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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 26:8-68

  • 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.
  • registrar: means the local registrar of vital statistics of any district. See New Jersey Statutes 26:8-1
  • State: extends to and includes any State, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia and the Canal Zone. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
  • State registrar: means the State registrar of vital statistics. See New Jersey Statutes 26:8-1
26:8-68. Upon request of the State registrar, the Attorney General shall assist in the enforcement of the provisions of R.S.26:6-1 et seq., R.S.26:8-1 et seq., R.S.37:1-1 et seq. or P.L.2006, c.103 (C. 37:1-28 et al.), or the State registrar may direct that local registrars institute proceedings or civil actions in the name of the State department. Such a proceeding or action may be instituted in any court of competent jurisdiction.

Amended 1953, c.26, s.60; 1965, c.78, s.77; 2006, c.103, s.62.