Indiana § 24-5-14-3 - Commercial telephone solicitation
Full text of Indiana Indiana Code § 24-5-14-3 — Commercial telephone solicitation, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 24-5-14-3. Commercial telephone solicitation
Sec. 3. (a) As used in this chapter, "commercial telephone solicitation" means any unsolicited call to a subscriber when:
(1) the person initiating the call has not had a prior business or personal relationship with the subscriber; and
(2) the purpose of the call is to solicit the purchase or the consideration of the purchase of goods or services by the subscriber.
(b) The term does not include calls initiated by the following:
(1) The state or a political subdivision (as defined by IC 36-1-2-13) for exclusively public purposes.
(2) The United States or any of its subdivisions for exclusively public purposes (involving real property in Indiana).
As added by P.L.151-1988, SEC.1.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 24-5-14-3 ("Commercial telephone solicitation") is part of the Indiana Code, the codified statutory law of Indiana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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