Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 54:29A-33

  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • 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
The State Board of Tax Appeals shall meet on the third Monday of May in each year at the State House, Trenton, for the purpose of fixing a time and place for the hearing of any complaint as to the validity or amount of any assessment or reassessment of property tax filed under section thirty-one of this act.

The State Board of Tax Appeals shall meet on the first Tuesday of September in each year at the State House, Trenton, for the purpose of fixing a time and place for the hearing of any complaint as to the validity or amount of any assessment or reassessment of franchise tax filed under section thirty-one of this act.

The Attorney-General shall appear on behalf of the State before the State Board of Tax Appeals in person or by such deputy as he may appoint and designate for that purpose. If it shall be made to appear upon such hearing that any such assessment or tax is illegal, excessive, insufficient or that there has been illegal discrimination in the assessment, the board shall correct, adjust and equalize such assessment or tax.

L.1941, c. 291, p. 784, s. 33. Amended by L.1942, c. 337, p. 1192, s. 7.