Terms Used In Michigan Laws > Chapter 445 > Act 389 of 1988 - Roller Skating Safety Act of 1988

• Chambers: A judge's office.
• Common law: The legal system that originated in England and is now in use in the United States. It is based on judicial decisions rather than legislative action.
• Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
• 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.
• month: means a calendar month; the word "year" a calendar year; and the word "year" alone shall be equivalent to the words "year of our Lord". See Michigan Laws 8.3j
• Operator: means a person or entity who owns or controls or who has operational responsibility for a roller skating center. See Michigan Laws 445.1722
• person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, as well as to individuals. See Michigan Laws 8.3l
• Reporter: Makes a record of court proceedings and prepares a transcript, and also publishes the court's opinions or decisions (in the courts of appeals).
• Roller skater: means a person wearing roller skates while that person is in a roller skating center for the purpose of roller skating. See Michigan Laws 445.1722
• Roller skating center: means a building, facility, or premises which provides an area specifically designed to be used for roller skating by the public. See Michigan Laws 445.1722
• Spectator: means a person who is present in a roller skating center only for the purpose of observing skating activity, whether recreational or competitive. See Michigan Laws 445.1722