Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 30-A Sec. 836

  • 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.
The joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over state and local government matters may review the operation of the budget committee before February 1, 1997 and, if it determines necessary, introduce legislation to amend or repeal this article. If the committee fails to act, this article continues in effect. [PL 1993, c. 623, §1 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY

PL 1993, c. 623, §1 (NEW).