§ 2A:158-1 Appointment of county prosecutor; general duties
§ 2A:158-1.1 Other gainful employment by prosecutor; prohibition; exception
§ 2A:158-1a Preparation of annual budget request by county prosecutor
§ 2A:158-2 County prosecutor substituted for prosecutor of the pleas
§ 2A:158-3 Oath of prosecutors
§ 2A:158-4 Exclusive jurisdiction of prosecutors over criminal business; exceptions
§ 2A:158-5 Powers, duties and liabilities of prosecutors
§ 2A:158-6 Fees of prosecutors
§ 2A:158-7 Expenses of prosecutor in enforcement of laws
§ 2A:158-7.1 Reimbursement for certain expenses of office of county prosecutor
§ 2A:158-8 Expenses of prosecutors in enjoining nuisances under federal law
§ 2A:158-9 Temporary prosecutors; appointment by court; powers; compensation
§ 2A:158-10 Salaries of county prosecutors
§ 2A:158-13 Payment of salaries of prosecutors; fees and costs paid to county
§ 2A:158-15 Assistant prosecutors; number; appointment; designation; terms of office; oath of office
§ 2A:158-15.1b Regulations relative to employment of assistant prosecutors
§ 2A:158-15.3 Salaries of first assistant, principal assistant, assistant prosecutors
§ 2A:158-18 Powers and duties of assistant prosecutors
§ 2A:158-18.1 Legal assistant to county prosecutor in first class counties of 800,000 or less
§ 2A:158-18.2 Approval of appointment of legal assistant
§ 2A:158-19 Tenure of office of secretaries and stenographers in office of county prosecutor and office of county detective in certain counties
§ 2A:158-20 Suspension, discharge or decrease of compensation of secretaries and stenographers
§ 2A:158-21 Prohibited political activity of county prosecutors, assistant prosecutors or legal assistants
§ 2A:158-22 Removal of certain information from websites concerning prosecutions by county prosecutors

Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes > Title 2A > Chapter 158 - Appointment of County Prosecutor; General Duties

  • Advice and consent: Under the Constitution, presidential nominations for executive and judicial posts take effect only when confirmed by the Senate, and international treaties become effective only when the Senate approves them by a two-thirds vote.
  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Dismissal: The dropping of a case by the judge without further consideration or hearing. Source:
  • Grand jury: agreement providing that a lender will delay exercising its rights (in the case of a mortgage,
  • Indictment: The formal charge issued by a grand jury stating that there is enough evidence that the defendant committed the crime to justify having a trial; it is used primarily for felonies.
  • Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
  • 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
  • population: when used in any statute, shall be taken to mean the population as shown by the latest Federal census effective within this State, and shall be construed as synonymous with "inhabitants. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
  • Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
  • 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
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.