Terms Used In Arizona Laws > Title 28 > Chapter 27 - Light Rail Transit System Safety

• Department: means the department of transportation acting directly or through its duly authorized officers and agents. See Arizona Laws 28-101
• department: means the department of child safety. See Arizona Laws 8-501
• Director: means the director of the department of transportation. See Arizona Laws 28-101
• Foster parent: means any individual or individuals maintaining a foster home. See Arizona Laws 8-501
• 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.
• Out-of-home placement: means the placing of a child in the custody of an individual or agency other than with the child's parent or legal guardian and includes placement in temporary custody pursuant to section 8-821, voluntary placement pursuant to section 8-806 or placement due to dependency actions. See Arizona Laws 8-501
• Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
• Parent: means the natural or adoptive mother or father of a child. See Arizona Laws 8-501
• Population: means the population according to the most recent United States decennial census. See Arizona Laws 1-215
• Property: includes both real and personal property. See Arizona Laws 1-215
• State: means a state of the United States and the District of Columbia. See Arizona Laws 28-101