Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes 15A-901

  • 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.
  • Original: means :

    a. See North Carolina General Statutes 15A-101.1

This Article applies to cases within the original jurisdiction of the superior court. (1973, c. 1286, s. 1.)