Terms Used In Indiana Code 34-6-2-33.5

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • 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.
  • Tort: A civil wrong or breach of a duty to another person, as outlined by law. A very common tort is negligent operation of a motor vehicle that results in property damage and personal injury in an automobile accident.
   Sec. 33.5. “Debt”, for purposes of sections 44.3, 44.4, 71.9, 73.5, 73.7, and 135.5 of this chapter and IC 34-55-10, means a legally or an equitably enforced monetary obligation or liability of an individual arising out of contract, tort, or otherwise.

As added by P.L.179-2005, SEC.2.