California Codes > Health and Safety Code > Division 2 > Chapter 2.35 > Article 1 – General Provisions
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Terms Used In California Codes > Health and Safety Code > Division 2 > Chapter 2.35 > Article 1 - General Provisions
- County: includes "city and county. See California Public Resources Code 14
- department: means State Department of Health Services. See California Health and Safety Code 20
- 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.
- Misdemeanor: Usually a petty offense, a less serious crime than a felony, punishable by less than a year of confinement.
- State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Health and Safety Code 23