Terms Used In Indiana Code > Title 3 > Article 11 > Chapter 6.5 - Voting System Improvement

• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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
• 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}
• bias crime: means an offense in which the person who commits the offense knowingly or intentionally:

  Indiana Code 10-13-3-1

• 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

• broadcaster: means the operator of a radio or television station. See Indiana Code 10-13-8-3
• 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
• caseworker: has the meaning set forth in IC 31-9-2-11. See Indiana Code 10-13-3-2.5
• certificated employee: has the meaning set forth in IC 20-29-2-4. See Indiana Code 10-13-3-3
• Clerk: means the clerk of the court or a person authorized to perform the clerk's duties. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
• Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
• council: means the security and privacy council established by section 34 of this chapter. See Indiana Code 10-13-3-4
• 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

• 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

• 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
• emergency placement: means an emergency out-of-home placement of a child by:

  Indiana Code 10-13-3-7.5

• Extradition: The formal process of delivering an accused or convicted person from authorities in one state to authorities in another state.
• 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.
• 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
• 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.
• 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.
• inspection: means visual perusal and includes the right to make memoranda abstracts of the information. See Indiana Code 10-13-3-8
• institute: means the Indiana criminal justice institute established by IC 5-2-6-3. See Indiana Code 10-13-3-9
• 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.
• 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

• 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}
• Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
• limited criminal history: means information with respect to any arrest or criminal charge, which must include:

  Indiana Code 10-13-3-11

• minor: means a person less than eighteen (18) years of age. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
• Month: means a calendar month, unless otherwise expressed. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
• 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 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

• noncertificated employee: has the meaning set forth in IC 20-29-2-11. See Indiana Code 10-13-3-14
• 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.
• Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
• Property: includes personal and real property. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
• protective order: has the meaning set forth in Indiana Code 10-13-3-15
• 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 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
• release: means furnishing a copy or an edited copy of criminal history data. See Indiana Code 10-13-3-17
• reportable offenses: means all felonies and those misdemeanors the superintendent designates. See Indiana Code 10-13-3-18
• 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

• school corporation: has the meaning set forth in IC 20-18-2-16. See Indiana Code 10-13-3-20
• Sheriff: means the sheriff of the county or another person authorized to perform sheriff's duties. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
• special education cooperative: has the meaning set forth in IC 20-35-5-1(8). See Indiana Code 10-13-3-21
• Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
• unidentified person: means a deceased or mentally incapacitated person whose identity is unknown. See Indiana Code 10-13-3-22
• 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
• workplace violence restraining order: means an order issued under IC 34-26-6. See Indiana Code 10-13-3-23
• Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5