Sec. 9. "Offender" means:
(1) a criminal offender, which is a person of any age who is convicted of a crime; or
(2) a delinquent offender, which is a person who is adjudged delinquent by a juvenile court.
Ind. Code § 11-8-1-9
"Offender"
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Lutheran Hospital of Fort Wayne, Inc. v. State, Department of Public Welfare (1991)
Most recently applied in Chism v. State (March 2005)
As added by Acts 1979, P.L.120, SEC.1.
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