New Jersey Statutes 2A:152-12. Continued violations of criminal law in municipalities; notice to municipal authorities
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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 2A:152-12
- Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
- Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
- Continuance: Putting off of a hearing ot trial until a later time.
- 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
2A:152-12. Whenever the mayor or other chief executive, or the chief of police or other head officer of police, of any municipality, shall be notified by a written communication delivered to him personally, signed by the governor or attorney general, or by a judge of the Superior Court or the prosecutor of the county in which the municipality is situate, stating that it is alleged, and that there is reason to believe it to be true, that there exists in one or more places in such municipality, designated in the communication, open, continued or notorious violation of Title 2C of the New Jersey Statutes, which section or sections shall be stated in such communication, by any person occupying or carrying on business in such place or places, whether such person be known or unknown, the mayor or other chief executive or the chief of police or other head police officer so notified shall take immediate, proper and efficient measures, by complaint and arrest or by raid and arrest or otherwise, to prevent the further continuance of such illegal practices and to bring any person so alleged to be offending to justice.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344; amended 1991,c.91,s.119.