Louisiana Revised Statutes > Title 49 > Chapter 15 – Louisiana Geographic Information Systems Council
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- Affirmed: In the practice of the appellate courts, the decree or order is declared valid and will stand as rendered in the lower court.
- Cholesterol screening: means determining the cholesterol level present in a person's blood by analyzing a drop of blood taken from him by means of a fingerstick sample. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:1213.2
- Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
- Demotion: means a change of an employee in the classified service from a position of one class to a position of a lower class which generally affords less responsibility and pay. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 33:2473
- Department: means the Louisiana Department of Health. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:1213.2
- Fingerstick sample: means a quantity of blood taken from a person by sticking his finger with a needle or lancet. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:1213.2
- 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.
- Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
- 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.
- Reporter: Makes a record of court proceedings and prepares a transcript, and also publishes the court's opinions or decisions (in the courts of appeals).
- Secretary: means the secretary of the Louisiana Department of Health. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:1213.2
- Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
- Transcript: A written, word-for-word record of what was said, either in a proceeding such as a trial or during some other conversation, as in a transcript of a hearing or oral deposition.