2019 Indiana Code
Title 9. Motor Vehicles
Article 32. Dealer Services
Chapter 11. Regulation of Vehicle Merchandising
9-32-11-20. Applicability; prohibition on direct sales by manufacturers; exceptions; effect of conveying majority interest
Sec. 20. (a) This section does not apply to:
(1) a manufacturer of a trailer or semitrailer; or
(2) a manufacturer that produces fewer than one thousand (1,000) units per year.
(b) Except as provided in subsection (c), a manufacturer or distributor may not engage in sales directly to the general public in Indiana.
(c) A manufacturer or distributor may engage in sales directly to the general public in Indiana only if:
(1) the manufacturer or distributor was granted an initial license to sell new motor vehicles before July 1, 2015; and
(2) the manufacturer or distributor establishes at least one (1) physical location in Indiana that is a warranty repair service center before January 1, 2018.
(d) A manufacturer or distributor described in subsection (c) must stop engaging in sales directly to the general public in Indiana if the manufacturer or distributor sells, transfers, or conveys a majority interest in the manufacturer or distributor to another person that is required to be licensed under this chapter.
(e) For purposes of this subsection, "subscription program" means a subscription service that, for a recurring fee and for a limited period of time, allows a participating person exclusive use of a motor vehicle owned by an entity that controls or contracts with the subscription service. The term does not include leases, short term motor vehicle rentals, or services that allow short term sharing of a motor vehicle. Subscription programs are prohibited in Indiana. This subsection expires on May 1, 2020.
As added by P.L.260-2017, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.112-2018, SEC.1; P.L.245-2019, SEC.3.
