§ 35-40.5-1-1 — Definitions

Indiana § 35-40.5-1-1

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Art. 40.5: RIGHTS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT VICTIMS
• Ch. 1: Definitions

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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.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.58-2020, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.32-2021, SEC.94.