Maine Revised Statutes Title 38 Sec. 46 – Jurisdiction; impersonation; penalty
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Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 38 Sec. 46
- 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.
- Town: includes cities and plantations, unless otherwise expressed or implied. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72
In the cities and towns for which they are elected, port wardens shall have exclusive jurisdiction in all matters pertaining to their duties, as specified in this subchapter and subchapters III, IV and V. Any other person who performs or attempts to perform any such duties in any city or town wherein there is a port warden forfeits for each offense $100, to be recovered in a civil action by any prosecutor.