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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 51:1-68

  • 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.
  • 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
The jurisdiction of county superintendents and their assistant superintendents shall extend throughout the county for which they were appointed except that it shall not extend to municipalities where a municipal superintendent has been appointed. The state superintendent may, however, designate any county or municipal superintendent or assistant superintendent to make official inspections in any municipality.