Statutes definition:
The written laws approved by legislatures, parliaments or elected or appointed houses of assembly.
Related Terms: Common Law, Ordinance, Regulation, Lex Scripta, Law
Also called lex scripta, legislation or acts.
Wrongful Death Statutes: Laws giving the family members of a deceased a cause of action if the death of their loved one resulted because of another's negligence.
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Alabama - Title 26, Chapter 10
Alaska - Chapter 23, §§ 5 thru 240
Arizona - Title 8, §§ 8-101 thru 8-173
Arkansas - Title 9, Subtitle 2, Chapter 9
California - Family Code, §§ 7660-9300
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Statutes: A law passed by the legislative branch of a government.
Statutory: Created by the enactment of a law, relating to a statute or law; existing as the result of a statute.
STATUTES OF LIMITATIONS: Laws setting deadlines for filing lawsuits within a certain time after events occur that are the source of a claim.
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Statutes
Federal and state statutes, municipal ordinances, and administrative regulations govern all kinds of conduct and frequently impose standards of conduct to be observed.
STATUTES OF FRAUD: Laws in most states to protect against false claims for payment from contracts that were not agreed upon. The specific laws vary from state to state, but most require that certain contracts be in writing.
STATUTES OF FRAUD - Laws to protect against false claims for payment from contracts that were not agreed upon. Requirement that certain contracts be in writing.
STATUTES STAPLE, English law. The statute of the staple, 27 Ed. HI. stat. 2, confined the sale of all commodities to be exported to certain towns in England, called estaple or staple, where foreigners might resort.
Statutes
The written laws approved by legislatures, parliaments or houses of assembly (i.e., politicians). Also known as "legislation".
Statutes that provide public access to governmental agency meetings and records.
Subpena
The modern spelling of subpoena.
Statutes concerning the payment of wages of employes may be considered in two groups: (i) those which relate to the employment contract, such as laws fixing the maximum period of wage payments, ...
The statutes and other changes, though often liberally interpreted, generally do not extend to injuries to the person of the deceased or his freehold, so that no action lies by an executor or administrator for an assault and battery on the deceased, ...
LawStatutes, acts, regulations, rules, standards and principles that govern people. Law can also be based on court decisions.
Criminal statutes spell out the exact circumstances which constitute a crime. These circumstances are known as the elements of the offense. Unless all the elements are proven by the prosecuting authority, the defendant is not guilty of the offense.
Formerly, statutes governing wills used this phrase to specify children born to married parents, and to exclude those born out of wedlock. Now, the phrase means the same as issue and "lineal descendant."
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Refers to statutes and judicial proceedings involving persons or businesses that cannot pay their debts and seek the assistance of the court in getting a fresh start.
Long Arm Statutes:
Each court is bound to a territorial jurisdiction and does not normally have jurisdiction over persons that reside outside of that jurisdiction.
Survival Statutes: Statutory law that provides for a legal action to continue after the death of a person involved in the action.
Survivorship: Another name for joint tenancy.
Sustain: A court ruling upholding an objection or a motion.
reporting statutes - State laws requiring certain designated persons (physicians, nurses, teachers) to report to the authorities suspected cases of child abuse and injuries.
Belong. In statutes referring to inhabitancy, the poor, etc., designates the place of a person's legal settlement, not merely his place of residence. Reading v. Westport, 19 Conn. 564 (1849), Church, C.J.; 3 id. 467; 18 id. 425; 8 Vt. 45.
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shield laws
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shifting the burden of proof
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Defined by state statutes, this charge is usually made when a parent displays passive indifference to a child's well being. Example: when a parent does not bathe a child regularly or feed them adequately.
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Strict Liability Statutes - Statutes criminalizing specific conduct without regard to the actor's intent. The only question for a judge or jury in a strict-liability case is whether the defendant did the prohibited act.
statutes enacted which declare that communications between news reporters and informants are confidential and privileged and thus cannot be testified to in court. This is similar to the doctor-patient, lawyer-client or priest-parishioner privilege.
At the same time, it remains a crime to manufacture alcoholic beverages in quantities greater than the maximum allowable limit set by the decriminalizing statutes.
Synonymous to act or statute although in common usage, "law" refers not only to legislation or statutes but also to the body of unwritten law in those states which recognize common law.
Ethical problems connected therewith are covered by statutes in most jurisdictions and by federal statutes on the federal level.
Statutes articulate the bland rules of law, with only rare reference to factual situations.
without a valid will, statutes determine how her property is divided up among her relatives; if no relatives can be found, the property escheats (i.e., goes to the government). Wills are made to vary the statutory scheme (e.g.
Official publications: Cases, regulations and statutes are published electronically or in book format in either official or unofficial publications. Official publications are those that have been authorized by statute or governmental ruling.
It is an act of referring to previous court decisions, statutes and legal books on the basis of which the present trial can be based and arguments be made 2.
Common Law The body of law that developed over many years in England based on court decisions and custom, as compared to written statutes (codifications of the law).
Code - A grouping of statutes, relating to a particular subject matter and arranged in classified order.
The authority of the administrative law judge is limited by statutes and regulations. Those statutes might give a deadline of when an appeal must be filed or what types of actions by an agency create a right to an administrative hearing .
50-B: The chapter of the North Carolina General Statutes that provides for domestic violence relief. 50-B is a shorthand reference to its location in the Statutes.
You won't find collaborative law in the statutes or administrative regulations but you will find it in the professionalism and integrity of those who practice law.
waiver of immunity - A means authorized by statutes by which a witness, in advance of giving testimony or producing evidence, ...
civil rights act Federal statutes enacted after the Civil War, intended to implement and give further force to basic personal rights guaranteed by the Constitution. Such Acts prohibit discrimination based on race, ...
Waiver Of Immunity From Self-Incrimination: A means authorized by statutes by which a witness in advance of giving testimony or producing evidence, ...
Antitrust acts - Federal and state statutes to protect trade and commerce from unlawful restraints, price discriminations, price fixing, and monopolies.
Appeal - A proceeding brought to a higher court to review a lower court decision.
It can include rivers, canals, harbors and the high seas. Some statutes include international waters in the definition of navigable waters and in other statutes the term only applies to the waters of the United States.
Primary authority - Constitutions, codes, statutes, ordinances, and case law sources.
Private law - That law, such as a contract between two persons or a real estate transaction, which applies only to the persons who subject themselves to it.
Significant Changes to California's Mechanics Lien Law Coming July 1, 2012JD Supra (press release)by Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP on 5/17/2012 Effective July 1, all of the existing statutes governing mechanics liens, ...
Code
A compilation or collection of laws and statutes.
Comparative Negligence
The doctrine providing that any award for injury caused by a defendant is reduced proportionately by the plaintiff's relative degree of negligence.
Serious Juvenile Offense: Certain criminal offenses listed in the Connecticut General Statutes, which are crimes against persons, serious property crimes and certain drug offenses.
codes: The law created by statutes. For example, the California Code of Civil Procedure, California Civil Code, California Vehicle Code, California Penal Code, and California Health and Safety Code.
Bills - A draft of a new Act or a draft of an amendment to alter an existing Act. Statutes or Acts of Parliament, start life as a Bill.
code A collection or compendium of statutes; Washington statutes are collected in the Revised Code of Washington, abbreviated RCW.
CASE LAW: A branch of law consisting of court decisions. It is distinct from statutes and other sources of law.
CASE LOAD: The total number of clients registered with probation/parole department or officer at a specified point in time.
JEOFAILE.
This is a law French phrase, which signifies, "I am in an error; I have failed." There are certain statutes called statutes of amendment... more ...
IN PARI MATERIA
On like subject matter; same manner
Typically used in regards to statutes which relate the same thing or person.
IN PERSONAM
Against the person
Jurisdiction over the person of an individual.
The rules or principles by which the UK is governed. These rules comprise the current laws of the land (statutes in force), legal precedent and the sometimes unwritten conventions and traditions of the UK and its institutions.
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Section of the brief that lists all of the cases, statutes and other authorities that you cite in your brief and the page(s) on which each authority is found in the brief.
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Clean air acts -Federal and state environmental statutes enacted to regulate and control air pollution.
et seqAn abbreviation for et sequentes, or et sequential "and the following," ordinarily used in referring to a section of statutes.
exclusive jurisdictionThe matter can only be filed in one court.
ex contractuArising from a contract.
Term: Securities Acts
Definition: The various federal statutes that require full disclosure of material facts relevant to the offer or sale of stock.
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venue: pertains to the particular location of the court in a court system in which a case is to be heard; governed by state or federal statutes (28 U.S.C. § 1391). Venue is a matter of convenience rather than power.
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