Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 45:15BB-7

  • 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.
  • State: extends to and includes any State, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia and the Canal Zone. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
  • territory: extends to and includes any territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia and the Canal Zone. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
An applicant may be exempted from the requirement of taking and passing any examination provided for in this act if the applicant satisfies the board that the applicant is licensed or registered under the laws of a state, territory or jurisdiction of the United States, which in the opinion of the board imposes substantially the same educational and experiential requirements as this act, and, pursuant to the laws of the state, territory, or jurisdiction, has taken and passed an examination similar to that from which exemption is sought.

L.1991,c.134,s.7.