1. (a) A domestic filing entity or registered foreign entity shall deliver to the secretary of state for filing a biennial report that states:

   1. (1) the name of the entity and, if a registered foreign entity, its jurisdiction of formation;
   2. (2) the information required by IC 23-0.5-4-3 (b);
   3. (3) the street address of the entity's principal office;
   4. (4) for a corporation, the names and business addresses of its directors, secretary, and the highest executive office of the corporation;
   5. (5) for a nonprofit corporation, the names and business or resident addresses of its directors, secretary, and highest executive office; and
   6. (6) for a health care entity, the information required under section 14 of this chapter.
2. (b) Information in a biennial report must be current as of the date the report is signed by the entity.
3. (c) The biennial report must be delivered to the secretary of state for filing every two (2) calendar years on a schedule determined by the secretary of state. The secretary of state may accept biennial reports during the ninety (90) days before the month in which the biennial report is due.
4. (d) If a biennial report does not contain the information required by this section, the secretary of state shall promptly notify the reporting entity in a record and return the report for correction. If the report is corrected to contain the information required by this section and delivered to the secretary of state within thirty (30) days after the effective date of notice, the report is considered to be timely filed.
5. (e) If a biennial report contains information required by IC 23-0.5-4-3 (b) which differs from the information shown in the records of the secretary of state immediately before the report becomes effective, the differing information is considered a statement of change under IC 23-0.5-4-7 .
6. (f) A biennial report filed under this section may not specify a future effective date.

7. (g) If a person submits a biennial report on behalf of another person, the person submitting the biennial report shall take reasonable steps, including manual verification, the use of software or third party services to perform background or identification verification, or obtaining identifying documents from the person on whose behalf the biennial report is being submitted, such as:

   1. (1) a state issued driver's license;
   2. (2) a state issued identification card; or

   3. (3) a passport;

      to verify the identity of the person on whose behalf the submitting person is submitting the biennial report.

8. (h) A person who submits a biennial report on behalf of another person under subsection (g) shall provide the information used by the submitting person to verify the identity of the person on whose behalf the biennial report is being submitted to the secretary of state upon request.

As added by P.L.118-2017, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.52-2018, SEC.5; P.L.96-2025, SEC.4; P.L.239-2025, SEC.7.