Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 2B:25-5.1

  • 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
1. Whenever a person is charged with a violation of R.S.39:3-40, R.S.39:4-50, section 2 of P.L.1981, c.512 (C. 39:4-50.4a) or R.S.39:4-129, a municipal prosecutor shall contact the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission by electronic or other means, for the purpose of obtaining an abstract of the person’s driving record. In every such case, the prosecutor shall:
a. Determine, on the basis of the record, if the person shall be charged with enhanced penalties as a repeat offender; and
b. Transmit the abstract to the appropriate municipal court judge prior to the imposition of sentence.

L.2004,c.95,s.1; amended 2004,c.185,s.1.