IC 22-4.1-21-12 — Doing business without authorization; notice; civil penalty
Chapter 21. Postsecondary Proprietary Educational Institution Authorization
Bills amending this section
Section text
Sec. 12. (a) A person may not do business as a postsecondary proprietary educational institution in Indiana without having obtained authorization under this chapter. (b) Upon discovery by the department, the department shall issue a written notice of violation to a person who fails to obtain authorization under this chapter. (c) A person who receives a written notice of violation under subsection (b) has fifteen (15) days from the date the notice is issued by the department to initiate authorization under this chapter. (d) If a person described in subsection (c) fails to initiate authorization under this chapter from the department within fifteen (15) days from the date the notice is issued, the department may assess a civil penalty of one hundred dollars ($100) per student who: (1) attends the subject postsecondary proprietary educational institution; and (2) resides in Indiana. (e) Civil penalties collected under this section shall be deposited in the proprietary educational institution authorization fund established by section 39 of this chapter.
As added by P.L.107-2012, SEC.61. Amended by P.L.157-2023, SEC.9; P.L.200-2025, SEC.36; P.L.121-2026, SEC.61.
Source: official publisher (2026 edition)