Indiana Code > Title 4 > Article 22 – Administrative Rules and Procedures


Chapter 2	Adoption of Administrative Rules
Chapter 2.1	Rules Affecting Small Businesses
Chapter 2.3	Transitional Provisions; Exceptions to Rulemaking Procedures
Chapter 2.6	Expiration and Readoption of Administrative Rules
Chapter 3	Open Public Hearings
Chapter 4	Fees for Transcripts in Industrial Accident Cases and Utility Regulatory Commission Proceedings
Chapter 5	Department of Local Government Finance and Indiana Board of Tax Review Hearings
Chapter 6	Fees for Publications of State Agencies
Chapter 7	Codification, Distribution, and Publication of Rules and Other Agency Statements
Chapter 8	Publication of Indiana Register and Indiana Administrative Code
Chapter 9	Evidence; Judicial Notice of Rules
Chapter 10	Document Drafting Standards

Terms Used In Indiana Code > Title 4 > Article 22 - Administrative Rules and Procedures

Adjournment sine die: The end of a legislative session "without day." These adjournments are used to indicate the final adjournment of an annual or the two-year session of legislature.
Advertisement: means any published communication which offers any franchise for sale. See Indiana Code 23-2-2.5-1
Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
affiliate: means a person that directly, or indirectly through one (1) or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, a specified person. See Indiana Code 23-1-43-1
Affiliate: means any person who, directly or indirectly through one (1) or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, the person to whom affiliation is attributed. See Indiana Code 23-2-2.5-1
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: has the meaning set forth in IC 4-22-2-3. See Indiana Code 4-22-10-1
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.
announcement date: when used in reference to any business combination, means the date of the first public announcement of the final, definitive proposal for the business combination. See Indiana Code 23-1-43-2
Annuity: A periodic (usually annual) payment of a fixed sum of money for either the life of the recipient or for a fixed number of years. A series of payments under a contract from an insurance company, a trust company, or an individual. Annuity payments are made at regular intervals over a period of more than one full year.
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.
Application fee: means the fee charged an individual, in addition to the entrance fee or any other fee, to cover the provider's reasonable costs in processing the individual's application to become a resident. See Indiana Code 23-2-4-1
Appraisal: A determination of property value.
Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
associate: when used to indicate a relationship with any person, means:
Indiana Code 23-1-43-3
Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
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
Attorney-in-fact: A person who, acting as an agent, is given written authorization by another person to transact business for him (her) out of court.
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.
beneficial owner: when used with respect to any shares, has the meaning set forth in Indiana Code 23-1-43-4
beneficial shareholder: means the person who is a beneficial owner of shares held by a nominee as the record shareholder. See Indiana Code 23-1-44-6
Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. ^{Source: OCC}
Bequest: Property gifted by will.
board of trade: refers to a person or group of persons engaged in:
Indiana Code 23-2-6-1
Bona fide employee: means a person who is a regular, nontemporary employee of a charitable organization under the direct and exclusive control of the organization. See Indiana Code 23-7-8-1
business combination: when used in reference to any resident domestic corporation and any interested shareholder of the resident domestic corporation, means any of the following:
Indiana Code 23-1-43-5
Chambers: A judge's office.
Charitable organization: means any organization described in Section 501 of the federal Internal Revenue Code. See Indiana Code 23-7-8-1
Clerk: means the clerk of the court or a person authorized to perform the clerk's duties. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
Commissioner: means the Indiana securities commissioner under IC 23-19-6-1(a). See Indiana Code 23-2-2.5-1
Commissioner: means the securities commissioner as defined in IC 23-19-1-2(4). See Indiana Code 23-2-3.1-1
Commissioner: means the securities commissioner as provided in IC 23-19-6-1(a). See Indiana Code 23-2-4-1
commissioner: refers to the securities commissioner appointed under IC 23-19-6-1(a). See Indiana Code 23-2-6-2
commodity: means , except as otherwise specified by a rule, regulation, or order of the commissioner, any of the following:
Indiana Code 23-2-6-4
commodity broker-dealer: means a person engaged in the business of executing transactions in commodity contracts or commodity options for:
Indiana Code 23-2-6-5
commodity contract: means an account, an agreement, or a contract that:
Indiana Code 23-2-6-6
Commodity Exchange Act: means the act of the United States Congress known as the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U. See Indiana Code 23-2-6-7
Commodity Futures Trading Commission: means the independent regulatory agency established to administer the Commodity Exchange Act. See Indiana Code 23-2-6-8
commodity merchant: means any of the following (as defined or described in the Commodity Exchange Act or in a CFTC rule):
Indiana Code 23-2-6-9
commodity option: means an account, an agreement, or a contract giving a party to the account, agreement, or contract the right but not the obligation to purchase or sell:
Indiana Code 23-2-6-10
Common law: The legal system that originated in England and is now in use in the United States. It is based on judicial decisions rather than legislative action.
common shares: means any shares other than preferred shares. See Indiana Code 23-1-43-6
Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
Continuance: Putting off of a hearing ot trial until a later time.
Continuing care agreement: means the following:
Indiana Code 23-2-4-1
Continuing care retirement community: includes both of the following:
Indiana Code 23-2-4-1
Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
Contracting party: means a person or persons who enter into a continuing care agreement with a provider. See Indiana Code 23-2-4-1
Contribution: means a promise or pledge of money, a payment, or any other rendition of property or service. See Indiana Code 23-7-8-1
Control: means possession, direct or indirect, of the power to direct or to cause the direction of the management and policies of a person, through the ownership of voting securities, by contract other than a commercial contract for goods or nonmanagement services, or otherwise, unless that power is the result of an official position or corporate office. See Indiana Code 23-2-3.1-1
control share acquisition: means the acquisition (directly or indirectly) by any person of ownership of, or the power to direct the exercise of voting power with respect to, issued and outstanding control shares. See Indiana Code 23-1-42-2
control shares: means shares that, except for this chapter, would have voting power with respect to shares of an issuing public corporation that, when added to all other shares of the issuing public corporation owned by a person or in respect to which that person may exercise or direct the exercise of voting power, would entitle that person, immediately after acquisition of the shares (directly or indirectly, alone or as a part of a group), to exercise or direct the exercise of the voting power of the issuing public corporation in the election of directors within any of the following ranges of voting power:
Indiana Code 23-1-42-1
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.
corporation: includes any domestic or foreign predecessor entity of a corporation in a merger or other transaction in which the predecessor's existence ceased upon consummation of the transaction. See Indiana Code 23-1-37-1
corporation: means the issuer of the shares held by a dissenter before the corporate action, or the surviving or acquiring corporation by merger or share exchange of that issuer. See Indiana Code 23-1-44-1
covered document: means any document that:
Indiana Code 4-22-10-2
credit corporation: means a corporation to which the secretary of state has issued a certificate of election under section 8 of this chapter. See Indiana Code 23-6-4-1
Credit report: A detailed report of an individual's credit history prepared by a credit bureau and used by a lender in determining a loan applicant's creditworthiness. ^{Source: OCC}
Credit Score: A number, roughly between 300 and 800, that measures an individual's credit worthiness. The most well-known type of credit score is the FICO score. This score represents the answer from a mathematical formula that assigns numerical values to various pieces of information in your credit report. ^{Source: OCC}
Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
Decedent: A deceased person.
deceit: includes any misrepresentation in any manner of a material fact, any promise or representation or prediction as to the future not made honestly or in good faith, or the failure or omission to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. See Indiana Code 23-2-2.5-1
Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
Designated family member: means any person named in a franchise agreement by a service station franchisee as the person entitled to fulfill the terms of the agreement on behalf of the franchisee if the franchisee dies before the term of the franchise has ended. See Indiana Code 23-2-2.5-1
Devise: To gift property by will.
Director: includes , unless the context requires otherwise, the estate or personal representative of a director. See Indiana Code 23-1-37-2
Disclosure statement: means the document provided for in section 13 of this chapter and all amendments to such document. See Indiana Code 23-2-2.5-1
Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
dissenter: means a shareholder who is entitled to dissent from corporate action under section 8 of this chapter and who exercises that right when and in the manner required by sections 10 through 18 of this chapter. See Indiana Code 23-1-44-2
Division: means the consumer protection division, office of the attorney general. See Indiana Code 23-7-8-1
Docket: A log containing brief entries of court proceedings.
Donor: The person who makes a gift.
electronic format: means a format created, generated, sent, communicated, received, or stored by means relating to technology having electrical, digital, magnetic, wireless, optical, electromagnetic, or similar capabilities. See Indiana Code 2-6-1.5-0.3
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}
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.
Entrance fee: means the sum of money or other property paid or transferred, or promised to be paid or transferred, to a provider in consideration for one (1) or more individuals becoming a resident of a continuing care retirement community under a continuing care agreement. See Indiana Code 23-2-4-1
Equal Credit Opportunity Act: Prohibits creditors from discriminating against credit applicants on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, marital status, age, or because an applicant receives income from a public assistance program. ^{Source: OCC}
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}
Equity security: means :
Indiana Code 23-2-3.1-1
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.
Ex officio: Literally, by virtue of one's office.
Exchange Act: means the Act of Congress known as the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. See Indiana Code 23-1-43-9
Executor: A male person named in a will to carry out the decedent
expenses: include counsel fees. See Indiana Code 23-1-37-3
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.
Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator.
financial institution: means a bank, savings institution, or trust company that is organized or supervised under the laws of the United States or of any state. See Indiana Code 23-2-6-12
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.
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}
Franchise: includes a contract whereby the franchisee is granted the right to sell franchises on behalf of the franchisor. See Indiana Code 23-2-2.5-1
Franchise fee: means any fee that a franchisee is required to pay directly or indirectly for the right to conduct a business to sell, resell, or distribute goods, services, or franchises under a contract agreement, including, but not limited to, any such payment for goods or services. See Indiana Code 23-2-2.5-1
Franchisee: means a person to whom a franchise is granted. See Indiana Code 23-2-2.5-1
Franchisor: means a person who grants a franchise. See Indiana Code 23-2-2.5-1
Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
Grantor: The person who establishes a trust and places property into it.
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.
Highway: includes county bridges and state and county roads, unless otherwise expressly provided. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
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}
Indictment: The formal charge issued by a grand jury stating that there is enough evidence that the defendant committed the crime to justify having a trial; it is used primarily for felonies.
Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
Intangible property: Property that has no intrinsic value, but is merely the evidence of value such as stock certificates, bonds, and promissory notes.
interest: means interest from the effective date of the corporate action until the date of payment, at the average rate currently paid by the corporation on its principal bank loans or, if none, at a rate that is fair and equitable under all the circumstances. See Indiana Code 23-1-44-4
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}
interested shareholder: when used in reference to any resident domestic corporation, means any person (other than the resident domestic corporation or any subsidiary of the resident domestic corporation) that is:
Indiana Code 23-1-43-10
interested shares: means the shares of an issuing public corporation in respect of which any of the following persons may exercise or direct the exercise of the voting power of the corporation in the election of directors:
Indiana Code 23-1-42-3
issuing public corporation: means a corporation that has:
Indiana Code 23-1-42-4
Joint tenancy: A form of property ownership in which two or more parties hold an undivided interest in the same property that was conveyed under the same instrument at the same time. A joint tenant can sell his (her) interest but not dispose of it by will. Upon the death of a joint tenant, his (her) undivided interest is distributed among the surviving joint tenants.
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}
Legislative session: That part of a chamber's daily session in which it considers legislative business (bills, resolutions, and actions related thereto).
lending agreement: means an agreement between a credit corporation and a lending institution, under which the lending institution agrees to lend funds to the credit corporation in accordance with section 13 of this chapter. See Indiana Code 23-6-4-2
lending institution: means a bank or trust company, industrial loan and investment company, credit union, savings bank, bank of discount and deposit, small loan company, savings association, insurance company or related corporation, partnership, limited liability company, foundation, pension fund, or other institution engaged primarily in lending or investing funds. See Indiana Code 23-6-4-3
Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
liability: means the obligation to pay a judgment, settlement, penalty, fine (including an excise tax assessed with respect to an employee benefit plan), or reasonable expenses incurred with respect to a proceeding. See Indiana Code 23-1-37-4
Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
Living unit: means a room, apartment, cottage, or other area within a continuing care retirement community set aside for the use of one (1) or more identified residents. See Indiana Code 23-2-4-1
loan limit: means , for any member, the maximum amount permitted to be outstanding at any one (1) time on loans made by that member to a credit corporation, as determined by the credit corporation's board of directors. See Indiana Code 23-6-4-4
Long term financing: means financing for a period in excess of one (1) year. See Indiana Code 23-2-4-1
market value: when used in reference to shares or property of any resident domestic corporation, means the following:
Indiana Code 23-1-43-11
member: means a lending institution authorized to do business in Indiana that enters into a lending agreement with, and undertakes to make member loans to, a credit corporation organized or operated under this chapter. See Indiana Code 23-6-4-5
Mentally incompetent: means of unsound mind. 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
Month: means a calendar month, unless otherwise expressed. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
Mortgage loan: A loan made by a lender to a borrower for the financing of real property. ^{Source: OCC}
Nolo contendere: No contest-has the same effect as a plea of guilty, as far as the criminal sentence is concerned, but may not be considered as an admission of guilt for any other purpose.
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.
offer: means an offer to sell, offer to purchase, or offer to enter into a commodity contract or commodity option. See Indiana Code 23-2-6-13
Offeree: means a record or beneficial owner of equity securities of the class which an offeror acquires or offers to acquire in connection with a takeover offer. See Indiana Code 23-2-3.1-1
Offeror: means a person who makes or in any way participates in making a takeover offer. See Indiana Code 23-2-3.1-1
official capacity: means :
Indiana Code 23-1-37-5
Omission of a material fact: means the failure to state a material fact required to be stated in any disclosure statement or registration in order to make the disclosure statement or registration, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. See Indiana Code 23-2-4-1
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.
party: includes an individual who was, is, or is threatened to be made a named defendant or respondent in a proceeding. See Indiana Code 23-1-37-6
Person: means an individual, corporation, limited liability company, association, partnership, trust, or other entity. See Indiana Code 23-2-3.1-1
Person: means an individual, a corporation, a partnership, an association, a limited liability company, or other legal entity. See Indiana Code 23-2-4-1
person: means an individual, a corporation, a partnership, a limited liability company, an association, a joint-stock company, a trust where the interests of the beneficiaries are evidenced by a security, an unincorporated organization, a government, or a political subdivision of a government. See Indiana Code 23-2-6-14
Person: includes any individual, organization, trust foundation, association, partnership, limited liability company, or corporation. See Indiana Code 23-7-8-1
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.
plain writing: means writing that is clear, concise, and well-organized, and follows other best practices appropriate to the subject or field and intended audience. See Indiana Code 4-22-10-3
Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
Plea: In a criminal case, the defendant's statement pleading "guilty" or "not guilty" in answer to the charges, a declaration made in open court.
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.
precious metal: means the following in coin, bullion, or other form:
Indiana Code 23-2-6-15
preferred shares: means any class or series of shares of a resident domestic corporation that under the bylaws or articles of incorporation of the resident domestic corporation:
Indiana Code 23-1-43-12
preferred shares: means a class or series of shares in which the holders of the shares have preference over any other class or series with respect to distributions. See Indiana Code 23-1-44-4.5
Presiding officer: A majority-party Senator who presides over the Senate and is charged with maintaining order and decorum, recognizing Members to speak, and interpreting the Senate's rules, practices and precedents.
Probate: Proving a will
proceeding: means any threatened, pending, or completed action, suit, or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative, or investigative and whether formal or informal. See Indiana Code 23-1-37-7
Professional fundraiser consultant: means any person who is hired for a fee to plan, manage, advise, or act as a consultant in connection with soliciting contributions for, or on behalf of, a charitable organization, but who does not actually solicit contributions as a part of the person's services or employ, procure, or engage a compensated person to solicit contributions. See Indiana Code 23-7-8-1
Professional solicitor: means a person who, for a financial consideration, solicits contributions for, or on behalf of, a charitable organization, either personally or through agents or employees specifically employed for that purpose, including agents or employees specifically employed by or for a charitable organization who solicit contributions under the direction, supervision, or instruction of a professional solicitor. See Indiana Code 23-7-8-1
Property: includes personal and real property. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
Provider: means a person that agrees to provide care under a continuing care agreement. See Indiana Code 23-2-4-1
Publish: means to issue or circulate by newspaper, mail, radio, or television, or otherwise disseminate to the public. See Indiana Code 23-2-2.5-1
Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
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.
Recess: A temporary interruption of the legislative business.
record shareholder: means the person in whose name shares are registered in the records of a corporation or the beneficial owner of shares to the extent that treatment as a record shareholder is provided under a recognition procedure or a disclosure procedure established under IC 23-1-30-4. See Indiana Code 23-1-44-5
Refurbishment fee: means the fee charged an individual, in addition to the entrance fee or any other fee, to cover the provider's reasonable costs in refurbishing a previously occupied living unit specifically designated for occupancy by that individual. See Indiana Code 23-2-4-1
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.
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).
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.
Resident: means an individual who is entitled to receive benefits under a continuing care agreement. See Indiana Code 23-2-4-1
resident domestic corporation: means a corporation that has one hundred (100) or more shareholders. See Indiana Code 23-1-43-13
Restitution: The court-ordered payment of money by the defendant to the victim for damages caused by the criminal action.
sale: means any:
Indiana Code 23-2-6-16
sell: includes every contract or agreement of sale of, contract to sell, or disposition of, a franchise or interest in a franchise for value. See Indiana Code 23-2-2.5-1
Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
Service station franchisee: means a person who is granted by an oil company, refiner, jobber, or other franchisor a supply franchise agreement or a lease franchise agreement, or both, to sell gasoline at retail by a metered pump in Indiana. See Indiana Code 23-2-2.5-1
session: has the meaning set forth in Ind. See Indiana Code 2-6-1.5-0.7
Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
share: means :
Indiana Code 23-1-43-14
shareholder: means the record shareholder or the beneficial shareholder. See Indiana Code 23-1-44-7
small business: has the meaning set forth in IC 5-28-2-6. See Indiana Code 4-22-2.1-4
small business concern: means any business entity that qualifies as a small business concern under the applicable section of the federal Aid to Small Business Act (15 U. See Indiana Code 23-6-4-7
small business ombudsman: refers to the small business ombudsman designated under IC 5-28-17-6. See Indiana Code 4-22-2.1-4.5
Solicit: means any action of a provider in seeking to have an individual residing in Indiana pay an application fee and enter into a continuing care agreement, including:
Indiana Code 23-2-4-1
Solicit: means :
Indiana Code 23-7-8-1
State: includes a territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. See Indiana Code 23-2-2.5-1
state agency: means any state administration, agency, authority, board, bureau, commission, committee, council, department, division, institution, office, officer, service, or other similar body of state government established by law, resolution, or executive order. See Indiana Code 4-22-6-1
Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
Substantially equivalent terms: means terms under which the fair market value of the consideration offered any offeree of a class of equity securities of the target company (determined on a per share or a per unit basis) are equal to the highest consideration offered in connection with a takeover offer to any other offeree of that class (determined on a per share or per unit basis). See Indiana Code 23-2-3.1-1
Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
Takeover offer: means an offer to acquire or an acquisition of any equity security of a target company, pursuant to a tender offer or request or invitation for tenders, if, after the acquisition, the offeror is directly or indirectly a record or beneficial owner of more than ten percent (10%) of any class of the outstanding equity securities of the target company. See Indiana Code 23-2-3.1-1
Target company: means an issuer of securities which is organized under the laws of this state, has its principal place of business in this state, and has substantial assets in this state. See Indiana Code 23-2-3.1-1
Temporary restraining order: Prohibits a person from an action that is likely to cause irreparable harm. This differs from an injunction in that it may be granted immediately, without notice to the opposing party, and without a hearing. It is intended to last only until a hearing can be held.
Tenancy in common: A type of property ownership in which two or more individuals have an undivided interest in property. At the death of one tenant in common, his (her) fractional percentage of ownership in the property passes to the decedent
Termination: refers to the cancellation of a continuing care agreement under this chapter. See Indiana Code 23-2-4-1
Testator: A male person who leaves a will at death.
Testify: Answer questions in court.
Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
Tort: A civil wrong or breach of a duty to another person, as outlined by law. A very common tort is negligent operation of a motor vehicle that results in property damage and personal injury in an automobile accident.
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.
Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
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under common control with: means the possession (directly or indirectly) of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract, or otherwise. See Indiana Code 23-1-43-8
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
voting shares: means shares of capital stock of a corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors. See Indiana Code 23-1-43-17
Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.
written: includes printed, lithographed, or produced by any other means of graphic communication. See Indiana Code 23-2-2.5-1
Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5