Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes > Title 30 > Part 5 - Federally Recognized Indian Tribes

• Adjourn: A motion to adjourn a legislative chamber or a committee, if passed, ends that day's session.
• Board: means the Maine Motor Vehicle Franchise Board created pursuant to section 1187. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 10 Sec. 1171
• Department: means the Department of Health and Human Services. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 1-A
• Food: means articles used for food or drink for humans or other animals, chewing gum and articles used for components of any such article. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 2152
• Food establishment: includes a caregiver, as defined in section 2422, subsection 8?A, and a registered dispensary, as defined in section 2422, subsection 6, that prepare food containing cannabis for medical use by a qualifying patient pursuant to chapter 558?C. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 2152
• Food salvage establishment: means a food establishment engaged in reconditioning or by other means salvaging distressed merchandise and includes any food establishment that sells, buys, warehouses or distributes any salvaged merchandise. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 2152
• 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.
• Probate: Proving a will
• Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.