Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 44:5-19.6

  • certified mail: include private express carrier service, provided that the private express carrier service provides confirmation of mailing. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • 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
The lien shall become binding upon any goods, rights, credits, chattels, moneys or effects which are held, for the present or subsequent use, of the person against whom the lien is filed, by any person, firm or corporation, after notice of the existence of the lien forwarded by certified mail to said person, firm or corporation, who or which shall thereafter be precluded from disposing of said property rights until said lien is satisfied or the county consents thereto and any person, firm or corporation disposing of such properties or moneys after receipt of such notice of lien shall be liable to the county for the value of such properties or moneys so disposed of, except that when the notice of the lien is served upon a banking institution the lien shall be effective against such banking institution only in the amount of the accumulated delinquent maintenance stated therein.

L.1957, c. 139, p. 531, s. 6.