New Jersey Statutes 39:5F-23. Entry into compact; resolution of ratification; effective date
Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 39:5F-23
- 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.
b. The resolution shall be in a form and content as provided in the Compact Manual and shall include statements that in substance are as follows:
(1) A citation of the authority by which the jurisdiction is empowered to become a party to this compact.
(2) Agreement to comply with the terms and provisions of the compact.
(3) That compact entry is with all jurisdictions then party to the compact and with any jurisdiction that legally becomes a party to the compact.
c. The effective date of entry shall be specified by the applying jurisdiction, but it shall not be less than 60 days after notice has been given by the chairman of the Board of Compact Administrators or by the secretariat of the board to each party jurisdiction that the resolution from the applying jurisdiction has been received.
L.1983, c. 46, s. 23, eff. Jan. 28, 1983.