West Virginia Code 20-7-10 – Justice of peace jurisdiction under chapter
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Justices of the peace and all other courts established in lieu thereof or in supplementation thereto shall have jurisdiction of all misdemeanor offenses arising under the provisions of this chapter concurrent with the jurisdiction of circuit and other criminal courts.
Terms Used In West Virginia Code 20-7-10
- 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.