicitation fund established by IC 24-4.7-3-6. As added by P.L.189-2001, SEC.1.

Ind. Code § 24-4.7-2-7 "Listing"

Sec. 7. "Listing" refers to the no telephone sales solicitation listing published by the division under IC 24-4.7-3 that lists the telephone numbers of consumers who do not wish to receive telephone sales calls. As added by P.L.189-2001, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.226-2011, SEC.8.

Ind. Code § 24-4.7-2-7.3 "Person"

Sec. 7.3. "Person" means: (1) an individual, a firm, an organization, a partnership, an association, or a corporation, including affiliates and subsidiaries; or (2) any other legal entity. As added by P.L.153-2017, SEC.2.

Ind. Code § 24-4.7-2-7.5 "Place of primary use"

Sec. 7.5. "Place of primary use", with respect to a telephone subscriber, means the street address representative of where the subscriber's use of the telephone service primarily occurs, which must be: (1) the residential street address of the subscriber or, in the case of a subscriber of interconnected VOIP service, the subscriber's registered location (as defined in 47 CFR 9.3); and (2) in the case of mobile telecommunications services (as defined in IC 6-8.1-15-7), within the licensed service area of the home service provider, as set forth in IC 6-8.1-15-8. As added by P.L.226-2011, SEC.9.

Ind. Code § 24-4.7-2-7.7 "Supplier"

Sec. 7.7. "Supplier" has the meaning set forth in IC 24-5-0.5-2(a)(3). As added by P.L.61-2014, SEC.2.

Ind. Code § 24-4.7-2-8 "Telephone number"

Sec. 8. "Telephone number" means a residential telephone number that: (1) is assigned to a subscriber who has a place of primary use in Indiana; or (2) otherwise represents an Indiana telephone number or is associated with an Indiana identification number. As added by P.L.189-2001, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.226-2011, SEC.10.

Ind. Code § 24-4.7-2-9 "Telephone sales call"

Sec. 9. (a) "Telephone sales call" means a telephone call made to a consumer for any of the following purposes: (1) Solicitation of a sale of consumer goods or services. (2) Solicitation of a charitable contribution. (3) Obtaining information that will or may be used for the direct solicitation of a sale of consumer goods or services or an extension of credit for such purposes. (b) The term includes any of the following: (1) A call made by use of an automated dialing device. (2) A call made by use of a recorded message device. (3) Transmission of: (A) a text message; (B) a graphic message; (C) an image; (D) a photograph; or (E) a multimedia message; to a telephone number through the use of short message service (SMS), multimedia messaging service (MMS), over-the-top (OTT) messaging or voice calling service, or any other technology or service that transmits messages to a device. As added by P.L.189-2001, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.226-2011, SEC.11; P.L.148-2024, SEC.13.

Ind. Code § 24-4.7-2-10 "Telephone solicitor"

Sec. 10. "Telephone solicitor" means a person doing business in Indiana. The term includes a person that controls, directly or indirectly, one (1) or more other persons. As added by P.L.189-2001, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.153-2017, SEC.3.

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