Texas Government Code 772.051 – Definitions
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Terms Used In Texas Government Code 772.051
- 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.
- Justice: when applied to a magistrate, means justice of the peace. See Texas Government Code 312.011
In this subchapter:
(1) “Border crime” and “border region” have the meanings assigned by § 772.0071.
(2) “Border prosecuting attorney” means a prosecuting attorney in a border region who represents the state in the prosecution of felony border crimes.
(3) “Criminal justice division” means the criminal justice division established under § 772.006.
(4) “Prosecuting attorney” means a district attorney, criminal district attorney, or county attorney with felony criminal jurisdiction.
(5) “Unit” means the border prosecution unit.