Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 40A:14-163

  • 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
Chapter 187 of the laws of 1964 (C. 40:47-20.12), as amended by P.L.1969, c. 267, s. 6, is saved from repeal. [The act saved from repeal by this section provides that in any municipality where no police department or force existed and subsequently upon the creation of such a department or force, any person, if otherwise qualified, may be appointed as chief of police of such department or force, notwithstanding he is over the maximum age as therein prescribed, or was not a resident of said municipality for 6 months preceding his appointment, provided he agrees to become a resident of said municipality within 3 years from the date of his appointment.]

L.1971, c. 197, s. 1, eff. July 1, 1971.