Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 54:4-122.14

  • Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • 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
This act shall not affect any litigation now pending and shall not be applied in such manner as to impair the obligation of any private contracts heretofore executed. Nor shall the provisions of this act be construed as a limitation or restriction of the powers and duties of the Division of Local Government in the State Department of Taxation and Finance otherwise provided by law, or so as to repeal, amend or affect the application of any existing provisions of law not inconsistent with the provisions hereof.

L.1940, c. 257, p. 974, s. 15. Amended by L.1947, c. 118, p. 582, s. 5.