Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 46:38-16

  • Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
  • 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
A gift made on or after the effective date of this act in a manner prescribed in section 3 of this act is a “custodial gift” and as such is governed by this act. It is such whether or not the person designated custodian is eligible to serve, and whether or not there is a failure to comply with one or more sections of this act other than section 3.

L. 1963, c. 177, s.4; repealed R.S. 46:38A-57 (effective July 1, 2007).