Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 54:4-80

  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
  • collector: when used in relation to the collection of taxes or water rents or other public assessments, includes all officers charged with the duty of collecting such taxes, water rents or assessments, unless a particular officer is specified. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • 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 copy of the entry of the tax assessed against the delinquent, certified by the collector to be a copy truly taken from his duplicate, shall be a sufficient warrant for the distress and sale or arrest and imprisonment authorized by sections 54:4-78 and 54:4-79 of this title. The authority of a person to act as deputy shall be conferred by the collector in writing upon said copy of the tax entry and signed by the collector. The collector shall not be liable for deficiencies in collection happening without any neglect, fraud or default on his part. Failure to arrest and imprison any delinquent shall not be deemed neglect or default in the performance of his official duties.
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