Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 27:25-5.29

  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • 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
4. Any entity that provides rail passenger service, including light rail service, is hereby authorized to prohibit from using transportation services provided by the entity any person who assaults an employee of the rail passenger service while clearly identifiable as being engaged in the performance of the person’s duties or because of the status as an employee of the rail passenger service, for a term to be determined by the entity not to exceed one calendar year, unless the person used a deadly weapon during the commission of the assault in which case the person may be prohibited from accessing transportation services for life, provided that the person has the right to appeal any determination made pursuant to this section in a manner and process established by the entity.

L. 2021, c.352, s.4.

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