(a) 'Governmental entity' means:(1) the United States or any state, county, township, city, town, separate municipal corporation, special taxing district, or public school corporation;(2) any authority, board, bureau, commission, committee, department, division, hospital, military body, or other instrumentality of any of those entities; or(3) a state assisted college or state assisted university.(b) For purposes of IC 35-33-5, 'governmental entity' also includes a person authorized to act on behalf of a state or local agency.(c) For purposes of IC 35-44.1, 'governmental entity' also includes a charter school (as defined in IC 20-24-1-4) and an organizer (as defined in IC 20-24-1-7).As added by P.L.114-2012, SEC.67. Amended by P.L.170-2014, SEC.7; P.L.155-2020, SEC.20.
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