Delaware Code Title 10 Sec. 2808 – Jurisdiction
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The jurisdiction of the justice of the peace constables appointed pursuant to this chapter shall extend throughout the State.
10 Del. C. 1953, § ?2808; 55 Del. Laws, c. 21; 65 Del. Laws, c. 411, § ?1;
Terms Used In Delaware Code Title 10 Sec. 2808
- 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: means the State of Delaware; and when applied to different parts of the United States, it includes the District of Columbia and the several territories and possessions of the United States. See Delaware Code Title 1 Sec. 302