Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 5:3-55

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • 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
1. As used in this act:

“Amusement park” means any permanent indoor or outdoor facility or park where amusement rides are available for use by the general public.

“Amusement park operator” means any person, firm or corporation that owns, leases, manages or operates an amusement park or amusement ride.

“Amusement ride” includes any device within the meaning of section 2 of P.L.1975, c.105 (C. 5:3-32), and any other water-based recreational amusement, including all water slides, wave pools and water parks.

“Rider” means a person attending an amusement park or utilizing an amusement ride. Rider also includes any person who is an invitee, whether or not that person pays consideration.

L.1992,c.118,s.1.