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- Co-occurring disorder: means having 1 or more disorders relating to the use of alcohol or other controlled substances of abuse as well as any serious mental illness, serious emotional disturbance, or developmental disability. See Michigan Laws 600.1099b
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Court funding unit: means that term as defined in section 151e. See Michigan Laws 600.1099b
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
- Developmental disability: means that term as defined in section 100a of the mental health code, 1974 PA 258, MCL 330. See Michigan Laws 600.1099b
- Dismissal: The dropping of a case by the judge without further consideration or hearing. Source:
- Docket: A log containing brief entries of court proceedings.
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Freedom of Information Act: A federal law that mandates that all the records created and kept by federal agencies in the executive branch of government must be open for public inspection and copying. The only exceptions are those records that fall into one of nine exempted categories listed in the statute. Source: OCC
- Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
- 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 mental health court: means all of the following:
(i) A court-supervised treatment program for juveniles who are diagnosed by a mental health professional with having a serious emotional disturbance, co-occurring disorder, or developmental disability. See Michigan Laws 600.1099bMental health professional: means an individual who is trained and experienced in the area of mental illness or developmental disabilities and who is 1 of the following:
(i) A physician. See Michigan Laws 600.1099bMortgagee: The person to whom property is mortgaged and who has loaned the money. Participant: means a juvenile who is admitted into a juvenile mental health court. See Michigan Laws 600.1099b person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, as well as to individuals. See Michigan Laws 8.3l railroad company: as used in this act , shall be taken to embrace any company, association, corporation, or person managing, maintaining, operating, or in possession of a common carrier railroad in whole or in part within this state, whether as owner, contractor, lessee, mortgagee, trustee, assignee or receiver. See Michigan Laws 419.53 Serious emotional disturbance: means that term as defined in section 100d of the mental health code, 1974 PA 258, MCL 330. See Michigan Laws 600.1099b Serious mental illness: means that term as defined in section 100d of the mental health code, 1974 PA 258, MCL 330. See Michigan Laws 600.1099b shall not apply: means that the pertinent provision is not operative as to certain persons or things or in conjunction with a particular date or dates. See Michigan Laws 8.4c state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories belonging to the United States; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o Statute: A law passed by a legislature. Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence. Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust. Violent offender: means a juvenile who is adjudicated on or has been, within the preceding 5 years, adjudicated on 1 or more of the following offenses:
(i) First degree murder. See Michigan Laws 600.1099b