Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 27:7-82

  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • 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 payments authorized in this act shall not be construed as creating in any condemnation proceeding brought under the power of eminent domain any element of damages not in existence on the effective date of this act and such payments are to be in addition to the just compensation established in the condemnation proceedings but only to the extent that they are not otherwise included within the condemnation award. No payment or assistance shall be required to be made to any person or included as a program or project cost under P.L. 1972, c. 47 (C. 27:7-72 et seq.) if the person receives a payment required by federal or State law, or local ordinance, which is determined to have substantially the same purpose and effect as the payments authorized under this act.

L. 1972, c. 47, s. 11; amended 1989,c.50,s.10.