Terms Used In Indiana Code > Title 5 > Article 2 > Chapter 9 - Protective Order Depositories

• 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.
• animal fighting contest: means a conflict between two (2) or more animals. See Indiana Code 35-46-3-4
• animal fighting paraphernalia: means equipment used to train or condition animals for participation in an animal fighting contest. See Indiana Code 35-46-3-4.3
• 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
• audiovisual recording device: means :

  Indiana Code 35-46-8-2

• Bail: Security given for the release of a criminal defendant or witness from legal custody (usually in the form of money) to secure his/her appearance on the day and time appointed.
• Bequest: Property gifted by will.
• Clerk: means the clerk of the court or a person authorized to perform the clerk's duties. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
• code grabbing device: means a device that is capable of:

  Indiana Code 35-45-12-1

• 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.
• county clerk: refers to the clerk of the circuit court. See Indiana Code 5-2-9-1.3
• criminal activity: means any offense that:

  Indiana Code 35-45-15-1

• Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
• Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
• Dependent: means :

  Indiana Code 35-46-1-1

• Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
• Devise: To gift property by will.
• Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
• dissolvable tobacco product: means a smokeless tobacco product that dissolves in the mouth of the user. See Indiana Code 35-46-1-1.3
• Donor: The person who makes a gift.
• e-liquid: has the meaning set forth in Indiana Code 35-46-1-1.4
• electronic cigarette: means a device that is capable of providing an inhalable dose of nicotine by delivering a vaporized solution. See Indiana Code 35-46-1-1.5
• Endangered adult: has the meaning set forth in IC 12-10-3-2. See Indiana Code 35-46-1-1
• Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. ^{Source: U.S. Courts}
• Federal Reserve System: The central bank of the United States. The Fed, as it is commonly called, regulates the U.S. monetary and financial system. The Federal Reserve System is composed of a central governmental agency in Washington, D.C. (the Board of Governors) and twelve regional Federal Reserve Banks in major cities throughout the United States. ^{Source: OCC}
• Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator.
• funds: includes the following:

  Indiana Code 35-45-15-2

• Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
• Grand jury: agreement providing that a lender will delay exercising its rights (in the case of a mortgage,
• 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.
• harasses: means unwanted contact with a person that would cause a reasonable person to suffer emotional distress or fear. See Indiana Code 35-45-17.1-1
• health care provider: means :

  Indiana Code 35-46-7-1

• human remains: means any part of the body of a deceased human being in any stage of decomposition or state of preservation. See Indiana Code 35-45-19-1.5
• IDACS coordinator: means an individual who holds an administrative position within a law enforcement agency that has operational Indiana data and communication system (IDACS) terminals and who is appointed by the director of the law enforcement agency. See Indiana Code 5-2-9-1.2
• in writing: include printing, lithographing, or other mode of representing words and letters. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
• Judgment: means all final orders, decrees, and determinations in an action and all orders upon which executions may issue. 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.
• law enforcement agency: means the department or agency of a city, town, or tribe whose principal function is the apprehension of criminal offenders. See Indiana Code 5-2-9-1
• law enforcement animal: means an animal that is owned or used by a law enforcement agency for the principal purposes of:

  Indiana Code 35-46-3-4.5

• Legal tender: coins, dollar bills, or other currency issued by a government as official money. ^{Source: U.S. Mint}
• manufacture of an unlawful telecommunications device: means :

  Indiana Code 35-45-13-1

• minor: means a person less than eighteen (18) years of age. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
• model glue: means a glue or cement containing toluene or acetone, or both. See Indiana Code 35-46-6-1
• Month: means a calendar month, unless otherwise expressed. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
• motion picture exhibition facility: means :

  Indiana Code 35-46-8-3

• 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.
• 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.
• Power of attorney: A written instrument which authorizes one person to act as another's agent or attorney. The power of attorney may be for a definite, specific act, or it may be general in nature. The terms of the written power of attorney may specify when it will expire. If not, the power of attorney usually expires when the person granting it dies. ^{Source: OCC}
• prescription: means a written or electronically transmitted contact lens prescription or order that:

  Indiana Code 35-45-20-1

• Probable cause: A reasonable ground for belief that the offender violated a specific law.
• Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
• proceeds: means funds acquired or derived directly or indirectly from, produced through, or realized through an act. See Indiana Code 35-45-15-4
• Property: includes personal and real property. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
• protected person: means a person or an employer (as defined in IC 34-26-6-4) protected under a protective order, as defined in section 2. See Indiana Code 5-2-9-1.7
• protective order: means :

  Indiana Code 5-2-9-2.1

• public safety officer: means :

  Indiana Code 35-45-19-2

• registry: means the Internet based registry of protective orders established under section 5. See Indiana Code 5-2-9-1.4
• Restitution: The court-ordered payment of money by the defendant to the victim for damages caused by the criminal action.
• Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
• 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.
• sheriff: refers to a county sheriff. See Indiana Code 5-2-9-3
• Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
• Support: means food, clothing, shelter, or medical care. See Indiana Code 35-46-1-1
• telecommunications device: means :

  Indiana Code 35-45-13-3

• telecommunications service: means a service provided for a charge or compensation to facilitate the origination, transmission, emission, or reception of signs, signals, data, writings, images, sounds, or intelligence of any nature by:

  Indiana Code 35-45-13-4

• telecommunications service provider: means a person or an entity:

  Indiana Code 35-45-13-5

• tobacco: includes :

  Indiana Code 35-46-1-1.7

• Tobacco and vaping business: means a sole proprietorship, partnership, or other enterprise in which:

  Indiana Code 35-46-1-1

• Tobacco business: means a sole proprietorship, corporation, partnership, or other enterprise in which:

  Indiana Code 35-46-1-1

• Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
• Trial jury: A group of citizens who hear the evidence presented by both sides at trial and determine the facts in dispute. Federal criminal juries consist of 12 persons. Federal civil juries consist of six persons.
• 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
• unlawful telecommunications device: means a telecommunications device that:

  Indiana Code 35-45-13-6

• Venue: The geographical location in which a case is tried.
• Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5