Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 45:3A-17

  • 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
17. All jurisdiction, powers, duties and responsibilities vested in the Landscape Architect Examination and Evaluation Committee with respect to the practice of landscape architecture shall be immediately transferred to and vested in the New Jersey State Board of Architects, which board shall hereafter govern the practice of landscape architecture in this State in accordance with all applicable laws.

L.2008, c.77, s.17.