Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 52:14-17

  • 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
Whenever in any department of this state a clerk or employee shall receive any check, reward, fee or compensation for disclosing to any person any information concerning matters or things in such department without the knowledge and consent of the head of such department, such clerk or employee shall forthwith hand over and pay to the treasurer of the state such check, reward, fee or compensation, and any failure so to do shall constitute a misdemeanor.
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