{"data":{"id":"us-in/ic-5-22-16-4","jurisdiction":"us-in","citation":"IC 5-22-16-4","heading":"Registration with secretary of state; payment of gross retail tax; condition of doing business","body":"Sec. 4. (a) An offeror that is a foreign corporation must be registered with the secretary of state to do business in Indiana in order to be considered responsible.\n(b) This subsection applies to a purchase of tangible personal property for a state agency under a contract entered into or purchase order sent to an offeror (in the absence of a contract) after June 30, 2007, including a purchase described in IC 5-22-8-2 or IC 5-22-8-3. A state agency may not purchase tangible personal property from a person that is delinquent in the payment of amounts due from the person under IC 6-2.5 (gross retail and use tax) unless the person provides a statement from the department of state revenue that the person's delinquent tax liability:\n(1) has been satisfied; or\n(2) has been released under IC 6-8.1-8-2.\n(c) The purchasing agent may award a contract to an offeror pending the offeror's registration with the secretary of state. If, in the judgment of the purchasing agent, the offeror has not registered within a reasonable period, the purchasing agent shall cancel the contract. An offeror has no cause of action based on the cancellation of a contract under this subsection.","path":["TITLE 5. STATE AND LOCAL ADMINISTRATION","ARTICLE 22. PUBLIC PURCHASING","Chapter 16. Qualifications and Duties of Offerors and Prospective Contractors"],"source_url":"https://iga.in.gov/ic/2026/Title_5.html#5-22-16-4","current_through":"2026","vintage":"2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:11:39Z","sha256":"8a7ff735239d9ecd69150b66d407c7ec59294af527df76e38804faca703633c8","source_id":"us-in","stale":false,"prev":"us-in/ic-5-22-16-3","next":"us-in/ic-5-22-16-5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}