Terms Used In Michigan Laws 3.888

  • 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.
  (1) Because it is probable that the pattern and detail of the agreement for mutual aid among 2 or more participating jurisdictions may differ from that among the participating jurisdictions that are party to this memorandum of agreement, this agreement contains elements of a broad base common to all participating jurisdictions, and nothing in this agreement precludes any participating jurisdiction from entering into supplementary agreements with another jurisdiction or affects any other agreements already in force among participating jurisdictions.
  (2) Supplementary agreements may include, but are not limited to, provisions for evacuation and reception of injured and other persons and the exchange of medical, fire, public utility, reconnaissance, welfare, transportation, and communications personnel, equipment, and supplies.