Nothing in Section 72400, Part 13 (commencing with Section 22000), Article 5 (commencing with Section 32340) of Chapter 3 of Part 19, of Division 1 of Title 1 and this part, shall be construed in a manner to deprive any person of his or her rights and remedies in a court of competent jurisdiction on a question of law and fact.

(Amended by Stats. 1995, Ch. 758, Sec. 141. Effective January 1, 1996.)

Terms Used In California Education Code 87418

  • 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.