Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes > Title 22 > Subtitle 3 > Part 2 > Chapter 958-A > Subchapter 4 - Rules

• Department: means the Department of Health and Human Services. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 1-A
• Ex officio: Literally, by virtue of one's office.
• 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.
• Local government: means a municipality, county, school district or other special-purpose district or multi-purpose district. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 5 Sec. 92-A
• Majority: when used in reference to age shall mean the age of 18 and over. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72