Terms Used In Indiana Code > Title 5 > Article 3 > Chapter 1 - Publication Procedures

• 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.
• Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
• 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.
• 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
• Bequest: Property gifted by will.
• builder: means a person engaged in constructing new homes. See Indiana Code 36-1-22-1
• Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
• 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.
• crime: has the meaning set forth in IC 33-23-1-4. See Indiana Code 36-1-26-1
• criminal action: means a prosecution against an individual alleging the commission of a felony or misdemeanor. See Indiana Code 36-1-17-1
• criminal history information: has the meaning set forth in IC 5-2-4-1. See Indiana Code 36-1-26-2
• Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
• electronic edition: means a new edition of a newspaper that is only published on a newspaper's website and not published in a print edition. See Indiana Code 5-3-1-0.1
• emergency: means a situation that:

  Indiana Code 36-1-29-3

• employed: means an individual who is employed by a unit on a full-time, part-time, temporary, intermittent, or hourly basis. See Indiana Code 36-1-20.2-5
• employee: refers to an employee of a political subdivision. See Indiana Code 36-1-13-1
• 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.
• Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator.
• Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
• Grand jury: agreement providing that a lender will delay exercising its rights (in the case of a mortgage,
• in writing: include printing, lithographing, or other mode of representing words and letters. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
• Joint meeting: An occasion, often ceremonial, when the House and Senate each adopt a unanimous consent agreement
• 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.
• Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). ^{Source: OCC}
• license: means any license, registration, certification, permit, or endorsement required by a unit for an individual to practice an occupation or profession in an area over which the unit has jurisdiction. See Indiana Code 36-1-26-3
• local governmental agency: has the meaning set forth in IC 36-7-4-1109(a). See Indiana Code 36-1-29-4
• locality newspaper: means a publication that meets all the following requirements:

  Indiana Code 5-3-1-0.2

• Month: means a calendar month, unless otherwise expressed. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
• newspaper: refers to a newspaper:

  Indiana Code 5-3-1-0.4

• 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.
• ordinary high water mark: has the meaning set forth in Indiana Code 36-1-29-5
• owner: means a person that has a fee interest in a private property adjacent to and landward of Lake Michigan. See Indiana Code 36-1-29-6
• owner: means a person that has an interest in title or a present possessory interest in property that is offered to the public as a short term rental. See Indiana Code 36-1-24-2
• Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
• permit: has the meaning set forth in IC 36-7-4-1109(b). See Indiana Code 36-1-29-7
• permit: means a short term rental permit issued by a unit. See Indiana Code 36-1-24-4
• permitted property: means a property that is subject to a valid, unexpired, unrevoked permit under this chapter. See Indiana Code 36-1-24-5
• person: means an individual, firm, limited liability company, corporation, association, or other legal entity. See Indiana Code 36-1-22-2
• Population: has the meaning set forth in Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
• private property: means real property that is not owned or leased by the state or a political subdivision. See Indiana Code 36-1-29-8
• program: refers to a cost saving incentive program established by a political subdivision under this chapter. See Indiana Code 36-1-13-2
• Property: includes personal and real property. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
• qualified publication: means a publication that:

  Indiana Code 5-3-1-0.7

• relative: means any of the following:

  Indiana Code 36-1-20.2-8

• remodeler: means a person engaged in altering, repairing, restoring, maintaining, or modifying an existing residential dwelling. See Indiana Code 36-1-22-3
• rental registration or inspection program: means a program authorizing the registration or inspection of only rental housing. See Indiana Code 36-1-20-1.2
• rental unit community: means one (1) or more parcels of contiguous real property upon which are located one (1) or more structures containing rental units, if:

  Indiana Code 36-1-20-1.5

• residential dwelling: means a building or part of a building occupied by or intended for the occupancy of one (1) or more individuals. See Indiana Code 36-1-22-4
• Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
• Sheriff: means the sheriff of the county or another person authorized to perform sheriff's duties. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
• short term rental: means the rental of:

  Indiana Code 36-1-24-6

• sister: include a brother or sister by the half blood. See Indiana Code 36-1-20.2-8
• 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
• Verified: when applied to pleadings, means supported by oath or affirmation in writing. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
• Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5