Section 34-26-7.5-2 - Definitions 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.Amended by P.L. 55-2020,SEC. 4, eff. 7/1/2020.Added by P.L. 219-2019,SEC. 2, eff. 7/1/2019.