Terms Used In South Carolina Code 44-7-740

  • 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.
The jurisdiction of the city or town in or near which a public hospital or tuberculosis camp is located shall extend over all land used for hospital or tuberculosis camp purposes outside the corporate limits, and all ordinances of such city or town shall be in full force and effect in and over the territory occupied by such public hospital or tuberculosis camp.