Terms Used In Indiana Code 9-26-4-1

  • 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. The coroner or other official performing similar functions shall immediately notify the state police department upon learning of the death of an individual in the coroner’s jurisdiction as the result of a traffic accident.

[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-4-1-45(b).]

As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.14.