§ 71-0513. Jurisdiction of courts in criminal cases.

Terms Used In N.Y. Environmental Conservation Law 71-0513

  • 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.

1. Except as provided in subdivision 2 of this section, County Courts, and subject to the power of removal provided in the Criminal Procedure Law, district courts, the New York City criminal court, town courts and village courts shall have, in the first instance, concurrent jurisdiction of offenses committed under the provisions of this chapter listed in section 71-0501 or under titles 5 through 15 inclusive and title 33 of this article, provided, however, that an action before a town court shall be brought in the town in which the offense was committed or an adjoining town, and that an action before a County Court shall be brought in the county in which the offense was committed. A warrant shall be returnable before the local criminal court issuing the same.

2. This section does not apply to offenses committed under articles 11 and 13 or title 9 of this article.

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