New Jersey Statutes 30:4-129. Power to summon witnesses; resolution designating division chief
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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 30:4-129
- Commissioner: means the Commissioner of Human Services. See New Jersey Statutes 30:1-1
- Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- 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
The state board, the commissioner and one of the chiefs of the various divisions enumerated in section 30:1-9 of this title shall have power to compel the attendance of witnesses, to administer oaths, to examine persons whose examination is deemed necessary or expedient, to investigate or cause to be investigated the record, health, ability and character of each patient, ward, or inmate, admitted, received or committed to any institution which is subject to the examination, supervision or jurisdiction of the state board, and on complaint of any person or upon its own initiative, to investigate the treatment or care of inmates and the conduct or management of any such institution.
The state board shall from time to time by resolution filed with the secretary of state designate the chief of division to exercise such powers which designation so filed shall be deemed due notice thereof.