Terms Used In Indiana Code > Title 3 > Article 7 > Chapter 13 - Registration and Voting Requirements; General Provisions

• 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.
• agricultural products: has the meaning set forth in IC 15-12-1-3. See Indiana Code 6-1.1-48-1
• 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.
• 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
• 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
• beginning farmer: refers to a beginning farmer as defined under Indiana Code 6-1.1-48-2
• 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.
• designating body: refers to the legislative body of a municipality. See Indiana Code 6-1.1-48-3
• Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
• 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.
• Executor: A male person named in a will to carry out the decedent
• 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.
• homestead: refers to a homestead that has been granted a standard deduction under Indiana Code 6-1.1-50-1
• homestead: refers to a homestead that has been granted a standard deduction under Indiana Code 6-1.1-49-1
• Intangible property: Property that has no intrinsic value, but is merely the evidence of value such as stock certificates, bonds, and promissory notes.
• 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.
• 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}
• limited resource farmer: refers to a farmer that qualifies as a limited resource farmer as determined by the United States Department of Agriculture. See Indiana Code 6-1.1-48-4
• municipality: has the meaning set forth in IC 36-1-2-11. See Indiana Code 6-1.1-48-5
• municipally owned utility: has the meaning set forth in IC 8-1-2-1. See Indiana Code 6-1.1-48-6
• National Bank: A bank that is subject to the supervision of the Comptroller of the Currency. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency is a bureau of the U.S. Treasury Department. A national bank can be recognized because it must have "national" or "national association" in its name. ^{Source: OCC}
• neighborhood enhancement district: refers to a geographic territory designated by a county fiscal body and established as a designated area in an ordinance adopting a county option circuit breaker tax credit under section 4 of this chapter. See Indiana Code 6-1.1-49-2
• 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.
• partner organization: means a nonprofit organization that:

  Indiana Code 6-1.1-48-7

• 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.
• Personal property: includes goods, chattels, evidences of debt, and things in action. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
• Personal property: All property that is not real property.
• 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.
• Property: includes personal and real property. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
• qualified individual: means an individual who qualified for a standard deduction granted under Indiana Code 6-1.1-50-2
• qualified individual: means an individual who:

  Indiana Code 6-1.1-49-3

• qualifying farmer: means an individual or entity that is one (1) of the following:

  Indiana Code 6-1.1-48-8

• Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
• 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
• Sheriff: means the sheriff of the county or another person authorized to perform sheriff's duties. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
• small or medium sized farmer: means a farmer that has obtained either:

  Indiana Code 6-1.1-48-9

• socially disadvantaged farmer: refers to a socially disadvantaged farmer as defined under Indiana Code 6-1.1-48-10
• Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
• Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
• Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
• Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
• Uniform Commercial Code: A set of statutes enacted by the various states to provide consistency among the states' commercial laws. It includes negotiable instruments, sales, stock transfers, trust and warehouse receipts, and bills of lading. ^{Source: OCC}
• 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
• urban agricultural zone: refers to an area designated under this chapter as an urban agricultural zone within which a qualifying farmer:

  Indiana Code 6-1.1-48-11

• 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