Alabama Code 11-42-212. Laws governing territory within corporate limits established pursuant to article; jurisdiction as to same
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Terms Used In Alabama Code 11-42-212
- 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 territory included within the corporate limits established under the provisions of this article shall be subject to all the laws and ordinances of said city or town then in force or that may thereafter be adopted, and said city or town shall have and exercise the same jurisdiction over said territory as it exercised over the original territory.