Terms Used In Oregon Statutes > Chapter 147 > Victim Helpfulness Certification

• Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
• judicial department: means the Supreme Court, the Court of Appeals, the Oregon Tax Court, the circuit courts and all administrative divisions of those courts, whether denominated as boards, commissions, committees or departments or by any other designation. See Oregon Statutes 174.113
• 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.
• United States: includes territories, outlying possessions and the District of Columbia. See Oregon Statutes 174.100