Terms Used In Michigan Laws 207.717

  • 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.
   After this act has been in effect for 4 years, the departments of commerce and of treasury shall jointly prepare and submit to the respective committees of the senate and house of representatives having jurisdiction over matters concerning taxes, economic development, and corporations an in-depth analysis of the costs and benefits of this act in the communities where it has been utilized.