Sec. 2. 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.
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