Sec. 1. (a) This chapter does not apply to a financial institution organized under IC 28 or federal law.

     (b) This chapter does not apply to a person principally engaged in the bona fide retail sale of goods or services if:

Terms Used In Indiana Code 28-8-5-1

  • checks: includes a check, draft, or money order. See Indiana Code 28-8-5-2
  • consideration: includes a premium charged for the sale of goods or services in excess of the cash price of the sale of such goods or services. See Indiana Code 28-8-5-3
  • person: means any individual, sole proprietorship, partnership, trust, joint venture, limited liability company, corporation, unincorporated organization, or other form of entity, however organized. See Indiana Code 28-8-5-9
(1) the person, either incidental to or independent of a retail sale of goods or services, from time to time cashes checks; and

(2) the consideration (as defined in section 3 of this chapter) charged for cashing checks does not exceed five dollars ($5).

As added by P.L.42-1993, SEC.86. Amended by P.L.122-1994, SEC.104; P.L.213-2007, SEC.85; P.L.217-2007, SEC.83; P.L.89-2011, SEC.62.