Terms Used In Indiana Code > Title 24 > Article 5 > Chapter 20 - Assistive Device Warranties

• assistive device: means any new device, including a demonstrator, that a consumer purchases or accepts transfer of in Indiana that is used for a major life activity. See Indiana Code 24-5-20-2
• collateral costs: means expenses incurred by a consumer in connection with the repair of a nonconformity, including the reasonable costs of obtaining an alternative assistive device. See Indiana Code 24-5-20-3
• consumer: means any of the following:

  Indiana Code 24-5-20-4

• Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
• dealer: means a person who is in the business of selling or dispensing assistive devices. See Indiana Code 24-5-20-5
• demonstrator: means an assistive device used primarily for the purpose of demonstration to the public or loan to a consumer. See Indiana Code 24-5-20-6
• Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. ^{Source: U.S. Courts}
• 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}
• manufacturer: means a person that manufactures or assembles assistive devices. See Indiana Code 24-5-20-7
• nonconformity: means a condition or defect that significantly impairs the use, value, function, or safety of an assistive device or any of its components. See Indiana Code 24-5-20-8
• Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5