Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 56:3-22

  • 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
The owner or proprietor, or his or its agents, may take possession of any bottle, container or receptacle mentioned in section 56:3-15 of this title used in violation of this article, whether the same be empty, or full or partly full of any liquid, beverage or other substance, and shall not be liable in damages therefor, or for any trespass arising out of such taking possession. If any person having possession of any such bottle, container or receptacle refuses to empty the same of its contents, immediately, upon notice and demand by the owner or proprietor thereof, or his or its agents, such owner or proprietor or agents may empty such bottle, container or receptacle, and shall not be liable therefor.
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