Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 20 ILCS 1807/17

  • 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: when applied to different parts of the United States, may be construed to include the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" may be construed to include the said district and territories. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.14
     Each component of the State military forces has court-martial jurisdiction over all members of the particular component who are subject to this Code. Additionally, the Army and Air National Guard State military forces have court-martial jurisdiction over all members subject to this Code.