Alabama Code 11-1-3. Jurisdiction over navigable streams not within limits of any county; execution of process on said streams
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Terms Used In Alabama Code 11-1-3
- 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 over navigable streams not included within the limits of any county belongs to the county or counties whose jurisdiction extends to the margin thereof, and all process may be executed on such streams by officers of either county.