Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 52:4B-39

  • 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
1. As used in P.L.1985, c.404:

a. “Victim” means a person who suffers personal physical or psychological injury or death or incurs loss of or injury to personal or real property as a result of a crime committed against that person.

b. “Agency” means the Victims of Crime Compensation Agency in the Department of the Treasury.

L.1985,c.404,s.1; amended 2007, c.95, s.29.