Terms Used In Indiana Code > Title 35 > Article 52 - Criminal Statutes Codified Outside Ic 35

• Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
• Bail: Security given for the release of a criminal defendant or witness from legal custody (usually in the form of money) to secure his/her appearance on the day and time appointed.
• Charity: An agency, institution, or organization in existence and operating for the benefit of an indefinite number of persons and conducted for educational, religious, scientific, medical, or other beneficent purposes.
• child: means a person who is less than eighteen (18) years of age. See Indiana Code 5-2-18-1
• 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.
• Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
• governmental body: has the meaning set forth in IC 5-22-2-13. See Indiana Code 5-2-18.2-1
• 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.
• high risk missing person: means a person whose whereabouts are not known and who may be at risk of injury or death. See Indiana Code 5-2-17-1
• individual in crisis: means an individual with:

  Indiana Code 5-2-21.2-3

• law enforcement agency: has the meaning set forth in IC 10-11-8-2. See Indiana Code 5-2-15-1
• law enforcement agency: means an agency or a department of any level of government whose principal function is the apprehension of criminal offenders. See Indiana Code 5-2-17-2
• law enforcement agency: has the meaning set forth IC 5-2-17-2. See Indiana Code 5-2-18-2
• law enforcement agency: has the meaning set forth in IC 5-2-17-2. See Indiana Code 5-2-20-1
• law enforcement officer: has the meaning set forth in IC 5-2-1-2. See Indiana Code 5-2-18.2-2
• law enforcement officer: has the meaning set forth in IC 5-2-1-2. See Indiana Code 5-2-20-2
• Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
• postsecondary educational institution: refers to any state educational institution (as defined in IC 21-7-13-32) or private postsecondary educational institution that receives state or federal funds. See Indiana Code 5-2-18.2-2.2
• 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}
• 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