Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 27:5G-11

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • 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
The commissioner shall assign each railroad overhead bridge carrying a highway, other than a State highway, over and across a right-of-way owned by the New Jersey Transit Corporation to the jurisdiction of that corporation, unless the commissioner determines, subject to the provisions of section 6 of this act, that the bridge should be assigned to the jurisdiction of another public entity.

L. 1988, c. 171, s. 7.