A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning trade regulation.

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide details on how monthly lists will be published or the consequences of missing the legal action deadline.

Indiana Do Not Call List Act

This bill updates Indiana's rules for a do-not-call list, changing it from quarterly to monthly and extending the time limit for legal action against phone scams.

What This Bill Does

• Requires a monthly listing of telephone numbers of Indiana consumers who request not to be solicited by telephone.
• Extends the time period during which certain actions may be brought from two years to five years after the occurrence of a deceptive act.

Who It Names or Affects

• Indiana consumers who want their numbers on a do-not-call list
• Telemarketers and companies that make sales calls

Terms To Know

telemarketer

A person or company that makes phone calls to sell products or services.

do-not-call list

A list of phone numbers that telemarketers are not allowed to call.

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill does not specify how the monthly lists will be published.
• It is unclear what happens if someone misses the deadline for suing a company for a scam call.

Official Summary Text

A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning trade regulation.
Administration of do not call list.

Current Bill Text

A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning trade regulation.

Administration of do not call list.

Requires a monthly listing of telephone numbers of Indiana consumers who request not to be solicited by telephone to be established, maintained, and published (current law requires a quarterly listing). Provides that certain actions may not be brought more than five years after the occurrence of the deceptive act (current law provides that the action may not be brought more than two years after the occurrence of the deceptive act). Makes conforming changes.