§ 24-5-27-21 — Provider interference with intrastate inmate calling services

Indiana § 24-5-27-21

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Art. 5: CONSUMER SALES
• Ch. 27: Intrastate Inmate Calling Services

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(a) Except as provided in subsection (b), a
provider shall not:
(1) prohibit or prevent completion of an intrastate collect calling
call made in connection with an inmate calling service; or
(2) decline to establish or otherwise degrade intrastate collect
calling made in connection with inmate calling services;
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.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.34-2022, SEC.8.