New Jersey Statutes 52:17B-194.17. Definitions relative to a Statewide Hit and Run Advisory Program
Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 52:17B-194.17
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
- 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
“Lead law enforcement agency” means a law enforcement agency that is conducting an investigation to apprehend a person involved in a motor vehicle accident resulting in serious bodily injury to or the death of another person and who is suspected of violating the provisions of R.S.39:4-129.
“Public entity” means the State and any county, municipality, district, or political subdivision and any authority, agency, board, or body thereof that, on the effective date of P.L.2019, c.465 (C. 52:17B-194.17 et seq.), is under contract with a wireless telephone company providing commercial mobile service as defined in subsection (d) of 47 U.S.C. § 332 that participates in the Statewide Hit and Run Advisory Program.
“Statewide Hit and Run Advisory Program ” means the voluntary partnership between the wireless industry and State and local law enforcement agencies to distribute Hit and Run Advisory text messages to wireless subscribers who register to receive the messages and are able to receive text messages on their wireless telephones or electronic communication devices.
L.2019, c.465, s.1.