New Jersey Statutes 58:11-9.10. Injunctive relief against violations
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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 58:11-9.10
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- 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
If any person, corporation, or municipality, or any municipal authority shall violate any of the provisions of sections two and five of this act, the State department, whether or not the penalty prescribed by section eight of this act shall have been sued for or recovered, may institute a civil action in the Superior Court in the name of the State on the relation of the department for injunctive relief to prohibit the further violation of said sections two and five.
The local board of health having jurisdiction over the place where such offense was committed, or the owner of the potable water supply which is or may be affected by such offense, whether or not such penalty shall have been sued for or recovered, may institute a civil action in the Superior Court in the name of such board or owner for injunctive relief to prohibit further violation of the said sections two and five.
L.1942, c. 308, p. 1143, s. 10. Amended by L.1953, c. 54, p. 959, s. 22.