Terms Used In Indiana Code > Title 2 > Article 3 - Compensation and Rights of Legislators

• Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
• Appellate: About appeals; an appellate court has the power to review the judgement of another lower court or tribunal.
• applicable federal program: refers to the federal human resource programs for which the cabinet has authority to make recommendations as listed in section 4 of this chapter. See Indiana Code 4-3-27-1
• Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
• 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
• 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.
• board: refers to the board of directors of the corporation. See Indiana Code 4-3-17-1
• budget agency: means the budget agency created by IC 4-12-1-3. See Indiana Code 4-3-24-1
• cabinet: refers to the governor's workforce cabinet established by section 3 of this chapter. See Indiana Code 4-3-27-2
• Caucus: From the Algonquian Indian language, a caucus meant "to meet together." An informal organization of members of the legislature that exists to discuss issues of mutual concern and possibly to perform legislative research and policy planning for its members. There are regional, political or ideological, ethnic, and economic-based caucuses.
• center: refers to the commercial solar and wind energy ready communities development center that may be established under section 12 of this chapter. See Indiana Code 4-3-23.1-1
• Clerk: means the clerk of the court or a person authorized to perform the clerk's duties. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
• commercial solar project: means a project involving the construction, installation, siting, modification, operation, or decommissioning of one (1) or more commercial solar energy systems (as defined in IC 8-1-42-2) in a unit. See Indiana Code 4-3-23.1-2
• commercial solar regulation: has the meaning set forth in IC 8-1-42-3. See Indiana Code 4-3-23.1-3
• commission: refers to the Indiana commission to combat substance use disorder established by section 3 of this chapter. See Indiana Code 4-3-25-1
• Common law: The legal system that originated in England and is now in use in the United States. It is based on judicial decisions rather than legislative action.
• Continuance: Putting off of a hearing ot trial until a later time.
• continuous process improvement: means a management methodology that combines tools to improve process speed and reduce waste with data driven project analysis to provide products and services with improved quality at lower cost. See Indiana Code 4-3-26-1
• corporation: refers to the Hoosier alliance against drugs established under this chapter. See Indiana Code 4-3-17-2
• Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
• Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
• Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
• Deposition: An oral statement made before an officer authorized by law to administer oaths. Such statements are often taken to examine potential witnesses, to obtain discovery, or to be used later in trial.
• director: means the director of the office of management and budget established by this chapter. See Indiana Code 4-3-22-2
• director: means the director of the office. See Indiana Code 4-3-23-1
• executive state agency: refers to any agency, authority, board, bureau, commission, department, division, office, or other unit of state government in the executive, including the administrative, department of state government established by any of the following:

  Indiana Code 4-3-26-2

• Executor: A male person named in a will to carry out the decedent
• 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.
• fund: refers to the commercial solar and wind energy ready communities incentive fund described in section 16 of this chapter. See Indiana Code 4-3-23.1-4
• government information: refers to any information created, received, maintained, or stored by or otherwise in the control of a governmental entity, regardless of the form or the media on which the information is recorded. See Indiana Code 4-3-26-7
• Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
• in writing: include printing, lithographing, or other mode of representing words and letters. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
• Lawsuit: A legal action started by a plaintiff against a defendant based on a complaint that the defendant failed to perform a legal duty, resulting in harm to the plaintiff.
• legislative notary: refers to any of the following:

  Indiana Code 2-3-4-0.5

• Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
• Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
• military bases: refers to the following:

  Indiana Code 4-3-21.5-1

• Minority leader: See Floor Leaders
• Month: means a calendar month, unless otherwise expressed. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
• MPH: refers to the management performance hub established by section 8 of this chapter. See Indiana Code 4-3-26-3
• office: refers to the Indiana office of energy development established by section 3 of this chapter. See Indiana Code 4-3-23-2
• office: refers to the Indiana office of energy development established by IC 4-3-23-3. See Indiana Code 4-3-23.1-5
• OMB: refers to the office of management and budget established by IC 4-3-22-3. See Indiana Code 4-3-26-4
• Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
• 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.
• person: means an individual or entity that is not described in section 2(a) of this chapter. See Indiana Code 4-3-26-5
• political subdivision: has the meaning set forth in IC 36-1-2-13. See Indiana Code 4-3-26-6
• 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.
• Probate: Proving a will
• project: refers to :

  Indiana Code 4-3-23.1-7

• project owner: has the meaning set forth in:

  Indiana Code 4-3-23.1-8

• Property: includes personal and real property. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
• Public defender: Represent defendants who can't afford an attorney in criminal matters.
• Ranking minority member: The highest ranking (and usually longest serving) minority member of a committee or subcommittee.
• 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
• state agency: has the meaning set forth in IC 4-13-1-1. See Indiana Code 4-3-24-2
• state agency: means an administration, agency, authority, board, bureau, commission, committee, council, department, division, institution, office, officer, service, or other similar body of state government created or established under law. See Indiana Code 4-3-25-2
• task force: refers to the Indiana defense task force established by section 3 of this chapter. See Indiana Code 4-3-21.5-2
• Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
• Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
• unit: means a county or a municipality, as specified in:

  Indiana Code 4-3-23.1-9

• Verified: when applied to pleadings, means supported by oath or affirmation in writing. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
• veteran: includes "Hoosier veteran" and applies to the construction of all Indiana statutes, unless the construction is expressly excluded by the terms of the statute, is plainly repugnant to the intent of the general assembly or of the context of the statute, or is inconsistent with federal law. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
• wind power project: means a project involving the construction, installation, siting, modification, operation, or decommissioning of one (1) or more wind power devices (as defined in IC 8-1-41-7) in a unit. See Indiana Code 4-3-23.1-10
• wind power regulation: has the meaning set forth in IC 8-1-41-8. See Indiana Code 4-3-23.1-11