Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 27-104

  • 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.

Laws 1875, chapter 66, section 1, included by reference. [The title to the act is as follows: “An act to cede jurisdiction to the United States over the territory of the Fort Leavenworth military reservation.” The general provisions of the act are covered by the first section of this article.]