Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 48:2-59

  • 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.
To enable the Board of Public Utility Commissioners in the Department of Public Utilities to better perform its lawful duties relating to service, classifications to be used, rates and charges to be made and collected, rules and regulations to be prescribed, and supervision over all public utilities and public movers under its jurisdiction, the Board of Public Utility Commissioners shall annually make an assessment against each public utility and public mover.

L.1968, c. 173, s. 1, eff. July 16, 1968. Amended by L.1972, c. 36, s. 1, eff. May 25, 1972.