Section 99C. Any group of contiguous towns may, by vote of their respective registered voters, vote to establish a regional police district, the area of jurisdiction of which shall be the combined corporate limits of the member towns.

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Terms Used In Massachusetts General Laws ch. 41 sec. 99C

  • district: as used in this chapter , shall mean a fire, water, sewer, water pollution abatement, refuse disposal, light, or improvement district, or any other district, howsoever named, formed for the purpose of carrying out any of the aforementioned functions, whether established under general law or special act. See Massachusetts General Laws ch. 41 sec. 1A
  • 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.
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