Sec. 2.1. (a) As used in this chapter, “protective order” means:

(1) a protective order issued under IC 34-26-5 (or, if the order involved a family or household member, IC 34-26-2-12(1)(A), IC 34-26-2-12(1)(B), IC 34-26-2-12(1)(C), IC 34-4-5.1-5(a)(1)(A), IC 34-4-5.1-5(a)(1)(B), or IC 34-4-5.1-5(a)(1)(C) before their repeal);

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Terms Used In Indiana Code 5-2-9-2.1

  • Bail: Security given for the release of a criminal defendant or witness from legal custody (usually in the form of money) to secure his/her appearance on the day and time appointed.
  • Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
  • protective order: means :

    Indiana Code 5-2-9-2.1

(2) an ex parte protective order issued under IC 34-26-5 (or, if the order involved a family or household member, an emergency protective order issued under IC 34-26-2-6(1), IC 34-26-2-6(2), or IC 34-26-2-6(3) or IC 34-4-5.1-2.3(a)(1)(A), IC 34-4-5.1-2.3(a)(1)(B), or IC 34-4-5.1-2.3(a)(1)(C) before their repeal);

(3) a protective order issued under IC 31-15-4-1 (or IC 31-1-11.5-7(b)(2), IC 31-1-11.5-7(b)(3), IC 31-16-4-2(a)(2), or IC 31-16-4-2(a)(3) before their repeal);

(4) a dispositional decree containing a no contact order issued under IC 31-34-20-1, IC 31-37-19-1, or IC 31-37-19-6 (or IC 31-6-4-15.4 or IC 31-6-4-15.9 before their repeal) or an order containing a no contact order issued under IC 31-32-13 (or IC 31-6-7-14 before its repeal);

(5) a no contact order issued as a condition of pretrial release, including release on bail or personal recognizance, or pretrial diversion;

(6) a no contact order issued as a condition of probation;

(7) a protective order issued under IC 31-15-5-1 (or IC 31-1-11.5-8.2 or IC 31-16-5 before their repeal);

(8) a protective order issued under IC 31-14-16-1 in a paternity action;

(9) a no contact order issued under IC 31-34-25 in a child in need of services proceeding or under IC 31-37-25 in a juvenile delinquency proceeding;

(10) a workplace violence restraining order issued under IC 34-26-6;

(11) a child protective order issued under IC 31-34-2.3; or

(12) a foreign protective order registered under IC 34-26-5-17.

     (b) Whenever a protective order is issued by an Indiana court, the Indiana court must caption the order in a manner that indicates the type of order issued and the section of the Indiana Code that authorizes the protective order. The Indiana court shall also place on the order the court’s hours of operation and telephone number with area code.

As added by P.L.1-1991, SEC.27. Amended by P.L.49-1993, SEC.1; P.L.23-1994, SEC.1; P.L.1-1997, SEC.32; P.L.37-1997, SEC.1; P.L.2-1998, SEC.13; P.L.1-1998, SEC.66; P.L.1-2001, SEC.2; P.L.280-2001, SEC.6; P.L.1-2002, SEC.15; P.L.133-2002, SEC.3; P.L.52-2007, SEC.1; P.L.116-2009, SEC.4; P.L.130-2009, SEC.9.

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