Indiana Code 31-30-3-1. Waiver of jurisdiction defined
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Terms Used In Indiana Code 31-30-3-1
- 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.
Sec. 1. Waiver of jurisdiction refers to an order of the juvenile court that waives the case to a court that would have jurisdiction had the act been committed by an adult. Waiver is for the offense charged and all included offenses.
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-6-2-4(a).]
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.13.