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Terms Used In Alabama Code 10A-1-1.12

  • 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.

For entities other than general partnerships, if the formation of an entity does not occur when a certificate of formation or similar instrument filed with the filing officer, or with a foreign governmental authority takes effect, the law governing the entity’s formation and internal affairs is the law of the entity’s jurisdiction of formation.