Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 49:5-17

  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Appellate: About appeals; an appellate court has the power to review the judgement of another lower court or tribunal.
  • 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
  • Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.
a. Any person aggrieved by any act, determination, rules, regulation, or order or any other action of the bureau chief pursuant to this act may appeal to the Appellate Division of Superior Court.

b. The filing of an appeal pursuant to this action shall stay the application of any such rule, regulation, order or other action of the bureau chief to the appealing party unless the court, after giving such party notice and an opportunity to be heard, determines that such a stay would be detrimental to the interests of the target company’s security holders, employees, customers or creditors or of the public.

c. Any person aggrieved by any failure of the bureau chief to act or to make determination required by this act may commence an action in the Superior Court for an order in lieu of a prerogative writ directing the bureau chief to act or make such determination forthwith.

L.1977, c. 76, s. 17, eff. April 27, 1977.