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Terms Used In Indiana Code 23-16-1-14

  • 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.
  • United States: includes the District of Columbia and the commonwealths, possessions, states in free association with the United States, and the territories. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
   Sec. 14. “State” means the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or any state, territory, possession, or other jurisdiction of the United States.

As added by P.L.147-1988, SEC.1.