New Jersey Statutes 52:30-12. Concurrent criminal jurisdiction over certain federal properties
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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 52:30-12
- 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
1. a. The State cedes to the United States concurrent criminal jurisdiction over lands and waters within the boundaries of units of the National Park System administered by the United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service, that are within the State, including those owned, leased, or administratively controlled, and those hereafter acquired, leased, or administratively controlled, by the National Park Service.
b. The existing National Park Service units affected by this cession are as follows:
(1) Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area;
(2) The Sandy Hook Unit of Gateway National Recreation Area;
(3) Morristown National Historic Park;
(4) Thomas Edison National Historic Site; and
(5) Ellis Island.
L.1995,c.212,s.1.