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Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 37-B Sec. 939

  • 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.
Whenever a person holds a license, certificate or other permit issued by any party jurisdiction to the compact evidencing the meeting of qualifications for professional, mechanical or other skills, and when such assistance is requested by the receiving party jurisdiction, such person is deemed to be licensed, certified or permitted by the party jurisdiction requesting assistance to render aid involving such skill to meet an emergency or disaster, subject to such limitations and conditions as the requesting party jurisdiction prescribes by executive order or otherwise. [PL 1999, c. 696, §1 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY

PL 1999, c. 696, §1 (NEW).