Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 29:3-19

  • 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.
29:3-19. Civil actions for penalties for violations of this chapter may be brought in the Superior Court or the municipal court of the municipality wherein the violations occurred, both of which courts are given jurisdiction to hear and determine such actions.

Amended 1953,c.28,s.3; 1991,c.91,s.308.