Indiana SMS Marketing and A2P Messaging Rules

A plain-language, source-linked guide to Indiana authorities relevant to SMS, MMS, telemarketing, privacy, consent, and do-not-call issues.

1reviewed source record

0express text-message sources

1fact-dependent source

0related or unresolved sources

What the sources say

The Indiana sources reviewed for this page do not establish a broad text-specific rule, but 1 record may apply depending on the program facts. Those conditions are shown rather than treated as settled coverage.

Authorities and official sources

Each entry explains what the source says, where its limits are, and what it does not establish.

How this authority relates to messaging

This source may apply to text messaging, but the result depends on facts the source does not resolve automatically.

What the source establishes

Indiana AG guidance states that a “telephone sales call” includes “a text message sent to your wireless telephone number” and that most telemarketers may not call or text numbers on the Indiana DNC list.

Limits and important context

Operationally direct for do-not-call and solicitation compliance, but the final official guidance does not supply a current code-level pinpoint for the text hook.
Register sellers before doing business; honor Indiana do-not-call requirements; do not use robocalls without applicable permission.
The Attorney General guidance identifies exceptions, including charities, newspapers, certain licensed entities, and existing-business-relationship situations.
Attorney General enforcement; failure to register can trigger deceptive-act remedies and criminal exposure.
Current Attorney General guidance page.

Exceptions or special treatment

Charity: The Attorney General guidance identifies exceptions, including charities, newspapers, certain licensed entities, and existing-business-relationship situations.
Newspaper: The Attorney General guidance identifies exceptions, including charities, newspapers, certain licensed entities, and existing-business-relationship situations.
Certain licensed entity: The Attorney General guidance identifies exceptions, including charities, newspapers, certain licensed entities, and existing-business-relationship situations.
Existing business relationship: The Attorney General guidance identifies exceptions, including charities, newspapers, certain licensed entities, and existing-business-relationship situations.