Terms Used In Florida Statutes 665.0345

  • 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.
The office may enter into cooperative agreements with other regulatory agencies to facilitate the regulation of foreign associations doing business in this state. The office may accept reports of examinations and other records from such other agencies in lieu of conducting its own examinations of foreign associations. The office may take any action jointly with other regulatory agencies having concurrent jurisdiction over associations doing business in this state or may take such actions independently in order to carry out its responsibilities.