Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 5:5-135

  • Common law: The legal system that originated in England and is now in use in the United States. It is based on judicial decisions rather than legislative action.
  • 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
9. Nothing in this act shall be deemed to abrogate the common law right or any other right established by law to exclude or eject permanently from any off-track wagering facility any person who disrupts the operations of its premises, threatens the security of its premises or its occupants, or is disorderly or intoxicated.

L.2001,c.199,s.9.