Sec. 11. No license to operate a collection agency shall be issued under the provisions of this chapter to any judge, either appointed or elected, of any court of this state, nor shall any license be issued to any full-time elected or appointed law enforcement officer or any full-time deputy appointed by any law enforcement officer. It shall be unlawful for any judge of any court of this state and any full-time law enforcement officer or full-time deputy of such officer to operate a collection agency or to engage in the business of soliciting or collecting claims. It shall be unlawful for any special or part-time deputy appointed by any law enforcement officer to use the credentials and the authority of his office for the purpose of enforcing the collection of any claim.
Formerly: Acts 1937, c.92, s.11; Acts 1955, c.304, s.11. As amended by Acts 1982, P.L.154, SEC.45.
Structure Indiana Code
Title 25. Professions and Occupations
Article 11. Collection Agencies
Chapter 1. Licensing of Collection Agencies by Secretary of State
25-11-1-1. General Definitions
25-11-1-2. "Collection Agency"
25-11-1-4. Qualifications of Applicants
25-11-1-8. Forms, Orders, Rules, and Regulations; Money Collected
25-11-1-10. Judicial Review of Revocation, Suspension, or Refusal to Issue License
25-11-1-11. Persons Not to Be Licensed
25-11-1-13. Assignment of Accounts to Collection Agent