Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 215 ILCS 5/122-2

  • 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
     A person or entity may show that it is subject to the jurisdiction of another agency of this or another state, any subdivision of this State, or the Federal Government by providing to the Director the appropriate certificate, license or other document issued by the other governmental agency which permits or qualifies it to provide those coverages.
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