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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 40:68A-18

  • 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.
  • month: means a calendar month, and the word "year" means a calendar year. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
In the event that any service charge of a port authority shall not be paid as and when due, the unpaid balance thereof and all interest at the rate of one per centum (1%) per month accrued thereon, together with attorneys’ fees and costs, may be recovered by the port authority in a civil action in any court of competent jurisdiction. Any port authority shall have power to make reasonable rules and regulations for the collection and enforcement of service charges for the use of its port facilities.

L.1948, c. 349, p. 1397, s. 18, eff. Sept. 1, 1948.