{"data":{"id":"us-in/ic-5-36-1-8","jurisdiction":"us-in","citation":"IC 5-36-1-8","heading":"\"Node\"","body":"Sec. 8. \"Node\" means software:\n(1) that:\n(A) communicates with other devices or participants on a blockchain to maintain consensus and integrity of the blockchain;\n(B) creates and validates blocks of transactions;\n(C) contains and updates a copy of a blockchain; or\n(D) performs any combination of the functions described in clauses (A) through (D); and\n(2) that does not exercise discretion over transactions initiated by the end user of a blockchain protocol.","path":["TITLE 5. STATE AND LOCAL ADMINISTRATION","ARTICLE 36. AUTHORITY OF ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCIES TO REGULATE DIGITAL ASSETS","Chapter 1. Definitions"],"source_url":"https://iga.in.gov/ic/2026/Title_5.html#5-36-1-8","current_through":"2026","vintage":"2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:11:39Z","sha256":"0e5ed90df8e20e4f7ee9c15815c7a7ccf43dddb24ea683864ee95f85cff0b4d5","source_id":"us-in","stale":false,"prev":"us-in/ic-5-36-1-7","next":"us-in/ic-5-36-1-9"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}