§ 6-401 Definitions
§ 6-402 Established; function
§ 6-403 Organization of Unit; salaries; requirements
§ 6-404 Duties
§ 6-405 Additional powers
§ 6-406 Reports

Terms Used In Maryland Code > STATE GOVERNMENT > Title 6 > Subtitle 4 - Juvenile Justice Monitoring Unit

  • Allegation: something that someone says happened.
  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • including: means includes or including by way of illustration and not by way of limitation. See
  • 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 department of social services: includes the Montgomery County government. See
  • state: means :

    (1) a state, possession, territory, or commonwealth of the United States; or

    (2) the District of Columbia. See