§ 4-13.6-1-1 Application of definitions
§ 4-13.6-1-2 “Board”
§ 4-13.6-1-2.5 “Commissioner”
§ 4-13.6-1-3 “Contractor”
§ 4-13.6-1-4 “Department”
§ 4-13.6-1-5 “Director”
§ 4-13.6-1-6 “Division”
§ 4-13.6-1-7 “Escrowed income”
§ 4-13.6-1-8 “Escrowed principal”
§ 4-13.6-1-9 “Governmental body”
§ 4-13.6-1-10 “Person”
§ 4-13.6-1-11 “Professional services”
§ 4-13.6-1-12 “Public funds”
§ 4-13.6-1-13 “Public works”
§ 4-13.6-1-14 “Public works contract” or “contract”
§ 4-13.6-1-15 “Responsible contractor”
§ 4-13.6-1-16 “Responsive contractor”
§ 4-13.6-1-17 “Retainage”
§ 4-13.6-1-18 “Subcontractor”
§ 4-13.6-1-19 “Substantial completion”
§ 4-13.6-1-20 “Supplier”

Terms Used In Indiana Code > Title 4 > Article 13.6 > Chapter 1 - Definitions

  • 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.
  • association: means an organization that conducts, organizes, sanctions, or sponsors interscholastic athletic events as the organization's primary purpose. See Indiana Code 21-18-13-2
  • athletic activity: includes the following:

    Indiana Code 21-18-13-3

  • 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
  • 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.
  • Bequest: Property gifted by will.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • 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.
  • corporation: refers to the Indiana economic development corporation established by IC 5-28-3-1. See Indiana Code 21-18-15-1
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • department: refers to the department of workforce development. See Indiana Code 21-18-15-2
  • Devise: To gift property by will.
  • Donor: The person who makes a gift.
  • Escrow: Money given to a third party to be held for payment until certain conditions are met.
  • 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.
  • Felony: A crime carrying a penalty of more than a year in prison.
  • Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator.
  • 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.
  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • fund: refers to the teacher residency grant pilot program fund established by section 5 of this chapter. See Indiana Code 21-18-15.1-1
  • Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
  • 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
  • Indemnification: In general, a collateral contract or assurance under which one person agrees to secure another person against either anticipated financial losses or potential adverse legal consequences. Source: FDIC
  • Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
  • Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
  • minor: means a person less than eighteen (18) years of age. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • Misdemeanor: Usually a petty offense, a less serious crime than a felony, punishable by less than a year of confinement.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • pilot program: refers to the teacher residency grant pilot program established by section 4 of this chapter. See Indiana Code 21-18-15.1-2
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
  • program: refers to the Let Indiana Work for You program established under section 4 of this chapter. See Indiana Code 21-18-15-3
  • Property: includes personal and real property. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • 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.
  • 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
  • Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5