Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 39:4-8.2

  • 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. As used in this act:

“Public highways” means public highways as defined in section 3 of P.L.1984, c.73 (C. 27:1B-3).

“Transportation system” means transportation system as defined in section 3 of P.L.1984, c.73 (C. 27:1B-3).

“Under the jurisdiction of the commissioner” means that which has been taken over, or is owned, controlled, or maintained by the Department of Transportation.

L.1998, c.28, s.1.