New Jersey Statutes 34:7-7. Jurisdiction
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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 34:7-7
- 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.
34:7-7. The Superior Court and municipal court shall have jurisdiction of proceedings for the collection and enforcement of a penalty imposed because of the violation of any provision of this article. The proceedings shall be summary and in accordance with “the penalty enforcement law” (N.J.S. 2A:58-1 et seq.) and may be brought in the municipality where the offense was committed, or where the offender may be summoned or arrested, or where he resides.
Amended 1953,c.33,s.18; 1991,c.91,s.350.