Terms Used In Indiana Code > Title 14 > Article 15 - Regulation of Water Recreation

• Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
• bureau: refers to the bureau of motor vehicles established by IC 9-14-7-1. See Indiana Code 14-15-11-1
• Caucus: From the Algonquian Indian language, a caucus meant "to meet together." An informal organization of members of the legislature that exists to discuss issues of mutual concern and possibly to perform legislative research and policy planning for its members. There are regional, political or ideological, ethnic, and economic-based caucuses.
• Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
• department: refers to the department of natural resources created by IC 14-9-1-1. See Indiana Code 14-15-11-2
• diver: means an individual who is:

  Indiana Code 14-15-9-1

• divers down flag: means a flag that:

  Indiana Code 14-15-9-2

• individual: means an individual human being. See Indiana Code 14-15-11-5
• individual: means an individual human being. See Indiana Code 14-15-12-1
• 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.
• Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). ^{Source: OCC}
• motorboat: means a watercraft that is:

  Indiana Code 14-15-11-6

• person: has the meaning set forth in IC 14-8-2-202(a). See Indiana Code 14-15-12-2
• personal watercraft: has the meaning set forth in Indiana Code 14-15-11-7
• personal watercraft: has the meaning set forth in Indiana Code 14-15-12-3
• Population: has the meaning set forth in Ind. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
• procedure audit: refers to a process by which the procedures of an election are reviewed to determine how well an election was conducted in accordance with Indiana law. See Indiana Code 3-12-14-2
• Property: includes personal and real property. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
• Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
• public waters: has the meaning set forth in IC 14-8-2-226. See Indiana Code 14-15-11-8
• public waters: has the meaning set forth in IC 14-8-2-226. See Indiana Code 14-15-12-4
• Rescission: The cancellation of budget authority previously provided by Congress. The Impoundment Control Act of 1974 specifies that the President may propose to Congress that funds be rescinded. If both Houses have not approved a rescission proposal (by passing legislation) within 45 days of continuous session, any funds being withheld must be made available for obligation.
• Sheriff: means the sheriff of the county or another person authorized to perform sheriff's duties. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
• small lake: means a body of public water having a surface area that does not exceed three hundred (300) acres, excluding the following in determining the surface area:

  Indiana Code 14-15-3-1

• underwater breathing apparatus: means an apparatus, whether:

  Indiana Code 14-15-9-3