Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 52:27C-53

  • 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.
This act shall take effect on July first, one thousand nine hundred and forty-four, except that appointments may be made and any action may be taken prior thereto in preparation for the operation of the department; provided, however, that nothing in this act contained shall be construed to apply to property now or hereafter subject to the jurisdiction or supervision of the Quartermaster-General.

L.1944, c. 85, art. 6, p. 182, s. 53.