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Indiana Code Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure § 35-40.5-1-1

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

Sec. 1. The following definitions apply throughout this article:

(1) “Law enforcement officer” means any of the following:

(A) A law enforcement officer (as defined in IC 35-31.5-2-185).

(B) A state educational institution police officer appointed under IC 21-39-4.

(C) A school corporation police officer appointed under IC 20-26-16.

(D) A school resource officer (as defined in IC 20-26-18.2-1).

(E) A police officer of a private postsecondary educational institution whose governing board has appointed the police officer under IC 21-17-5-2.

(2) “Provider” has the meaning set forth in IC 16-21-8-0.2.

(3) “Relative” has the meaning set forth in IC 35-42-2-1(b).

(4) “Sexual assault forensic evidence” means the results collected from a forensic medical examination of a victim by a provider.

(5) “State sexual assault response team” means the statewide sexual assault response team coordinated by the Indiana prosecuting attorneys council and the Indiana criminal justice institute.

(6) “Victim” means an individual:

(A) who is a victim of sexual assault (as defined in IC 5-26.5-1-8);  or

(B) who:

(i) is a relative of or a person who has had a close personal relationship with the individual described under clause (A);  and

(ii) is designated by the individual described under clause (A) as a representative.

The term does not include an individual who is accused of committing an act of sexual assault (as defined in IC 5-26.5-1-8) against the individual described under clause (A).

(7) “Victim advocate” has the meaning set forth in IC 35-37-6-3.5.

(8) “Victim service provider” has the meaning set forth in IC 35-37-6-5.

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