New Jersey Statutes 18A:6-21. Proceedings against recalcitrant witnesses
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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 18A:6-21
- Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
- Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
- 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
- Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
18A:6-21. If a person subpoenaed to attend at any such hearing fails to obey the command of the subpoena, without reasonable cause, or if a person in attendance at any such hearing refuses without lawful cause to be examined or to answer a legal or pertinent question, or to exhibit any book, or other document, when ordered to do so by the officer holding such hearing, they or he may apply to any judge of the Superior Court, upon proof by affidavit of the facts, for an order returnable in such time as such judge shall fix, directing such person to show cause before such judge why he should not comply with such subpoena.
L.1967, c.271; amended 1991,c.91,s.233.