Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 17:14A-78

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
  • 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
Every safe deposit company shall pay to the commissioner for the use of the State the reasonable costs of each examination of its affairs made pursuant to this chapter. The Attorney General may prosecute an action in the name of and for the benefit of the State, in a court of competent jurisdiction, against any safe deposit company which fails to pay the costs of examination.

L.1983, c. 566, s. 17:14A-78