Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes > Title 14 > Chapter 2 > Part II - Offenses Affecting Public Morals

• 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.
• Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
• Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
• Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
• Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
• Cost participation: means fees or other charges through which families share in the cost for early intervention services provided pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 28:462
• Council: means the Louisiana State Interagency Coordinating Council for EarlySteps established pursuant to Louisiana Revised Statutes 28:462
• Department: means the Louisiana Department of Health. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 28:462
• Early intervention services: means developmental services that:

              (a) Are provided under public supervision. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 28:462

• 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.
• IDEA: means the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 28:462
• Indemnification: In general, a collateral contract or assurance under which one person agrees to secure another person against either anticipated financial losses or potential adverse legal consequences. ^{Source: FDIC}
• Infant or toddler with a disability: means an individual under three years of age who needs early intervention services because of either of the following:

              (i) The individual is experiencing developmental delays, as measured by appropriate diagnostic instruments and procedures in the areas of cognitive development, physical development, communication development, social or emotional development, or adaptive development. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 28:462

• 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.
• Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
• Parent: means a person who meets the definition of such term in federal regulations relative to early intervention programs for infants and toddlers with disabilities and their families (Louisiana Revised Statutes 28:462
• person: includes a body of persons, whether incorporated or not. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 1:10
• Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
• Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.