Terms Used In Indiana Code > Title 14 > Article 9 - Department of Natural Resources

• 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.
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
• department: refers to the department of natural resources. See Indiana Code 14-9-9-1
• Devise: To gift property by will.
• division: refers to the law enforcement division. See Indiana Code 14-9-8-2
• 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 body: has the meaning set forth in IC 36-1-2-6(1) or IC 36-1-2-6(2), whichever applies. See Indiana Code 14-9-9-2
• fund: refers to the revolving fund of a division. See Indiana Code 14-9-5-1
• fund: refers to the counties with special boat patrol needs fund established by section 5 of this chapter. See Indiana Code 14-9-9-3
• in writing: include printing, lithographing, or other mode of representing words and letters. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
• lake: has the meaning set forth in IC 14-8-2-137(1). See Indiana Code 14-9-9-4
• Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
• President pro tempore: A constitutionally recognized officer of the Senate who presides over the chamber in the absence of the Vice President. The President Pro Tempore (or, "president for a time") is elected by the Senate and is, by custom, the Senator of the majority party with the longest record of continuous service.
• 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.
• Property: includes personal and real property. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
• 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.
• Sheriff: means the sheriff of the county or another person authorized to perform sheriff's duties. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5