Sec. 1. A person, firm, limited liability company, or corporation may not open, operate, or maintain an employment agency in this state without first obtaining a license for that purpose from the department. Each license shall contain a designation of the city or town, together with the name of the street and the number of the building where the licensed person, firm, limited liability company, or corporation conducts or is to conduct the employment agency. The license, together with a copy of this law, shall be posted in a conspicuous place in each and every place or office where the agency does business. No agency shall write, print, publish, paint, or display in any way any sign, card, or advertisement in any way similar to the name "Indiana Free Employment Service". All advertisements and statements, window signs, door signs, and all literature used, displayed or circulated by any such agency shall contain the regularly licensed name of the agency. The location of an agency may not be changed without the written consent of the department of state revenue. A license issued under this chapter is not transferable.
Formerly: Acts 1927, c.25, s.1. As amended by Acts 1982, P.L.154, SEC.57; P.L.35-1983, SEC.2; P.L.8-1993, SEC.382.
Structure Indiana Code
Title 25. Professions and Occupations
Article 16. Employment Services
Chapter 1. Regulation of Employment Services
25-16-1-1. Necessity of License; Issuance; Display
25-16-1-2. Bond; Revocation of License
25-16-1-4. Duration of License; Renewal; Notice of Refusal to Renew
25-16-1-5. Application for License
25-16-1-6. Filing Fee Schedule, Forms, and Contracts; Changes
25-16-1-7. Recovery of Fees by Job Applicant
25-16-1-8. Receipts for Payments Made by Job Applicants; Contents
25-16-1-9. Employment Agency Records; Maintenance; Inspection
25-16-1-10. Disposition of Fees Received
25-16-1-11. Employment Agency Defined; Exceptions
25-16-1-12. Referring Job Applicant to Place Where Strike or Lockout Exists
25-16-1-13. Fee Splitting With Employer
25-16-1-15. Refund of Fee in Event of Nonexistence of Job Opening
25-16-1-16. False Representations