Terms Used In Indiana Code > Title 8 > Article 1 > Chapter 22.5 - Gas Pipeline Safety

• 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.
• 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
• carbon dioxide fluid: means a fluid consisting of more than ninety percent (90%) carbon dioxide molecules compressed to a supercritical state. See Indiana Code 8-1-22.5-1
• commission: refers to the Indiana utility regulatory commission. See Indiana Code 8-1-1-1
• 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.
• 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.
• division: means the pipeline safety division to be established under this chapter. See Indiana Code 8-1-22.5-1
• gas: means natural gas, flammable gas, or gas which is toxic or corrosive. See Indiana Code 8-1-22.5-1
• hazardous liquid: means petroleum, petroleum products, or anhydrous ammonia. See Indiana Code 8-1-22.5-1
• 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.
• municipality: means a city, county, or any political subdivision of the state. See Indiana Code 8-1-22.5-1
• 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.
• person: means any individual, firm, joint venture, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, association, municipality, cooperative association, or joint stock association, and includes any trustee, receiver, assignee, or personal representative thereof. See Indiana Code 8-1-22.5-1
• pipeline: means all parts of those physical facilities through which gas, hazardous liquids, or carbon dioxide fluid moves in transportation, including pipe, valves, and other appurtenances attached to pipe, compressor units, metering stations, regulator stations, delivery stations, holders, and fabricated assemblies, but excluding motor vehicles of all kinds and pipelines serving not less than ten (10) customers with petroleum gas from a common source. See Indiana Code 8-1-22.5-1
• pipeline facilities: means and includes, without limitation, new and existing pipelines, rights-of-way and any equipment, facility, or building used in:

  Indiana Code 8-1-22.5-1

• Property: includes personal and real property. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
• 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.
• transportation: means :

  Indiana Code 8-1-22.5-1

• Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.