§ 34-26-7.5-2 — Definitions

Indiana § 34-26-7.5-2

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Title 34: CIVIL LAW AND PROCEDURE
• Art. 26: SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS: INJUNCTIONS AND
• Ch. 7.5: Petitions to Expunge Protection Orders

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The following definitions apply throughout
this chapter:
(1) "Protection order" means an Indiana civil protection order
under IC 34-26-5. The term includes an order for protection and
an order for protection ex parte.
(2) "Protection order records" means an Indiana civil protection
order under IC 34-26-5 and all records that relate to the protection
order, including the petition for the protection order.
(3) "Subject of a protection order" means the person against
whom a protection order was issued.
(4) "Plaintiff" means the person for whom a protection order was
issued.
(5) "Expungement" means the sealing of protection order records
from public inspection, but not from a law enforcement agency or
the court.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.219-2019, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.55-2020, SEC.4.