Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 52:30-14

  • 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
3. Whenever the United States relinquishes all or part of its jurisdiction theretofore held by it over lands and waters within the State, ceded to the United States pursuant to sections 1 and 2 of P.L.1995, c.212 (C. 52:30-12 and 52:30-13), the Governor may accept, on behalf of the State, the jurisdiction so relinquished. The acceptance shall be in writing and shall be transmitted to the authorized official of the United States, and a copy thereof shall be filed with the office of the Secretary of State of New Jersey and published in the New Jersey Register.

L.1995,c.212,s.3.