Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 56:7-30

  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • 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
Where a cost survey, pursuant to recognized statistical and cost accounting practices, has been made for the trading area in which the offense is committed, to establish the lowest “cost to the retailer” and the lowest “cost to the wholesaler,” said cost survey shall be deemed competent evidence to be used in proving the cost to the person complained against within the provisions of this act.

L.1952, c. 247, p. 829, s. 13.