Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 38:23A-2

  • 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
1. When the qualifications for any examination or test for, or appointment or election to any office, position or employment under the government of this State, or of any county, municipality, school district or other political subdivision of this State, or under any board, body, agency or commission of this State, or of any county, municipality or school district, includes a maximum age limit, any person who, heretofore and subsequent to July 1, 1940, entered or hereafter, in time of war, shall enter the active military or naval service of the United States or the active service of the Women’s Army Corps, the Women’s Reserve of the Naval Reserve or any similar organization authorized by the United States to serve with the Army or Navy, including service as a member of the American Merchant Marine during World War II which is declared by the United States Department of Defense to be eligible for federal veterans’ benefits, shall be deemed to meet such maximum age requirement, if his actual age, less the period of such service, would meet the maximum age requirement in effect on the date the person entered into such service of the United States. As used in this section the term “war” shall include the conflicts in Viet Nam and Korea.

L.1944,c.98,s.1; amended 1946,c.206; 1984,c.44; 1991,c.389,s.16.

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