Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 38:18A-1

  • 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
  • State: extends to and includes any State, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia and the Canal Zone. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
1. As used in this act, the word “veteran” means and includes any officer, soldier, sailor, marine, airman, nurse, or any other person, male or female, regularly enlisted or inducted, who was or shall have been a part of the active military or naval forces of the United States, and who took part or shall have taken part in any war in which the United States was engaged, or who took part or shall have taken part in the wars with the governments of Japan, Germany and Italy, or any of them, including any member of the American Merchant Marine who is declared by the United States Department of Defense to be eligible for federal veterans’ benefits, or who served or shall have served in the active military or naval service of the United States in time of emergency as herein defined, and who was a resident of this State at the time he was or shall be commissioned, enlisted, inducted, appointed or mustered into the active military or naval service of the United States, and who has been or shall have been given a discharge or release therefrom under conditions other than dishonorable and continues to be a resident of this State.

As used in this act the term “in time of emergency” shall mean (a) the Korean conflict and include any time after June 23, 1950, and prior to July 27, 1953 and (b) the Vietnam conflict and include any time after December 31, 1960, and prior to August 1, 1974.

L.1947,c.263,s.1; amended 1949,c.192,s.1; 1951,c.16; 1981,c.424,s.1; 1991,c.389,s.14.