The attorney general and the appropriate county attorney shall have concurrent jurisdiction to prosecute all violations of law arising out of or in connection with any program administered by the department, including, but not limited to, sections 13-3701, 23-657 and 46-215.

Terms Used In Arizona Laws 41-1963

  • Department: means the department of economic security. See Arizona Laws 41-1951
  • including: means not limited to and is not a term of exclusion. See Arizona Laws 1-215
  • 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.
  • Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
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