§ 24-4.6-6-1 — Senior consumer protection act; application

Indiana § 24-4.6-6-1

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Art. 4.6: SPECIAL PROVISIONS CONCERNING CERTAIN
• Ch. 6: Senior Consumer Protection

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(a) This chapter shall be known and may be
cited as the senior consumer protection act.
(b) This chapter does not apply to deception, intimidation, or other
exploitation of a senior consumer in relation to insurance coverage or
an insurance product that is regulated by the Indiana department of
insurance. A senior consumer who is a victim of an act that is:
(1) described in section 4(a) or 4(b) of this chapter; and
(2) related to insurance coverage or an insurance product;
may report the act to the Indiana department of insurance for action by
the insurance commissioner under IC 27. If the insurance
commissioner determines that the person who committed the act is not
subject to regulation by the Indiana department of insurance, the
insurance commissioner shall immediately refer the senior consumer
to the attorney general and the senior consumer may pursue remedies
available under this chapter.
(c) This chapter does not apply to the exploitation of a senior
consumer in relation to securities fraud that is regulated by the
secretary of state's office. A senior consumer who is a victim of an act
that is:
(1) described in section 4(a) or 4(b) of this chapter; and
(2) related to the Indiana uniform securities act under IC 23-19;
shall report the act to the secretary of state under IC 23-19. If the
secretary of state's office determines the person who committed the act
is not subject to the regulation of the secretary of state's office, the
secretary of state's office shall immediately refer the senior consumer
to the attorney general and the senior consumer may pursue remedies
available under this chapter.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.250-2013, SEC.1.