New Jersey Statutes 53:1-20.5. Definitions
Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 53:1-20.5
- Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
- 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
a. “Processing criminal history record background checks” means the process whereby the State Bureau of Identification compares a set of fingerprints or name search request with those in its files for a determination as to the criminal history of the person identified by the request.
b. “Noncriminal matter” means any matter, other than the arrest of a person for an indictable offense or other criminal justice purpose, which requires the submission of a person’s fingerprints or name search request to the State Bureau of Identification for processing. These matters include background investigations for licensing or employment, or both.
c. For purposes of this section, the criminal history record of a person does not include records concerning charges or adjudications of juvenile delinquency. Such records shall be disclosed only as provided in section 1 of P.L.1982, c.79 (C. 2A:4A-60).
L.1985,c.69,s.1; amended 1994,c.56,s.5.