Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 54:1-35.30

  • assessor: when used in relation to the assessment of taxes or water rents or other public assessments, includes all officers, boards or commissions charged with the duty of making such assessments, unless a particular officer, board or commission is specified. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
  • 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
Except as herein otherwise provided, no person shall on and after July 1, 1971, be appointed or reappointed as tax assessor in any municipality in this State unless he shall hold a tax assessor certificate. The foregoing limitation shall not apply to an assessor who shall have served continuously in office from July 1, 1967 to the date of reappointment.

L.1967, c. 44, s. 6, eff. May 4, 1967. Amended by L.1981, c. 394, s. 19, eff. Jan. 6, 1982.