Indiana § 24-5-27-21 - Provider interference with intrastate inmate calling services
Full text of Indiana Indiana Code § 24-5-27-21 — Provider interference with intrastate inmate calling services, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 24-5-27-21. Provider interference with intrastate inmate calling services
Sec. 21. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), a provider shall not:
(1) prohibit or prevent completion of an intrastate collect calling call made in connection with an inmate calling service; or
(2) decline to establish or otherwise degrade intrastate collect calling made in connection with inmate calling services;
solely for the reason that the provider lacks a billing relationship with the called party's communications service provider.
(b) The prohibitions set forth in subsection (a) do not apply if a provider offers debit calling, prepaid calling, or prepaid collect calling for intrastate inmate calling services calls.
As added by P.L.34-2022, SEC.8.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 24-5-27-21 ("Provider interference with intrastate inmate calling services") 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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