Terms Used In Alabama Code 41-4-281

  • 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

The Legislature hereby declares it essential for the creation and maintenance of an efficient, modern, economically feasible, telecommunications system for Alabama state government that a telecommunications division be established under the jurisdiction of the Department of Finance. The purposes of this article shall be to coordinate and promote efficiency in the acquisition, operation and maintenance of all telecommunications equipment, systems and networks being used by agencies of the state and further to coordinate the compatibility of such equipment, systems and networks so as to promote a uniform, compatible communications system for agencies of state government.