Justices of the peace shall have concurrent jurisdiction with other courts in the enforcement of this article.

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Terms Used In West Virginia Code 15-3-9

  • 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.