Indiana Code 30-2-13-30. Seller records and books
(1) Copies of all contracts.
Terms Used In Indiana Code 30-2-13-30
- board: refers to the state board of funeral and cemetery service established by IC 25-15-9-1. See Indiana Code 30-2-13-3
- contract: means a written agreement between a purchaser and a seller that:
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- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- purchaser: means a person or firm contracting with a seller for services or merchandise to be provided or delivered for a named individual. See Indiana Code 30-2-13-9
- seller: means a person doing business as a sole proprietor, a firm, a limited liability company, a corporation, an association, or a partnership contracting to provide services or merchandise, or both, to a named individual. See Indiana Code 30-2-13-10
- services or merchandise: includes personal property or services:
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(3) The amounts paid and received under each contract.
(4) The complete name, address, and identification of all parties to each contract.
(b) The seller shall maintain at the seller’s principal Indiana business address complete records of all transactions under this chapter that involve the seller. The records may be audited and examined by the board at any reasonable time.
(c) The seller shall maintain all records required by this section for the longer of:
(1) ten (10) years; or
(2) three (3) years after the date of full performance of a contract.
The records are business records and customer lists within the meaning of IC 24-2-3.
(d) The requirements of this section apply to a seller, a successor seller, and a seller who was previously designated to provide services or merchandise to a purchaser.
As added by P.L.200-1991, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.61-2008, SEC.9.