37-11-102 - Part definitions.

37-11-102. Part definitions.

As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:

     (1)  “Convicted” and “conviction” means a plea of guilty or a verdict of guilty by a judge or jury, and includes a plea of no contest accepted by the court;

     (2)  “Juvenile” means a person under eighteen (18) years of age; and

     (3)  “Violent crime” means a felony enumerated as a violent crime under § 40-35-118 or a felony involving a weapon or firearm.

[Acts 1994, ch. 984, § 1.]