Delaware Code Title 29 Sec. 9001B – Assumption of authority by State
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The offices of the Prothonotaries of New Castle County, Kent County and Sussex County, as heretofore established, shall hereafter be under the authority and jurisdiction of the State.
Terms Used In Delaware Code Title 29 Sec. 9001B
- 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: means the State of Delaware; and when applied to different parts of the United States, it includes the District of Columbia and the several territories and possessions of the United States. See Delaware Code Title 1 Sec. 302