Texas Government Code 411.381 – Definitions
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Terms Used In Texas Government Code 411.381
- 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 corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
In this subchapter:
(1) “Alert” means the statewide silver alert for missing senior citizens and persons with Alzheimer’s disease, as developed and implemented under this subchapter.
(2) “Local law enforcement agency” means a local law enforcement agency with jurisdiction over the investigation of a missing senior citizen or person with Alzheimer’s disease.
(3) “Senior citizen” means a person who is 65 years of age or older.