§ 439.620 Creation and administration of Fund; appropriation and expenditure of contents
§ 439.630 Powers and duties of Department; eligibility of veterans for certain benefits or services available to senior citizens, persons with disabilities and other specified persons; submission of biennial report by Grants Management Advisory Committee
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Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes > Chapter 439 > Administration of Certain Proceeds From Manufacturers of Tobacco Products > Fund for a Healthy Nevada

  • Administrator: means the Administrator of the Division. See Nevada Revised Statutes 439.005
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • county: includes Carson City. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.033
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Department: means the Department of Health and Human Services. See Nevada Revised Statutes 439.005
  • Director: means the Director of the Department. See Nevada Revised Statutes 439.005
  • Division: means the Division of Public and Behavioral Health of the Department. See Nevada Revised Statutes 439.005
  • 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.
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • person: means a natural person, any form of business or social organization and any other nongovernmental legal entity including, but not limited to, a corporation, partnership, association, trust or unincorporated organization. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.039
  • population: means the number of people in a specified area as determined by the last preceding national decennial census conducted by the Bureau of the Census of the United States Department of Commerce pursuant to Section 2 of Article I of the Constitution of the United States and reported by the Secretary of Commerce to the Governor pursuant to 13 U. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.050
  • 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.
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.