New Jersey Statutes 2A:54A-1. Civil action to abate
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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 2A:54A-1
- 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
- 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
In addition to any criminal prosecution brought for violation of N.J.S. 2C:33-12, whenever a nuisance as defined in subsection c. of N.J.S. 2C:33-12 exists, the Attorney General or the prosecutor of the county in which the nuisance exists may bring a civil action in the name of the State to abate the nuisance and to permanently enjoin the person from maintaining the nuisance.
L.1983, c. 234, s. 3, eff. June 30, 1983.