Terms Used In Indiana Code > Title 4 > Article 29.5 > Chapter 4 - Administration and Regulation of Class III Gaming

• active duty: means full-time service in the:

  Indiana Code 25-1-12-2

• advertisement: means any printed, electronic, or oral statement:

  Indiana Code 25-1-10.3-2

• 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.
• agency: refers to the Indiana professional licensing agency established by IC 25-1-5-3. See Indiana Code 25-1-13-2
• agency: refers to the Indiana professional licensing agency. See Indiana Code 25-1-16-1
• 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.
• 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.
• Appraisal: A determination of property value.
• armed forces of the United States: means the active or reserve components of:

  Indiana Code 25-1-12-3

• 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
• 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}
• board: means any of the entities described in Indiana Code 25-1-21-2
• board: has the meaning set forth in IC 25-1-8-1. See Indiana Code 25-1-17-1
• board: means an entity that regulates a specific regulated occupation. See Indiana Code 25-1-16-2
• board: means any of the entities described in Indiana Code 25-1-11-1
• Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• 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.
• Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
• deceptive or misleading information: means any information that misrepresents or falsely describes a practitioner's:

  Indiana Code 25-1-10.3-3

• Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
• dependent: means a natural child, stepchild, or adopted child of a parent who is a member of the armed forces of the United States and who is less than twenty-six (26) years of age and at the time of application under this chapter:

  Indiana Code 25-1-17-1.5

• Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
• educational degree: means the degree awarded to the practitioner by a college or university in the practitioner's profession, which may be used under the scope of the practitioner's license, including use of its acronym. See Indiana Code 25-1-10.3-3.5
• 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.
• 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.
• gender: means the psychological, behavioral, social, and cultural aspects of being male or female. See Indiana Code 25-1-22-1
• gender reassignment surgery: means any medical or surgical service that seeks to surgically alter or remove healthy physical or anatomical characteristics or features that are typical for the individual's sex, in order to instill or create physiological or anatomical characteristics that resemble a sex different from the individual's sex, including genital gender reassignment surgery or nongenital gender reassignment surgery knowingly performed for the purpose of assisting an individual with a gender transition. See Indiana Code 25-1-22-2
• gender transition: means the process in which an individual shifts from identifying with and living as a gender that corresponds to his or her sex to identifying with and living as a gender different from his or her sex, and may involve social, legal, or physical changes. See Indiana Code 25-1-22-3
• gender transition hormone therapy: means :

  Indiana Code 25-1-22-4

• gender transition procedures: means any medical or surgical service, including physician's services, practitioner's services, inpatient and outpatient hospital services, or prescribed drugs related to gender transition, that seeks to:

  Indiana Code 25-1-22-5

• 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.
• in writing: include printing, lithographing, or other mode of representing words and letters. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
• Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
• INSPECT: refers to the Indiana scheduled prescription electronic collection and tracking program established by section 4 of this chapter. See Indiana Code 25-1-13-3
• jurisdiction: means the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. See Indiana Code 25-1-21-3
• 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.
• Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
• license: includes a license, certificate, registration, or permit. See Indiana Code 25-1-11-3
• license: means an unlimited license regulating the occupation in question. See Indiana Code 25-1-21-4
• license: includes a license, certificate, or registration. See Indiana Code 25-1-15-1
• license: has the meaning set forth in IC 25-1-2-6. See Indiana Code 25-1-10.3-4
• license: means :

  Indiana Code 25-1-16-4

• military service: means service performed while an active member of any of the following:

  Indiana Code 25-1-17-2

• military spouse: means the husband or wife of an individual who is a member of the armed forces of the United States. See Indiana Code 25-1-17-3
• minor: means an individual who is less than eighteen (18) years of age. See Indiana Code 25-1-22-7
• national guard: means :

  Indiana Code 25-1-12-4

• nongenital gender reassignment surgery: means medical procedures knowingly performed for the purpose of assisting an individual with a gender transition, including the following:

  Indiana Code 25-1-22-8

• 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.
• occupational license: means a nontransferable and exclusive authorization in law in which the general assembly establishes the personal qualifications necessary to engage in an occupation or profession. See Indiana Code 25-1-16.5-1
• occupational regulation: means a regulation, rule, policy, fee, condition, test, permit, administrative practice, or other provision in which a public agency establishes the personal qualifications necessary to engage in an occupation or profession. See Indiana Code 25-1-16.5-2
• office: refers to the office of management and budget. See Indiana Code 25-1-16-4.5
• Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
• 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: means an individual, a partnership, a corporation, or a limited liability company. See Indiana Code 25-1-11-4
• personal qualifications: means criteria related to an individual's personal background and characteristics, including the following:

  Indiana Code 25-1-16.5-3

• physician: means an individual who is licensed under Indiana Code 25-1-22-9
• 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.
• practitioner: refers to any of the following:

  Indiana Code 25-1-15-2

• practitioner: means an individual who holds a license issued by a board described in Indiana Code 25-1-10.3-5
• practitioner: means an individual who holds:

  Indiana Code 25-1-12-5

• practitioner: means an individual who provides health services and holds:

  Indiana Code 25-1-22-10

• practitioner: means a person that holds:

  Indiana Code 25-1-11-2

• Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
• profession: means the name or title of the profession of which a practitioner is a member, as specifically allowed for use by individuals who hold a license, license by endorsement, certificate, or registration from a board described in Indiana Code 25-1-10.3-6
• 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.
• puberty blocking drugs: means :

  Indiana Code 25-1-22-11

• public agency: includes the following:

  Indiana Code 25-1-16.5-4

• Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
• regulated occupation: has the meaning set forth in IC 25-1-7-1. See Indiana Code 25-1-16-5
• Restitution: The court-ordered payment of money by the defendant to the victim for damages caused by the criminal action.
• scleral tattooing: means the practice of producing an indelible mark or figure on the human eye by scarring or inserting a pigment on, in, or under:

  Indiana Code 25-1-19-1

• sex: means the biological state of being male or female, based on the individual's sex organs, chromosomes, and endogenous hormone profiles. See Indiana Code 25-1-22-12
• Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
• Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
• Testify: Answer questions in court.
• Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
• 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
• Verified: when applied to pleadings, means supported by oath or affirmation in writing. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
• Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5