Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 46:31-1

  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • 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.
  • 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
  • Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
  • 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
No goods, wares or merchandise manufactured, mined or produced, wholly or in part outside this state, by convicts or prisoners, except convicts or prisoners on parole or probation, shall be sold on the open market in this state, or be sold to or exchanged with any institution of this state or with any of its political divisions or subdivisions.

Any person, firm or corporation, or officer or agent thereof, violating the provisions of this section shall be deemed and adjudged a disorderly person and upon conviction thereof shall be punishable by a fine of not less than fifty nor more than five hundred dollars, or by imprisonment of not less than thirty nor more than ninety days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

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