Indiana Code > Title 3 > Article 11 – Voting Methods, Supplies, and Equipment


Chapter 1.5	Precincts
Chapter 2	General Election Ballot Form for Paper Ballots
Chapter 3	Distribution of Ballots and Other Supplies
Chapter 4	Eligibility and Application for Absentee Ballot
Chapter 6	Voting System Purchase Fund
Chapter 6.5	Voting System Improvement
Chapter 7	Approval of Ballot Card Voting Systems
Chapter 7.5	Approval of Electronic Voting Systems
Chapter 8	Voting Procedures Generally
Chapter 9	Assistance to Certain Voters
Chapter 10	Voting by Absentee Ballot
Chapter 11	Voting by Paper Ballot
Chapter 13	Voting by Ballot Card Voting System
Chapter 14	Voting by Electronic Voting System
Chapter 14.5	Public Tests of Electronic Voting Systems
Chapter 15	Ballot Card and Electronic Voting Systems; Additional Standards and Procedures for Approving System Changes
Chapter 16	Voting System Technical Oversight Program
Chapter 17	Voting System Violations
Chapter 18.1	Vote Centers

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Terms Used In Indiana Code > Title 3 > Article 11 - Voting Methods, Supplies, and Equipment

ABLE account: refers to an achieving a better life experience (ABLE) account established by an eligible individual that:
Indiana Code 12-11-14-1
Abstract of judgment: In a federal criminal proceeding, A certification from a U.S. District Court clerk that a judgment of restitution was entered against the defendant owing to the victim. If the defendant inherits, owns, or sells real property or holdings, these assets can then be attached at the state and local levels as well.
accident response service fee: means a fee imposed for any of the following:
Indiana Code 9-26-9-1
Acquittal:
1. Judgement that a criminal defendant has not been proved guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.
2. A verdict of "not guilty."
activities of daily living: refers to an activity described in the long term care services eligibility screen. See Indiana Code 12-10-10-1.5
Adjourn: A motion to adjourn a legislative chamber or a committee, if passed, ends that day's session.
administrator: means a natural person who administers, manages, supervises, or is in general administrative charge of a housing with services establishment. See Indiana Code 12-10-15-1.5
adult protective services unit: refers to the entity with whom the division contracts to carry out the duties listed in section 8 of this chapter. See Indiana Code 12-10-3-1
Advice and consent: Under the Constitution, presidential nominations for executive and judicial posts take effect only when confirmed by the Senate, and international treaties become effective only when the Senate approves them by a two-thirds vote.
advisory committee: refers to the 211 advisory committee established by section 9 of this chapter. See Indiana Code 12-13-16-3
affected agency: means any of the following:
Indiana Code 12-16-1-1
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.
Affirmed: In the practice of the appellate courts, the decree or order is declared valid and will stand as rendered in the lower court.
agency: means a department, a commission, a council, a board, a bureau, a division, a service, an office, or an administration that is responsible for providing services to infants and toddlers with disabilities and their families, including the following:
Indiana Code 12-12.7-2-1
agent: refers to a person who is charged with the responsibility of navigating and operating a personal delivery device. See Indiana Code 9-21-11.5-1
aggregate: has the meaning set forth in Indiana Code 9-20-4-0.5
alcoholic beverage: has the meaning set forth in Indiana Code 9-30-15-1
Allegation: something that someone says happened.
Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
Annuity: A periodic (usually annual) payment of a fixed sum of money for either the life of the recipient or for a fixed number of years. A series of payments under a contract from an insurance company, a trust company, or an individual. Annuity payments are made at regular intervals over a period of more than one full year.
Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
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.
Appellate: About appeals; an appellate court has the power to review the judgement of another lower court or tribunal.
applicant: means either:
Indiana Code 12-17-12-1
applicant: means an organization that applies to the division for a grant for either of the following purposes:
Indiana Code 12-17-13-1
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
area agency: means an area agency on aging designated by the bureau under IC 12-10-1-4. See Indiana Code 12-10-5.7-1
armed forces: includes the active or reserve components of the following:
Indiana Code 10-17-12-2
armed forces of the United States: means :
Indiana Code 10-18-9-1
Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
assisted living services: refers to services covered under a waiver and provided in any of the following entities:
Indiana Code 12-10-11.5-8
Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
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
Attorney-in-fact: A person who, acting as an agent, is given written authorization by another person to transact business for him (her) out of court.
authority: refers to the Indiana finance authority. See Indiana Code 9-21-3.5-1
authority: refers to the achieving a better life experience (ABLE) authority created by section 9 of this chapter. See Indiana Code 12-11-14-2
autism: means an autism spectrum disorder that is described in the most recent edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders of the American Psychiatric Association. See Indiana Code 12-11-8-1
Autism: means a neurological condition as described in the most recent edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders of the American Psychiatric Association. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
automated traffic law enforcement system: means a device that:
Indiana Code 9-21-3.5-2
backfill employee: means an employee of a political subdivision who performs the duties of a mobile support unit member during the deployment of the mobile support unit member to assist another state under the Emergency Management Assistance Compact. See Indiana Code 10-14-3-0.5
backfill employee: has the meaning set forth in Indiana Code 10-14-4-0.3
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.
Balanced budget: A budget in which receipts equal outlays.
Baseline: Projection of the receipts, outlays, and other budget amounts that would ensue in the future without any change in existing policy. Baseline projections are used to gauge the extent to which proposed legislation, if enacted into law, would alter current spending and revenue levels.
Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. ^{Source: OCC}
Bequest: Property gifted by will.
bias crime: means an offense in which the person who commits the offense knowingly or intentionally:
Indiana Code 10-13-3-1
bicycle traffic control signal: means a traffic control signal with green, red, and yellow bicycle stenciled lenses that is used to direct bicycle traffic on a roadway. See Indiana Code 9-21-3-0.3
blue alert: means the transmission of information about a law enforcement officer who is killed, seriously injured, or missing in the line of duty under a blue alert program. See Indiana Code 10-13-8-1
blue alert program: means a program in which the department transmits information about a law enforcement officer who is killed, seriously injured, or missing in the line of duty to broadcasters and electronic billboard operators who:
Indiana Code 10-13-8-2
board: refers to the ABLE board of the authority established by section 10 of this chapter. See Indiana Code 12-11-14-3
board: refers to the drug utilization review board created under this chapter. See Indiana Code 12-15-35-2
board of public works: refers to the following:
Indiana Code 10-18-4-1
body: refers to an entity described in section 3 of this chapter. See Indiana Code 12-8-2.5-1
broadcaster: means the operator of a radio or television station. See Indiana Code 10-13-8-3
broadcaster: has the meaning set forth in IC 10-13-5-2. See Indiana Code 10-14-3-0.6
broker: means a contractor of the office that administers the Medicaid fee-for-service nonemergency medical transportation program. See Indiana Code 12-15-30.5-1
bureau: refers to the department of correction ombudsman bureau established within the department of administration by Indiana Code 11-11-1.5-1
Byproduct material: means :
Indiana Code 10-19-12-4
care: means the provision of care, treatment, education, training, instruction, supervision, or recreation to children less than eighteen (18) years of age. See Indiana Code 10-13-3-2
caretaker: means an individual who:
Indiana Code 12-10.5-1-1
case management: means a service conducted locally by an area agency on aging that includes the following:
Indiana Code 12-10-10-1
caseworker: has the meaning set forth in IC 31-9-2-11. See Indiana Code 10-13-3-2.5
CCDF program: refers to the federal Child Care and Development Fund voucher program administered under Indiana Code 12-14-31-1
cemetery: refers to the Indiana state veterans' cemetery established by this chapter. See Indiana Code 10-17-11-1
center for independent living: means a consumer controlled, community based, cross-disability, nonresidential private nonprofit agency that:
Indiana Code 12-12-8-1
certificated employee: has the meaning set forth in IC 20-29-2-4. See Indiana Code 10-13-3-3
Chief judge: The judge who has primary responsibility for the administration of a court but also decides cases; chief judges are determined by seniority.
citation: means any summons, ticket, or other official document issued by a police officer for a traffic violation containing an order that requires the motorist to respond. See Indiana Code 9-28-2-1
Civil penalty: means any monetary penalty levied on a licensee or registrant because of violations of statutes, regulations, licenses, or registration certificates, but does not include criminal penalties. See Indiana Code 10-19-12-4
class I child care home: means a child care home that serves any combination of full-time and part-time children, not to exceed at any one (1) time twelve (12) children plus three (3) children who are enrolled in at least full-day kindergarten. See Indiana Code 12-7-2-33.7
class II child care home: means a child care home that serves more than twelve (12) children but not more than any combination of sixteen (16) full-time and part-time children at any one (1) time. See Indiana Code 12-7-2-33.8
clean claim: means a claim submitted by a provider for payment under the Medicaid program that can be processed without obtaining additional information from:
Indiana Code 12-15-13-0.5
Clerk: means the clerk of the court or a person authorized to perform the clerk's duties. 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.
collateral: means any cash or other security deposited to secure an appearance for trial following the issuance by a police officer of a citation for a traffic violation. See Indiana Code 9-28-2-2
commission: refers to the Indiana veterans' affairs commission established by IC 10-17-13-4. See Indiana Code 10-17-1-1.5
commission: refers to the Indiana veterans' affairs commission established by IC 10-17-13-4. See Indiana Code 10-17-11-2
commission: refers to the Indiana veterans' affairs commission established by IC 10-17-13-4. See Indiana Code 10-17-12-3.5
commission: refers to the Indiana veterans' affairs commission established by section 4 of this chapter. See Indiana Code 10-17-13-1.5
commission: refers to the Indiana war memorials commission established by section 2 of this chapter. See Indiana Code 10-18-1-1
commission: refers to the Indiana state commission on aging established by this chapter. See Indiana Code 12-10-2-1
commission: refers to the commission on rehabilitation services established by section 2 of this chapter. See Indiana Code 12-12-2-1
commission: refers to the nonemergency medical transportation commission established by section 7 of this chapter. See Indiana Code 12-15-30.5-2
commission: refers to the interstate advisory health care commission established by Indiana Code 12-16.5-1-1
commissioner: means the commissioner of the Rehabilitation Services Administration in the United States Department of Education. See Indiana Code 12-12-8-1.5
committee: refers to the Medicaid clinical advisory committee established under this chapter. See Indiana Code 12-15-33.5-1
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.
communications service provider: has the meaning set forth in Indiana Code 10-14-3-0.8
community action agency: means an entity that meets the following conditions:
Indiana Code 12-14-23-2
community action program: means a community based and operated program that meets the following conditions:
Indiana Code 12-14-23-3
community and home care services: means services provided within the limits of available funding to an eligible individual. See Indiana Code 12-10-10-2
compact: refers to the health care compact entered into under this article. See Indiana Code 12-16.5-1-2
compelling public interest: means any condition in which there is a question of:
Indiana Code 11-8-5-0.5
compendia: means those resources widely accepted by the medical profession in the efficacious use of drugs, including the following sources:
Indiana Code 12-15-35-3
Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
Concurrent resolution: A legislative measure, designated "S. Con. Res." and numbered consecutively upon introduction, generally employed to address the sentiments of both chambers, to deal with issues or matters affecting both houses, such as a concurrent budget resolution, or to create a temporary joint committee. Concurrent resolutions are not submitted to the President/Governor and thus do not have the force of law.
container: has the meaning set forth in Indiana Code 9-30-15-2
Continuance: Putting off of a hearing ot trial until a later time.
Contraband: means property the possession of which is in violation of an Indiana or federal statute. See Indiana Code 11-11-2-1
Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
contracting state: means a state that has entered into a contract with Indiana to:
Indiana Code 12-11-14-4
contribution: includes providing a facility, personnel, transportation, or supplies that will be used in operating a program. See Indiana Code 12-17-12-2
Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
coordinator: refers to the Hoosier women veterans coordinator designated under section 7 of this chapter. See Indiana Code 10-17-14-1
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.
correctional facility: has the meaning set forth in Indiana Code 11-8-8-1
council: means the security and privacy council established by section 34 of this chapter. See Indiana Code 10-13-3-4
council: refers to the division of disability and rehabilitative services advisory council established by this chapter. See Indiana Code 12-9-4-1
council: means the statewide independent living council established by section 6 of this chapter. See Indiana Code 12-12-8-2.5
council: refers to the interagency coordinating council established by section 7 of this chapter. See Indiana Code 12-12.7-2-2
council: refers to the division of family resources advisory council established by this chapter. See Indiana Code 12-13-4-1
counseling: means the activities conducted by a pharmacist to inform Medicaid recipients about the proper use of drugs as required by the board under this chapter. See Indiana Code 12-15-35-4
court: means a court of law or traffic tribunal. See Indiana Code 9-28-2-3
court: means a tribunal with jurisdiction to hear and determine traffic violation cases and the judge or other presiding officer sitting as a court. See Indiana Code 9-30-3-2
court martial: has the meaning set forth in IC 10-16-1-8. See Indiana Code 10-17-12-3.7
covered entity: has the meaning set forth in Indiana Code 12-15-23.5-1
covered medical services: refers to medical services that meet the following qualifications:
Indiana Code 12-16-1-2
covered offense: means the following:
Indiana Code 9-30-14-1
covered outpatient drug: has the meaning set forth in Indiana Code 12-15-35-4.5
criminal history data: means information collected by criminal justice agencies, the United States Department of Justice for the department's information system, or individuals. See Indiana Code 10-13-3-5
criminal justice agency: means any agency or department of any level of government whose principal function is:
Indiana Code 10-13-3-6
criteria: means the predetermined and explicitly accepted elements that are used to measure drug use on an ongoing basis to determine if the use is appropriate, medically necessary, and not likely to result in adverse medical outcomes. See Indiana Code 12-15-35-5
cross-disability: means , with respect to a center for independent living, that a center provides independent living services to individuals representing a range of significant disabilities and does not require the presence of one (1) or more specific significant disabilities before determining that an individual is eligible for independent living services. See Indiana Code 12-12-8-3
cross-indicated drug: means a drug that is used for a purpose generally held to be reasonable, appropriate, and within the community standards of practice even though the use is not included in the federal Food and Drug Administration's approved labeled indications for the drug. See Indiana Code 12-15-35.5-2
current year inflation adjustment factor: means the total gross domestic product deflator, as determined by the United States Department of Commerce's Bureau of Economic Analysis, in the current year divided by the total gross domestic product deflator in federal fiscal year 2010. See Indiana Code 12-16.5-1-3
Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
Decedent: A deceased person.
Decommissioning: means final operational activities at a facility to dismantle site structures, to decontaminate site surfaces and remaining structures, to stabilize and contain residual radioactive material, and to carry out any other activities to prepare the site for postoperational care. See Indiana Code 10-19-12-4
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.
department: refers to the Indiana department of transportation. See Indiana Code 9-21-3.5-3
department: refers to the Indiana department of veterans' affairs established by IC 10-17-1-2. See Indiana Code 10-17-11-3
department: refers to the Indiana department of veterans' affairs established by IC 10-17-1-2. See Indiana Code 10-17-12-4
department: refers to the Indiana department of veterans' affairs established by IC 10-17-1-2. See Indiana Code 10-17-13.5-1
department: refers to the Indiana department of veterans' affairs established by IC 10-17-1-2. See Indiana Code 10-17-14-2
Department: means the Indiana department of homeland security established by IC 10-19-2-1. See Indiana Code 10-19-12-4
department: refers to the department of homeland security established by IC 10-19-2-1. See Indiana Code 10-21-1.5-1
department of homeland security: refers to the department of homeland security established by IC 10-19-2-1. See Indiana Code 10-14-3.5-0.5
Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
dependent: means a child:
Indiana Code 10-17-7-1
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.
designated beneficiary: means the eligible individual who has established an ABLE account and is the owner of the account. See Indiana Code 12-11-14-5
Devise: To gift property by will.
died of wounds received in action: means a member, other than a member who is the victim of a terrorist activity, who after reaching a medical treatment facility dies of wounds or other injuries received in action. See Indiana Code 10-18-9-2
dies in the line of duty: refers to a death that occurs as a direct result of personal injury or illness resulting from any action that:
Indiana Code 10-12-6-1
direct support professional: means an individual who is:
Indiana Code 12-11-16-1
director: refers to the director of veterans' affairs. See Indiana Code 10-17-12-5
director: refers to the director of veterans' affairs. See Indiana Code 10-17-14-3
disaster: means an occurrence or imminent threat of widespread or severe damage, injury, or loss of life or property resulting from any natural phenomenon or human act. See Indiana Code 10-14-3-1
disaster: has the meaning set forth in IC 10-14-3-1. See Indiana Code 10-14-4-1
disaster relief organization: means an entity that provides emergency or disaster relief services that include health or veterinary services provided by volunteer health practitioners and:
Indiana Code 10-14-3.5-1
Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
Dismissal: The dropping of a case by the judge without further consideration or hearing. ^Source:
Disposal of low-level radioactive waste: means the isolation of such waste from the biosphere by emplacement in a land burial facility. See Indiana Code 10-19-12-4
disposition: means information disclosing that criminal proceedings have been concluded or indefinitely postponed. See Indiana Code 10-13-3-7
division: refers to the criminal justice data division established by section 2 of this chapter. See Indiana Code 10-13-2-1
Docket: A log containing brief entries of court proceedings.
donation pool: refers to the stop the bleed donation pool established by section 4 of this chapter. See Indiana Code 10-19-2.2-2
Donee: The recipient of a gift.
Donor: The person who makes a gift.
DUR: means the program designed to measure and assess on a retrospective and a prospective basis the proper use of outpatient drugs in the Medicaid program. See Indiana Code 12-15-35-8
early intervention services: means developmental services that meet the following conditions:
Indiana Code 12-12.7-2-3
electronic chat room username: means an identifier that allows a person to communicate over the Internet in real time using typed text. See Indiana Code 11-8-8-1.2
electronic mail address: means a destination, commonly expressed as a string of characters, to which electronic mail may be sent or delivered. See Indiana Code 11-8-8-1.4
electronic traffic ticket: means :
Indiana Code 9-30-3-2.5
eligible entity: means a county, a city, a town, a township, or an individual who has incurred loss or cost because of a disaster. See Indiana Code 10-14-4-2
eligible individual: means an individual who meets the following criteria:
Indiana Code 12-10-10-4
eligible individual: means an individual who during a taxable year:
Indiana Code 12-11-14-6
eligible individual: means :
Indiana Code 12-14-18-1.5
emergency: means an event or condition that is an emergency, a disaster, or a public health emergency under this article. See Indiana Code 10-14-3.5-2
emergency declaration: means a declaration of emergency issued by a person authorized to do so under state or local laws of Indiana. See Indiana Code 10-14-3.5-3
emergency management: means the preparation for and the coordination of all emergency functions, other than functions for which military forces or other federal agencies are primarily responsible, to prevent, minimize, and repair injury and damage resulting from disasters. See Indiana Code 10-14-3-2
Emergency Management Assistance Compact: refers to IC 10-14-5. See Indiana Code 10-14-3-2.5
Emergency Management Assistance Compact: means the federal interstate compact under P. See Indiana Code 10-14-3.5-4
emergency management worker: includes any full-time or part-time paid, volunteer, or auxiliary employee of:
Indiana Code 10-14-3-3
emergency medical condition: means a medical condition manifesting itself by acute symptoms, including severe pain, of sufficient severity that a prudent lay person with an average knowledge of health and medicine could reasonably expect the absence of immediate medical attention to result in:
Indiana Code 12-15-12-0.3
emergency placement: means an emergency out-of-home placement of a child by:
Indiana Code 10-13-3-7.5
emergency response system: means systems designed to improve technology and infrastructure on school property that may be used to prevent, prepare for, respond to, and recover from a manmade or natural disaster or emergency occurring on school property. See Indiana Code 10-21-1.5-2
emergency services: means covered inpatient and outpatient services that are:
Indiana Code 12-15-12-0.5
endangered adult: means an individual who is:
Indiana Code 12-10-3-2
energy: means coal, petroleum or other liquid fuels, natural or synfuel gas, or electricity. See Indiana Code 10-14-3-4
energy emergency: means an existing or projected shortfall of at least eight percent (8%) of motor fuel or of other energy sources that threatens to seriously disrupt or diminish energy supplies to the extent that life, health, or property may be jeopardized. See Indiana Code 10-14-3-5
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.
entity: means a person other than an individual. See Indiana Code 10-14-3.5-5
Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. ^{Source: U.S. Courts}
Escheat: Reversion of real or personal property to the state when 1) a person dies without leaving a will and has no heirs, or 2) when the property (such as a bank account) has been inactive for a certain period of time. ^{Source: OCC}
Escrow: Money given to a third party to be held for payment until certain conditions are met.
essential person: means a person other than a parent who:
Indiana Code 12-14-2-0.5
estate: includes :
Indiana Code 12-15-9-0.5
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.
Ex officio: Literally, by virtue of one's office.
Executive session: A portion of the Senate's daily session in which it considers executive business.
Executor: A male person named in a will to carry out the decedent
Extradition: The formal process of delivering an accused or convicted person from authorities in one state to authorities in another state.
facility: means a school or other building in which a school age child care program is operated. See Indiana Code 12-17-12-3
facility: means a school or other building in which a preschool child care program is operated. See Indiana Code 12-17-13-2
fatal accident: means an accident, a collision, or other occurrence that involves at least one (1) vehicle and that results in:
Indiana Code 9-30-7-1
federal act: refers to the National Highway Safety Act of 1966 (Indiana Code 9-27-1-1
federal act: refers to the Federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Indiana Code 12-12-8-3.2
federal decennial census: has the meaning set forth in Indiana Code 3-11-1.5-38.1
federal income poverty level: means the poverty guidelines updated periodically in the Federal Register by the United States Department of Health and Human Services under Indiana Code 12-15-2-1
fee: means an amount assessed or imposed under:
Indiana Code 9-21-3.5-3.5
fee: means any money assessed or collected by the bureau. See Indiana Code 9-33-3-0.5
Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator.
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.
Forbearance: A means of handling a delinquent loan. A
Foreclosure: A legal process in which property that is collateral or security for a loan may be sold to help repay the loan when the loan is in default. ^{Source: OCC}
Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
fund: refers to the election administration assistance fund established by section 2 of this chapter. See Indiana Code 3-11-6.5-0.3
fund: means the consumer restitution fund established by section 4 of this chapter. See Indiana Code 9-32-18-1
fund: refers to the state disaster relief fund established by this chapter. See Indiana Code 10-14-4-3
fund: refers to the military family relief fund established by section 8 of this chapter. See Indiana Code 10-17-12-6
fund: refers to the veterans' affairs trust fund established by section 3 of this chapter. See Indiana Code 10-17-13-2
fund: means the PFAS biomonitoring pilot fund established by section 13 of this chapter. See Indiana Code 10-19-13-1
fund: refers to the 211 services fund established by section 8 of this chapter. See Indiana Code 12-13-16-4
fund: refers to the Medicaid indigent care trust fund established by this chapter. See Indiana Code 12-15-20-1
fund: refers to the school age child care project fund established by this chapter. See Indiana Code 12-17-12-4
fusion center: means the Indiana intelligence fusion center established by IC 10-11-9-2. See Indiana Code 10-19-8.1-1
Garnishment: Generally, garnishment is a court proceeding in which a creditor asks a court to order a third party who owes money to the debtor or otherwise holds assets belonging to the debtor to turn over to the creditor any of the debtor
Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
GIS: refers to the geographic information system maintained by the office under Indiana Code 3-11-1.5-1.5
governmental entity: means an office or a department that is under the direct supervision of a local elected official or a county office. See Indiana Code 12-10-3-3
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.
half-staff: means the position of a flag when the flag is one-half (1/2) the distance between the top and bottom of the staff. See Indiana Code 10-18-9-3
health care: means care, services, supplies, or plans related to the health of an individual, including the following:
Indiana Code 12-16.5-1-4
health facility: means an entity licensed under the laws of Indiana or another state to provide health or veterinary services. See Indiana Code 10-14-3.5-6
health facility: means a facility that is licensed under or subject to IC 16-28. See Indiana Code 12-10-5.5-2
health practitioner: means an individual licensed under the laws of Indiana or another state to provide health or veterinary services. See Indiana Code 10-14-3.5-7
health related services: means home health services as listed under IC 16-27-1-5(b) and IC 16-27-1-5(c), attendant and personal care services, professional nursing services, and the central storage and distribution of medications. See Indiana Code 12-10-15-2
health services: means the provision of treatment, care, advice, guidance, or other services or supplies related to the health or death of individuals or human populations to the extent necessary to respond to an emergency, including:
Indiana Code 10-14-3.5-8
High-level radioactive waste: means :
Indiana Code 10-19-12-4
Highway: includes county bridges and state and county roads, unless otherwise expressly provided. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
home health agency: means a public or private organization, whether owned or operated by one (1) or more persons, that furnishes or offers to furnish home health services. See Indiana Code 12-15-34-1
home health services: means any of the following items or services furnished to an individual by a home health agency or by others under arrangements with a home health agency on a visiting basis, and except as provided in subsection (b), in a place of temporary or permanent residence used as the individual's home:
Indiana Code 12-15-34-2
honorably discharged veterans: includes persons placed on inactive duty under honorable conditions but not discharged from military service. See Indiana Code 10-17-3-1
hospital: refers to an acute care hospital provider that:
Indiana Code 12-15-11.5-1
hospital: has the meaning set forth in IC 16-18-2-179(b). See Indiana Code 12-15-18-2
host entity: means an entity operating in Indiana that uses volunteer health practitioners to respond to an emergency. See Indiana Code 10-14-3.5-9
housing with services establishment: has the meaning set forth in IC 12-10-15-3. See Indiana Code 12-10-5.5-2.5
housing with services establishment: means an establishment providing sleeping accommodations to at least five (5) residents and offering or providing for a fee:
Indiana Code 12-10-15-3
human services: means services provided by government or nonprofit organizations to ensure the health and well-being of Indiana citizens. See Indiana Code 12-13-16-5
in writing: include printing, lithographing, or other mode of representing words and letters. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
incapacitated individual: means an individual who:
Indiana Code 12-10-7-1
Indictment: The formal charge issued by a grand jury stating that there is enough evidence that the defendant committed the crime to justify having a trial; it is used primarily for felonies.
individual with a disability: refers to an individual with a severe chronic disability that is attributable to a mental or physical impairment or combination of mental and physical impairments that is likely to continue indefinitely. See Indiana Code 12-10-10-3
infants and toddlers with disabilities: means individuals from birth through two (2) years of age who need early intervention services because the individuals meet the following conditions:
Indiana Code 12-12.7-2-4
Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
inspection: means visual perusal and includes the right to make memoranda abstracts of the information. See Indiana Code 10-13-3-8
instant messaging username: means an identifier that allows a person to communicate over the Internet in real time using typed text. See Indiana Code 11-8-8-1.6
institute: means the Indiana criminal justice institute established by IC 5-2-6-3. See Indiana Code 10-13-3-9
institution: means any of the following:
Indiana Code 12-10-11.5-1
insurer: includes a pharmacy benefit manager. See Indiana Code 12-15-29-0.5
Interest rate: The amount paid by a borrower to a lender in exchange for the use of the lender's money for a certain period of time. Interest is paid on loans or on debt instruments, such as notes or bonds, either at regular intervals or as part of a lump sum payment when the issue matures. ^{Source: OCC}
intervention: means an action taken by the board with a prescriber or pharmacist to inform about or to influence prescribing or dispensing practices or utilization of drugs. See Indiana Code 12-15-35-9
Ionizing radiation: means gamma rays and x-rays, alpha and beta particles, high-speed electrons, neutrons, protons, and other nuclear particles; but not sound or radio waves, or visible, infrared, or ultraviolet light. See Indiana Code 10-19-12-4
Irrevocable trust: A trust arrangement that cannot be revoked, rescinded, or repealed by the grantor.
Joint session: When both chambers of a legislature adopt a concurrent resolution to meet together.
Joint tenancy: A form of property ownership in which two or more parties hold an undivided interest in the same property that was conveyed under the same instrument at the same time. A joint tenant can sell his (her) interest but not dispose of it by will. Upon the death of a joint tenant, his (her) undivided interest is distributed among the surviving joint tenants.
judge: means an officer authorized by law to sit as a court. See Indiana Code 9-30-3-3
judgment: means :
Indiana Code 9-30-10-1
judgment: means a monetary penalty assessed for the violation of an ordinance that regulates parking violations. See Indiana Code 9-30-11-1
Judgment: means all final orders, decrees, and determinations in an action and all orders upon which executions may issue. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
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.
jurisdiction: means a state, territory, or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a province of Canada. See Indiana Code 9-28-2-5
killed in action: means a member, other than a member who is the victim of a terrorist activity, who:
Indiana Code 10-18-9-4
law enforcement agency: means an agency or a department of any level of government whose principal function is the apprehension of criminal offenders. See Indiana Code 10-13-3-10
law enforcement agency: means an agency or department of the state, a political subdivision, or a tribe that:
Indiana Code 10-13-8-4
law enforcement officer: means any of the following:
Indiana Code 10-13-8-5
lawful intervention technique: means a method by which a pursuing motor vehicle causes, or attempts to cause, a fleeing motor vehicle to stop. See Indiana Code 9-21-1-0.5
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.
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}
legal assistance developer: has the meaning set forth in Indiana Code 12-10-13-3.2
legal representative: means :
Indiana Code 12-10-13-3.3
level of services: means a determination of the type of services an individual may receive under a Medicaid waiver based on the individual's impairment and dependence and the corresponding reimbursement rate for the determined level of care. See Indiana Code 12-10-11.5-8
Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
license: includes any type of license or permit issued by the bureau to operate the type of vehicle being driven. See Indiana Code 9-30-10-2
license: means authorization by a state to engage in health or veterinary services that are unlawful without the authorization. See Indiana Code 10-14-3.5-10
Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
life threatening emergency: means a situation in which:
Indiana Code 12-10-3-4
limited criminal history: means information with respect to any arrest or criminal charge, which must include:
Indiana Code 10-13-3-11
Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
local law enforcement agency: means a tribal law enforcement agency or a political subdivision's department or agency whose principal function is the apprehension of criminal offenders. See Indiana Code 9-26-9-2
local law enforcement authority: means the:
Indiana Code 11-8-8-2
local travel advisory: means the level of emergency declared under section 29 of this chapter by the principal executive officer of a political subdivision to alert the traveling public of emergency conditions that may require the imposition of travel restrictions. See Indiana Code 10-14-3-5.5
long acting reversible contraceptive: includes intrauterine devices and birth control implants. See Indiana Code 12-15-47-1
long term care facility: means any of the following:
Indiana Code 12-10-13-3.6
long term care services eligibility screen: refers to the long term care services eligibility screen used by the division in making eligibility determinations under this chapter. See Indiana Code 12-10-10-4.5
Low-level radioactive waste: means radioactive waste not classified as high-level radioactive waste, transuranic waste, spent nuclear fuel, or byproduct material. See Indiana Code 10-19-12-4
Mandatory spending: Spending (budget authority and outlays) controlled by laws other than annual appropriations acts.
manufactured home: means either of the following:
Indiana Code 9-22-1.7-2
marching band procession: means an officially recognized performing organization, including a band, dance unit, drill team, color guard, flag corps, or rifle squad performing together or separately on a local road or street. See Indiana Code 9-21-14-2
medical institution: means any of the following:
Indiana Code 12-15-8.5-1
medical record: means written or printed information possessed by a provider (as defined in IC 16-18-2-295) concerning any diagnosis, treatment, or prognosis of the patient, unless otherwise defined. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
member: refers to a member of:
Indiana Code 10-18-9-5
member: refers to a member of a body. See Indiana Code 12-8-2.5-2
member state: means a state that has adopted the health care compact law. See Indiana Code 12-16.5-1-5
member state current year funding level: means the member state base funding level multiplied by the member state current year population adjustment factor multiplied by the current year inflation adjustment factor. See Indiana Code 12-16.5-1-7
member state current year population adjustment factor: means the average population of the member state in the current year, as determined by the United States Census Bureau, less the average population of the member state in federal fiscal year 2010, divided by the average population of the member state in federal fiscal year 2010 plus one (1). See Indiana Code 12-16.5-1-8
minor: means a person less than eighteen (18) years of age. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
Minority leader: See Floor Leaders
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.
Mortgagee: The person to whom property is mortgaged and who has loaned the money.
national criminal history background check: means the criminal history record system maintained by the Federal Bureau of Investigation based on fingerprint identification or any other method of positive identification. See Indiana Code 10-13-3-12
national guard: means :
Indiana Code 10-17-12-7
National Guard: means :
Indiana Code 10-18-9-6
national name based criminal history record check: means a query of the Interstate Identification Index data base maintained by the Federal Bureau of Investigation that:
Indiana Code 10-13-3-12.5
no contact order: means an order that prohibits a person from having direct or indirect contact with another person and that is issued under any of the following:
Indiana Code 10-13-3-13
Nolo contendere: No contest-has the same effect as a plea of guilty, as far as the criminal sentence is concerned, but may not be considered as an admission of guilt for any other purpose.
noncertificated employee: has the meaning set forth in IC 20-29-2-11. See Indiana Code 10-13-3-14
nonemergency medical transportation: means medically necessary transportation to Medicaid covered services for an eligible Medicaid recipient who:
Indiana Code 12-15-30.5-3
Nonionizing radiation: means the following:
Indiana Code 10-19-12-4
nonprobate transfer: has the meaning set forth in IC 32-17-13-1. See Indiana Code 12-15-9-0.5
Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
Oath: includes "affirmation" and "to swear" includes to "affirm". See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
office: refers to the office of traffic safety. See Indiana Code 9-27-2-1
office: refers to the office of forensic medical studies. See Indiana Code 10-11-11-1
office: includes the following:
Indiana Code 12-10-11.5-8
office: refers to the long term care ombudsman office established by this chapter. See Indiana Code 12-10-13-4
office: includes the following:
Indiana Code 12-15-13-0.4
office: refers to the office of the secretary of family and social services. See Indiana Code 12-15-13.5-1
ombudsman: means an employee of the bureau or an individual approved by the bureau to investigate and resolve complaints regarding the health and safety of any person, and violations by the department of specific laws, rules, or written policies. See Indiana Code 11-11-1.5-2
ombudsman: means an individual or entity designated by the state ombudsman to investigate and resolve local complaints and concerns regarding the health, safety, welfare, or rights of residents. See Indiana Code 12-10-13-4.5
ombudsman: refers to the statewide waiver ombudsman established by section 3 of this chapter. See Indiana Code 12-11-13-2
operator: means :
Indiana Code 9-21-3.5-4
operator: means a person that operates a housing with services establishment. See Indiana Code 12-10-15-4
Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
owner: means a person in whose name a motor vehicle is registered under:
Indiana Code 9-21-3.5-5
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.
pedestrian hybrid beacon: means a traffic control signal used to warn and control traffic in order to assist pedestrians in crossing a roadway at a crosswalk distinctly indicated for pedestrian crossing by lines or other markings. See Indiana Code 9-21-3-0.5
person: means :
Indiana Code 9-20-14-0.5
person: means :
Indiana Code 9-20-15-0.5
person: means an individual, a corporation, a business trust, a trust, a partnership, a limited liability company, an association, a joint venture, a public corporation, a government or governmental subdivision, an agency, an instrumentality, or another legal or commercial entity. See Indiana Code 10-14-3.5-11
Person: means any individual, corporation, partnership, firm, association, trust, estate, public or private institution, group, state agency other than the department, political subdivision of this state, any other state or political subdivision or agency thereof, and any legal successor, representative, agent, or agency of the foregoing, but not including federal government agencies. See Indiana Code 10-19-12-4
personal delivery device: means a powered device that satisfies the following:
Indiana Code 9-21-11.5-2
personal delivery device operator: means a person or the person's agent who exercises physical control or monitoring over the navigation system and operation of a personal delivery device. See Indiana Code 9-21-11.5-3
personal information: has the meaning set out in IC 4-1-6-1. See Indiana Code 11-8-5-1
Personal property: All property that is not real property.
Personal property: includes goods, chattels, evidences of debt, and things in action. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
pharmacist: means an individual who is licensed as a pharmacist in Indiana under IC 25-26. See Indiana Code 12-15-35-11
phase out period: refers to the following periods:
Indiana Code 12-15-44.5-1
physician: means an individual who is licensed to practice medicine in Indiana under Indiana Code 12-15-35-12
physician services: means services provided by an individual licensed under Indiana Code 12-15-11-1
pilot program: means the PFAS biomonitoring pilot program established under section 5 of this chapter. See Indiana Code 10-19-13-3
Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
plan: refers to the healthy Indiana plan established by section 3 of this chapter. See Indiana Code 12-15-44.5-2
Plea: In a criminal case, the defendant's statement pleading "guilty" or "not guilty" in answer to the charges, a declaration made in open court.
Plea agreement: An arrangement between the prosecutor, the defense attorney, and the defendant in which the defendant agrees to plead guilty in exchange for special considerations. ^Source:
Pleadings: Written statements of the parties in a civil case of their positions. In the federal courts, the principal pleadings are the complaint and the answer.
political subdivision: has the meaning set forth in IC 36-1-2-13. See Indiana Code 10-14-3-6
Population: has the meaning set forth in Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
portable breath test: means a hand held apparatus that measures the alcohol concentration in a breath sample delivered by a person into the mouthpiece of the apparatus. See Indiana Code 9-30-7-1
post-stabilization care services: means covered services related to an emergency medical condition that are provided after an enrollee is stabilized in order to maintain the stabilized condition or, under the circumstances described in IC 12-15-12-17(b)(3), to improve or resolve the enrollee's condition. See Indiana Code 12-15-12-0.7
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}
Precedent: A court decision in an earlier case with facts and law similar to a dispute currently before a court. Precedent will ordinarily govern the decision of a later similar case, unless a party can show that it was wrongly decided or that it differed in some significant way.
preschool child care program: means a program operated by an organization that offers care to children who are:
Indiana Code 12-17-13-3
Presentence report: A report prepared by a court's probation officer, after a person has been convicted of an offense, summarizing for the court the background information needed to determine the appropriate sentence. ^{Source: U.S. Courts}
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.
preventative care services: means care that is provided to an individual to prevent disease, diagnose disease, or promote good health. See Indiana Code 12-15-44.5-2.3
principal residence: means the residence where a sex or violent offender spends the most time. See Indiana Code 11-8-8-3
prior law: refers to the statutes concerning state police, civil defense, emergency management, military affairs, veterans affairs, and war memorials that are repealed or amended in the recodification act of the 2003 regular session of the general assembly as the statutes existed before the effective date of the applicable or corresponding provision of the recodification act of the 2003 regular session of the general assembly. See Indiana Code 10-10-1-1
prisoner of war or person missing in action: means a person who:
Indiana Code 10-17-7-2
private employer: means a sole proprietor, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, or other entity with one (1) or more employees. See Indiana Code 10-17-15-2
private psychiatric institution: means an acute care inpatient facility licensed under IC 12-25, for the treatment of individuals with mental illness. See Indiana Code 12-15-18-3
Private toll facility: includes any subsequent improvement, betterment, enlargement, extension, or reconstruction of an existing private toll facility. See Indiana Code 9-21-3.5-5.5
Probable cause: A reasonable ground for belief that the offender violated a specific law.
Probate: Proving a will
Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
Probation officers: Screen applicants for pretrial release and monitor convicted offenders released under court supervision.
program: refers to the voting system technical oversight program established by section 2 of this chapter. See Indiana Code 3-11-16-1
program: refers to the Hoosier women veterans program established by section 6 of this chapter. See Indiana Code 10-17-14-4
program: means a dementia care specialist program established by an area agency under this chapter. See Indiana Code 12-10-5.7-2
program: refers to the community and home options to institutional care for the elderly and disabled program established by this chapter. See Indiana Code 12-10-10-5
Prohibited property: means property other than contraband that the department does not permit a confined person to possess. See Indiana Code 11-11-2-1
Property: includes personal and real property. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
prospective DUR: means the part of the drug utilization review program that:
Indiana Code 12-15-35-13
protective order: has the meaning set forth in Indiana Code 10-13-3-15
protective services: refers to available medical, psychiatric, residential, and social services that are necessary to protect the health or safety of an endangered adult. See Indiana Code 12-10-3-5
provider: means an officer or employee of the state, an officer or employee of a governmental unit, or a volunteer who is engaged in at least one (1) of the following activities:
Indiana Code 10-19-9-2
provider: refers to a regional guardianship services provider. See Indiana Code 12-10-7-3
PSAP: refers to a public safety answering point:
Indiana Code 10-10.5-1-4
Public law: A public bill or joint resolution that has passed both chambers and been enacted into law. Public laws have general applicability nationwide.
purchase: includes the purchasing, leasing, and lease-purchasing of voting systems. See Indiana Code 3-11-6.5-0.7
qualified ABLE program: refers to the achieving a better life experience (ABLE) program established under this chapter under which a person may make contributions for a taxable year for the benefit of an eligible individual to an ABLE account to meet the qualified disability expenses of the designated beneficiary in compliance with Section 529A of the Internal Revenue Code. See Indiana Code 12-11-14-7
qualified disability expense: means any expenses related to the eligible individual's blindness or disability that are incurred for the benefit of an eligible individual who is the designated beneficiary, including the following expenses:
Indiana Code 12-11-14-8
qualified entity: means a business or an organization, whether public, private, for-profit, nonprofit, or voluntary, that provides care or care placement services. See Indiana Code 10-13-3-16
qualified entity: means an entity that provides services to veterans and is exempt from taxation under Section 501 of the Internal Revenue Code. See Indiana Code 10-17-13.5-2
qualified entity: means an entity that:
Indiana Code 12-15-2.3-2
qualified medical personnel: has the meaning set out in IC 11-10-3-1. See Indiana Code 11-10-4-1
qualified member: refers to a member of the Indiana National Guard or a reserve component of the armed forces of the United States who is:
Indiana Code 10-16-7-2.5
qualified service member: means , before the commission's issuance of the disallowable separation codes list for each branch of the armed forces described in section 10. See Indiana Code 10-17-12-7.5
qualifying claim: means a claim that:
Indiana Code 9-32-18-2
qualifying family: means a family that meets all the following conditions:
Indiana Code 12-14-28-1
qualifying individual: means an Indiana resident who:
Indiana Code 9-32-18-3
qualifying project: has the meaning set forth in Indiana Code 9-21-3.5-6
Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
Radiation: means ionizing radiation and nonionizing radiation. See Indiana Code 10-19-12-4
Radiation generating equipment: means any manufactured product or device, or component part of such a product or device, or any machine or system that during operation can generate or emit radiation except those that emit radiation only from radioactive material. See Indiana Code 10-19-12-4
Radioactive material: means material (solid, liquid, or gas) that emits ionizing radiation spontaneously. See Indiana Code 10-19-12-4
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
Recess: A temporary interruption of the legislative business.
Recourse: An arrangement in which a bank retains, in form or in substance, any credit risk directly or indirectly associated with an asset it has sold (in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles) that exceeds a pro rata share of the bank's claim on the asset. If a bank has no claim on an asset it has sold, then the retention of any credit risk is recourse. ^{Source: FDIC}
region: means a service provision region established by the division by rule adopted under IC 4-22-2. See Indiana Code 12-10-7-4
register: means to report in person to a local law enforcement authority and provide the information required under section 8 of this chapter. See Indiana Code 11-8-8-4
Registration: means registration with the department in accordance with rules and regulations adopted pursuant to this chapter. See Indiana Code 10-19-12-4
rehabilitation technology: means the provision of physical devices or the adaptation of the physical environment to enable persons with physical disabilities to perform everyday activities in a workplace, in an educational setting, or in a home or other place of residence. See Indiana Code 12-12-6-1
release: means furnishing a copy or an edited copy of criminal history data. See Indiana Code 10-13-3-17
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.
Remand: When an appellate court sends a case back to a lower court for further proceedings.
reportable offenses: means all felonies and those misdemeanors the superintendent designates. See Indiana Code 10-13-3-18
Reporter: Makes a record of court proceedings and prepares a transcript, and also publishes the court's opinions or decisions (in the courts of appeals).
request: means asking for release or inspection of a limited criminal history by noncriminal justice organizations or individuals in a manner that:
Indiana Code 10-13-3-19
Rescission: The cancellation of budget authority previously provided by Congress. The Impoundment Control Act of 1974 specifies that the President may propose to Congress that funds be rescinded. If both Houses have not approved a rescission proposal (by passing legislation) within 45 days of continuous session, any funds being withheld must be made available for obligation.
resident: means an individual who has a contract to reside in a housing with services establishment. See Indiana Code 12-10-15-5
Restitution: The court-ordered payment of money by the defendant to the victim for damages caused by the criminal action.
retrospective DUR: means the part of the drug utilization review program that assesses or measures drug use based on an historical review of drug use data against predetermined and explicit criteria and standards that are developed on an ongoing basis with professional input. See Indiana Code 12-15-35-14
rider coach trainer: means a licensed motorcycle operator who meets standards established by the bureau for instructors in motorcycle safety and education. See Indiana Code 9-27-7-2
Right of survivorship: The ownership rights that result in the acquisition of title to property by reason of having survived other co-owners.
school age child care program: means a program operated by a school corporation or a nonprofit organization that offers care to children who are at least five (5) years of age but less than fifteen (15) years of age for the following periods of time:
Indiana Code 12-17-12-5
school corporation: has the meaning set forth in IC 20-18-2-16. See Indiana Code 10-13-3-20
school property: means any property owned, rented, leased, or operated by:
Indiana Code 10-21-1.5-3
scope of practice: means the extent of the authorization to provide health or veterinary services granted to a health practitioner by a license issued to the practitioner in the state in which the principal part of the practitioner's services are rendered, including conditions imposed by the licensing authority. See Indiana Code 10-14-3.5-12
serum PFAS levels: means the level of PFAS chemicals in an individual's blood. See Indiana Code 10-19-13-4
Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
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.
sex offender: means a person convicted of any of the following offenses:
Indiana Code 11-8-8-4.5
sex or violent offender: means a person convicted of any of the following offenses:
Indiana Code 11-8-8-5
sexually violent predator: has the meaning set forth in Indiana Code 11-8-8-6
Sheriff: means the sheriff of the county or another person authorized to perform sheriff's duties. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
site closure: means all activities performed at a waste disposal site, such as stabilization and contouring, to assure that the site is in a stable condition so that only minor custodial care, surveillance, and monitoring are necessary at the site following termination of a licensed operation. See Indiana Code 10-19-12-4
SNAP: refers to the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program under Indiana Code 12-14-30-1
social networking web site username: means an identifier or profile that allows a person to create, use, or modify a social networking web site, as defined in Indiana Code 11-8-8-1.8
Source material: means uranium or thorium, or any combination thereof, in any physical or chemical form, or ores which contain by weight one-twentieth of one percent (0. See Indiana Code 10-19-12-4
Source material mill tailings: means the tailings or wastes produced by the extraction or concentration of uranium or thorium from any ore processed primarily for its source material content, including discrete surface wastes resulting from underground solution extraction processes, but not including underground ore bodies depleted by such solution extraction processes. See Indiana Code 10-19-12-4
Sources of radiation: means collectively, radioactive material and radiation generating equipment. See Indiana Code 10-19-12-4
special education cooperative: has the meaning set forth in IC 20-35-5-1(8). See Indiana Code 10-13-3-21
special needs: means any of the following:
Indiana Code 12-10.5-1-2
Special nuclear material: means plutonium, uranium 233, and uranium enriched in the isotope 233 or in the isotope 235, but does not include source material; or any material artificially enriched by any of the foregoing, but does not include source material. See Indiana Code 10-19-12-4
special skilled services: refers to medical and health services that are provided to a patient who is:
Indiana Code 12-15-36-3
specialist: means a dementia care specialist designated by an area agency to administer a program under section 4 of this chapter. See Indiana Code 12-10-5.7-3
Specific license: means a license, issued to a named person upon application filed under the regulations promulgated under this chapter, to use, manufacture, produce, transfer, receive, acquire, or possess quantities of, or devices or equipment utilizing, radioactive material. See Indiana Code 10-19-12-4
Spent nuclear fuel: means irradiated nuclear fuel that has undergone at least one (1) year's decay since being used as a source of energy in a power reactor. See Indiana Code 10-19-12-4
standards: means the acceptable range of deviation from the criteria that reflects local medical practice and that is tested on the Medicaid recipient database. See Indiana Code 12-15-35-15
state: means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, or a territory or an insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. See Indiana Code 10-14-3.5-13
state ombudsman: refers to the individual appointed by the secretary or the secretary's designee to run the state long term care ombudsman program and office under Indiana Code 12-10-13-6
state plan: means the materials jointly developed and submitted by the council and the division to the commissioner containing the state's proposals for the following:
Indiana Code 12-12-8-3.8
Statute of limitations: A law that sets the time within which parties must take action to enforce their rights.
Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
Subpoena duces tecum: A command to a witness to produce documents.
Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
supportive services: means help with personal laundry, handling or assisting with personal funds of the residents, or arranging for medical services, health related services, or social services. See Indiana Code 12-10-15-6
SURS: refers to the surveillance utilization review system of the Medicaid program. See Indiana Code 12-15-35-16
TANF assistance group: means persons whose income, resources, or needs are considered in determining one (1) or both of the following:
Indiana Code 12-14-1-0.5
task force: refers to the services for individuals with intellectual and other developmental disabilities task force established by section 2 of this chapter. See Indiana Code 12-11-15.5-1
Temporary restraining order: Prohibits a person from an action that is likely to cause irreparable harm. This differs from an injunction in that it may be granted immediately, without notice to the opposing party, and without a hearing. It is intended to last only until a hearing can be held.
Testify: Answer questions in court.
Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
therapeutic category: means a group of pharmacologic agents primarily characterized by a significant similarity of the biochemical or physiological mechanism by which these agents result in the intended clinical outcome. See Indiana Code 12-15-35-17.5
third party: means a person having possession of a certificate of title for a vehicle because the person has a lien or an encumbrance indicated on the certificate of title. See Indiana Code 9-32-4-0.5
toll road: has the meaning set forth for "toll road project" in IC 8-15-2-4(4). See Indiana Code 9-21-3.5-7
toll violation: refers to the failure to pay a toll or user fee required under section 9 or 9. See Indiana Code 9-21-3.5-7.5
tollway: has the meaning set forth in IC 8-15-3-7. See Indiana Code 9-21-3.5-8
Tort: A civil wrong or breach of a duty to another person, as outlined by law. A very common tort is negligent operation of a motor vehicle that results in property damage and personal injury in an automobile accident.
Transcript: A written, word-for-word record of what was said, either in a proceeding such as a trial or during some other conversation, as in a transcript of a hearing or oral deposition.
Transuranic waste: means radioactive waste containing alpha emitting transuranic elements, with radioactive half-lives greater than five (5) years, in excess of ten (10) nanocuries per gram. See Indiana Code 10-19-12-4
Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
Trust account: A general term that covers all types of accounts in a trust department, such as estates, guardianships, and agencies. ^{Source: OCC}
Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
trustees: refers to the trustees of Indiana University. See Indiana Code 12-15-18-3.5
unidentified person: means a deceased or mentally incapacitated person whose identity is unknown. See Indiana Code 10-13-3-22
unit: means a county, city, or town. See Indiana Code 9-21-18-3
unit: refers to the unit of services for the deaf and hard of hearing established by IC 12-12-1-2. See Indiana Code 12-12-7-1
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
United States flag: refers to a United States flag flown on property owned or controlled by the state. See Indiana Code 10-18-9-7
unrestricted access: means the ability of a recipient to obtain a prescribed drug without being subject to limits or preferences imposed by the office or the board for the purpose of cost savings except as provided under section 7 of this chapter. See Indiana Code 12-15-35.5-2.5
User fees: Fees charged to users of goods or services provided by the government. In levying or authorizing these fees, the legislature determines whether the revenue should go into the treasury or should be available to the agency providing the goods or services.
vehicular substance offense: means any misdemeanor or felony in which operation of a vehicle while intoxicated, operation of a vehicle in excess of the statutory limit for alcohol, or operation of a vehicle with a controlled substance or its metabolite in the person's body, is a material element. See Indiana Code 9-30-15.5-1
Venue: The geographical location in which a case is tried.
Verified: when applied to pleadings, means supported by oath or affirmation in writing. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
veteran: means an individual residing in Indiana who:
Indiana Code 10-17-13.5-3
veteran: means an individual who:
Indiana Code 10-17-15-3
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
veterinary services: means the provision of treatment, care, advice, guidance, or other services or supplies related to the health or death of an animal or to animal populations to the extent necessary to respond to an emergency, including:
Indiana Code 10-14-3.5-14
violation: means :
Indiana Code 9-30-10-3
volunteer health practitioner: means a health practitioner who provides health or veterinary services, whether or not the practitioner receives compensation for those services. See Indiana Code 10-14-3.5-15
waste: means inappropriate:
Indiana Code 12-15-35.5-2.6
women veterans: means women who:
Indiana Code 10-17-14-5
workplace violence restraining order: means an order issued under IC 34-26-6. See Indiana Code 10-13-3-23
world war memorial: means :
Indiana Code 10-18-2-1
Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.
Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5