Sec. 1. (a) A telephone solicitor, a supplier, or a caller who fails to comply with any provision of IC 24-4.7-4 commits a deceptive act that is actionable by the attorney general under this chapter.

     (b) A person who directly or indirectly controls a person that fails to comply with any provision of IC 24-4.7-4 commits a separate deceptive act that is actionable by the attorney general under this chapter.

     (c) If:

(1) the person described in subsection (b) is an executive with respect to a telephone solicitor, a supplier, or a caller; and

(2) the telephone solicitor, supplier, or caller fails to comply with any provision of IC 24-4.7-4;

the person described in subsection (b) commits a separate deceptive act that is actionable by the attorney general under this chapter.

     (d) A contractor who contracts or seeks to contract with the state:

(1) may be prohibited from contracting with the state; or

(2) may have an existing contract with the state voided;

if the contractor, an affiliate or principal of the contractor, a person that directly or indirectly controls the contractor, any agent acting on behalf of the contractor or an affiliate or principal of the contractor, or a person that directly or indirectly controls the agent does not comply or has not complied with the terms of this article, even if this article is preempted by federal law.

As added by P.L.189-2001, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.165-2005, SEC.5 and P.L.222-2005, SEC.32; P.L.61-2014, SEC.6; P.L.153-2017, SEC.5; P.L.242-2019, SEC.5.