Wisconsin Statutes 66.0105 – Jurisdiction of overlapping extraterritorial powers
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Terms Used In Wisconsin Statutes 66.0105
- 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.
- Municipality: includes cities and villages; it may be construed to include towns. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
- Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
- Village: means incorporated village. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
The extraterritorial powers granted to cities and villages by statute, including ss. 30.745, 62.23 (2) and (7a), 66.0415, 236.10 and 254.57, may not be exercised within the corporate limits of another city or village. Wherever these statutory extraterritorial powers overlap, the jurisdiction over the overlapping area shall be divided on a line all points of which are equidistant from the boundaries of each municipality concerned so that not more than one municipality shall exercise power over any area.