{"data":{"id":"us-in/ic-25-30-1.3-23","jurisdiction":"us-in","citation":"IC 25-30-1.3-23","heading":"Violations; fines; separate offenses; complaints","body":"Sec. 23. (a) A person who recklessly, knowingly, or intentionally violates this chapter commits a Class A misdemeanor.\n(b) A person who is not exempt under section 6 of this chapter, who does not have a security guard agency license, and who recklessly, knowingly, or intentionally:\n(1) engages in business as a security guard agency;\n(2) solicits or advertises for business as a security guard agency; or\n(3) in any way represents to be a security guard agency;\ncommits a Class A misdemeanor.\n(c) In addition to any other penalty imposed on the person, the court shall fine a person convicted of an offense under subsection (b) the amount of compensation earned by the person in the commission of the offense. Notwithstanding IC 35-50-3-2, the total fine imposed under this section may exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000) if necessary to comply with this subsection.\n(d) Each transaction under subsection (b) constitutes a separate offense.\n(e) A complaint for a violation of this chapter or for an injunction under section 24 of this chapter is sufficient if the complaint alleges that a person or business entity on a specific day in a specific county:\n(1) engaged in business as a security guard agency;\n(2) solicited or advertised for business as a security guard agency; or\n(3) represented to be a security guard agency;\nwithout a security guard agency license.\n(f) A person who recklessly, knowingly, or intentionally fails or refuses to surrender a security guard agency license issued under this chapter when the license is revoked by action of the board commits a Class A misdemeanor.","path":["TITLE 25. PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS","ARTICLE 30. PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR FIRMS, SECURITY GUARDS, AND POLYGRAPH EXAMINERS","Chapter 1.3. Security Guard Agency Licensing"],"source_url":"https://iga.in.gov/ic/2026/Title_25.html#25-30-1.3-23","current_through":"2026","vintage":"2026","retrieved_at":"2026-10-06T20:43:28Z","sha256":"9b4d16311a02bad94ee5530fb731571a27dfa048e44a21627fe66b48a3fa0d02","source_id":"us-in","stale":false,"prev":"us-in/ic-25-30-1.3-22","next":"us-in/ic-25-30-1.3-24"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}