California Codes > Health and Safety Code > Division 26 > Part 3 > Chapter 13 > Article 4 – General Powers and Duties
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Terms Used In California Codes > Health and Safety Code > Division 26 > Part 3 > Chapter 13 > Article 4 - General Powers and Duties
- County: includes city and county. See California Government Code 19
- County: includes city and county. See California Health and Safety Code 14
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Process: includes a writ or summons issued in the course of judicial proceedings of either a civil or criminal nature. See California Government Code 22
- State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Health and Safety Code 23
- Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
- Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.