Sec. 1. The following definitions apply throughout this chapter:

(1) “Claimant agency” means:

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Terms Used In Indiana Code 6-8.1-9.5-1

  • Bankruptcy: Refers to statutes and judicial proceedings involving persons or businesses that cannot pay their debts and seek the assistance of the court in getting a fresh start. Under the protection of the bankruptcy court, debtors may discharge their debts, perhaps by paying a portion of each debt. Bankruptcy judges preside over these proceedings.
  • 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.
  • 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
  • Tort: A civil wrong or breach of a duty to another person, as outlined by law. A very common tort is negligent operation of a motor vehicle that results in property damage and personal injury in an automobile accident.
(A) any state department, institution, commission, committee, board, division, bureau, authority, officer, official, or clerk of a circuit court; or

(B) a political subdivision that has an agreement with a clearinghouse established under section 3.5 of this chapter.

(2) “Clearinghouse” refers to a clearinghouse registered with the department under section 3.5(c) of this chapter.

(3) “Debtor” means any person or legal entity that is delinquent in paying a debt to a claimant agency that has not been adjudicated, satisfied by court order, set aside by court order, or discharged in bankruptcy.

(4) “Debt” means any liquidated amount owed and due to a Title IV-D agency of another state, or to any claimant agency which has accrued through contract, subrogation, assignment for purposes of collection, tort, operation of law, or any other legal theory, regardless of whether there is an outstanding judgment for that sum.

(5) “Investment pool” has the meaning set forth in IC 5-13-9-11.

(6) “Political subdivision” has the meaning set forth in IC 36-1-2-13.

As added by Acts 1981, P.L.97, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.53-1985, SEC.3; P.L.277-2003, SEC.1; P.L.239-2017, SEC.24; P.L.117-2018, SEC.5.

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