Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 45:14D-7

  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • Nolo contendere: No contest-has the same effect as a plea of guilty, as far as the criminal sentence is concerned, but may not be considered as an admission of guilt for any other purpose.
  • 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
  • Plea: In a criminal case, the defendant's statement pleading "guilty" or "not guilty" in answer to the charges, a declaration made in open court.
  • 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
7. The director may, after notice and opportunity for a hearing, revoke, suspend or refuse to renew or issue any license issued pursuant to this act upon a finding that the applicant or holder of a license:

a. Has obtained a license by means of fraud, misrepresentation or concealment of material facts;

b. Has engaged in the use or employment of dishonesty, fraud, deception, misrepresentation, false promise or false pretense;

c. Has engaged in gross negligence or gross incompetence;

d. Has engaged in repeated acts of negligence or incompetence;

e. Has repeatedly failed to discharge contractual obligations to any person contracting for moving or storage services;

f. Has engaged in occupational misconduct;

g. Has been convicted of any crime involving moral turpitude or any crime relating adversely to the activities regulated by P.L.1981, c.311 (C. 45:14D-1 et seq.). For the purpose of this subsection, a plea of guilty, non vult, nolo contendere or any other similar disposition of alleged criminal activity shall be deemed a conviction;

h. Has had his authority to engage in the activities regulated by P.L.1981, c.311 (C. 45:14D-1 et seq.) revoked or suspended by any other state, agency or authority for reasons consistent with that act; or

i. Has violated or failed to comply with the provisions of P.L.1981, c.311 (C. 45:14D-1 et seq.) or any regulation adopted thereunder.

The licensee or applicant shall be furnished with an official statement of the reasons for the director’s proposed action and shall be afforded an opportunity for a hearing.

L.1981, c.311, s.7; amended 1984, c.140, s.3; 1993, c.365, s.4; 2010, c.87, s.28.