Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 815 ILCS 350/12

  • 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.
     If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or portion of this Act is held invalid or unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction for any reason, such portion of this Act shall be deemed a separate, distinct and independent provision and such court action shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions hereof.