Montana Code > Title 50 > Chapter 1 – Administration of Public Health Laws
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| Part 1 | General Provisions | § 50-1-101 – § 50-1-119 |
| Part 2 | Department | § 50-1-201 – § 50-1-211 |
Terms Used In Montana Code > Title 50 > Chapter 1 - Administration of Public Health Laws
- Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
- 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
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- 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.
- 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.
- Person: includes a corporation or other entity as well as a natural person. See Montana Code 1-1-201
- Property: means real and personal property. See Montana Code 1-1-205
- Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.