Title 34, CIVIL LAW AND PROCEDURE

Sec. 51. "Economically feasible", for purposes of IC 34-55-6, means a finding by the court that: (1) a reasonable probability exists that with the use of auctioneer services a valid and enforceable bid will be made at the execution for a sale price equal to or greater than the am…

Sec. 52. "Emergency", for purposes of IC 34-30-6, means an occurrence or an imminent threat of an occurrence that involves a hazardous substance or compressed gas and that creates the possibility of harm to any person, to property, or to the environment. As added by P.L.186-2025,…

Sec. 53. "Emergency medical technician", for purposes of IC 34-18, has the meaning set forth in IC 34-18-2-12. As added by P.L.186-2025, SEC.176.

Sec. 54. (a) "Employee" and "public employee", for purposes of section 137 of this chapter, IC 34-13-2, IC 34-13-3, IC 34-13-4, and IC 34-30-14, mean a person presently or formerly acting on behalf of a governmental entity, whether temporarily or permanently or with or without co…

Sec. 55. "Enterprise", for purposes of IC 34-24-2, has the meaning set forth in IC 35-45-6-1. As added by P.L.186-2025, SEC.176.

Sec. 56. "Equine", for purposes of IC 34-31-5, means a horse, pony, mule, donkey, or hinny. As added by P.L.186-2025, SEC.176.

Sec. 57. (a) "Equine activity", for purposes of IC 34-31-5, includes the following: (1) Equine shows, fairs, competitions, performances, or parades that involve equines and any of the equine disciplines, including dressage, hunter and jumper horse shows, grand prix jumping, three…

Sec. 58. "Equine activity sponsor", for purposes of IC 34-31-5, means a person who sponsors, organizes, or provides facilities for an equine activity. As added by P.L.186-2025, SEC.176.

Sec. 59. "Equine professional", for purposes of IC 34-31-5, means a person who, for compensation: (1) instructs a participant on riding, driving, or being a passenger upon an equine; (2) rents to a participant an equine for the purpose of riding, driving, or being a passenger upo…

Sec. 6. (a) "Agency", for purposes of IC 34-30-9, has the meaning set forth in IC 4-20.5-1-3. The term includes any institution supported by taxes. (b) "Agency", for purposes of IC 34-52-2, refers to any elected official or other authority exercising any of the executive, includi…

Sec. 60. (a) "Evaluation of patient care", for purposes of IC 34-30-15, relates to: (1) the accuracy of diagnosis; (2) the propriety, appropriateness, quality, or necessity of care rendered by a professional health care provider; and (3) the reasonableness of the utilization of s…

Sec. 61. "Event", for purposes of section 5 of this chapter and IC 34-30-22, means: (1) a performance; (2) a benefit; (3) a fundraiser; (4) an auction; (5) a meal; (6) a concert; (7) a sporting event; (8) a festival; (9) a parade; (10) a reception; (11) a trade show; (12) a conve…

Sec. 62. "Exempt", for purposes of IC 34-55-10, means protected from a judicial lien, process, or proceeding to collect a debt. As added by P.L.186-2025, SEC.176.

Sec. 63. "Exemption", for purposes of IC 34-55-10, means protection from a judicial lien, process, or proceeding to collect a debt. As added by P.L.186-2025, SEC.176.

Sec. 64. (a) "Extreme sport area", for purposes of IC 34-13-3, means an indoor or outdoor ramp, course, or area specifically designated for the exclusive recreational or sporting use of one (1) or more types of extreme sport equipment. (b) The term does not include property used …

Sec. 65. "Extreme sport equipment", for purposes of section 64 of this chapter and IC 34-13-3, means any of the following nonmotorized devices: (1) Skateboards. (2) Roller skates. (3) Inline skates. (4) Freestyle bicycles. (5) Mountain bicycles. (6) An apparatus that is: (A) whee…

Sec. 66. "Family law arbitrator", for purposes of IC 34-57-5, means: (1) an attorney certified as a family law specialist in Indiana by an independent certifying organization that is approved and monitored under Rule 30 of the Rules for Admission to the Bar; (2) a private judge q…

Sec. 67. (a) An individual is a "family or household member" of another person if the individual: (1) is a current or former spouse of the other person; (2) is dating or has dated the other person; (3) is engaged or was engaged in a sexual relationship with the other person; (4) …

Sec. 68. (a) "Fault", for purposes of IC 34-20, means an act or omission that is negligent, willful, wanton, reckless, or intentional toward the person or property of others. The term includes the following: (1) Unreasonable failure to avoid an injury or to mitigate damages. (2) …

Sec. 69. "Fees or other expenses", for purposes of IC 34-52-2, include: (1) the reasonable expenses of expert witnesses that are found by a court under IC 34-52-2 to be necessary for the preparation of the petitioner's case; (2) the reasonable costs of any: (A) study; (B) analysi…

Sec. 7. "Aggrieved person", for purposes of IC 34-24-2, means any of the following: (1) A person who has an interest in property or in an enterprise that: (A) is the object of corrupt business influence (IC 35-45-6-2); or (B) has suffered damages or harm as a result of corrupt bu…

Sec. 70. "Financial interest", for purposes of IC 34-30-13.5-3, means an ownership or investment interest through equity, debt, or other means. The term includes an ownership or investment interest in an entity that holds, either directly or through a subsidiary, an ownership or …

Sec. 71. "Fire control or protection equipment", for purposes of IC 34-30-10.5, includes vehicles, firefighting tools, protective gear, breathing apparatuses, and other supplies, equipment, and tools used in firefighting or emergency rescue. As added by P.L.186-2025, SEC.176.

Sec. 72. "Firearm", for purposes of IC 34-28-7 and IC 34-30-20, has the meaning set forth in IC 35-47-1-5. As added by P.L.186-2025, SEC.176.

Sec. 73. "Food item", for purposes of IC 34-30-5, means any item that may be ingested as a normal part of the human diet. The term includes food that was prepared for serving by a food source (as defined in section 74 of this chapter) but not served by the food source. As added b…

Sec. 74. "Food source", for purposes of IC 34-30-5, means any of the following: (1) A restaurant. (2) A cafeteria. (3) A hospital. (4) A hotel. (5) A caterer. (6) A public or a private school, or postsecondary educational institution. (7) A fraternal organization or veterans orga…

Sec. 75. "Foreign judgment", for purposes of IC 34-54-11, means any judgment, decree or order of: (1) a court of the United States; or (2) any other court that is entitled to the full faith and credit of Indiana. As added by P.L.186-2025, SEC.176.

Sec. 76. "Foreign protection order", for purposes of IC 34-26-5-17, means a protection order issued by a tribunal of: (1) another state; or (2) an Indian tribe; regardless of whether the protection order was issued in an independent proceeding or as part of another criminal or ci…

Sec. 77. (a) "Governmental entity", for purposes of section 137 of this chapter, IC 34-13-2, IC 34-13-3, and IC 34-13-4, means the state or a political subdivision of the state. For purposes of IC 34-13-2, IC 34-13-3, and IC 34-13-4, the term includes a charter school. (b) "Gover…

Sec. 78. "Grant recipient", for purposes of IC 34-57-3, means a nonprofit corporation or an organization that administers a community dispute resolution center under IC 34-57-3. As added by P.L.186-2025, SEC.176.

Sec. 79. (a) "Gratuitously renders emergency care", for purposes of IC 34-30-12-1, means the giving of emergency care (including the use of an automatic external defibrillator): (1) that was volunteered without legal obligation on the part of the person rendering the emergency ca…

Sec. 8. "Agricultural product", for purposes of IC 34-30-3 and IC 34-30-5, means a natural product of a farm, a nursery, a grove, an orchard, a vineyard, a garden, or an apiary. The term includes trees and firewood. As added by P.L.186-2025, SEC.176.

Sec. 80. (a) "Harassment", for purposes of IC 34-26-5, means conduct directed toward a victim that includes, but is not limited to, repeated or continuing impermissible contact: (1) that would cause a reasonable person to suffer emotional distress; and (2) that actually causes th…

Sec. 81. "Hazardous substance", for purposes of IC 34-30-6, means: (1) a material or waste that has been determined to be hazardous or potentially hazardous to any individual, to property, or to the environment by the United States Environmental Protection Agency, the federal Nuc…

Sec. 82. "Health care", for purposes of IC 34-18, has the meaning set forth in IC 34-18-2-13. As added by P.L.186-2025, SEC.176.

Sec. 83. (a) "Health care provider", for purposes of IC 34-18, has the meaning set forth in IC 34-18-2-14. (b) "Health care provider", for purposes of IC 34-30-12.5, has the meaning set forth in IC 34-30-12.5-2. As added by P.L.186-2025, SEC.176.

Sec. 84. (a) "Health care services": (1) except as provided in subdivision (2), for purposes of IC 34-30-13, has the meaning set forth in IC 27-13-1-18(a); and (2) for purposes of IC 34-30-13-1.2, means only noninvasive examinations, treatments, and procedures and the following i…

Sec. 85. "Health facility", for purposes of IC 34-18, has the meaning set forth in IC 34-18-2-15. As added by P.L.186-2025, SEC.176.

Sec. 86. "Hitchhiker", for purposes of IC 34-30-11, means a passenger who has solicited a ride in violation of IC 9-21-17-16. As added by P.L.186-2025, SEC.176.

Sec. 87. "Homeowners association", for purposes of section 175 of this chapter, means a corporation or other entity that: (1) is organized and operated exclusively for the benefit of two (2) or more persons who each own a dwelling in fee simple; and (2) acts, in accordance with t…

Sec. 88. "Hospital", for purposes of IC 34-18, has the meaning set forth in IC 34-18-2-16. As added by P.L.186-2025, SEC.176.

Sec. 89. "Hospital medical record", for purposes of IC 34-43-1, means the hospital's clinical record maintained on each hospital patient as provided in IC 16-18-2-168. As added by P.L.186-2025, SEC.176.

Sec. 9. "Agritourism activity", for the purposes of IC 34-31-9, has the meaning set forth in IC 34-31-9-2. As added by P.L.186-2025, SEC.176.

Sec. 90. "Ice skater", for purposes of IC 34-31-6.5, means a person, including an invitee, who wears ice skates while in an ice skating rink for the purpose of recreational or competitive ice skating, whether or not the person pays consideration for entrance to the skating rink. …

Sec. 91. "Ice skating rink", for purposes of IC 34-31-6.5, means a building, facility, or other property where an area specifically designed for use for recreational or competitive ice skating is present. As added by P.L.186-2025, SEC.176.