82 Jurisdiction and venue unaffected

These rules are about how court cases move forward once they're filed. They don't change which courts have the power to hear a case, and they don't change where a case can be filed.

In simple terms, this rule makes clear that the procedure rules are just about process. They don't give a court new authority it didn't already have, and they don't take away authority a court already has. The same goes for venue, which is the question of which specific courthouse or location is the right place to file a case.

So if you're wondering whether a certain court can hear your case, or whether you're filing in the right location, you need to look at other laws that specifically deal with jurisdiction and venue. This rule just confirms that the procedure rules don't affect those separate questions one way or the other.