Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 52:27D-25v

  • 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
  • Power of attorney: A written instrument which authorizes one person to act as another's agent or attorney. The power of attorney may be for a definite, specific act, or it may be general in nature. The terms of the written power of attorney may specify when it will expire. If not, the power of attorney usually expires when the person granting it dies. Source: OCC
  • 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
  • sworn: includes "affirmed. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
9. No holder of a certificate of certification qualified under the provisions of this act shall engage in the fire protection equipment business unless the certificate holder:

a. Maintains at least one business office within this State or files with the commissioner a statement, duly executed and sworn to before a person authorized by the laws of this State to administer oaths, containing a power of attorney constituting the commissioner the true and lawful attorney of the certificate holder upon whom all original process in an action or legal proceeding against the certificate holder may be served and in which the certificate holder agrees that the original process that may be served upon the commissioner shall be of the same force and validity as if served upon the certificate holder and that the authority thereof shall continue in force so long as the certificate holder engages in the fire protection equipment business;

b. Clearly marks the outside of each installation and service vehicle to be used in conjunction with the fire protection equipment business with the business name as determined by the commissioner;

c. Maintains an emergency service number attended to on a 24-hour basis and responds appropriately to emergencies on a 24-hour basis as determined by the commissioner.

L.2001,c.289,s.9.