Indiana § 10-16-20-4 - Contract terminations; resubscriptions; refunds
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§ 10-16-20-4. Contract terminations; resubscriptions; refunds
Sec. 4. (a) In addition to the rights and protections regarding consumer transactions, contracts, and service providers included in Title III of the federal Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (50 U.S.C. App. 531 through 538), a servicemember may terminate a contract described in subsection (b) at any time after the date the servicemember receives military orders to relocate for a period of service of at least ninety (90) days to a location that does not support the contract.
(b) This section applies to a contract to provide any of the following:
(1) Telecommunication services.
(2) Internet services.
(3) Television services.
(4) Athletic club or gym memberships.
(5) Satellite radio services.
(c) Termination of a contract must be made by delivery of a written or electronic notice of the termination and a copy of the servicemember's military orders to the service provider. If a servicemember terminates a contract, the service provider shall provide the servicemember with a written or electronic notice of the servicemember's rights posted on the Indiana National Guard's website as required by IC 10-16-6-13.
(d) For any contract terminated under this section, the service provider under the contract may not impose an early termination charge.
(e) Any tax or any other obligation or liability of the servicemember that, in accordance with the terms of the contract, is due and unpaid at the time of termination of the contract shall be paid by the servicemember.
(f) If the servicemember resubscribes to the service provided under a contract described in subsection (b) that was terminated under this chapter during the ninety (90) day period immediately following when the servicemember has returned from service, the service provider may not impose any charges or services fees, other than the usual and customary charges and fees for the installation or acquisition of customer equipment imposed on any other subscriber.
(g) Not later than sixty (60) days after the effective date of the termination of a contract described in subsection (b), the service provider under the contract shall refund to the servicemember all fees paid for services that extend past the termination date of the contract.
As added by P.L.156-2015, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.1-2025, SEC.146.
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