Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 23:4-35

  • 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.
  • 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
  • Probable cause: A reasonable ground for belief that the offender violated a specific law.
  • 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
The board, protector and wardens may, when they suspect the concealment of guns of the kind mentioned in section 23:4-31 of this title by an unnaturalized, foreign-born person, apply to a justice of the peace in this state, who, upon receipt of proof made by affidavit of the probable cause for believing in the concealment, shall issue a search warrant, and cause a search to be made in any place. In execution of the warrant, the officer may, after demand and refusal, cause any building, room, inclosure or car to be broken open and entered, and any closet, chest, locker, box, trunk, crate, basket, package or receptacle to be opened and its contents examined.
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