§ 25197 (a) The Legislature hereby finds and declares as follows:(1) …
§ 25197.1 (a) The director shall establish a Hazardous Waste Enforcement …
§ 25197.2 (a) The department shall establish a statewide Hazardous Waste …
§ 25197.3 This article shall be funded from the department’s existing …

Terms Used In California Codes > Health and Safety Code > Division 20 > Chapter 6.5 > Article 8.3 - Hazardous Waste Enforcement Coordinator and Strike Force

  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • department: means State Department of Health Services. See California Health and Safety Code 20
  • Director: means "State Director of Health Services. See California Health and Safety Code 21
  • 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.
  • person: includes a corporation as well as a natural person. See California Penal Code 7
  • Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
  • State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Health and Safety Code 23
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" may include the district and territories. See California Penal Code 7