Section 35-40.5-1-1 - Definitions 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.Amended by P.L. 32-2021,SEC. 94, eff. 7/1/2021.Added by P.L. 58-2020,SEC. 6, eff. 7/1/2020.