New Jersey Statutes 52:14B-9.1. Process for consideration and settlement of contested case
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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 52:14B-9.1
- Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. Source: U.S. Courts
- Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
- 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
4. Each State agency shall develop and implement a process for the consideration and settlement of a contested case. The process shall be set forth in writing and filed with the Director of the Office of Administrative Law. The director shall assist each State agency in the development of the process to ensure uniformity to the extent practicable. The head of an agency is hereby authorized to compromise and settle, at the discretion of the agency head, any penalty pursuant to such a settlement process as may appear appropriate and equitable under all of the circumstances, unless the compromise is specifically prohibited by State or federal law.
L.2013, c.236, s.4.