Terms Used In Alabama Code 37-6-27

  • 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.
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Alabama Code 1-1-1

Cooperatives transacting business in this state pursuant to this chapter shall be deemed to be general welfare cooperatives and exempt in all respects from the jurisdiction and control of the Public Service Commission of this state.