Chapter 1.1 Legislative Council
Chapter 1.2 Definitions and General Provisions Relating to the Operation of a Committee
Chapter 1.3 Interim Study Committees
Chapter 1.7 Access to Government Information by the General Assembly
Chapter 3.2 Review, Analysis, and Evaluation of Tax Incentives
Chapter 16.1 Probate Code Study Commission
Chapter 29 Youth Advisory Council
Chapter 35 Indiana Uniform Law Commission
Chapter 36 Commission on Improving the Status of Children in Indiana
Chapter 42.4 Review, Analysis, and Evaluation of Workforce Related Programs
Chapter 45.1 21st Century Energy Policy Development Task Force
Chapter 47 Health Care Cost Oversight Task Force
Chapter 51 Drainage Task Force
Chapter 52 Land Use Task Force
Chapter 53 Government Reform Task Force

Terms Used In Indiana Code > Title 2 > Article 5 - Legislative Agencies and Study Committees

  • abandoned: means :

    Indiana Code 4-6-14-1

  • account: refers to the Indiana health care account established by section 3 of this chapter. See Indiana Code 4-12-5-1
  • account: refers to the biomedical technology and basic research account established by section 3 of this chapter. See Indiana Code 4-12-6-1
  • account: refers to the Indiana prescription drug account established by section 2 of this chapter. See Indiana Code 4-12-8-1
  • account: refers to the regional health care construction account established within the Indiana tobacco master settlement agreement fund by section 3 of this chapter. See Indiana Code 4-12-8.5-1
  • Adjourn: A motion to adjourn a legislative chamber or a committee, if passed, ends that day's session.
  • administrative law judge: means an individual who presides over an administrative proceeding that results in a finding of fact determining the legal rights, duties, or privileges of a party after an opportunity for an evidentiary hearing. See Indiana Code 4-15-10.5-3
  • Affected class: means :

    Indiana Code 4-15-12-1

  • Affirmative action policy: means the state's affirmative action policy established in section 2 of this chapter. See Indiana Code 4-15-12-1
  • Affirmed: In the practice of the appellate courts, the decree or order is declared valid and will stand as rendered in the lower court.
  • agency: whenever used in this chapter , means and includes any board, bureau, commission, department, agency, or instrumentality of the state of Indiana; provided, however, this chapter shall not be construed to apply where:

    Indiana Code 4-6-5-6

  • agency: has the meaning set forth in Ind. See Indiana Code 2-5-53-1
  • agency: refers to every officer, board, commission, department, division, bureau, committee, employee, and other instrumentality of the state, including: state hospitals, state penal institutions, and other state institution enterprises and activities wherever located, except, unless specifically included, the following:

    Indiana Code 4-13-2-1

  • Agency: means any state administration, agency, authority, board, bureau, commission, committee, council, department, division, institution, office, service, or other similar body of state government created or established by law. See Indiana Code 4-15-10-1
  • agency: means an authority, board, branch, bureau, commission, committee, council, department, division, office, service, or other instrumentality of the executive, including the administrative, department of state government. See Indiana Code 4-15-10.5-4
  • agency: has the meaning set forth in Indiana Code 4-20.5-22-3
  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • Americans with Disabilities Act: refers to the federal Americans with Disabilities Act (42 U. See Indiana Code 4-13-1.1-1
  • Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • appointing authority: means the head of an agency of the state. See Indiana Code 4-12-1-2
  • appointing authority: means the head of a department, division, board, or commission, or an individual or group of individuals who have the power by law or by lawfully delegated authority to make appointments to positions in the state civil service. See Indiana Code 4-15-2.2-2
  • Appointing authority: means the individual or group of individuals who have the power by law or by lawfully delegated authority to make appointment to a position in an agency. See Indiana Code 4-15-10-1
  • Appraisal: A determination of property value.
  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Bequest: Property gifted by will.
  • bid: includes a quotation. See Indiana Code 4-13-18-2
  • bone marrow: means the soft material that fills human bone cavities. See Indiana Code 4-15-16-3
  • budget bills: shall mean a bill for an act, or two (2) or more such bills, prepared as authorized in this chapter, by which substantially all of the appropriations are made that are necessary and required to carry on state government for the budget period, if and when such bill is, or such bills are, enacted into law. See Indiana Code 4-12-1-2
  • Budget director: refers to the director of the budget agency established under IC 4-12-1. See Indiana Code 4-10-18-1
  • budget director: means the person who is director of the budget agency. See Indiana Code 4-12-1-2
  • budget period: means that period of time for which appropriations are made in the budget bill or budget bills. See Indiana Code 4-12-1-2
  • budget report: shall mean a written explanation of the budget bill or bills, and a general statement of the reasons for the appropriations therein and of the sources and extent of state income to meet such appropriations, together with such further parts as are required by law. See Indiana Code 4-12-1-2
  • Bureau: means the Bureau of Economic Analysis of the United States Department of Commerce or its successor agency. See Indiana Code 4-10-18-1
  • bureau: refers to the department of correction ombudsman bureau established by section 3 of this chapter. See Indiana Code 4-13-1.2-1
  • certified disaster service volunteer: means an individual who has:

    Indiana Code 4-15-14-1

  • Chief judge: The judge who has primary responsibility for the administration of a court but also decides cases; chief judges are determined by seniority.
  • child: means a person who:

    Indiana Code 4-13-19-1

  • Civil forfeiture: The loss of ownership of property used to conduct illegal activity.
  • class of positions: means a group of positions in the state civil service determined by the director to have sufficiently similar duties, authority, and responsibility such that:

    Indiana Code 4-15-2.2-3

  • classified employee: means an employee who:

    Indiana Code 4-15-2.2-4

  • Clerk of court: An officer appointed by the court to work with the chief judge in overseeing the court's administration, especially to assist in managing the flow of cases through the court and to maintain court records.
  • Columbus Learning Center: refers to a multipurpose educational facility to be located in Columbus, Indiana, and leased by the board of aviation commissioners of the city of Columbus, Indiana, to Columbus Learning Center Management Corporation. See Indiana Code 4-12-14-1
  • commission: refers to the Indiana arts commission established by Ind. See Indiana Code 1-2-12-1
  • commission: refers to the Indiana-Michigan boundary line commission established by section 3 of this chapter. See Indiana Code 1-3-2.2-2
  • commission: refers to the Indiana motorsports commission created under Indiana Code 4-10-23-2
  • commission: refers to the probate code study commission established by section 2 of this chapter. See Indiana Code 2-5-16.1-1
  • commission: refers to the Indiana uniform law commission established by section 2 of this chapter. See Indiana Code 2-5-35-1
  • commission: means the Indiana finance authority established by Indiana Code 4-13.6-8-1
  • commission: refers to the state employees appeals commission created by Indiana Code 4-15-2.2-5
  • commissioner: refers to the commissioner of the Indiana department of administration. See Indiana Code 4-13-1.1-2
  • commissioner: refers to the commissioner of the department. See Indiana Code 4-13-1.7-1
  • commissioner: refers to the commissioner of the department. See Indiana Code 4-13-12.1-1
  • committee: means the budget committee. See Indiana Code 4-12-1-2
  • competent attorney: as used in this chapter , means a citizen of this state who has been duly licensed to practice law in this state. See Indiana Code 4-6-5-6
  • contingency fee: means a fee for legal services:

    Indiana Code 4-6-16-2

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • contractor: means a person awarded a price contract. See Indiana Code 4-13-1.6-1
  • contractor: refers to a person who:

    Indiana Code 4-13-18-3

  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Costs: means the cost of construction, equipment, land, property rights (including leasehold interests), easements, franchises, leases, financing charges, interest costs during and for a reasonable period after construction, architectural, engineering, legal, and other consulting or advisory services, plans, specifications, surveys, cost estimates, and other costs or expenses necessary or incident to the acquisition, development, construction, financing, and operating of an economic growth initiative. See Indiana Code 4-10-18-1
  • council: refers to the youth advisory council established by section 2 of this chapter. See Indiana Code 2-5-29-1
  • council: refers to the legislative council established by Ind. See Indiana Code 2-5-53-2
  • covered communications equipment or service: means communications equipment or service (as defined in 47 C. See Indiana Code 1-1-15-0.1
  • credit: refers to a credit provided to the owner or owners of the qualified motorsports facility for the preceding state fiscal year under section 12 of this chapter. See Indiana Code 4-10-23-3
  • Current calendar year: means a calendar year during which a transfer to or from the fund is initially determined under sections 4 and 5 of this chapter. See Indiana Code 4-10-18-1
  • Current reporting period: means the most recent reporting period for which the following information is published by the bureau:

    Indiana Code 4-10-18-1

  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Decedent: A deceased person.
  • department: refers to the Indiana department of administration created under IC 4-13-1-2. See Indiana Code 4-13-1.1-3
  • department: refers to the Indiana department of administration created by IC 4-13-1-2. See Indiana Code 4-13-1.3-1
  • department: refers to the Indiana department of administration created by IC 4-13-1-2. See Indiana Code 4-13-1.4-1
  • department: refers to the Indiana department of administration established by IC 4-13-1-2. See Indiana Code 4-13-1.6-2
  • department: refers to the Indiana department of administration created by IC 4-13-1-2. See Indiana Code 4-13-1.7-2
  • department: refers to the Indiana department of administration created by IC 4-13-1-2. See Indiana Code 4-13-12.1-2
  • department: refers to the Indiana department of administration established by IC 4-13-1-2. See Indiana Code 4-13-17-1
  • department: refers to the state personnel department established by section 13 of this chapter. See Indiana Code 4-15-2.2-6
  • director: refers to the state personnel director appointed under section 14 of this chapter. See Indiana Code 4-15-2.2-7
  • director: means the director of the office of administrative law proceedings. See Indiana Code 4-15-10.5-5
  • disaster: means an event that is designated under the American National Red Cross Regulations and Procedures to be at least as serious as a level III disaster and is proclaimed by the governor as a disaster warranting the leave allowed under this chapter. See Indiana Code 4-15-14-2
  • discretionary funds: means federal economic stimulus funds received under federal legislation granting the state authority to determine the amounts and manner in which the federal economic stimulus funds may be expended. See Indiana Code 4-12-18-2
  • district: refers to a motorsports investment district established under Indiana Code 4-10-23-4
  • division of the service: means any of the following that are subject to this chapter and whose positions are under the same appointing authority:

    Indiana Code 4-15-2.2-8

  • Documentary material: means the original or a copy of a book, record, report, memorandum, paper, communication, tabulation, chart, or other document. See Indiana Code 4-6-3-1
  • Donor: The person who makes a gift.
  • downtown: refers to :

    Indiana Code 4-13-1.1-4

  • Economic growth initiative: means :

    Indiana Code 4-10-18-1

  • Electronic funds transfer: The transfer of money between accounts by consumer electronic systems-such as automated teller machines (ATMs) and electronic payment of bills-rather than by check or cash. (Wire transfers, checks, drafts, and paper instruments do not fall into this category.) Source: OCC
  • electronically file or submit: includes delivery of a document by electronic mail, text, or any other means of delivering a document electronically, except by facsimile (fax) machine. See Indiana Code 1-1-7.7-1
  • Embezzlement: In most states, embezzlement is defined as theft/larceny of assets (money or property) by a person in a position of trust or responsibility over those assets. Embezzlement typically occurs in the employment and corporate settings. Source: OCC
  • Employee: means an employee of an agency except an elected official. See Indiana Code 4-15-10-1
  • employee: means a person who is employed full time by a state agency. See Indiana Code 4-15-14-3
  • employee: means a person who is employed full time by a state agency. See Indiana Code 4-15-16-4
  • employee organization: means an entity that works in whole or in part for the common interest of employees. See Indiana Code 4-15-17-2
  • energy cost savings contract: has the meaning set forth in Indiana Code 4-13.5-1.5-10.5
  • energy cost savings contract: means a contract between:

    Indiana Code 4-13.6-8-2

  • energy efficient technology: refers to any of the following:

    Indiana Code 4-13.6-9-1

  • Entitlement: A Federal program or provision of law that requires payments to any person or unit of government that meets the eligibility criteria established by law. Entitlements constitute a binding obligation on the part of the Federal Government, and eligible recipients have legal recourse if the obligation is not fulfilled. Social Security and veterans' compensation and pensions are examples of entitlement programs.
  • 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
  • Escheat: Reversion of real or personal property to the state when 1) a person dies without leaving a will and has no heirs, or 2) when the property (such as a bank account) has been inactive for a certain period of time. Source: OCC
  • Escrow: Money given to a third party to be held for payment until certain conditions are met.
  • Ex officio: Literally, by virtue of one's office.
  • exterior improvements: includes access roads, landscaping, lighting, parking facilities, and walkways. See Indiana Code 4-13-12.1-3
  • Fair Credit Reporting Act: A federal law, established in 1971 and revised in 1997, that gives consumers the right to see their credit records and correct any mistakes. Source: OCC
  • federal economic stimulus funds: means federal money received by the state under federal legislation enacted in response to a recession or nationwide disaster. See Indiana Code 4-12-18-3
  • federal government: refers to the United States, or an agency, a board, a bureau, a commission, a department, a division, an instrumentality, an office, or an officer of the United States. See Indiana Code 4-13-1.7-3
  • Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator.
  • Foreclosure: A legal process in which property that is collateral or security for a loan may be sold to help repay the loan when the loan is in default. Source: OCC
  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • fund: means the attorney general contingency fee fund established by section 6 of this chapter. See Indiana Code 4-6-16-3
  • Fund: means the counter-cyclical revenue and economic stabilization fund established under this chapter. See Indiana Code 4-10-18-1
  • fund: refers to the Indiana tobacco use prevention and cessation trust fund created by this chapter. See Indiana Code 4-12-4-2
  • fund: refers to the Indiana economic development partnership fund established by section 3 of this chapter. See Indiana Code 4-12-10-2
  • fund: refers to the agency settlement fund established by section 2 of this chapter. See Indiana Code 4-12-16-1
  • fund: means the state opioid settlement fund established by section 2 of this chapter. See Indiana Code 4-12-16.2-1
  • fund: means the local opioid settlement fund established by section 2 of this chapter. See Indiana Code 4-12-16.3-1
  • fund: refers to the special transportation flexibility fund established by section 2 of this chapter. See Indiana Code 4-12-16.5-1
  • General fund revenue: means all general purpose tax revenue and other unrestricted general purpose revenue of the state, including federal revenue sharing monies, credited to the state general fund and from which appropriations may be made. See Indiana Code 4-10-18-1
  • Germane: On the subject of the pending bill or other business; a strict standard of relevance.
  • Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
  • government information: refers to any information created, received, maintained, or stored by or otherwise in the control of a governmental entity, regardless of the form or the media on which the information is recorded. See Indiana Code 2-5-1.7-3
  • governmental body: has the meaning set forth in IC 5-22-2-13. See Indiana Code 4-13-1.7-4
  • governmental body: has the meaning set forth in Indiana Code 4-13.5-1.5-10.6
  • governmental entity: means any of the following:

    Indiana Code 2-5-1.7-2

  • Grand jury: agreement providing that a lender will delay exercising its rights (in the case of a mortgage,
  • gross retail base period amount: means the aggregate amount of state gross retail and use taxes remitted under Indiana Code 4-10-23-5
  • gross retail incremental amount: means the remainder of:

    Indiana Code 4-10-23-6

  • health care provider: means :

    Indiana Code 4-6-14-2

  • health records: means written, electronic, or printed information possessed or maintained by a health care provider concerning any diagnosis, treatment, or prognosis of the patient, including health information that is possessed or maintained on microfiche, microfilm, or in a digital format. See Indiana Code 4-6-14-2.5
  • Hearsay: Statements by a witness who did not see or hear the incident in question but heard about it from someone else. Hearsay is usually not admissible as evidence in court.
  • Highway: includes county bridges and state and county roads, unless otherwise expressly provided. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • Implicit price deflator for the gross domestic product: means the implicit price deflator for the gross domestic product, or its closest equivalent, which is available from the bureau. See Indiana Code 4-10-18-1
  • income tax base period amount: means the aggregate amount of state adjusted gross income taxes paid or remitted by or on behalf of a taxpayer during the calendar year of 2012 with respect to income earned or attributable to the taxpayer's activities in the district. See Indiana Code 4-10-23-7
  • income tax incremental amount: means the remainder of:

    Indiana Code 4-10-23-8

  • inspection: means :

    Indiana Code 4-21.5-2.5-4

  • Interest rate: The amount paid by a borrower to a lender in exchange for the use of the lender's money for a certain period of time. Interest is paid on loans or on debt instruments, such as notes or bonds, either at regular intervals or as part of a lump sum payment when the issue matures. Source: OCC
  • interim: refers to the following:

    Indiana Code 2-5-1.3-1

  • Internet purchasing site: means an open and interactive electronic environment that is:

    Indiana Code 4-13-17-2

  • Interrogatories: Written questions asked by one party of an opposing party, who must answer them in writing under oath; a discovery device in a lawsuit.
  • 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
  • Legacy: A gift of property made by will.
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Local agency: means an administration, agency, authority, board, bureau, commission, committee, council, department division, institution, office, officer, service, or other similar body of a political subdivision created or established pursuant to law. See Indiana Code 4-6-3-1
  • major equipment item: refers to any item that a school corporation considers:

    Indiana Code 4-13-1.6-3

  • Majority leader: see Floor Leaders
  • master settlement agreement: has the meaning set forth in IC 24-3-3-6. See Indiana Code 4-12-5-2
  • master settlement agreement: has the meaning set forth in IC 24-3-3-6. See Indiana Code 4-12-6-2
  • medical record: means written or printed information possessed by a provider (as defined in Ind. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • minor: means a person less than eighteen (18) years of age. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • Minorities: means persons identified as Blacks, Native Americans, Asian Americans, and Hispanics. See Indiana Code 4-15-12-1
  • Month: means a calendar month, unless otherwise expressed. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • Mortgagor: The person who pledges property to a creditor as collateral for a loan and who receives the money.
  • National Bank: A bank that is subject to the supervision of the Comptroller of the Currency. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency is a bureau of the U.S. Treasury Department. A national bank can be recognized because it must have "national" or "national association" in its name. Source: OCC
  • Oath: includes "affirmation" and "to swear" includes to "affirm". See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
  • 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.
  • office: means the office of administrative law proceedings established by section 7 of this chapter. See Indiana Code 4-15-10.5-6
  • Office: means the Indiana affirmative action office created by this chapter. See Indiana Code 4-15-12-1
  • office of technology: refers to the office of technology established by Ind. See Indiana Code 1-1-7.7-2
  • officer or employee of the state: means the following:

    Indiana Code 4-15-11-1

  • ombudsman: means an employee of the bureau or an individual approved by the bureau to investigate and resolve complaints that the department of correction endangered the health and safety of any person, or that the department of correction violated specific laws, rules, or written policies. See Indiana Code 4-13-1.2-2
  • ombudsman: means :

    Indiana Code 4-13-19-2

  • Oral argument: An opportunity for lawyers to summarize their position before the court and also to answer the judges' questions.
  • organ: means a lung, a kidney, or another organ that requires the continuous circulation of blood to remain useful for purposes of transplantation. See Indiana Code 4-15-16-5
  • Outlays: Outlays are payments made (generally through the issuance of checks or disbursement of cash) to liquidate obligations. Outlays during a fiscal year may be for payment of obligations incurred in prior years or in the same year.
  • Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
  • participating entities: means the following:

    Indiana Code 4-12-14-3

  • Person: means a human being, an incorporated or unincorporated organization, or association, a trustee or legal representative, the state of Indiana, a political subdivision, a state or local agency, or a group of such persons acting in concert. See Indiana Code 4-6-3-1
  • personal information: has the meaning set forth in Indiana Code 4-6-14-3
  • personal liability: means liability incurred by a teacher in the performance of the teacher's duties. See Indiana Code 4-13-20-1
  • Personal property: includes goods, chattels, evidences of debt, and things in action. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
  • Persons with disabilities: means all persons who by reason of physical or mental disability are unable to achieve full vocational participation. See Indiana Code 4-15-12-1
  • Pleadings: Written statements of the parties in a civil case of their positions. In the federal courts, the principal pleadings are the complaint and the answer.
  • Political subdivision: means a county, township, city, town, municipal corporation as defined in IC 36-1-2-10, or a special taxing district. See Indiana Code 4-6-3-1
  • political subdivision: has the meaning set forth in Ind. See Indiana Code 1-1-15-1
  • Political subdivision: has the meaning set forth in IC 36-1-2-13. See Indiana Code 4-10-18-1
  • Population: has the meaning set forth in Ind. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • Precedent: A court decision in an earlier case with facts and law similar to a dispute currently before a court. Precedent will ordinarily govern the decision of a later similar case, unless a party can show that it was wrongly decided or that it differed in some significant way.
  • Preliminary hearing: A hearing where the judge decides whether there is enough evidence to make the defendant have a trial.
  • price contract: refers to a contract entered into by the department under section 11 of this chapter. See Indiana Code 4-13-1.6-4
  • Probable cause: A reasonable ground for belief that the offender violated a specific law.
  • Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
  • prohibited person: refers to a person that has been designated as posing a national security threat to the integrity of communications networks or the communications supply chain under 47 C. See Indiana Code 1-1-15-2
  • Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
  • Public debt: Cumulative amounts borrowed by the Treasury Department or the Federal Financing Bank from the public or from another fund or account. The public debt does not include agency debt (amounts borrowed by other agencies of the Federal Government). The total public debt is subject to a statutory limit.
  • Public defender: Represent defendants who can't afford an attorney in criminal matters.
  • public works contract: refers to :

    Indiana Code 4-13-18-4

  • purchasing agency: has the meaning set forth in IC 5-22-2-25. See Indiana Code 4-13-17-3
  • Qualified economic growth initiative: means an economic growth initiative that is:

    Indiana Code 4-10-18-1

  • qualified energy savings project: has the meaning set forth in Indiana Code 4-13.5-1.5-10.7
  • qualified energy savings project: means a facility alteration designed to reduce energy consumption costs or other operating costs. See Indiana Code 4-13.6-8-3
  • qualified motorsports facility: has the meaning set forth in Indiana Code 4-10-23-9
  • qualified provider: has the meaning set forth in Indiana Code 4-13.5-1.5-10.8
  • qualified provider: means a person experienced in the design, implementation, and installation of energy and operational cost savings systems. See Indiana Code 4-13.6-8-4
  • real property: include lands, tenements, and hereditaments. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • Recourse: An arrangement in which a bank retains, in form or in substance, any credit risk directly or indirectly associated with an asset it has sold (in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles) that exceeds a pro rata share of the bank's claim on the asset. If a bank has no claim on an asset it has sold, then the retention of any credit risk is recourse. Source: FDIC
  • Red Cross: means the American National Red Cross created under 36 U. See Indiana Code 4-15-14-4
  • registration form: includes an application for registration or a request to transfer the voter's registration to another address. See Indiana Code 3-7-34-1.7
  • regulated professional: means an individual who is regulated by an entity described in Indiana Code 4-6-14-4
  • Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
  • Remand: When an appellate court sends a case back to a lower court for further proceedings.
  • Reporter: Makes a record of court proceedings and prepares a transcript, and also publishes the court's opinions or decisions (in the courts of appeals).
  • Reporting period: refers to a period of twelve (12) consecutive months. See Indiana Code 4-10-18-1
  • 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.
  • Restitution: The court-ordered payment of money by the defendant to the victim for damages caused by the criminal action.
  • road: includes an alley, a public highway, and a street. See Indiana Code 4-20.5-11-2
  • school corporation: has the meaning set forth in IC 20-18-2-16. See Indiana Code 4-13-1.6-5
  • selection committee: refers to the committee described in section 4 of this chapter. See Indiana Code 1-2-12-2
  • services: means any and all articles and things, and all services other than personal, used by, or furnished to, any agency, including printing, binding, publication of books and records, repairs and improvements, utility services, and any and all other services required for the maintenance, operation, or upkeep of buildings and offices. See Indiana Code 4-13-2-1
  • Sheriff: means the sheriff of the county or another person authorized to perform sheriff's duties. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • society: refers to the Indiana historical society established under IC 23-6-3. See Indiana Code 4-13-12.1-4
  • specialized disaster relief: means one (1) or more of the following Red Cross service categories in which a certified disaster service volunteer is trained:

    Indiana Code 4-15-14-5

  • standing committee: means the following:

    Indiana Code 2-5-1.3-2

  • state: means any of the following:

    Indiana Code 4-15-17-3

  • State agency: means an administration, agency, authority, board, bureau, commission, committee, council, department, division, institution, office, officer, service, or other similar body of state government created or established pursuant to law. See Indiana Code 4-6-3-1
  • state agency: has the meaning set forth in Ind. See Indiana Code 1-1-7.7-3
  • state agency: has the meaning set forth in IC 4-13-1-1(b). See Indiana Code 4-12-13-1
  • state agency: means an authority, board, branch, commission, committee, department, division, or other instrumentality of the executive, including the administrative, department of state government. See Indiana Code 4-13-1-1
  • state agency: means :

    Indiana Code 4-13-1.1-5

  • state agency: has the meaning set forth in IC 4-13-1-1. See Indiana Code 4-13-1.3-2
  • state agency: means any of the following:

    Indiana Code 4-13-1.4-2

  • state agency: has the meaning specified in IC 4-13-1-1. See Indiana Code 4-13-4.1-1
  • state agency: means an authority, board, branch, commission, committee, department, division, or other instrumentality of state government that is subject to this chapter. See Indiana Code 4-15-2.2-9
  • State agency: means any department, agency, commission, division, authority, board, bureau, or office of the state under the executive authority of the governor, except any state educational institution. See Indiana Code 4-15-12-1
  • state agency: has the meaning set forth in Indiana Code 4-15-13-1
  • state agency: means an authority, a board, a branch, a bureau, a commission, a committee, a council, a department, a division, an office, an officer, a service, or an instrumentality of the executive, judicial, or legislative branch of state government. See Indiana Code 4-15-14-6
  • state agency: means an authority, a board, a branch, a commission, a committee, a department, a division, or another instrumentality of state government. See Indiana Code 4-15-16-6
  • state civil service: means public service by individuals who are subject to this chapter. See Indiana Code 4-15-2.2-10
  • state institution: means any of the following:

    Indiana Code 4-15-2.2-11

  • State personal income: means state personal income as that term is defined by the bureau. See Indiana Code 4-10-18-1
  • state spending cap: refers to the state spending cap determined under section 2 of this chapter. See Indiana Code 4-10-21-1
  • statement: refers to the statement of economic interests required to be filed under this chapter. See Indiana Code 3-8-9-3
  • study committee: means an interim study committee established by section 4 of this chapter. See Indiana Code 2-5-1.3-3
  • sublease: refers to an agreement between the budget agency and Columbus Learning Center Management Corporation to lease space in the Columbus Learning Center for use by the participating entities. See Indiana Code 4-12-14-4
  • Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
  • Subpoena duces tecum: A command to a witness to produce documents.
  • Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
  • Supervisor: means an individual who oversees the daily activity of an employee. See Indiana Code 4-15-10-1
  • supplies: has the meaning set forth in IC 5-22-2-38. See Indiana Code 4-13-1.4-3
  • supplies: has the meaning set forth in IC 5-22-2-38. See Indiana Code 4-13-1.7-5
  • task force: refers to the 21st century energy policy development task force established by section 2 of this chapter. See Indiana Code 2-5-45.1-1
  • task force: refers to the health care cost oversight task force established by section 4 of this chapter. See Indiana Code 2-5-47-2
  • task force: refers to the drainage task force established by section 2 of this chapter. See Indiana Code 2-5-51-1
  • task force: refers to the land use task force established by section 2 of this chapter. See Indiana Code 2-5-52-1
  • task force: refers to the government reform task force established by section 5 of this chapter. See Indiana Code 2-5-53-4
  • teacher: means a professional person whose:

    Indiana Code 4-13-20-2

  • Testify: Answer questions in court.
  • Title III: refers to Title III of HAVA (52 U. See Indiana Code 3-6-4.5-2
  • Transcript: A written, word-for-word record of what was said, either in a proceeding such as a trial or during some other conversation, as in a transcript of a hearing or oral deposition.
  • transfer: includes the sale, conditional sale, lease with option to purchase, lease, contract for use, grant, or gift. See Indiana Code 4-13-1.7-6
  • Transfer payments: means current personal transfer receipts as that term is defined by the bureau. See Indiana Code 4-10-18-1
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
  • Underutilization: means having fewer members of an affected class in a particular job category and classification than would be reasonably expected by their availability in the labor market for that job category and classification. See Indiana Code 4-15-12-1
  • Uniform Commercial Code: A set of statutes enacted by the various states to provide consistency among the states' commercial laws. It includes negotiable instruments, sales, stock transfers, trust and warehouse receipts, and bills of lading. Source: OCC
  • unit: refers to the identity theft unit established under section 2 of this chapter. See Indiana Code 4-6-13-1
  • 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
  • User fees: Fees charged to users of goods or services provided by the government. In levying or authorizing these fees, the legislature determines whether the revenue should go into the treasury or should be available to the agency providing the goods or services.
  • Variable Rate: Having a "variable" rate means that the APR changes from time to time based on fluctuations in an external rate, normally the Prime Rate. This external rate is known as the "index." If the index changes, the variable rate normally changes. Also see Fixed Rate.
  • vegetation: refers to grasses or other plants that are suitable for processing into fuels or other energy products. See Indiana Code 4-20.5-22-4
  • veteran: includes "Hoosier veteran" and applies to the construction of all Indiana statutes, unless the construction is expressly excluded by the terms of the statute, is plainly repugnant to the intent of the general assembly or of the context of the statute, or is inconsistent with federal law. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • violation: refers to a violation of a state rule adopted by an agency or a state statute, except for a violation exempt under section 2 of this chapter. See Indiana Code 4-21.5-2.5-5
  • workforce related program: has the meaning set forth in Ind. See Indiana Code 2-5-42.4-1