Terms Used In Indiana Code 36-7-7.5-7

  • 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. 7. Notwithstanding any other law, a planning and zoning authority other than a commission established under this chapter may not exercise jurisdiction in any territory that is under the jurisdiction of the commission.

As added by P.L.168-1990, SEC.1.