Terms Used In Indiana Code > Title 3 > Article 7 > Chapter 11 - State Administration of Voter Registration

• agricultural land: refers to land assessed as agricultural land under the real property assessment rules and guidelines of the department of local government finance. See Indiana Code 6-1.1-20.6-0.5
• allocation area: refers to an area that is established under the authority of any of the following statutes and in which tax increment revenues are collected:

  Indiana Code 6-1.1-21.2-3

• 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.
• Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
• Attorney: includes a counselor or other person authorized to appear and represent a party in an action or special proceeding. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
• Balanced budget: A budget in which receipts equal outlays.
• Bankruptcy: Refers to statutes and judicial proceedings involving persons or businesses that cannot pay their debts and seek the assistance of the court in getting a fresh start. Under the protection of the bankruptcy court, debtors may discharge their debts, perhaps by paying a portion of each debt. Bankruptcy judges preside over these proceedings.
• base assessed value: means the base assessed value as that term is defined or used in:

  Indiana Code 6-1.1-21.2-4

• board: refers to the state board of finance. See Indiana Code 6-1.1-20.2-1
• board: refers to the distressed unit appeal board established by section 4 of this chapter. See Indiana Code 6-1.1-20.3-1
• board: refers to the state board of finance. See Indiana Code 6-1.1-21.1-1
• board: refers to the state board of finance. See Indiana Code 6-1.1-21.3-1
• Clerk: means the clerk of the court or a person authorized to perform the clerk's duties. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
• common areas: means any of the following:

  Indiana Code 6-1.1-20.6-1.2

• Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• controlled project: means any project financed by bonds or a lease, except for the following:

  Indiana Code 6-1.1-20-1.1

• 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.
• county voter registration office: means the following:

  Indiana Code 6-1.1-20-1.8

• debt service: means principal of and interest on bonds. See Indiana Code 6-1.1-20-1.2
• distressed political subdivision: means a political subdivision designated as a distressed political subdivision under this chapter. See Indiana Code 6-1.1-20.3-2
• district: refers to the following:

  Indiana Code 6-1.1-21.2-5

• eligible county: refers to a county in which voting equipment has been damaged or destroyed in a natural disaster. See Indiana Code 6-1.1-20.2-2
• eligible voter: means an individual who:

  Indiana Code 6-1.1-20-1.9

• Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
• 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.
• governing body: means the following:

  Indiana Code 6-1.1-21.2-6

• gross assessed value: refers to the assessed value of property after the application of all exemptions under Indiana Code 6-1.1-20.6-1.6
• 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.
• homestead: has the meaning set forth in Indiana Code 6-1.1-20.4-1
• homestead: refers to a homestead that has been granted a standard deduction under Indiana Code 6-1.1-20.6-2
• 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}
• Joint resolution: A legislative measure which requires the approval of both chambers.
• 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}
• lease: means a lease by a political subdivision of any project with lease rentals payable from property taxes that are exempt from the levy limitations of Indiana Code 6-1.1-20-1.3
• lease rentals: means the payments required under a lease. See Indiana Code 6-1.1-20-1.4
• Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
• long term care property: means property that:

  Indiana Code 6-1.1-20.6-2.3

• manufactured home: has the meaning set forth in IC 22-12-1-16; and

  Indiana Code 6-1.1-20.6-2.4

• minor: means a person less than eighteen (18) years of age. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
• Minority leader: See Floor Leaders
• mobile home: has the meaning set forth in IC 16-41-27-4. See Indiana Code 6-1.1-20.6-2.4
• Month: means a calendar month, unless otherwise expressed. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
• obligation: means an obligation to repay:

          (1) the principal and interest on bonds;

          (2) lease rentals on leases; or

          (3) any other contractual obligation;

  payable from tax increment revenues. See Indiana Code 6-1.1-21.2-6.6

• 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.
• obligations: refers to a contract or promise to pay of a political subdivision that would be considered a bond or lease under this chapter but for the fact that it is payable solely from funds other than property taxes. See Indiana Code 6-1.1-20-1.5
• owner of property: means a person that owns:

  Indiana Code 6-1.1-20-1.9

• 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.
• political subdivision: has the meaning set forth in IC 36-1-2-13. See Indiana Code 6-1.1-20.3-3
• 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.
• President pro tempore: A constitutionally recognized officer of the Senate who presides over the chamber in the absence of the Vice President. The President Pro Tempore (or, "president for a time") is elected by the Senate and is, by custom, the Senator of the majority party with the longest record of continuous service.
• project: means any project or purpose for which a political subdivision may issue bonds or enter into leases, including a sale-lease back of an existing building. See Indiana Code 6-1.1-20-1.7
• Property: includes personal and real property. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
• property tax liability: means liability for the tax imposed on property under this article determined after application of all credits and deductions under this article, except the credit under this chapter, but does not include any interest or penalty imposed under this article. See Indiana Code 6-1.1-20.4-2
• property tax liability: means , for purposes of:

  Indiana Code 6-1.1-20.6-3

• property taxes: means :

  Indiana Code 6-1.1-21.2-7

• property taxes: means a property tax rate or levy to pay debt service or to pay lease rentals, but does not include taxes allocated for an allocation area under Indiana Code 6-1.1-20-1.6
• qualified taxing unit: means a taxing unit:

  Indiana Code 6-1.1-21.3-1

• qualifying taxpayer: means a taxpayer that:

  Indiana Code 6-1.1-21.3-1

• 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.
• registered voter: means the following:

  Indiana Code 6-1.1-20-1.9

• 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.
• residential property: refers to real property that consists of any of the following:

  Indiana Code 6-1.1-20.6-4

• revenue: includes revenue received by a political subdivision under any law or from any person. See Indiana Code 6-1.1-20.4-3
• special fund: means :

  Indiana Code 6-1.1-21.2-8

• Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
• tax increment replacement amount: means the tax increment replacement amount determined under section 11 of this chapter. See Indiana Code 6-1.1-21.2-9
• tax increment revenues: means the property taxes attributable to the assessed value of property in excess of the base assessed value. See Indiana Code 6-1.1-21.2-10
• Testify: Answer questions in court.
• township assistance property tax rate: means the property tax rate imposed for the payment of township assistance. See Indiana Code 6-1.1-20.3-6.7
• Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
• 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
• Verified: when applied to pleadings, means supported by oath or affirmation in writing. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
• Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5