Terms Used In Indiana Code > Title 4 > Article 31 > Chapter 1 - Purpose and Application

• Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
• counseling services: means evaluating, treating, or giving advice to, on a fee-for-services, prepaid, or other compensatory basis:

  Indiana Code 25-23.6-7-4

• counselor: means an individual licensed under this article who provides counseling services on a fee-for-services, prepaid, or other compensatory basis. See Indiana Code 25-23.6-7-5
• 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.
• in writing: include printing, lithographing, or other mode of representing words and letters. 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.
• 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
• minor: means a person less than eighteen (18) years of age. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
• 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.
• 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
• Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5