Terms Used In Indiana Code > Title 13 > Article 20 - Solid Waste Management

• 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.
• applicant: means a person or company from the private sector. See Indiana Code 13-20-26-0.5
• Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
• Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
• Entitlement: A Federal program or provision of law that requires payments to any person or unit of government that meets the eligibility criteria established by law. Entitlements constitute a binding obligation on the part of the Federal Government, and eligible recipients have legal recourse if the obligation is not fulfilled. Social Security and veterans' compensation and pensions are examples of entitlement programs.
• Fair market value: The price at which an asset would change hands in a transaction between a willing, informed buyer and a willing, informed seller.
• 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.
• municipal waste: means any:

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• 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.
• Presiding officer: A majority-party Senator who presides over the Senate and is charged with maintaining order and decorum, recognizing Members to speak, and interpreting the Senate's rules, practices and precedents.
• recyclable material: means municipal waste that is suitable for recycling. See Indiana Code 13-20-25-4
• recyclable materials broker: means a person that:

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• recycle: means to take action by which recyclable materials are recovered from the solid waste stream for purposes of:

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• recycler: means a person who recycles recyclable materials generated by more than one (1) person. See Indiana Code 13-20-25-7
• Venue: The geographical location in which a case is tried.