New Jersey Statutes 40A:13-2. Extension of county boundaries into the ocean; jurisdiction
Current as of: 2023 | Check for updates
|
Other versions
Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 40A:13-2
- 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.
The territorial limits of each county or portion thereof fronting upon the open sea shall extend to a line parallel with the ocean shore line of the county, and distant, easterly, 3 nautical miles therefrom and the division lines between said counties shall extend from the several points where they reach the sea in courses east until they severally reach said outer lines of said counties for all purposes including jurisdiction over criminal and other offenses committed.
L.1979, c. 181, s. 3, eff. Aug. 29, 1979.