Terms Used In Indiana Code 27-1-7.5-6

  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • proceeding: means any threatened, pending, or completed action, suit, or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative, or investigative and whether formal or informal. See Indiana Code 27-1-7.5-7
   Sec. 6. As used in this chapter, “party” includes an individual who was, is, or is threatened to be made a named defendant or respondent in a proceeding.

As added by P.L.266-1987, SEC.6.