Terms Used In Indiana Code > Title 5 > Article 1.4 > Chapter 9 - Miscellaneous Provisions

• 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.
• Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
• 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.
• Case law: The law as laid down in cases that have been decided in the decisions of the courts.
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• creditor: means a person:

  Indiana Code 34-30-26-1

• Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
• Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
• enforcement authority: has the meaning set forth in IC 36-7-9-2. See Indiana Code 34-30-26-2
• Finance charge: The total cost of credit a customer must pay on a consumer loan, including interest. The Truth in Lending Act requires disclosure of the finance charge. ^{Source: OCC}
• flexible fuel vehicle: means any vehicle that is equipped to operate when fueled entirely by E85. See Indiana Code 34-30-24-1
• 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.
• 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.
• Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
• Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
• necessary services: means the following:

  Indiana Code 34-30-25-1

• 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.
• owner: means a person that:

  Indiana Code 34-30-19.5-1

• private property: means a property whose owner is a person other than the state of Indiana. See Indiana Code 34-30-19.5-2
• Property: includes personal and real property. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
• qualified person or entity: means any person or entity that sells, supplies, distributes, manufactures, or refines E85. See Indiana Code 34-30-24-1
• Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
• real property: include lands, tenements, and hereditaments. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
• 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.
• runaway or homeless youth: means an individual who:

  Indiana Code 34-30-25-2

• 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.
• 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
• youth shelter: means an entity that:

  Indiana Code 34-30-25-3