Term Name |
Term Heading |
Definition |
Case Type |
Term
Usage* |
| Visitation (non-divorce) Case |
Visitation (non-divorce) |
A major classification category of domestic relations cases that includes cases in which an individual(s) requests that a court schedule the time the individual(s) will spend with the minor children. Such requests can be brought before the court by parents, grandparents, or other family members. Do not include in this category cases in which custody/visitation issues are part of a marriage dissolution/divorce proceeding. |
DomRel |
F |
| Waivered/Certified/Transferred to Adult Court |
Waivered/Certified/Transferred to Adult Court |
A subcategory of juvenile dispositions that involve a motion or pleading on a delinquency petition to transfer jurisdiction of the case to criminal court. This transfer motion/pleading can be filed at any point prior to adjudication of the delinquency petition. These may include transfers that are discretionary, mandatory, or presumptive. Juvenile or family court decisions to transfer jurisdiction of the delinquency matter to criminal court effectively terminate juvenile court involvement and are treated as dispositions for statistical reporting purposes. |
Juvenile |
D |
| Weapon Case |
Weapon |
A subcategory of criminal cases involving violations of regulations or statutes controlling the carrying, using, possessing, furnishing, and manufacturing of deadly weapons or silencers. These crime types are classified and defined by the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) section. |
Criminal |
F |
| Workers' Compensation Appeal Case |
Workers' Compensation |
An appeal of an administrative agency decision concerning a dispute over the eligibility and terms of compensation for workers injured on the job. Workers' compensation includes the areas of permanent total disability, permanent partial disability, temporary total disability, and temporary partial disability. |
ApAppeal |
F |
| Workers' Compensation Petition for Review |
Workers' Compensation |
A petition for review of an administrative agency decision concerning a dispute over the eligibility and terms of compensation for workers injured on the job. Workers' compensation includes the areas of permanent total disability, permanent partial disability, temporary total disability, and temporary partial disability. |
ApPetition |
F |
| Writ Involving Prison Conditions Case |
Writ Involving Prison Conditions |
A subcategory of miscellaneous civil cases. A type of extraordinary writ wherein a prisoner petitions the court for relief from the treatment or conditions in the prison. |
Civil |
F |
