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Indiana Code Title 10. Public Safety § 10-16-20-2

Current as of January 02, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

Sec. 2. The following definitions apply throughout this chapter:

(1) “Military service” means:

(A) in the case of a servicemember who is a member or reserve member of the United States Army, United States Navy, United States Air Force, United States Marine Corps, United States Space Force, or United States Coast Guard, full-time duty in the active military service, including:

(i) full-time training duty;

(ii) annual training duty;  and

(iii) attendance while at a school designated as a service school by federal law or by the secretary of the military department concerned;

(B) in the case of a member or reserve member of the Indiana National Guard, service under a call to active:

(i) service authorized by the President of the United States or the Secretary of Defense for a period of more than thirty (30) days in response to a national emergency declared by the President of the United States;  or

(ii) duty as defined by IC 10-16-7-23(a) for a period of more than thirty (30) consecutive days;

(C) in the case of a servicemember who is a commissioned officer of the Public Health Service or the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, active service;

(D) in the case of a member or reserve member of the national guard of another state, service under an order by the governor of that state to active duty for a period of more than thirty (30) consecutive days;  or

(E) any period during which a servicemember is absent from duty on account of sickness, wounds, leave, or other lawful cause.

(2) “Servicemember” means an individual engaged in military service.

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