Sec. 10. (a) Except as provided in section 0.2 of this chapter, before doing business in Indiana, a seller must register with the division.

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Terms Used In Indiana Code 24-5-12-10

  • division: means the consumer protection division of the office of the attorney general. See Indiana Code 24-5-12-1
  • prospect: means a person solicited by a seller. See Indiana Code 24-5-12-6
  • seller: means a person who, personally, through salespersons, or through the use of an automated dialing and answering device, makes a solicitation if in the solicitation any one (1) of the following occurs:

    Indiana Code 24-5-12-8

  • solicitation: means a telephone conversation or attempted telephone conversation that occurs in a telephone call made by a seller to another person in which the seller offers, or attempts to offer, an item to the other person in exchange for money or other consideration. See Indiana Code 24-5-12-9
  • Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
     (b) A seller does business in Indiana if the seller makes or will make a solicitation during any calendar year:

(1) from a location in Indiana; or

(2) to a prospect who is located in Indiana.

As added by P.L.253-1987, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.242-2019, SEC.9; P.L.105-2020, SEC.4.