New Jersey Statutes 6:5-3. Secretary of State as agent
Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 6:5-3
- 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
(b) Any person or persons, not being a resident or residents of this State or any corporation or association, not incorporated under the laws of this State and not duly authorized to transact business in this State, who by his, their or its agent or servant, shall cause to be operated, piloted or navigated on or over the land or waters or through the airspace of this State any aircraft, which is not registered in this State, whether or not the operator, owner or pilot shall be licensed to operate, pilot or avigate aircraft on or over the land or waters or through the airspace of this State; shall by the operation of such aircraft or by causing the same to be operated, piloted or avigated, over the land or waters or through the airspace of this State, make and constitute the Secretary of State his, their or its agent for the acceptance of process in any civil action issuing out of any court of civil jurisdiction, against any such person or persons, corporation or association, arising out of or by reason of any accident or collision occurring on or over the land or waters or in the airspace of this State in which such aircraft so operated, piloted or avigated is involved. The operating, piloting or avigating or causing to be operated, piloted or avigated of any such aircraft, on or over the land or waters or through the airspace of this State, shall be the signification of the agreement of such nonresident person operating, piloting or avigating the same or of such person or persons or corporation or association for whom such aircraft is operated, piloted or avigated, of his, their or its agreement that any process, against him, them or it which is so served shall be of the same legal force and validity as if served, upon him or them personally or upon it, in accordance with law within this State.
L.1952,c.199,s.3; amended 1991,c.91,s.187.