Delaware Code Title 6 Sec. 5138 – Concurrent jurisdiction of justices of the peace and Court of Common …
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Justices of the peace and the Court of Common Pleas shall have concurrent jurisdiction over violations of this chapter.
6 Del. C. 1953, § ?5143; 53 Del. Laws, c. 187, § ?3; 58 Del. Laws, c. 281, § ?21; 70 Del. Laws, c. 370, § ?12;
Terms Used In Delaware Code Title 6 Sec. 5138
- 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.