CHAPTER 2. DEFINITIONS
IC 24-4.7-2
Chapter 2. Definitions
IC 24-4.7-2-1
Applicability of definitions
Sec. 1. The definitions in this chapter apply throughout this
article.
As added by P.L.189-2001, SEC.1.
IC 24-4.7-2-2
"Consumer" defined
Sec. 2. "Consumer" means a residential telephone subscriber who
is an actual or a prospective:
(1) purchaser, lessee, or recipient of consumer goods or
services; or
(2) donor to a charitable organization.
As added by P.L.189-2001, SEC.1.
IC 24-4.7-2-3
"Consumer goods or services" defined
Sec. 3. "Consumer goods or services" means any of the following:
(1) Tangible or intangible personal property or real property
that is normally used for personal, family, or household
purposes.
(2) Property intended to be attached to or installed on real
property without regard to whether it is attached or installed.
(3) Services related to property described in subdivision (1) or
(2).
(4) Credit cards or the extension of credit.
As added by P.L.189-2001, SEC.1.
IC 24-4.7-2-4
"Division" defined
Sec. 4. "Division" refers to the consumer protection division of
the office of the attorney general.
As added by P.L.189-2001, SEC.1.
IC 24-4.7-2-5
"Doing business in Indiana" defined
Sec. 5. "Doing business in Indiana" means making telephone sales
calls to consumers located in Indiana whether the telephone sales
calls are made from a location in Indiana or outside Indiana.
As added by P.L.189-2001, SEC.1.
IC 24-4.7-2-6
"Fund" defined
Sec. 6. "Fund" refers to the consumer protection division
telephone solicitation fund established by IC 24-4.7-3-6.
As added by P.L.189-2001, SEC.1.
IC 24-4.7-2-7
"Listing" defined
Sec. 7. "Listing" refers to the no telephone sales solicitation
listing published by the division under IC 24-4.7-3 that lists the
names of persons who do not wish to receive telephone sales calls.
As added by P.L.189-2001, SEC.1.
IC 24-4.7-2-8
"Telephone number" defined
Sec. 8. "Telephone number" means a residential telephone
number.
As added by P.L.189-2001, SEC.1.
IC 24-4.7-2-9
"Telephone sales call" defined
Sec. 9. "Telephone sales call" means a telephone call made to a
consumer for any of the following purposes:
(1) Solicitation of a sale of consumer goods or services.
(2) Solicitation of a charitable contribution.
(3) Obtaining information that will or may be used for the direct
solicitation of a sale of consumer goods or services or an
extension of credit for such purposes.
The term includes a call made by use of automated dialing or
recorded message devices.
As added by P.L.189-2001, SEC.1.
IC 24-4.7-2-10
"Telephone solicitor" defined
Sec. 10. "Telephone solicitor" means an individual, a firm, an
organization, a partnership, an association, or a corporation,
including affiliates and subsidiaries, doing business in Indiana.
As added by P.L.189-2001, SEC.1.