Delaware Code Title 24 Sec. 5611 – Jurisdiction
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Except as otherwise provided by law or limited by the Board the jurisdiction of each constable, commissioned under this chapter, shall extend throughout the State.
Code 1852, § ?630; 12 Del. Laws, c. 86; Code 1915, §§ ?1398A, 1412; 33 Del. Laws, c. 89, § ?3; 35 Del. Laws, c. 78, § ?1; Code 1935, §§ ?1565, 1579; 10 Del. C. 1953, §§ ?2721, 2722; 55 Del. Laws, c. 85, § ?32Q; 65 Del. Laws, c. 433, § ?1; 83 Del. Laws, c. 454, § 2;
Terms Used In Delaware Code Title 24 Sec. 5611
- Board: means the Constable Board of Examiners. See Delaware Code Title 24 Sec. 5602
- 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: means the State of Delaware; and when applied to different parts of the United States, it includes the District of Columbia and the several territories and possessions of the United States. See Delaware Code Title 1 Sec. 302