Terms Used In Utah Code 15A-4-101

  • 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.
     The amendments in this part are adopted as amendments to the IBC to be applicable to the specified jurisdiction.

Enacted by Chapter 14, 2011 General Session