New Jersey Statutes 38:23C-2. Definitions
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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 38:23C-2
- 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
As used in this act:
a. The term “military service” means duty by any person, male or female, in the active military service of the United States and active duty in the military service of the State pursuant to an order of the Governor issued pursuant to law.
b. The term “person” when used herein with reference to the holder of any right alleged to exist against a person in military service, or against a person secondarily liable under such right, shall include individuals, partnerships, corporations, and any other forms of business association.
c. The term “court” as used herein, shall include any State court of competent jurisdiction, whether or not a court of record.
L.1979, c. 317, s. 2, eff. Jan. 18, 1980.