New Hampshire Revised Statutes 154:30-g – Definition
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Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 154:30-g
- 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 term “private fire department” as used in this subdivision shall include fire organizations operated by industries and establishments for self-protection and also nonprofit volunteer fire associations. Nothing contained in this subdivision shall be construed to interfere with the exclusive jurisdiction vested by law in the director, division of forests and lands, department of natural and cultural resources, and the director’s subordinates over forest fires as provided in RSA 227-L, nor to affect the laws governing prevention or extinguishment of forest fires.