Terms Used In Indiana Code > Title 35 > Article 46 - Miscellaneous Offenses

• animal fighting contest: means a conflict between two (2) or more animals. See Indiana Code 35-46-3-4
• animal fighting paraphernalia: means equipment used to train or condition animals for participation in an animal fighting contest. See Indiana Code 35-46-3-4.3
• Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
• audiovisual recording device: means :

  Indiana Code 35-46-8-2

• Bail: Security given for the release of a criminal defendant or witness from legal custody (usually in the form of money) to secure his/her appearance on the day and time appointed.
• Bequest: Property gifted by will.
• chemical test: means an analysis of an individual's:

  Indiana Code 35-46-9-1

• Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
• county clerk: refers to the clerk of the circuit court. See Indiana Code 5-2-9-1.3
• critical infrastructure facility: means any of the following:

  Indiana Code 35-46-10-1

• critical infrastructure utility: means a person that owns or operates, for public use, any plant, equipment, property, franchise, or license for the production, storage, transmission, sale, or delivery of the items listed in subsection (a). See Indiana Code 35-46-10-1
• Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
• Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
• Dependent: means :

  Indiana Code 35-46-1-1

• Devise: To gift property by will.
• dissolvable tobacco product: means a smokeless tobacco product that dissolves in the mouth of the user. See Indiana Code 35-46-1-1.3
• Donor: The person who makes a gift.
• e-liquid: has the meaning set forth in Indiana Code 35-46-1-1.4
• electronic cigarette: means a device that is capable of providing an inhalable dose of nicotine by delivering a vaporized solution. See Indiana Code 35-46-1-1.5
• Endangered adult: has the meaning set forth in IC 12-10-3-2. See Indiana Code 35-46-1-1
• Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator.
• fund: refers to the state drug free communities fund established by this chapter. See Indiana Code 5-2-10-1
• Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
• Grand jury: agreement providing that a lender will delay exercising its rights (in the case of a mortgage,
• 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.
• health care provider: means :

  Indiana Code 35-46-7-1

• IDACS coordinator: means an individual who holds an administrative position within a law enforcement agency that has operational Indiana data and communication system (IDACS) terminals and who is appointed by the director of the law enforcement agency. See Indiana Code 5-2-9-1.2
• intoxicated: means under the influence of:

  Indiana Code 35-46-9-2

• law enforcement agency: means the department or agency of a city, town, or tribe whose principal function is the apprehension of criminal offenders. See Indiana Code 5-2-9-1
• law enforcement animal: means an animal that is owned or used by a law enforcement agency for the principal purposes of:

  Indiana Code 35-46-3-4.5

• minor: means a person less than eighteen (18) years of age. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
• model glue: means a glue or cement containing toluene or acetone, or both. See Indiana Code 35-46-6-1
• motion picture exhibition facility: means :

  Indiana Code 35-46-8-3

• motorboat: means a watercraft (as defined in IC 14-8-2-305) propelled by:

  Indiana Code 35-46-9-3

• 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: has the meaning set forth in Indiana Code 35-46-10-1
• Power of attorney: A written instrument which authorizes one person to act as another's agent or attorney. The power of attorney may be for a definite, specific act, or it may be general in nature. The terms of the written power of attorney may specify when it will expire. If not, the power of attorney usually expires when the person granting it dies. ^{Source: OCC}
• Probable cause: A reasonable ground for belief that the offender violated a specific law.
• Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
• protected person: means a person or an employer (as defined in IC 34-26-6-4) protected under a protective order, as defined in section 2. See Indiana Code 5-2-9-1.7
• protective order: means :

  Indiana Code 5-2-9-2.1

• registry: means the Internet based registry of protective orders established under section 5. See Indiana Code 5-2-9-1.4
• Restitution: The court-ordered payment of money by the defendant to the victim for damages caused by the criminal action.
• 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.
• sheriff: refers to a county sheriff. See Indiana Code 5-2-9-3
• Support: means food, clothing, shelter, or medical care. See Indiana Code 35-46-1-1
• tobacco: includes :

  Indiana Code 35-46-1-1.7

• Tobacco and vaping business: means a sole proprietorship, partnership, or other enterprise in which:

  Indiana Code 35-46-1-1

• Tobacco business: means a sole proprietorship, corporation, partnership, or other enterprise in which:

  Indiana Code 35-46-1-1

• Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
• Trial jury: A group of citizens who hear the evidence presented by both sides at trial and determine the facts in dispute. Federal criminal juries consist of 12 persons. Federal civil juries consist of six persons.
• Venue: The geographical location in which a case is tried.