§ 5-22-16-4 — Registration with secretary of state; payment of gross retail tax; condition of doing business

Indiana § 5-22-16-4

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Title 5: STATE AND LOCAL ADMINISTRATION
• Art. 22: PUBLIC PURCHASING
• Ch. 16: Qualifications and Duties of Offerors and Prospective

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(a) An offeror that is a foreign corporation
must be registered with the secretary of state to do business in Indiana
in order to be considered responsible.
(b) This subsection applies to a purchase of tangible personal
property for a state agency under a contract entered into or purchase
order sent to an offeror (in the absence of a contract) after June 30,
2007, including a purchase described in IC 5-22-8-2 or IC 5-22-8-3. A
state agency may not purchase tangible personal property from a person
that is delinquent in the payment of amounts due from the person under
IC 6-2.5 (gross retail and use tax) unless the person provides a
statement from the department of state revenue that the person's
delinquent tax liability:
(1) has been satisfied; or
(2) has been released under IC 6-8.1-8-2.
(c) The purchasing agent may award a contract to an offeror pending
the offeror's registration with the secretary of state. If, in the judgment
of the purchasing agent, the offeror has not registered within a
reasonable period, the purchasing agent shall cancel the contract. An
offeror has no cause of action based on the cancellation of a contract
under this subsection.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.49-1997, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.254-2003, SEC.3; P.L.66-2004, SEC.5; P.L.246-2005, SEC.54; P.L.211-2007, SEC.4.