Terms Used In Indiana Code > Title 3 > Article 5 > Chapter 10 - Drawing Election Districts for Local and School Board Offices

• 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.
• Agreement: as used in this article means the federal-state agreement specified in chapter 2 of this article. See Indiana Code 5-10.1-1-10
• applicable statute: refers to the statute under which a redistricting authority is required to establish election districts. See Indiana Code 3-5-10-3
• Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
• at risk for occupational exposure: means that an individual incurs risk in performing the basic duties of the individual's employment, including:

  Indiana Code 5-10-15-2

• 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
• board: refers to the board of trustees of the Indiana public retirement system. See Indiana Code 5-10-11-1
• board: refers to the board of trustees of the Indiana public retirement system. See Indiana Code 5-10-10-1
• census event: refers to any of the following:

  Indiana Code 3-5-10-4

• 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.
• correctional officer: includes :

  Indiana Code 5-10-10-1.5

• department: means the state personnel department. See Indiana Code 5-10-12-1
• Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
• dies in the line of duty: refers to a death that occurs as a direct result of personal injury or illness resulting from an action that an employee, in the employee's capacity as an employee, is obligated or authorized to perform by rule, regulation, law, or condition of employment. See Indiana Code 5-10-14-1
• dies in the line of duty: refers to a death that occurs as a direct result of personal injury or illness resulting from any action that the public safety officer, in the public safety officer's capacity as a public safety officer, is obligated or authorized by rule, regulation, condition of employment or service, or law to perform in the course of controlling or reducing crime or enforcing the criminal law. See Indiana Code 5-10-10-2
• dies in the line of duty: refers to a death that occurs as a direct result of personal injury or illness resulting from a state employee's performance of the duties of the employee's job. See Indiana Code 5-10-11-2
• dies in the line of duty: has the meaning set forth in IC 5-10-10-2(a). See Indiana Code 5-10-18-1
• emergency medical services provider: has the meaning set forth in IC 16-41-10-1. See Indiana Code 5-10-17-2
• Employee: as used in this article includes:

  Indiana Code 5-10.1-1-1

• employee: means an individual who:

  Indiana Code 5-10-13-2

• employee: means an individual who is employed full time by the state as a state police officer. See Indiana Code 5-10-14-2
• employee: means an individual who:

  Indiana Code 5-10-15-3

• employer: means any of the following:

  Indiana Code 5-10-18-2

• 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 session: A portion of the Senate's daily session in which it considers executive business.
• exposure related cancer: refers to a cancer that is caused by a known carcinogen to which an individual is at risk for occupational exposure. See Indiana Code 5-10-15-4
• exposure related heart or lung disease: refers to a disease or impairment of the cardiovascular or respiratory system caused by a substance or condition to which an individual is at risk for occupational exposure. See Indiana Code 5-10-15-5
• exposure risk disease: refers to :

  Indiana Code 5-10-13-1

• Federal administrator: as used in this article means the federal security administrator and includes the secretary of health, education, and welfare of the United States and any individual to whom the federal security administrator has delegated any of his functions under the Social Security Act with respect to coverage of employees of a state and its political subdivisions. See Indiana Code 5-10.1-1-5
• Federal Insurance Contributions Act: as used in this article , means subchapters A and B of chapter 21 of the Internal Revenue Code. See Indiana Code 5-10.1-1-4
• fiscal body: has the meaning set forth in IC 36-1-2-6. See Indiana Code 5-10-17-3
• 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 special death benefit fund established by Indiana Code 5-10-10-3
• GASB: refers to the Governmental Accounting Standards Board. See Indiana Code 5-10-16-2
• high risk for occupational exposure: means that risk is incurred by an individual in performing the basic duties of the individual's employment, including:

  Indiana Code 5-10-13-3

• INPRS: refers to the Indiana public retirement system established by Indiana Code 5-10-16-3
• known carcinogen: refers to a substance or agent the exposure to which is recognized by:

  Indiana Code 5-10-15-6

• Month: means a calendar month, unless otherwise expressed. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
• municipal corporation: has the meaning set forth in IC 5-10-9-1. See Indiana Code 5-10-17-4
• OPEB: refers to a post-employment benefit. See Indiana Code 5-10-16-4
• plan: refers to the description of the districts that a redistricting authority is required to establish. See Indiana Code 3-5-10-5
• political subdivision: means a county, township, town, city, separate municipal corporation, special taxing district, or public school corporation. See Indiana Code 5-10-15-7
• political subdivision: means a county, township, town, city, separate municipal corporation, special taxing district, or public school corporation. See Indiana Code 5-10-13-4
• Political subdivision: as used in this article means a county, city, town, township, political body corporate, political entity, local housing authority, public school corporation, public library, public utility of a county, city, town, or township whether the public utility is operated by the city or town or under the terms of a trusteeship for the benefit of the city or town, and a department of, or associated with, a county, city, town, or township, which department receives revenue independently of, or in addition to, funds obtained through taxation. See Indiana Code 5-10.1-1-7
• Population: has the meaning set forth in Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
• post-employment benefit: means any of the following:

  Indiana Code 5-10-16-5

• Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
• Property: includes personal and real property. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
• public safety officer: means any of the following:

  Indiana Code 5-10-18-3

• public safety officer: means any of the following:

  Indiana Code 5-10-10-4

• redistricting authority: refers to the body or other authority that is required to redraw election districts for local or school board offices. See Indiana Code 3-5-10-6
• Sheriff: means the sheriff of the county or another person authorized to perform sheriff's duties. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
• sick pay plan: means a plan that:

  Indiana Code 5-10.1-2.5-1

• Social Security Act: as used in this article means the act of Congress approved August 14, 1935, chapter 531, 49 Stat. See Indiana Code 5-10.1-1-9
• state agency: means an authority, board, branch, commission, committee, department, division, or other instrumentality of state government, but does not include:

  Indiana Code 5-10-12-2

• State agency: as used in this article means the Indiana public retirement system. See Indiana Code 5-10.1-1-8
• state employee: means an employee of a state agency, except a state educational institution. See Indiana Code 5-10-11-3
• Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
• Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
• 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
• Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5