Michigan Laws 803.222 – Definitions
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As used in this act:
(a) “County juvenile agency” means that term as defined in section 2 of the county juvenile agency act.
Terms Used In Michigan Laws 803.222
- County juvenile agency: means that term as defined in section 2 of the county juvenile agency act. See Michigan Laws 803.222
- 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.
- Juvenile: means a person within the jurisdiction of the family division of the circuit court under section 2(a) of chapter XIIA of 1939 PA 288, MCL 712A. See Michigan Laws 803.222
- person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, as well as to individuals. See Michigan Laws 8.3l
(b) “Department” means the family independence agency.
(c) “Juvenile” means a person within the jurisdiction of the family division of the circuit court under section 2(a) of chapter XIIA of 1939 PA 288, MCL 712A.2, or within the jurisdiction of the circuit court under section 606 of the revised judicature act of 1961, 1961 PA 236, MCL 600.606.
(d) “Juvenile facility” means a county facility, an institution operated as an agency of the county or the family division of circuit court, or an institution or agency described in the youth rehabilitation services act, 1974 PA 150, MCL 803.301 to 803.309, to which a juvenile has been committed under section 18(1)(e) of chapter XIIA of 1939 PA 288, MCL 712A.18, or under section 27a of chapter IV or section 1 of chapter IX of the code of criminal procedure, 1927 PA 175, MCL 764.27a and 769.1.