Terms Used In Indiana Code > Title 1 > Article 1 > Chapter 1.1 - Repeal of Certain Noncode Statutes; Preservation of Other Noncode Statutes

• 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
• 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
• Clerk of court: An officer appointed by the court to work with the chief judge in overseeing the court's administration, especially to assist in managing the flow of cases through the court and to maintain court records.
• committee: refers to any board, commission, committee, or task force created in a statute adopted by the general assembly. See Indiana Code 1-1-15.5-2
• company: means any of the following that exists to make a profit:

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• 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.
• 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.
• council: means the governor's security council established by Indiana Code 1-1-16-2
• covered communications equipment or service: means communications equipment or service (as defined in Indiana Code 1-1-15-0.1
• critical infrastructure: means any part of:

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• cybersecurity system: means a system designed to protect any:

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• Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
• electronically file or submit: includes delivery of a document by electronic mail, text, or any other means of delivering a document electronically, except by facsimile (fax) machine. See Indiana Code 1-1-7.7-1
• 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.
• Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
• Highway: includes county bridges and state and county roads, unless otherwise expressly provided. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
• Honor and Remember flag: means the Honor and Remember, Inc. See Indiana Code 1-1-14.5-1
• 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}
• Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
• military installation: means :

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• Month: means a calendar month, unless otherwise expressed. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
• Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
• office of technology: refers to the office of technology established by Indiana Code 1-1-7.7-2
• 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.
• political subdivision: has the meaning set forth in IC 36-1-2-13. See Indiana Code 1-1-15-1
• prohibited person: refers to a person that has been designated as posing a national security threat to the integrity of communications networks or the communications supply chain under Indiana Code 1-1-15-2
• prohibited person: means either of the following:

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• Property: includes personal and real property. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
• qualified entity: means any of the following:

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• Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
• real property: include lands, tenements, and hereditaments. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
• 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.
• state agency: means an authority, board, branch, commission, committee, department, division, or other instrumentality of any of the following:

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• state agency: has the meaning set forth in IC 4-13-1-1(b). See Indiana Code 1-1-7.7-3
• Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
• 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
• Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5