New Jersey Statutes 44:7-20. Director’s power to issue subpoenas; contempt; false testimony
Current as of: 2023 | Check for updates
|
Other versions
Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 44:7-20
- Assistance: means money payments to or on behalf of eligible persons. See New Jersey Statutes 44:7-1
- County welfare board: means the boards established within the several counties for the purposes of administering welfare to the needy, whether set up under the authority of this chapter or pursuant to any other laws of this State. See New Jersey Statutes 44:7-1
- Director of welfare: means the director of the county welfare board. See New Jersey Statutes 44:7-1
- 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
- Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
- Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
- Testify: Answer questions in court.
- Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
44:7-20. For the purpose of ascertaining and determining the facts and circumstances concerning any application for assistance made under this chapter the county director of welfare shall have power, in his discretion, to compel the attendance of the applicant and other persons in this State and the production of books, records and other documents in this State pertinent to such examination. The director of welfare may administer oaths for the purpose of such examination. Upon any misconduct or failure to obey any summons or subpoena issued to an applicant by the director, or failure to testify by the applicant, the director may, in his discretion, subject to the approval of the county welfare board, reject the application for assistance. Any misconduct or failure to obey any summons or subpoena issued to an applicant or any other person by the director, or failure to testify by the applicant or other such person, shall be punishable by the Superior Court as a contempt is punishable in a case pending in the court. But no commitment shall be ordered for a period exceeding 90 days.
Any applicant or other person who shall knowingly give false testimony before the director shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
Amended 1938,c.361,s.14; 1953,c.42,s.36; 1957,c.61; 1991,c.91,s.445.