Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 38A:11-4

  • 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
In case of the loss, damage or destruction of such property, the person to whom the same has been issued shall not be relieved from liability unless it is shown to the satisfaction of the Governor, or of the Secretary of the Federal Service involved, or the authorized agent of either that the said loss, damage or destruction was unavoidable and not the fault of the person responsible for the property.

L.1963, c. 109.