Sec. 38. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), a person who knowingly, intentionally, or recklessly violates this chapter commits a Class B misdemeanor.

     (b) A person who, with intent to defraud, represents the person to be an agent of a postsecondary proprietary educational institution commits a Level 5 felony.

As added by P.L.107-2012, SEC.61. Amended by P.L.158-2013, SEC.253.

Attorney's Note

Under the Indiana Code, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
Level 5 felonybetween 1 and 6 yearsup to $10,000
Class B misdemeanorup to 180 daysup to $1,000
For details, see Ind. Code § 35-50-2-6 and Ind. Code § 35-50-3-3

Terms Used In Indiana Code 22-4.1-21-38

  • agent: means a person who:

    Indiana Code 22-4.1-21-3

  • person: means an individual, a partnership, a limited liability company, an association, a corporation, a joint venture, a trust, a receiver, or a trustee in bankruptcy. See Indiana Code 22-4.1-21-8
  • postsecondary proprietary educational institution: means a person doing business in Indiana by offering to the public, for a tuition, fee, or charge, instructional or educational services or training in a technical, professional, mechanical, business, or industrial occupation, in the recipient's home, at a designated location, or by mail. See Indiana Code 22-4.1-21-9