Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 58:16A-11

  • 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: extends to and includes any State, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia and the Canal Zone. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
The Attorney-General is hereby authorized and empowered to certify to the United States of America or a department, agency or authority thereof having jurisdiction therein, the right, title or interest vested in the people of the State of New Jersey in and to property acquired for the purpose of this act for which reimbursement is to be made by the United States of America to the people of the State of New Jersey. L.1948, c. 351, p. 1415, s. 11.