Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 27:3-12

  • 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.
  • State: extends to and includes any State, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia and the Canal Zone. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
When, in the opinion of the governing body of the municipality having original jurisdiction over a road or highway selected as a detour road, any other governing body fails or neglects to comply with the provisions of section 27:3-6 of this title with respect to a road or highway within its original jurisdiction it shall report the violation to the state highway engineer, who shall investigate it and, if he finds a violation, issue an order to the public authority hereby charged with the maintenance and repair of the detour road, directing it to make repairs to or to maintain the detour in the manner and within the time indicated in the order.