Louisiana Code of Criminal Procedure 261 – Special definitions
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Terms Used In Louisiana Code of Criminal Procedure 261
- Grand jury: agreement providing that a lender will delay exercising its rights (in the case of a mortgage,
- 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.
- Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
In this Title:
(1) “Crime” means any offense denounced by a state statute and does not include an offense denounced by a local ordinance.
(2) “Governor” includes any person performing the functions of governor by authority of the law of this state.
(3) “Executive authority” includes the governor, and any person performing the functions of governor in a state other than this state.
(4) “Indictment” is limited in meaning to the finding of a grand jury.
(5) “Judge” means any judge of a district court with criminal jurisdiction.
(6) “State,” when used with reference to a state other than this state, means any state or territory of the United States of America, and includes the District of Columbia.