Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 27:5G-16

  • 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.
The commissioner may enter into contracts for the maintenance of any railroad overhead bridge assigned to the jurisdiction of the department under section 9 of this act with any railroad company or any other contractor or party found by the commissioner to be qualified for such works.

L. 1988, c. 171, s. 12.