Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes > Title 40 > Chapter 5-A > Part VII - Youth Sports Injury

• Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
• Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
• Appointment: means the designation of a person, by due authority, to become an employee in a position, and his induction into employment in the position. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 33:2533
• Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
• Board: means the municipal, parish, or fire protection district fire and police civil service board. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 33:2533
• bus: shall mean a motor vehicle with a seating capacity of six or more, exclusive of the operator, which is used in the transportation of passengers for hire, excluding any vehicle leased without the provision of a driver and excluding any vehicle which is subject to regulation by the Interstate Commerce Commission or the Louisiana Public Service Commission; or which is defined in this Section as a limousine or sightseeing or tourist guide vehicle; or which is used by undertakers for the transportation only of persons attending a funeral; or which is engaged exclusively in the transportation of children to and from school and which is operated by or under a contract with a public institution or a public or private school; or which is provided by a passenger's employer for transportation to his place of work; or which provides transportation in consideration of transportation to be furnished on other occasions by a passenger. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 48:1460
• Classification plan: means all the classes of positions established for the classified service. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 33:2533
• Classified service: means every appointive office and position of trust or employment in the municipal government, parish government, or fire protection district government which has as its primary duty one of the functions specifically set forth to be included in the classified service by the provisions of this Part; and excludes all elective and appointive offices and positions of trust or employment which have a primary duty specifically set forth to be included in the unclassified service by the provisions of this Part. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 33:2533
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
• Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
• Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
• Demotion: means a change of an employee in the classified service from a position of one class to a position of a lower class which generally involves less responsibility and provides less pay. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 33:2533
• disclosure: means the release of information or data with the consent, as indicated by a signed consent form, of the individual or individuals to whom the information pertains by either the division of unemployment insurance or the housing authority. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:561
• Dismissal: The dropping of a case by the judge without further consideration or hearing. ^Source:
• Eligible: means a person whose name is on a list. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 33:2533
• Employee: means a person legally occupying a position. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 33:2533
• 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.
• Fair market value: The price at which an asset would change hands in a transaction between a willing, informed buyer and a willing, informed seller.
• Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
• Healthcare provider: means a physician as defined in Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:1089.2
• Heat acclimatization: means a series of changes or adaptations that occur in response to heat stress in a controlled environment over the course of seven to fourteen days. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:1087.1
• HUD: means the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:561
• Information: means wage record and unemployment compensation information. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:561
• Intangible property: Property that has no intrinsic value, but is merely the evidence of value such as stock certificates, bonds, and promissory notes.
• Interest rate: The amount paid by a borrower to a lender in exchange for the use of the lender's money for a certain period of time. Interest is paid on loans or on debt instruments, such as notes or bonds, either at regular intervals or as part of a lump sum payment when the issue matures. ^{Source: OCC}
• Interstate game: means any regular season game played out of state. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:1087.1
• 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.
• Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). ^{Source: OCC}
• limousine: shall mean a chauffeur-driven luxury vehicle with a minimum seating capacity of six but no more than fourteen passengers, exclusive of the driver, which is used for the transportation of passengers for hire by prearrangement or contract, the charges for which are predetermined on a contractual basis. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 48:1460
• Local governmental subdivision: as used in this Chapter is as defined in Article VI, Section 44 of thethe Louisiana Constitution of 1974. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 48:1460
• Louisiana Workforce Commission: means the Louisiana Workforce Commission and its subdivisions, including the office of unemployment insurance administration, or its successor. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:561
• Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
• Nolo contendere: No contest-has the same effect as a plea of guilty, as far as the criminal sentence is concerned, but may not be considered as an admission of guilt for any other purpose.
• Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
• 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.
• Participating housing authority: means a housing authority that has entered into a cooperative agreement with the state Louisiana Workforce Commission. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:561
• person: includes a body of persons, whether incorporated or not. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 1:10
• Personal property: All property that is not real property.
• Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
• Plea: In a criminal case, the defendant's statement pleading "guilty" or "not guilty" in answer to the charges, a declaration made in open court.
• Position: means any office or employment in the municipal, parish or fire protection district, fire or police service, the duties of which call for services to be rendered by one person. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 33:2533
• Promotion: means a change of an employee in the classified service from a position of one class to a position of a higher class which generally involves increased responsibilities and provides increased pay. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 33:2533
• Public recreation facility: means a recreation facility owned or leased by the state of Louisiana or a political subdivision thereof. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:1089.2
• Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
• Regular season game: means any intrastate or interstate game played during the regular sports season. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:1087.1
• Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
• sightseeing or tourist guide vehicle: shall mean a motor vehicle with an operator for hire and a minimum seating capacity of six  and a maximum seating capacity of no more than fourteen persons, exclusive of the driver, which is used in the transportation of passengers for hire to various tourist destinations and other landmarks of interest. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 48:1460
• Unemployment compensation information: means unemployment compensation claim or payment information from the administrator of the Louisiana Employment Security Law. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:561
• Wage record: means wage record information reported to the state by employers on a quarterly basis as provided in Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:561
• Wet bulb globe temperature: means a measure of the heat stress in direct sunlight which takes into account temperature, humidity, wind speed, sun angle, and solar radiation. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:1087.1
• Youth athletic activity: means an organized athletic activity where the majority of the participants are seven years of age or older and under nineteen years of age, and are engaging in an organized athletic game or competition against another team, club, or entity or in practice or preparation for an organized game or competition against another team, club, or entity. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:1089.2