Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 20 ILCS 805/805-255

  • 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: when applied to different parts of the United States, may be construed to include the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" may be construed to include the said district and territories. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.14
     Transfers to other State agency or federal government; acquisition of federal lands. The Department has the power to transfer jurisdiction of or exchange any realty under the control of the Department to any other department of the State government, or to any agency of the federal government, or to acquire or accept federal lands, when the transfer, exchange, acquisition, or acceptance is advantageous to the State and is approved in writing by the Governor.