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Terms Used In Indiana Code 31-28-4-7

  • 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.
   Sec. 7. A court having jurisdiction to place delinquent children may place the delinquent child in an institution in another state under Article VI of the interstate compact on the placement of children (section 1 of this chapter) and shall retain jurisdiction as provided in Article V.

As added by P.L.145-2006, SEC.274.