Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 40A:9-101

  • 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.
When any newly elected sheriff shall fail to qualify by giving the required bond and taking and subscribing his oath of office within 30 days following his election or within the time fixed by the court as herein provided, his office shall be deemed vacant. The Superior Court, for good cause shown, shall have jurisdiction to extend the time for qualification.

L.1971, c. 200, s. 1, eff. July 1, 1971.