Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 40A:9-127

  • 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.
40A:9-127. The Superior Court shall have jurisdiction over actions or proceedings involving money payable to or by a constable and may make appropriate orders and judgments, in a summary manner, in the case of absconding, insolvent, incapacitated or deceased constables.

L.1971, c.200, s.1; amended 1991,c.91,s.405.