Montana Code > Title 7 > Chapter 16 – Culture, Social Services, and Recreation
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- Chambers: A judge's office.
- Devise: To gift property by will.
- 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.
- Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
- Peace officer: has the meaning as defined in 46-1-202. See Montana Code 1-1-207
- Presiding officer: A majority-party Senator who presides over the Senate and is charged with maintaining order and decorum, recognizing Members to speak, and interpreting the Senate's rules, practices and precedents.
- Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of judicial proceedings. See Montana Code 1-1-202
- Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
- Statute: A law passed by a legislature.