Tennessee Code 39-14-511 – Jurisdiction
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 39-14-511
- 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.
In counties with an environmental court designated pursuant to Acts 1991, chapter 426, the courts shall exercise exclusive general sessions jurisdiction, over this part, pursuant to title 40.