Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 52:18A-10

  • 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
  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
  • 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
Each department, commission, committee, official, board or body of any institution or organization of the State shall designate the proper officer who shall approve and sign all encumbrance requests and statements of indebtedness. The designation shall be filed in the office of the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting; and the requests and statements of indebtedness shall be presented to such director.

The Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting shall examine, audit and adjust all encumbrances and statements of indebtedness so presented. He may administer an oath to the persons presenting the encumbrance or statement of indebtedness and to any witness presented on behalf of such person and may examine such person or witness as to the truth, fairness and correctness of such encumbrance or statement of indebtedness.

The Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting and the State Treasurer shall execute warrant checks in settlement of statements of indebtedness after such statements of indebtedness have been audited and approved by the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting and after such warrant checks have been registered by him. Warrant checks after having been executed, shall be delivered to the payees.

L.1948, c. 92, p. 514, s. 10. Amended by L.1950, c. 61, p. 107, s. 1.

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