Any land over which exclusive or concurrent jurisdiction is ceded by the state to the United States, the state retains concurrent jurisdiction with the United States for serving process, civil or criminal, issuing under the authority of the state, or any courts, or judicial officers thereof, upon any person amenable thereto, within the limits of the land ceded in like manner as if no cession had taken place.

Terms Used In Arizona Laws 37-613

  • 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.
  • Person: includes a corporation, company, partnership, firm, association or society, as well as a natural person. See Arizona Laws 1-215
  • Process: means a citation, writ or summons issued in the course of judicial proceedings. See Arizona Laws 1-215
  • United States: includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Arizona Laws 1-215
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