New Jersey Statutes 2C:21-29. Investigative interrogatives
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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 2C:21-29
- Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
- Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
- Interrogatories: Written questions asked by one party of an opposing party, who must answer them in writing under oath; a discovery device in a lawsuit.
- 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
7. a. Whenever the Attorney General, by the Attorney General’s own inquiry or as the result of a complaint, determines that there exists reasonable suspicion that a violation of this act is occurring, has occurred or is about to occur, or, whenever the Attorney General believes it to be in the public interest that an investigation be made, the Attorney General may, prior to the institution of any criminal or civil action, issue in writing and cause to be served upon any person investigative interrogatories requiring the person to answer and produce material for examination.
b. Any investigative interrogatories issued pursuant to this subsection and all procedures related to such interrogatories shall comply with the provisions of N.J.S. 2C:41-5
L.1994,c.121,s.7.