Sec. 1. The secretary of state may propound to any:

(1) domestic or foreign entity, business trust, or agricultural cooperative, that the secretary of state has reason to believe is subject to the provisions of this title under which the domestic entity was created or foreign entity is permitted to transact business in Indiana; and

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Terms Used In Indiana Code 23-0.5-7-1

  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • Interrogatories: Written questions asked by one party of an opposing party, who must answer them in writing under oath; a discovery device in a lawsuit.
(2) any governing person of the entity described in subdivision (1);

any written interrogatories as may be reasonably necessary and proper to enable the secretary of state to ascertain whether the entity was formed using suspected fraudulent or alternate filings or is being used to commit fraud.

As added by P.L.118-2017, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.156-2023, SEC.8.