Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 46:30A-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
As used in this act, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

“Demonstrator unit” means any household appliance, not sold or transferred to a consumer since it was manufactured, which has been previously placed by a seller into a consumer’s home for demonstration purposes.

“Rebuilt” means any household appliance that has had a substantial portion of its original, major parts replaced.

“Reconditioned” means any household appliance which has been substantially repaired but has not been rebuilt.

“Repossessed” means any household appliance purchased on credit that is offered for sale after it has been reclaimed by the seller or holder of the instrument evidencing the debt because of default.

“Used” means any household appliance, previously sold or transferred to and utilized by a consumer, that is not a rebuilt, reconditioned or repossessed appliance.

“Household appliance” means any gas or electric appliance used in the home, such as but not limited to the following: stoves, heating devices, cooking equipment, refrigerators, air conditioners, electric fans, clocks, radios, toasters, irons, television sets, vacuum cleaners, washing machines, driers and dishwashers.

“Casual sales” means an isolated sale of a household appliance by a person who is not regularly engaged in the business of making such sales and where such appliance was obtained by the person making the sale for his own use.

L.1973, c. 145, s. 1.