New Jersey Statutes 2A:67-7. Discharge on criminal charge not extended to discharge on civil process
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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 2A:67-7
- 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
Nothing in this chapter shall extend to discharge out of prison any person in custody by virtue of a judgment, order or process in any civil cause unless by virtue of the proceedings had for that purpose under authority of this chapter. A discharge, under this chapter, from imprisonment under a criminal charge shall not have the effect of discharging from prison a person imprisoned by virtue of any civil judgment, order or process but the person so discharged shall be kept in custody in such civil cause until discharged by proceedings had for that purpose.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.