Terms Used In Indiana Code > Title 33 > Article 23 - General Provisions

• 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.
• 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
• Arraignment: A proceeding in which an individual who is accused of committing a crime is brought into court, told of the charges, and asked to plead guilty or not guilty.
• Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
• board: refers to the board of directors of the judicial conference of Indiana under IC 33-38-9-4. See Indiana Code 33-23-16-1
• cause: means a trial, a hearing, an arraignment, a controversy, an appeal, a case, or any business performed within the official duty of a justice, judge, or prosecuting attorney. See Indiana Code 33-23-11-1
• chemical test: means an analysis of an individual's:

  Indiana Code 33-23-16-2

• Clerk: means the clerk of the court or a person authorized to perform the clerk's duties. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
• close relative: means a person:

  Indiana Code 33-23-11-2

• community court: means a problem solving court focused on addressing specific neighborhood or local criminal problems by:

  Indiana Code 33-23-16-3

• compensation: means any money, thing of value, or economic benefit conferred on or received by any person in return for services rendered or for services to be rendered, whether by that person or another. See Indiana Code 33-23-11-3
• Continuance: Putting off of a hearing ot trial until a later time.
• Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
• 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.
• court employee: means a person employed by any of the following:

  Indiana Code 33-23-12-2

• Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
• Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
• Defense attorney: Represent defendants in criminal matters.
• Docket: A log containing brief entries of court proceedings.
• domestic violence court: means a problem solving court focused on the safety of the victim and the defendant's accountability by:

  Indiana Code 33-23-16-4

• drug court: means a problem solving court focused on addressing the substance abuse issues of defendants or juveniles in the criminal justice system by:

  Indiana Code 33-23-16-5

• economic interest: means substantial financial interest in investments, employment, awarding of contracts, purchases, leases, sales, or similar matters. See Indiana Code 33-23-11-4
• employer: means any person from whom the judge, justice, or prosecuting attorney or the spouse of the judge, justice, or prosecuting attorney receives any nonstate income. See Indiana Code 33-23-11-5
• 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}
• Fair market value: The price at which an asset would change hands in a transaction between a willing, informed buyer and a willing, informed seller.
• family dependency drug court: means a problem solving court focused on supporting families that include a child who has been adjudicated a child in need of services and a parent, guardian, or other household member who has substance abuse problems by:

  Indiana Code 33-23-16-6

• Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
• Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
• governmental body: means an agency, a board, or a commission of the legislative, executive, or judicial branch of state government. See Indiana Code 33-23-8-1
• Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
• in writing: include printing, lithographing, or other mode of representing words and letters. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
• information of a confidential nature: means information that:

  Indiana Code 33-23-11-6

• judge: means a judge of the court of appeals, the tax court, or a circuit, superior, county, small claims, or probate court, city court, or town court. See Indiana Code 33-23-11-7
• judge: has the meaning set forth in IC 33-38-12-3. See Indiana Code 33-23-13-1
• 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
• 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}
• license: means an occupational or a professional license, registration, permit, or certificate issued by a governmental body. See Indiana Code 33-23-8-2
• mental health court: means a problem solving court focused on addressing the mental health needs of individuals in the court system by:

  Indiana Code 33-23-16-7

• Month: means a calendar month, unless otherwise expressed. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
• 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.
• person: means any individual, proprietorship, partnership, unincorporated association, trust, business trust, group, limited liability company, or corporation, whether or not operated for profit, or a governmental agency or political subdivision. See Indiana Code 33-23-11-8
• Population: has the meaning set forth in Ind. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
• Probate: Proving a will
• Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
• problem solving court: means a court providing a process for immediate and highly structured judicial intervention for eligible individuals that incorporates the following problem solving concepts:

  Indiana Code 33-23-16-8

• prosecuting attorney: includes a senior prosecuting attorney appointed under IC 33-39-1. See Indiana Code 33-23-13-2
• Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
• reentry court: means a problem solving court that is focused on the needs of individuals who reenter the community after a period of incarceration and that may provide a range of necessary reintegration services for eligible individuals, including the following:

  Indiana Code 33-23-16-9

• Remand: When an appellate court sends a case back to a lower court for further proceedings.
• Sheriff: means the sheriff of the county or another person authorized to perform sheriff's duties. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
• Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
• Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
• Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
• 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.
• 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
• Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5