2019 Indiana Code
Title 10. Public Safety
Article 16. Indiana Military Code
Chapter 20. Servicemembers Civil Relief Act
10-16-20-2. Definitions

Universal Citation: IN Code § 10-16-20-2 (2019)
IC 10-16-20-2 Definitions

Sec. 2. 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 Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, or Coast Guard, full-time duty in the active military service of the United States, 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.

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.

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