Cities, towns and boroughs may, with the approval of the State Fire Marshal, unite in appointing one person to be local fire marshal for all of the jurisdictions so united, but no local fire marshal shall have any authority in any jurisdiction for which he has not been specifically appointed.

Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 29-301

  • 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.
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