April 6, 2007





ENGROSSED

SENATE BILL No. 310

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DIGEST OF SB 310 (Updated April 4, 2007 2:52 pm - DI 51)


                        
Citations Affected: IC 1-1.

Synopsis: Proof of mailing. Provides that if a law or a rule requires a mailing by registered mail or certified mail, a person may use any public or private method of delivery that: (1) tracks the delivery of mail; and (2) requires a signature upon delivery. Provides required notice procedures to follow if the mailed notice is returned undelivered.

Effective: July 1, 2007.





Hershman , Heinold
(HOUSE SPONSORS _ GRUBB, BROWN T)




    January 16, 2007, read first time and referred to Committee on Commerce, Public Policy & Interstate Cooperation.
    February 1, 2007, amended, reported favorably _ Do Pass.
    February 6, 2007, read second time, ordered engrossed.
    February 7, 2007, engrossed.
    February 12, 2007, read third time, passed. Yeas 49, nays 0.

HOUSE ACTION

    March 6, 2007, read first time and referred to Committee on Interstate and International Cooperation.
    April 5, 2007, amended, reported _ Do Pass.






April 6, 2007

First Regular Session 115th General Assembly (2007)


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ENGROSSED

SENATE BILL No. 310



    A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning general provisions.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:

SOURCE: IC 1-1-7-1; (07)ES0310.1.1. -->     SECTION 1. IC 1-1-7-1 IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2007]: Sec. 1. (a) If a statute enacted by the general assembly or a rule, as defined by IC 4-22-2-3, requires that notice or other matter be given or sent by registered mail or certified mail, a person may use certified mail as established by the United States Postal Service to comply with the law or rule. any public or private method of delivery that:
        (1) tracks the delivery of mail; and
        (2) requires a signature upon delivery;
to comply with the statute or rule.
    (b) If a notice or other matter sent as described in subsection (a) is returned undelivered, the notice or other matter must be given:
        (1) by delivering a copy of the notice or other matter to the person to whom the notice or other matter must be given personally;
        (2) by:
            (A) leaving a copy of the notice or other matter at the

dwelling house or usual place of abode of the person to whom the notice or other matter must be given; and
            (B) sending by first class mail a copy of the notice or other matter to the last known address of the person to whom the notice or other matter must be given; or
        (3) by serving the agent of the person to whom the notice or other matter must be given as provided by rule, statute, or valid agreement.