Terms Used In Indiana Code > Title 4 > Article 29 > Chapter 3 - Tribal-State Compacts

• 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.
• 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.
• applicant: means a person who applies for:

  Indiana Code 25-1-1.2-1

• Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
• 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
• board: has the meaning set forth in Indiana Code 25-1-1.1-0.5
• board: means an entity that regulates occupations or professions under this title and the department of education as established by IC 20-19-3-1. See Indiana Code 25-1-1.2-2
• board members: means members of a regulatory board. See Indiana Code 25-1-3-1
• bureau: means the child support bureau established by IC 31-25-3-1. See Indiana Code 25-1-1.2-3
• Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
• conviction of concern: means a criminal conviction directly related to the duties and responsibilities of the occupation or profession for which the individual is applying or holds a license or certification as set by the board. See Indiana Code 25-1-1.1-0.7
• Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
• 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.
• in writing: include printing, lithographing, or other mode of representing words and letters. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
• 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
• Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
• license: as used in this chapter shall be construed to mean and include motor vehicle registration licenses, certificates of title showing the ownership of any motor vehicle, except those classed as passenger vehicles. See Indiana Code 25-1-1-2
• license: has the meaning set forth in IC 25-1-2-6. See Indiana Code 25-1-1.2-5
• national criminal history background check: means the criminal history record system maintained by the Federal Bureau of Investigation based on fingerprint identification or any other method of positive identification. See Indiana Code 25-1-1.1-4
• 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.
• practitioner: means a person that holds:

  Indiana Code 25-1-1.2-6

• 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.
• Property: includes personal and real property. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
• regulatory board: means any state board, commission, or state agency which licenses persons in order to regulate the practice of a particular profession or professions. See Indiana Code 25-1-3-1
• secretary: means the executive secretary or other person charged with the administration of the affairs of a regulatory board. See Indiana Code 25-1-3-1
• Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
• 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