1. (a) A person shall not:

   1. (1) provide professional employer services;

   2. (2) advertise that the person:

      1. (A) is a professional employer organization; or
      2. (B) provides professional employer services; or

   3. (3) otherwise hold the person out as a professional employer organization;

      in Indiana unless the person is registered under this article.

2. (b) The registration requirement specified in subsection (a) applies to a person that performs any of the activities specified in subsection

3. (a) regardless of the person's use of any of the following terms:

   1. (1) Professional employer organization.
   2. (2) PEO.
   3. (3) Staff leasing company.
   4. (4) Registered staff leasing company.
   5. (5) Employee leasing company.
   6. (6) Administrative employer.
   7. (7) Any other name.

As added by P.L.245-2005, SEC.7.