Terms Used In Alabama Code 45-44-260.02

  • 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 commission shall extend to all areas of the county outside the boundaries of municipal corporations, unless a municipality expressly requests by resolution to have the jurisdiction of the planning commission extend into its corporate area.