§ 10-16-20-2 — Definitions

Indiana § 10-16-20-2

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Title 10: PUBLIC SAFETY
• Art. 16: INDIANA MILITARY CODE
• Ch. 20: Servicemembers Civil Relief Act

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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.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.156-2015, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.103-2016, SEC.2; P.L.116-2016, SEC.2; P.L.99-2016, SEC.3; P.L.238-2025, SEC.22.