Terms Used In Indiana Code > Title 4 > Article 6 > Chapter 9.1 - Price Gouging in Declared Emergencies

• Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
• 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
• avgas: means aviation fuel used in piston engine powered aircraft within the general aviation community. See Indiana Code 16-44-2-0.5
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
• 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.
• gasoline: has the meaning set forth in Indiana Code 16-44-2-1
• 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.
• jet fuel: means aviation fuel designed for use in aircraft powered by gas-turbine engines. See Indiana Code 16-44-2-1.5
• 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.
• kerosene: means any light fuel oil:

  Indiana Code 16-44-2-2

• Month: means a calendar month, unless otherwise expressed. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
• motor fuel: means gasoline or gasoline-oxygenate blends suitable for use as a fuel in a motor vehicle. See Indiana Code 16-44-3-2
• motor fuel outlet: means a location where motor fuel is sold at retail to the public. See Indiana Code 16-44-3-3
• MTBE: refers to the gasoline additive methyl tertiary butyl ether. See Indiana Code 16-44-2-2.4
• petroleum products: includes the following:

  Indiana Code 16-44-2-3

• 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.
• prescriber: means any of the following:

  Indiana Code 16-42-27-1

• Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
• Restitution: The court-ordered payment of money by the defendant to the victim for damages caused by the criminal action.
• 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.
• Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
• 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