Terms Used In Indiana Code > Title 2 > Article 3 > Chapter 4 - Power to Take Acknowledgments

• Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
• Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
• Appellate: About appeals; an appellate court has the power to review the judgement of another lower court or tribunal.
• Attorney: includes a counselor or other person authorized to appear and represent a party in an action or special proceeding. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
• budget agency: means the budget agency created by IC 4-12-1-3. See Indiana Code 4-3-24-1
• center: refers to the commercial solar and wind energy ready communities development center that may be established under section 12 of this chapter. See Indiana Code 4-3-23.1-1
• Clerk: means the clerk of the court or a person authorized to perform the clerk's duties. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
• commercial solar project: means a project involving the construction, installation, siting, modification, operation, or decommissioning of one (1) or more commercial solar energy systems (as defined in IC 8-1-42-2) in a unit. See Indiana Code 4-3-23.1-2
• commercial solar regulation: has the meaning set forth in IC 8-1-42-3. See Indiana Code 4-3-23.1-3
• commission: refers to the Indiana commission to combat substance use disorder established by section 3 of this chapter. See Indiana Code 4-3-25-1
• continuous process improvement: means a management methodology that combines tools to improve process speed and reduce waste with data driven project analysis to provide products and services with improved quality at lower cost. See Indiana Code 4-3-26-1
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
• Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
• Deposition: An oral statement made before an officer authorized by law to administer oaths. Such statements are often taken to examine potential witnesses, to obtain discovery, or to be used later in trial.
• director: means the director of the office. See Indiana Code 4-3-23-1
• Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
• executive state agency: refers to any agency, authority, board, bureau, commission, department, division, office, or other unit of state government in the executive, including the administrative, department of state government established by any of the following:

  Indiana Code 4-3-26-2

• Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
• fund: refers to the commercial solar and wind energy ready communities incentive fund described in section 16 of this chapter. See Indiana Code 4-3-23.1-4
• government information: refers to any information created, received, maintained, or stored by or otherwise in the control of a governmental entity, regardless of the form or the media on which the information is recorded. See Indiana Code 4-3-26-7
• in writing: include printing, lithographing, or other mode of representing words and letters. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
• legislative notary: refers to any of the following:

  Indiana Code 2-3-4-0.5

• Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
• Minority leader: See Floor Leaders
• Month: means a calendar month, unless otherwise expressed. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
• MPH: refers to the management performance hub established by section 8 of this chapter. See Indiana Code 4-3-26-3
• office: refers to the Indiana office of energy development established by IC 4-3-23-3. See Indiana Code 4-3-23.1-5
• office: refers to the Indiana office of energy development established by section 3 of this chapter. See Indiana Code 4-3-23-2
• OMB: refers to the office of management and budget established by IC 4-3-22-3. See Indiana Code 4-3-26-4
• person: means an individual or entity that is not described in section 2(a) of this chapter. See Indiana Code 4-3-26-5
• political subdivision: has the meaning set forth in IC 36-1-2-13. See Indiana Code 4-3-26-6
• President pro tempore: A constitutionally recognized officer of the Senate who presides over the chamber in the absence of the Vice President. The President Pro Tempore (or, "president for a time") is elected by the Senate and is, by custom, the Senator of the majority party with the longest record of continuous service.
• project: refers to :

  Indiana Code 4-3-23.1-7

• project owner: has the meaning set forth in:

  Indiana Code 4-3-23.1-8

• Property: includes personal and real property. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
• Public defender: Represent defendants who can't afford an attorney in criminal matters.
• Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
• state agency: has the meaning set forth in IC 4-13-1-1. See Indiana Code 4-3-24-2
• state agency: means an administration, agency, authority, board, bureau, commission, committee, council, department, division, institution, office, officer, service, or other similar body of state government created or established under law. See Indiana Code 4-3-25-2
• Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
• Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
• unit: means a county or a municipality, as specified in:

  Indiana Code 4-3-23.1-9

• United States: includes the District of Columbia and the commonwealths, possessions, states in free association with the United States, and the territories. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
• wind power project: means a project involving the construction, installation, siting, modification, operation, or decommissioning of one (1) or more wind power devices (as defined in IC 8-1-41-7) in a unit. See Indiana Code 4-3-23.1-10
• wind power regulation: has the meaning set forth in IC 8-1-41-8. See Indiana Code 4-3-23.1-11
• Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5