Terms Used In Montana Code > Title 3 > Chapter 15 > Part 7 - Juries in Courts of Limited Jurisdiction

• Athlete: means a person who participates in an athletic activity that involves exercises, sports, or games requiring physical strength, agility, flexibility, range of motion, speed, or stamina and the exercises, sports, or games are of the type conducted in association with an educational institution or a professional, amateur, or recreational sports club or organization. See Montana Code 37-36-101
• Athletic trainer: means an individual who is licensed to practice athletic training. See Montana Code 37-36-101
• Athletic training: means the practice of prevention, recognition, assessment, management, treatment, disposition, and reconditioning of athletic injuries. See Montana Code 37-36-101
• Board: means the board of athletic trainers provided for in 2-15-1771. See Montana Code 37-36-101
• Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
• Department: means the department of labor and industry provided for in 2-15-1701. See Montana Code 37-36-101
• 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.
• Knowingly: means only a knowledge that the facts exist which bring the act or omission within the provisions of this code. See Montana Code 1-1-204
• Licensee: means an individual licensed under this chapter. See Montana Code 37-36-101
• Person: includes a corporation or other entity as well as a natural person. See Montana Code 1-1-201
• Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of judicial proceedings. See Montana Code 1-1-202
• State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Montana Code 1-1-201
• Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
• Trial jury: A group of citizens who hear the evidence presented by both sides at trial and determine the facts in dispute. Federal criminal juries consist of 12 persons. Federal civil juries consist of six persons.
• United States: includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Montana Code 1-1-201