California Codes > Welfare and Institutions Code > Division 2.5 > Chapter 1 > Article 7 – County Justice System Subvention Program
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Terms Used In California Codes > Welfare and Institutions Code > Division 2.5 > Chapter 1 > Article 7 - County Justice System Subvention Program
- Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
- Court: includes any official authorized to impose sentence for a public offense. See California Welfare and Institutions Code 1703
- Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
- 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.
- Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.