Florida Statutes > Chapter 760 > Part IV – Minority Representation in Certain Bodies
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§ 760.80 | Minority representation on boards, commissions, councils, and committees |
Terms Used In Florida Statutes > Chapter 760 > Part IV - Minority Representation in Certain Bodies
- Child: means any person under the age of 18 years. See Florida Statutes 827.01
- Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
- 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.
- Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
- person: includes individuals, children, firms, associations, joint adventures, partnerships, estates, trusts, business trusts, syndicates, fiduciaries, corporations, and all other groups or combinations. See Florida Statutes 1.01
- Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.