§ 23:10-1 Provisions of title enforced and penalties recovered in accordance with chapter
§ 23:10-2 Jurisdiction
§ 23:10-3 Who may institute proceedings
§ 23:10-4 Process and proceedings on Sunday
§ 23:10-5 Arrest on view without warrant; interference with or resisting officer
§ 23:10-12 Incriminating testimony
§ 23:10-14 Commitment for nonpayment of penalties
§ 23:10-15 Release on probation; payment of fine in installments
§ 23:10-17 Powers and fees for service of process of certain officers
§ 23:10-19 Use of moneys recovered for violations
§ 23:10-20 Searches and seizures; immunity from civil suit
§ 23:10-21 Forfeiture of apparatus; procedure
§ 23:10-21.1 Illegal apparatus used for fishing; confiscation

Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes > Title 23 > Chapter 10 - Provisions of Title Enforced and Penalties Recovered in Accordance With Chapter

  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
  • Code: means the State Fish and Game Code. See New Jersey Statutes 23:1-1
  • Conservation police officer: means any sworn, salaried member of the Bureau of Law Enforcement in the division holding the titles of Conservation Police Officer I, II, or III, and includes the titles of Supervising Conservation Police Officer and Chief of the Bureau of Law Enforcement. See New Jersey Statutes 23:1-1
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • 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.
  • fish and game protector: means the Chief of the Bureau of Law Enforcement in the division. See New Jersey Statutes 23:1-1
  • fish and game warden: means a conservation police officer. See New Jersey Statutes 23:1-1
  • Fishing: means the possession of an instrument used to take fish in a condition that makes the instrument readily usable, while in a place or in proximity thereto where fish may be found. See New Jersey Statutes 23:1-1
  • Hunting: means the possession of an instrument used to take wildlife in a condition that makes the instrument readily usable, while in a place or in proximity thereto where wildlife may be found. See New Jersey Statutes 23:1-1
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • 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
  • Probable cause: A reasonable ground for belief that the offender violated a specific law.
  • Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
  • Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
  • 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