Indiana Code 8-1-2-102. Political influence or activities; free or reduced rates or charges for products or services; violations; offense
(b) No public utility, or any agent or officer thereof, or any agent or officer of a political subdivision constituting a public utility, as defined in this chapter, may offer or give, for any purpose, to any political committee or any member or employee thereof, candidate for, or incumbent of, any office or position under the constitution or laws of Indiana, or under any political subdivision or to any person, at the request, or for the advantage of, any of them, any frank, privilege, or property withheld from any person for any product or service produced, transmitted, delivered, furnished, or rendered, or to be produced, transmitted, delivered, furnished, or rendered by any public utility or any free product or service.
Attorney's Note
Under the Indiana Code, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:| Class | Prison | Fine |
|---|---|---|
| Level 6 felony | between 6 mos. and 2 1/2 years | up to $10,000 |
Terms Used In Indiana Code 8-1-2-102
- Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
- Property: includes personal and real property. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
- public utility: as used in this chapter , means every corporation, company, partnership, limited liability company, individual, association of individuals, their lessees, trustees, or receivers appointed by a court, that may own, operate, manage, or control any plant or equipment within the state for the:
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- Utility: as used in this chapter , means every plant or equipment within the state used for:
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(d) A person who knowingly violates this section commits a Level 6 felony.
(e) This chapter does not:
(1) prevent any public utility, carrier, or agent or officer thereof, from furnishing free or reduced service or transportation to any bona fide employee or officer thereof;
(2) prohibit any carrier from carrying free, or at reduced rates, agricultural experiment and demonstration cars or trains and the lecturers and necessary demonstrators accompanying such trains or cars; or
(3) prohibit any carrier from carrying free, or at reduced rates, its furloughed, pensioned, or superannuated employees, persons who have become disabled or infirm in its service, the remains of any person killed in its service, or the unremarried surviving spouses and dependent children under eighteen (18) years of age of persons who died in its service.
Formerly: Acts 1913, c.76, s.111; Acts 1915, c.95, s.1; Acts 1973, P.L.63, SEC.1; Acts 1975, P.L.76, SEC.1. As amended by Acts 1978, P.L.2, SEC.802; P.L.3-1997, SEC.424; P.L.158-2013, SEC.131.