Indiana Code 24-5-27-21. Provider interference with intrastate inmate calling services
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Sec. 21. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), a provider shall not:
(2) decline to establish or otherwise degrade intrastate collect calling made in connection with inmate calling services;
(1) prohibit or prevent completion of an intrastate collect calling call made in connection with an inmate calling service; or
Terms Used In Indiana Code 24-5-27-21
- collect calling: means an arrangement in which the called party takes affirmative action clearly indicating that the party will pay the charges associated with a call originating from an inmate telephone. See Indiana Code 24-5-27-4
- debit calling: means a presubscription or comparable service that allows an inmate, or someone acting on an inmate's behalf, to fund an account that:
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- inmate: means an individual detained at a correctional facility, regardless of the duration of the detention. See Indiana Code 24-5-27-9
- prepaid calling: means a presubscription or comparable service in which:
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- prepaid collect calling: means a calling arrangement that:
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- provider: means any communications service provider that provides inmate calling services, regardless of the technology used to provide the services. See Indiana Code 24-5-27-18
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.