Terms Used In Florida Statutes 159.42

  • 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 state, its officers, departments, divisions, and other state entities are authorized to cooperate with and provide assistance to local agencies in carrying out the purposes of this part and thereby promote the industry and economy of the state. Personnel, facilities, and property under the jurisdiction of such state officers and entities and such appropriated and other funds as from time to time may be available therefor may be used and applied pursuant to this section except to the extent prohibited by law.
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