IndianaStorage owners would use cameras to help protect renters' belongings
Indiana storage owners would have to use cameras, lighting, and secure outer boundaries to guard renters' belongings, while misleading security ads could draw state action.
What it does
Storage owners would have to use security measures aimed at preventing theft of renters' belongings. These include cameras covering all areas, lighting throughout the facility, and a secure outer boundary.
Storage owners who falsely or misleadingly advertise their security measures would commit a deceptive act. Indiana's attorney general could take action and seek available penalties or other remedies.
Argument forCameras, lighting, and a secure property boundary could deter theft and help renters keep their stored belongings safe.
Argument againstInstalling cameras, improving lighting, and securing the property boundary could raise costs for storage owners who lack those measures.
More detail
Storage owners would have to put security measures in place to help prevent theft. This covers renters' personal property kept in rented spaces at the owner's storage facility. The measures include cameras covering all areas, lighting throughout the facility, and a secure outer boundary. This requirement would take effect July 1, 2026, if the bill becomes law.
Indiana's attorney general could take action against storage owners for false or misleading security ads. The ads must concern security measures the owner has or has not put in place at the facility. The advertising would count as a deceptive act, for which the attorney general could seek available penalties and other remedies. This rule would take effect July 1, 2026, if the bill becomes law.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Jan 8First reading: referred to Committee on Commerce, Small Business and Economic DevelopmentLatest
- Jan 8Authored by Representative GiaQuintaIntroduced
Consumer ProtectionPublic Safety