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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 5:9-22.11

  • 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
  • Venue: The geographical location in which a case is tried.
7. Nothing in this act, P.L.2017, c.98 (C. 5:9-22.5 et al.), shall be construed as a waiver of the sovereign immunity of the State or a relinquishment of the sovereign powers of the State. The Superior Court of New Jersey shall have exclusive original jurisdiction and venue over all matters arising from this act.

L.2017, c.98, s.7.