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

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Terms Used In Indiana Code 24-5-14-3

  • subscriber: means :

    Indiana Code 24-5-14-4

  • United States: includes the District of Columbia and the commonwealths, possessions, states in free association with the United States, and the territories. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
(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.