New Jersey Statutes 52:13-2. Summons for witnesses; execution
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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 52:13-2
- Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
- 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
- Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
- Testify: Answer questions in court.
If any person upon being summoned in writing by order of any committee mentioned in section 52:13-1 of this title to appear before such committee and testify, fails to obey such summons, the speaker of the house of assembly or the president of the senate may, upon application to him, by warrant under his hand order the sergeant at arms of the house over which he presides to arrest such person and bring him before the committee, and the sergeant at arms shall thereupon execute the warrant to him so directed.