New Jersey Statutes 33:1-36. Service of subpoenas
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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 33:1-36
- 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
- Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
Each chief of police, or other official who for the time being shall exercise the functions of the office of chief of police, of each municipality, shall, upon request of the commissioner, cause to be served any subpoena which may be directed to any person residing or being within such municipality. No fee shall be charged for this service by such chief of police or by the members of any municipal police department.
Subpoenas may also be served by any officer as hereinbefore defined, or by any deputy, agent or employee of the commissioner, or of the issuing authority, as the case may be.