Terms Used In Michigan Laws > Chapter 445 > Act 186 of 2012 - Plastic Bulk Merchandise Container Act

• Appellate: About appeals; an appellate court has the power to review the judgement of another lower court or tribunal.
• Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
• Continuance: Putting off of a hearing ot trial until a later time.
• 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.
• County juvenile agency: means that term as defined in section 2 of the county juvenile agency act, 1998 PA 518, MCL 45. See Michigan Laws 712A.1
• Court: means the family division of circuit court. See Michigan Laws 712A.1
• Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
• Dealer: means a person, including, but not limited to, a person that operates a business as a plastics recycler, processor, or shredder or reseller, that purchases plastic bulk merchandise containers from any seller other than the manufacturer of the bulk merchandise containers or an authorized dealer or distributor of those containers. See Michigan Laws 445.2073
• Department: means the department of health and human services. See Michigan Laws 712A.1
• Documentation: means a signed statement that indicates where a person obtained a plastic bulk merchandise container offered for sale, indicates that a person is authorized to sell a plastic bulk merchandise container, or provides other evidence that reasonably demonstrates ownership of a plastic bulk merchandise container offered for sale and the source of the container. See Michigan Laws 445.2073
• 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.
• family independence agency: means the department of health and human services. See Michigan Laws 712A.1
• 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.
• Industrial or commercial account: means a person that sells plastic or plastic articles to a dealer from a fixed location pursuant to a written agreement with that dealer. See Michigan Laws 445.2073
• 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 who is less than 17 years of age who is the subject of a delinquency petition. See Michigan Laws 712A.1
• Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
• Person: means an individual, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, or other legal entity. See Michigan Laws 445.2073
• Plastic bulk merchandise container: means a plastic pallet, crate, container, or shell used by a producer, distributor, or retailer for the bulk transportation or storage of goods for sale at retail, including, but not limited to, food or beverages. See Michigan Laws 445.2073
• Preliminary hearing: A hearing where the judge decides whether there is enough evidence to make the defendant have a trial.
• Probate: Proving a will
• Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
• Probation officers: Screen applicants for pretrial release and monitor convicted offenders released under court supervision.
• Record: means a paper, electronic, or other generally accepted method of storing information in a retrievable form. See Michigan Laws 445.2073
• Seller: means a person that sells, barters, or trades a plastic bulk merchandise container to a dealer. See Michigan Laws 445.2073
• Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
• 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.
• Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
• Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.