Oregon Statutes > Chapter 426 > Persons With Mental Illness > Hospitals
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§ 426.010 | State hospitals for persons with mental illness |
§ 426.020 | Superintendent; chief medical officer |
§ 426.060 | Commitment to Oregon Health Authority; powers of authority; placement; transfer |
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes > Chapter 426 > Persons With Mental Illness > Hospitals
- Circumstantial evidence: All evidence except eyewitness testimony.
- City: includes any incorporated village or town. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
- Common disaster: A sudden and extraordinary misfortune that brings about the simultaneous or near-simultaneous deaths of two or more associated persons, such as husband and wife.
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Decedent: A deceased person.
- Department: means the Department of Transportation. See Oregon Statutes 826.001
- Escheat: Reversion of real or personal property to the state when 1) a person dies without leaving a will and has no heirs, or 2) when the property (such as a bank account) has been inactive for a certain period of time. Source: OCC
- 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.
- Intestate: Dying without leaving a 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.
- Person: includes individuals, corporations, associations, firms, partnerships, limited liability companies and joint stock companies. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
- Probate: Proving a will
- Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
- Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
- Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.