Indiana Code 23-20-1-11. Persons eligible for restitution assistance
(1) A resident of Indiana who is a victim of a securities violation committed:
Terms Used In Indiana Code 23-20-1-11
- Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
- 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.
- person: includes a sole proprietorship, a partnership, a corporation, an association, a fiduciary, or an individual. See Indiana Code 23-20-1-5
- Restitution: The court-ordered payment of money by the defendant to the victim for damages caused by the criminal action.
- securities violation: means a violation of any of the following:
Indiana Code 23-20-1-6
- victim: means an individual who suffers monetary injury as a result of a securities violation. See Indiana Code 23-20-1-7
(B) in a jurisdiction other than Indiana, including a foreign country, if the jurisdiction in which the securities violation occurred does not offer to Indiana residents who are victims of securities violations in that jurisdiction assistance that is substantially similar to the assistance offered under this chapter.
(2) A nonresident of Indiana who is a victim of a securities violation committed in Indiana if the jurisdiction in which the victim resides offers to Indiana residents who are victims of securities violations in that jurisdiction assistance that is substantially similar to the assistance offered under this chapter.
(3) A surviving spouse or dependent child of a victim described in subdivision (1) or (2).
(4) Any other person legally dependent for principal support upon a victim described in subdivision (1) or (2).
As added by P.L.114-2010, SEC.12.