Terms Used In Indiana Code 24-5-26.5-3

  • commercial communication: means any written or oral statement, illustration, or depiction, whether in English or another language, that is designed to create interest in procuring legal services, whether it appears on or in a label, package, package insert, radio, television, brochure, newspaper, magazine, pamphlet, leaflet, circular, mailer, book insert, free standing insert, letter, catalog, poster, chart, billboard, public transit card, point of purchase display, film slide, audio program transmitted over a telephone system, telemarketing script, on-hold script, upsell script, training materials provided to a telemarketing firm, program length commercial, the Internet, cellular network, or any other medium, as well as promotional materials, items, and Internet web sites. See Indiana Code 24-5-26.5-1
  • consumer: refers to an individual who views a commercial communication for personal or familial purposes. See Indiana Code 24-5-26.5-2
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • legend drug: has the meaning set forth in IC 16-18-2-199. See Indiana Code 24-5-26.5-4
  • medical device: refers to an instrument, an apparatus, an implement, a machine, a contrivance, an implant, an in vitro reagent, or another similar or related article, including a component part or accessory:

    Indiana Code 24-5-26.5-6

   Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, “lead generation” refers to the use of commercial communication to initiate consumer interest or inquiry into legal services provided in Indiana or another jurisdiction to redress an alleged injury from a medical device or legend drug.

As added by P.L.176-2021, SEC.1.