Terms Used In Indiana Code > Title 34 > Article 59 - Uniform Unsworn Foreign Declarations Act

• 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.
• boundaries of the United States: means the geographic boundaries of:

  Indiana Code 34-59-1-2

• 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.
• Eligible entity: means a unit of government, government agency, or nonprofit organization that meets all criteria for funding eligibility under section 10 of this chapter. See Indiana Code 5-2-6-1
• 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.
• Institute: means the Indiana criminal justice institute. See Indiana Code 5-2-6-1
• law: includes the following:

  Indiana Code 34-59-1-3

• Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
• Oath: includes "affirmation" and "to swear" includes to "affirm". See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
• record: means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form. See Indiana Code 34-59-1-4
• state: means any of the following:

  Indiana Code 34-59-1-6

• Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
• sworn declaration: means a declaration in a signed record given under oath. See Indiana Code 34-59-1-7
• unsworn declaration: means a declaration in a signed record that is not given under oath but is given under penalty of perjury. See Indiana Code 34-59-1-8