New Jersey Statutes 51:4-32. Administration and enforcement by superintendent; power and authority of weights and measures officials
Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 51:4-32
- 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.
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- 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
(a) Inspect and measure any building materials while in transit from the dealer to the consumer in vehicles owned, leased or rented by the dealer, after the same have been delivered to the consumer or after they have been incorporated in the building or structure in which they have become a part. They shall also have full power and authority to inspect the delivery tickets issued with any shipment and all records of the person, firm or corporation selling or selling and delivering such building materials in connection with the building materials so delivered.
(b) Issue stop-use, stop-removal, removal, condemnation, confiscation orders with reference to building materials, which he finds being used, sold, offered, exposed for sale, kept or in the process of delivery by a dealer in vehicles owned, leased or rented by him in violation of any of the provisions of this act or any rule, regulation, or order promulgated by the superintendent. Any such order shall be supported by legal processes, as provided in section 15 of P.L.1968, c.222 (C. 51:4-37), by the superintendent within 30 days.
(c) Seize for use as evidence, any building materials, which he finds used, kept, sold, offered for sale or exposed for sale or in the process of delivery by a dealer in vehicles owned, leased or rented by him in violation of any of the provisions of this act or any rule, regulation, or order promulgated by the superintendent. No person shall use, remove from the premises specified, or fail to remove from the premises specified any building materials contrary to the terms of a stop-use order, stop-removal order, or removal order issued under the authority of this section.
L.1968, c.222, s.10; amended 2013, c.234, s.5.