Terms Used In Indiana Code > Title 3 > Article 7 > Chapter 38.2 - Voter List Maintenance Programs

• 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.
• Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
• Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
• Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
• artisan distiller: means a person who holds an artisan distiller's permit under this title. See Indiana Code 7.1-3-27-1
• 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
• Clerk: means the clerk of the court or a person authorized to perform the clerk's duties. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
• council: refers to the wine grape market development council created by this chapter. See Indiana Code 7.1-4-13-1
• craft manufacturer: means a person who holds:

  Indiana Code 7.1-3-31-1

• designated permittee: means a permittee that:

  Indiana Code 7.1-3-31-2

• director: refers to the dean of agriculture of Purdue University or the dean's designee. See Indiana Code 7.1-4-13-2
• Dismissal: The dropping of a case by the judge without further consideration or hearing. ^Source:
• 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.
• 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.
• fraternal club: means an association or corporation whose membership is comprised of or forms:

  Indiana Code 7.1-3-20-7

• Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
• Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
• Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
• in writing: include printing, lithographing, or other mode of representing words and letters. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
• Indiana rye whiskey: means a liquor that was:

  Indiana Code 7.1-3-28-1

• Judgment: means all final orders, decrees, and determinations in an action and all orders upon which executions may issue. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
• Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
• Juror: A person who is on the jury.
• minor: means a person less than eighteen (18) years of age. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
• Month: means a calendar month, unless otherwise expressed. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
• municipality: means a city or town. See Indiana Code 7.1-3-31-3
• Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
• Population: has the meaning set forth in Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
• Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
• refreshment area: means an outdoor area that a municipality designates as a refreshment area as provided in this chapter. See Indiana Code 7.1-3-31-4
• 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.
• stadium: means an intercollegiate stadium that has a permanent seating capacity of at least seventy thousand (70,000) people. See Indiana Code 7.1-3-29-1
• 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
• vendor: means a person issued a temporary vendor designation under section 10 of this chapter and either:

  Indiana Code 7.1-3-31-5

• Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5