Sec. 1. (a) The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter.

     (b) “Foundry products” means products cast from ferrous and nonferrous metals by foundries in the United States.

Terms Used In Indiana Code 5-16-8-1

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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
     (c) “Person” means a natural person, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, or other business unit or association.

     (d) “Public agency” means:

(1) the state of Indiana;

(2) a department, agency, board, commission, or institution of the state of Indiana; or

(3) a county, city, township, school or conservancy district, or other governmental unit or district;

that receives public bids for construction or other public works under Indiana law.

     (e) “Steel products” means products rolled, formed, shaped, drawn, extruded, forged, cast, fabricated, or otherwise similarly processed, or processed by a combination of two (2) or more of such operations, from steel made in the United States by the open hearth, basic oxygen, electric furnace, Bessemer, or other steel making process.

     (f) “United States” refers to the United States of America. The term includes all territory, continental or insular, subject to the jurisdiction of the United States.

As added by Acts 1978, P.L.27, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.8-1993, SEC.66; P.L.6-2007, SEC.1; P.L.3-2008, SEC.30.