Sec. 2. The following definitions apply throughout this chapter:

(1) “Marketplace contractor” means a person or an organization, including an individual, a corporation, a limited liability company, a partnership, a sole proprietor, or other entity, that enters into an agreement with a marketplace platform to provide services to third party individuals or entities seeking those services. The term does not include a person or organization when the services performed by the person or organization consist of transporting freight, sealed and closed envelopes, boxes, parcels, or other sealed and closed containers for compensation.

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Terms Used In Indiana Code 22-1-6-2

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
(2) “Marketplace platform” means an organization, including a corporation, a limited liability company, a partnership, a sole proprietor, or other entity, that:

(A) operates an Internet web site or smartphone application that facilitates the provision of services by marketplace contractors to individuals or entities seeking the services;

(B) accepts service requests from the public only through the organization’s Internet web site or smartphone application and does not accept service requests by telephone, facsimile, or in person at a retail location; and

(C) does not perform services at or from a physical location in Indiana.

As added by P.L.82-2018, SEC.1.