Terms Used In Oregon Statutes > Chapter 419A > Miscellaneous

• Allegation: something that someone says happened.
• Court: means the juvenile court. See Oregon Statutes 419A.004
• Department: means the Department of Human Services. See Oregon Statutes 419A.004
• Director: means the director of a juvenile department established under ORS § 419A. See Oregon Statutes 419A.004
• 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 court: means the court having jurisdiction of juvenile matters in the several counties of this state. See Oregon Statutes 419A.004
• Person: includes individuals, corporations, associations, firms, partnerships, limited liability companies and joint stock companies. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
• Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
• Records: means any information in written form, pictures, photographs, charts, graphs, recordings or documents pertaining to a case. See Oregon Statutes 419A.004
• Young person: means a person who has been found responsible except for insanity under ORS § 419C. See Oregon Statutes 419A.004
• Youth: means a person under 18 years of age who is alleged to have committed an act that is a violation, or, if done by an adult would constitute a violation, of a law or ordinance of the United States or a state, county or city. See Oregon Statutes 419A.004