New Hampshire Revised Statutes 121:7 – Jurisdiction Over Lands Acquired
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Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 121:7
- 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.
- state: when applied to different parts of the United States, may extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall include said district and territories. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:4
- United States: shall include said district and territories. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:4
The state shall retain concurrent jurisdiction with the United States in and over all lands acquired hereunder so far that the civil and criminal law of this state shall apply on said lands; and exclusive jurisdiction in and to said lands shall revert to the state when such lands shall cease to be owned by the United States.