Indiana Code 24-4-9-18. Additional charges for optional items
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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 the renter can avoid incurring that additional charge by choosing not to obtain the item or utilize the service. Items and services for which the rental company may impose an additional charge under this section include the following:
(2) Service charges assessed when the insured returns the vehicle to a location other than the location where the vehicle was rented.
(1) Optional insurance or accessories requested by the renter.
Terms Used In Indiana Code 24-4-9-18
- 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. See Indiana Code 24-4-9-3
- 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. See Indiana Code 24-4-9-7
- renter: means a person who obtains the use of a vehicle from a rental company under a rental agreement. See Indiana Code 24-4-9-6
- vehicle: means a private passenger motor vehicle primarily designed for transporting passengers. See Indiana Code 24-4-9-8
- 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 loss or liability, as described in section 13 of this chapter, to or in connection with the rented vehicle during the term of the rental agreement. See Indiana Code 24-4-9-2
(3) A charge for refueling a vehicle that is returned with less fuel in its tank than when the rental period began.
(4) A damage waiver that conforms to the provisions of this chapter.
As added by P.L.232-1989, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.57-1999, SEC.2; P.L.19-2005, SEC.5.