Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 26:3-27

  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • person: includes corporations, companies, associations, societies, firms, partnerships and joint stock companies as well as individuals, unless restricted by the context to an individual as distinguished from a corporate entity or specifically restricted to one or some of the above enumerated synonyms and, when used to designate the owner of property which may be the subject of an offense, includes this State, the United States, any other State of the United States as defined infra and any foreign country or government lawfully owning or possessing property within this State. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
26:3-27. The local board or regional health commission, not operating under the provisions of Title 11A, Civil Service, of the New Jersey Statutes, employing a health officer or any other person whom it is sought to remove, shall formulate or receive charges in writing, against such person and shall fix a time and place for a hearing thereon.

A written copy of the charges and a written notice of the time and place of the hearing shall be served upon the person sought to be removed at least 20 days prior to the hearing.

At the hearing the local board or regional health commission shall hear all witnesses and receive all evidence produced, and if the charges are found to be true in fact, and just cause be shown, the local board or regional health commission may remove or reduce the pay, or position of the person against whom the charges are made.

Amended 1947, c.181, s.7; 1950, c.119, s.9; 1997, c.416, s.17.