California Codes > Health and Safety Code > Division 26 > Part 2 > Chapter 3.5 > Article 1 – Findings, Declarations and Intent
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Terms Used In California Codes > Health and Safety Code > Division 26 > Part 2 > Chapter 3.5 > Article 1 - Findings, Declarations and Intent
- County: includes city and county. See California Government Code 19
- department: means State Department of Health Services. See California Health and Safety Code 20
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- 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.
- State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Health and Safety Code 23