New Jersey Statutes 26:4-33. Discovery of sources of infection
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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 26:4-33
- 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 local board shall use all reasonable means to ascertain the existence of any case of venereal disease within its jurisdiction. It shall investigate any case or suspected case that is not under the care of a reputable physician, and shall ascertain so far as is possible every source of infection and every exposure to infection.