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Terms Used In Alabama Code 31-2A-17

  • 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.

Each component of the Alabama National Guard has court-martial jurisdiction over all members of the particular component who are subject to this code. The Adjutant General maintains court-martial convening authority over members of either component subject to this code.