Nevada Revised Statutes > Chapter 433 > Peer Recovery Support Services
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General Provisions | 433.622 – 433.629 | |
Certification | 433.631 – 433.638 | |
Requirements Concerning Certain Persons Who Have Contact With Minors | 433.639 – 433.641 |
Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes > Chapter 433 > Peer Recovery Support Services
- Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
- Animals: means :
(a) All cattle or animals of the bovine species. See Nevada Revised Statutes 564.010
- Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
- Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
- Bail: Security given for the release of a criminal defendant or witness from legal custody (usually in the form of money) to secure his/her appearance on the day and time appointed.
- Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
- 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.
- county: includes Carson City. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.033
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
- Department: means the State Department of Agriculture. See Nevada Revised Statutes 564.010
- Director: means the Director of the Department. See Nevada Revised Statutes 564.010
- 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.
- 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.
- person: means a natural person, any form of business or social organization and any other nongovernmental legal entity including, but not limited to, a corporation, partnership, association, trust or unincorporated organization. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.039
- population: means the number of people in a specified area as determined by the last preceding national decennial census conducted by the Bureau of the Census of the United States Department of Commerce pursuant to Section 2 of Article I of the Constitution of the United States and reported by the Secretary of Commerce to the Governor pursuant to 13 U. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.050
- Probable cause: A reasonable ground for belief that the offender violated a specific law.
- Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
- Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
- Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
- Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
- substantial bodily harm: means :
- Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.