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- New Jersey Statutes 1:1-1 General rules of construction
In the construction of the laws and statutes of this state, both civil and criminal, words and phrases shall be read and construed with their ...
- New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2 Words and phrases defined
Unless it be otherwise expressly provided or there is something in the subject or context repugnant to such construction, the following words and phrases, when ...
- New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2a "Present war" and similar phrases
Unless it be otherwise expressly provided or there is something in the subject or context repugnant to such construction, the following words, phrases and clauses, ...
- New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2b "Blighted area" and "renewal area"
The term "blighted area" as defined and used in the statutes of this State may also be designated as a "renewal area" and the terms ...
- New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2.1 Seal; sealed
Every instrument, to which it is required or permitted by law that a seal be attached, shall be deemed to be sealed when there is ...
- New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2.2 Surety; sureties
When a bond, recognizance, guarantee or obligation is required or permitted to be given by any law, or by any charter, ordinance, rule or regulation ...
- New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2.3 Time; standard time
The standard time of this State shall be the time of the seventy-fifth meridian west from Greenwich, and wherever time is named within this State, ...
- New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2.5 Notice or communication required to be sent, taken, or transmitted out of United States; Acts of Congress to control
Whenever, by the terms of (a) any present or future statute or law of this State; (b) any present or future ordinance, rule, regulation or ...
- New Jersey Statutes 1:1-3 Effect of definitions on treaties, compacts, or agreements
Definitions of words and phrases applicable to statutes generally shall not be so construed as either to limit or enlarge any provision in any treaty, ...
- New Jersey Statutes 1:1-3.1 Definition applicable to amendment of, or supplement to, statute
Any definition contained in any statute shall be applicable to any amendment of, or supplement to, such statute. L.1960, c. 187, p. 780, s. 2. ...
- New Jersey Statutes 1:1-3.2 Repeal of repealing statute
The repeal of any statute or section of any statute, which statute or section repealed another statute or section of a statute, shall not of ...
- New Jersey Statutes 1:1-3.3 Reference to revised statute
Any reference in any statute to any other statute, which is revised by a revision law, shall, after the effective date of such revision law, ...
- New Jersey Statutes 1:1-4 Construction as continuation of heretofore existing laws
The provisions of the Revised Statutes, not inconsistent with those of prior laws, and the provisions of any revision law not inconsistent with those of ...
- New Jersey Statutes 1:1-5 Classification and arrangement; effect on construction
The classification and arrangement of the several sections of the Revised Statutes have been made for the purpose of convenience, reference and orderly arrangement, and ...
- New Jersey Statutes 1:1-5.1 Citation of, pleading or otherwise referring to legislation contained in Revised Statutes or New Jersey Statutes
The legislation contained within any title, subtitle, part, chapter, article, section or group of sections of these Revised Statutes or of the New Jersey Statutes ...
- New Jersey Statutes 1:1-6 Outlines, analyses and headnotes not part of statutes
In the construction of the Revised Statutes, or of any statute or any part thereof, no outline or analysis of the contents of any title, ...
- New Jersey Statutes 1:1-7 References to titles, subtitles, chapters, articles and sections
All references in the Revised Statutes or in any other statute to titles, subtitles, chapters, articles or sections are to the titles, subtitles, chapters, articles ...
- New Jersey Statutes 1:1-8 Inclusive references
References in the Revised Statutes or in any statute to more than 1 title, subtitle, chapter, article, section or other division of the Revised Statutes ...
- New Jersey Statutes 1:1-9 References to repealed or superseded statutes
If any statute or part of any statute, which is repealed or superseded by the enactment of any statute or of the Revised Statutes or ...
- New Jersey Statutes 1:1-10 Partial unconstitutionality
If any title, subtitle, chapter, article or section of the Revised Statutes, or of any statute or any provision thereof, shall be declared to be ...
- New Jersey Statutes 1:1-11 Acts done, rights acquired, etc., under repealed acts not affected by repeal
The repeal, by the enactment of a. the Revised Statutes, b. the New Jersey Statutes, or c. any other revision law, of any statute or ...
- New Jersey Statutes 1:1-12 Effect of enactment of Revised Statutes upon existing offices, etc., and the incumbents thereof
No office, position or employment, created and existing at the time when the Revised Statutes shall become effective, under or by virtue of any statute ...
- New Jersey Statutes 1:1-13 Existing boards, commissions and public bodies continued
No board, commission or public body, established pursuant to any referendum or otherwise and existing at the time when the Revised Statutes shall become effective, ...
- New Jersey Statutes 1:1-13.1 Successors to members of existing boards; terms
The inclusion in the Revised Statutes of the provisions, or the substance of the provisions, of any statute, in force at the time when the ...
- New Jersey Statutes 1:1-14 Effect of Revised Statutes and acts hereafter passed upon actions or proceedings commenced prior to the effective date of such legislation
No action, proceeding or matter of any kind whatsoever of a civil nature begun in any of the courts of this state or before any ...
- New Jersey Statutes 1:1-15 Offenses, liabilities, penalties and forfeitures committed or incurred under repealed acts not affected by such repeal
No offense committed, and no liability, penalty or forfeiture, either civil or criminal, incurred, previous to the time of the repeal or alteration of any ...
- New Jersey Statutes 1:1-16 Effect of Revised Statutes on ordinances and resolutions adopted or enacted under authority of pre-existing laws
Neither anything contained in the Revised Statutes, nor the repeal of any act, law or statute by the enactment of the Revised Statutes, shall affect, ...
- New Jersey Statutes 1:1-17 Revision or inclusion of referendum acts in Revised Statutes; effect
The inclusion in the Revised Statutes, by revision, compilation or otherwise, of the substance of acts of the legislature, which, for their operative force and ...
- New Jersey Statutes 1:1-18 Corporations, associations or societies; effect of repealer on existence, etc., thereof
The repeal by the enactment of the Revised Statutes or of any statute of any other statute or part thereof, under or by virtue of ...
- New Jersey Statutes 1:1-19 Corporations, associations or societies included in Revised Statutes
Any corporation, association or society incorporated, organized or formed prior to the effective date of the Revised Statutes under or by virtue of any act ...
- New Jersey Statutes 1:1-20 Public institutions and agencies; effect of repealer thereon
The repeal by the enactment of the Revised Statutes of any act or part of any act under which any public institution or agency has ...
- New Jersey Statutes 1:1-21 Construction and effect of statutes compiled or saved from repeal
Statutes and parts of statutes included in the Revised Statutes under the titles by which they were adopted by the Legislature and the statutes contained ...
- New Jersey Statutes 1:1-22 Statutes which became effective before September 15, 1948 relating to courts or officers existing prior thereto; effect to be given to
Any statute, which became effective prior to September fifteenth, one thousand nine hundred and forty-eight and still remains in effect and which contains any provision ...
- New Jersey Statutes 1:1-23 Statutes containing references to proceedings under former prerogative writs
Where any such statute contains a reference to any proceeding under the former prerogative writs the reference shall be given effect, on and after September ...
- New Jersey Statutes 1:1-24 Statutes containing references to certain summary proceedings
Where any such statute contains a reference to any summary proceeding founded upon a cause of action of an equitable nature to be begun by ...
- New Jersey Statutes 1:1-25 Statutes containing references to "term of court"
When any such statute contains a reference to a "term of court" or to "terms of court" the reference shall be given effect, on and ...
- New Jersey Statutes 1:1-26 Statutes containing references to rules
Where any such statute contains a reference to the Rules of the Court of Chancery, the Rules of the Prerogative Court, the Rules of the ...
- New Jersey Statutes 1:1-27 Effective date
This act shall take effect September fifteenth, one thousand nine hundred and forty-eight. L.1948, c. 375, p. 1545, s. 6. ...
- New Jersey Statutes 1:1-28 Effect to be given certain statutory references upon taking effect of acts adopting new Titles 2A and 3A
Any reference to a section or sections of Title 2 or Title 3 of the Revised Statutes as amended and supplemented, included in any other ...
- New Jersey Statutes 1:2-1 Enacting clause of laws; numbering sections; engrossing of bills
All laws of this State shall begin in the following style: "Be it enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New ...
- New Jersey Statutes 1:2-2 Chapters designated by Arabic numerals
Arabic numerals shall be used to designate the numbers of the chapters of the several laws in the order in which they are enacted. ...
- New Jersey Statutes 1:2-3 Effective date of public acts
No public act shall go into operation or be in force until the fourth day of July next after the passage thereof, unless otherwise specially ...
- New Jersey Statutes 1:2-3.1 Format of bills, joint resolutions for Governor's signature.
1. Every bill and every joint resolution which has passed the Legislature shall be presented to the Governor in the same text ...
- New Jersey Statutes 1:2-3.2 Display of summaries of appropriations.
1. Unless it is otherwise expressly provided, the following display, or a substantially similar display, of summaries of appropriations as may appear ...
- New Jersey Statutes 1:2-4 Printed laws as evidence
All the laws heretofore printed, and all that may hereafter be printed by authority of this state, shall be received in evidence before any court ...
- New Jersey Statutes 1:2-5 Enacted bills and resolutions; delivery to governor; signing by governor and delivery to secretary of state; filing by secretary of state
On the passage of any bill, or the adoption of any joint resolution, by both Houses of the Legislature, the same shall be delivered to ...
- New Jersey Statutes 1:2-6 Bills not signed or vetoed by governor; indorsement and certification by governor; delivery to, indorsement and filing by secretary of state
If any bill shall pass both Houses of the Legislature, and be presented to the Governor pursuant to Article V, Section I, paragraph 14, of ...
- New Jersey Statutes 1:2-7 Bills passed over governor's veto; delivery to and filing by secretary of state
If any bill, passed by both houses of the legislature and presented to the governor, and returned by him with his objections to the house ...
- New Jersey Statutes 1:2-8 Certified copies of filed bills and resolutions; use as evidence; fee
The secretary of state shall give copies of any law or joint resolution filed in his office pursuant to sections 1:2-5, 1:2-6 and 1:2-7 of ...
- New Jersey Statutes 1:3-1 Preparation of laws for printing.
1:3-1. The Legislative Services Commission shall direct the Office of Legislative Services that, as soon as practicable after any law is enacted, it ...
- New Jersey Statutes 1:3-2 Delivery to printer of true copies of laws, joint resolutions, proclamations and index, and analyses, tables and schedules
The Office of Legislative Services shall deliver a true copy of each law and joint resolution filed with the Secretary of State, prepared in accordance ...
- New Jersey Statutes 1:3-3 Superintendence of printing
The Legislative Services Commission, through the Office of Legislative Services, shall direct and superintend the printing of the laws, joint resolutions and proclamations. Amended by ...
- New Jersey Statutes 1:3-3.1 Numbering of laws; first and second annual session
Every bill and joint resolution enacted into law during the first annual session of a Legislature shall be numbered and printed as a public law ...
- New Jersey Statutes 1:3-4 Style and contents of annual volume of laws
The laws enacted at each session of the Legislature shall be printed in the same general style as heretofore, subject to such modifications and modernization ...
- New Jersey Statutes 1:3-5 Printing laws; contract
The printer having the contract to print the laws shall print the acts of the Legislature and such other material as required to be published ...
- New Jersey Statutes 1:3-6 General control and supervision of printing
The general control and supervision of the printing of the laws, resolutions and proclamations shall be in the Legislative Services Commission, and the printing shall ...
- New Jersey Statutes 1:3-7 Binding and distribution of paper volumes of laws
The Office of Legislative Services shall, under the direction and control of the Legislative Services Commission, cause to be bound in plain and substantial binding ...
- New Jersey Statutes 1:4-1 Style of printing journal and minutes
The Senate Journal, the Assembly Minutes and the minutes of the joint meetings of both Houses of the Legislature shall be printed in such style ...
- New Jersey Statutes 1:4-2 Preparation of copies of journal and minutes for printing; originals deposited with secretary of state
The Secretary of the Senate shall cause to be prepared for printing copies of the Senate Journal in which shall be included the minutes of ...
- New Jersey Statutes 1:4-4 Indexes of journal and minutes; preparation; printing and delivery
The Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the General Assembly, respectively, shall prepare and deliver to the printer an index of the Senate ...
- New Jersey Statutes 1:4-5 Binding and distribution of complete journals and minutes
Upon receipt of the Senate Journal and Assembly Minutes, together with the indexes thereto, the Office of Legislative Services shall cause to be bound in ...
- New Jersey Statutes 1:4-6 Current legislative printing; subscriptions; cost; advance copies of laws
a. Any person desiring a complete set of the bills and resolutions introduced in any year in the Legislature, together with the usual index slips, ...
- New Jersey Statutes 1:4-7 General control and supervision; laws applicable
The general control and supervision of the printing of the Senate Journal, the Assembly Minutes and the current legislative printing shall be in the Legislative ...
- New Jersey Statutes 1:5-1 Acceptance filed with secretary of state
Whenever a statute shall be adopted or accepted by the voters of a county or municipality at an election, the clerk of the county or ...
- New Jersey Statutes 1:5-2 Statement of adoption or acceptance published in volume of laws; effect
Whenever a statute shall be adopted or accepted by the voters of the state, or a proposed statute shall become effective by action of the ...
- New Jersey Statutes 1:5-3 Format of petition for referendum
4. a. Whenever a petition is circulated within a county, municipality, school district, or special district for the purpose of gathering the signatures ...
- New Jersey Statutes 1:6-1 Notice of application for passage in general; contents; publication
Whenever, by the constitution, notice of the intention to apply for the passage of any bill is required, such notice shall contain a correct statement ...
- New Jersey Statutes 1:6-3 Notice of application for passage of bill to repeal corporate charter; publication; service on corporation
The notice of intention to apply for the passage of a bill to repeal the charter of any corporation, or bill to repeal the charter ...
- New Jersey Statutes 1:6-4 Proof of publications of notices
Proof of the publications required by sections 1:6-1 and 1:6-3 of this title shall be by oath or affirmation in writing, made by the publisher, ...
- New Jersey Statutes 1:6-5 Record of proof of publication of notices
The secretary of state shall, after the adjournment of each legislature, record, in well-bound books to be provided by him for that purpose, every proof ...
- New Jersey Statutes 1:6-6 Publication in pamphlet laws prima facie evidence of notice given
The publication in the pamphlet laws published by the state of any law, as to which notice of intention to apply for its passage is ...
- New Jersey Statutes 1:6-7 False swearing in making proofs of publications; perjury
If anyone shall falsely swear or affirm, in the making of the proofs required by section 1:6-4 of this title, he shall be deemed guilty ...
- New Jersey Statutes 1:6-8 Assessments on private, local and special acts; amount; time for payment; effect of nonpayment
Each private, local or special act or supplement thereto constitutionally enacted by the legislature, except such as refer to benevolent, religious, charitable or educational institutions ...
- New Jersey Statutes 1:6-9 Report by comptroller of laws on which assessments unpaid; proclamation by governor; effect
The comptroller of the treasury shall, during the month of July in each year, report to the governor or person administering the government every law, ...
- New Jersey Statutes 1:6-10 Petition for passage of private, special local law
1. The governing body of any municipal corporation formed for local government, hereinafter called a municipality, or the board of chosen freeholders of any county, ...
- New Jersey Statutes 1:6-11 Petition requesting filing of petition with Legislature
Whenever there shall be filed with the clerk of a municipality or the clerk of the board of chosen freeholders of a county a petition ...
- New Jersey Statutes 1:6-12 Adoption of resolution
If the clerk shall certify to the sufficiency of the petition, the said governing body or board of chosen freeholders shall, within thirty days after ...
- New Jersey Statutes 1:6-13 Question placed on ballot
If the resolution so adopted shall provide for submission of said proposal to the voters of the municipality or of the county, there shall be ...
- New Jersey Statutes 1:6-14 Adoption of resolution after favorable vote
If, at such election, a majority of all of the votes cast both for and against the adoption of such proposal shall be cast in ...
- New Jersey Statutes 1:6-15 Petition; publication of notice of intention
In any case in which an ordinance or resolution authorizing the filing of a petition with the Legislature for the passage of a private, special ...
- New Jersey Statutes 1:6-16 Filing of petition and resolution with bill
The original of the petition for the passage of such a law, together with a duly certified copy of the ordinance or resolution authorizing the ...
- New Jersey Statutes 1:6-17 Law operative only after adoption
Any such private, special or local law passed pursuant to any such petition shall become operative in such municipality or county only when the same ...
- New Jersey Statutes 1:6-18 Submission of question of adoption
The question of the adoption of such law shall be submitted to the legal voters of the municipality or county at the next general election ...
- New Jersey Statutes 1:6-19 Question
There shall be printed on each official ballot to be used at such general or municipal election, the following: If you favor the proposition printed ...
- New Jersey Statutes 1:6-20 Law operative upon adoption
If at such election a majority, of all the votes cast both for and against the adoption of such law, shall be cast in favor ...
- New Jersey Statutes 1:7-1 Direction by governor to attorney general to institute proceeding; application by attorney general
If, at any time within one year after any law or joint resolution has been filed with the Secretary of State pursuant to sections 1:2-5, ...
- New Jersey Statutes 1:7-2 Summary hearing of application; witnesses; depositions; notices
The court, on the application, shall inquire summarily into the circumstances and may, for that purpose, order witnesses to be subpoenaed and sworn and their ...
- New Jersey Statutes 1:7-3 Hearings; adjudging law or resolution void
After a full hearing the court may, if satisfied that the constitutional and statutory provisions relating to the enactment and approval of laws and joint ...
- New Jersey Statutes 1:7-4 Application by citizens; procedure thereon
Any two or more citizens of the State may, within the time prescribed by section 1:7-1 of this Title, present to the Appellate Division of ...
- New Jersey Statutes 1:7-5 Participation by citizens in proceedings
Any citizen of the State may, when an application is presented under authority of either section 1:7-1 or section 1:7-4 of this Title, appear before ...
- New Jersey Statutes 1:7-6 Judgment of invalidity; copy for and proclamation by governor; operation and effect
If in any application authorized in this chapter, the court shall adjudge any law or joint resolution, or any part thereof, to be void, the ...
- New Jersey Statutes 1:7-7 Costs, fees and expenses of proceedings
When an application presented under authority of section 1:7-4 of this Title is dismissed the court shall allow and tax the costs and necessary expenses ...
- New Jersey Statutes 1:8-1 Appointment, powers and duties of commissioners
L.1909, c. 154, p. 229 [C.S. p. 4987, s.s. 79 to 82], entitled "An act to authorize the appointment of commissioners to represent this state ...
- New Jersey Statutes 1:10-1 Commission established; members; powers and duties
L.1925, c. 73, p. 244, entitled "An act to provide for the revision and consolidation of the public statutes of this state," approved March twelfth, ...
- New Jersey Statutes 1:12A-1 Law Revision Commission
There is created in the Legislative Branch of State Government a commission to be known as the New Jersey Law Revision Commission. L. 1985, c. ...
- New Jersey Statutes 1:12A-2 Membership
The commission shall consist of: a. The chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, or its successor, who shall serve while chairman of that committee; b. ...
- New Jersey Statutes 1:12A-3 Terms
Of the members of the commission first appointed, two shall be appointed for terms of four years and two for terms of five years. Thereafter, ...
- New Jersey Statutes 1:12A-4 Vacancies
Vacancies shall be filled for the unexpired terms in the same manner as the original appointments were made. L. 1985, c. 498, s. 4, eff. ...
- New Jersey Statutes 1:12A-5 No compensation
Members of the commission shall not receive any compensation, but they shall be reimbursed for expenses incurred in the performance of their duties. L. 1985, ...
- New Jersey Statutes 1:12A-6 Chairman
The commission shall elect one member thereof as chairman, who shall serve for a term of two years. L. 1985, c. 498, s. 6, eff. ...
- New Jersey Statutes 1:12A-7 Employees
The commission may appoint employees and consultants as may, in its judgment, be necessary, prescribe their qualifications and duties, and fix their compensation within the ...
- New Jersey Statutes 1:12A-8 Functions; duties
The commission shall promote and encourage the clarification and simplification of the law of New Jersey and its better adaption to present social needs, secure ...
- New Jersey Statutes 1:12A-9 Annual report
The commission shall report annually to the Legislature on or before February first in each year. L. 1985, c. 498, s. 9, eff. Jan. 21, ...
- New Jersey Statutes 1:13-10 Transfer of records and property and unexpended balance of appropriations to commission
All files, books, papers, records, furniture, equipment and other property of the commission constituted under this act are transferred to the Law Revision and Legislative ...
- New Jersey Statutes 1:14-12 New Jersey Corporate and Business Law Study Commission
a. There is created in the Legislative branch of State Government a permanent commission to be known as The New Jersey Corporate and Business Law ...
- New Jersey Statutes 1:14-13 Organization
The commission shall organize as soon after the appointment of its members as is practicable, shall choose a chairman from among its members and shall ...
- New Jersey Statutes 1:14-14 Duties, powers
a. It shall be the duty of the commission to study and review all aspects of the statutes, legislation and decisions of the courts in ...
- New Jersey Statutes 1:14-15 Annual report; recommended legislation
The commission shall file annually with the Governor and the Legislature a report containing its findings and recommendations, accompanying its report with any proposed legislation ...
- New Jersey Statutes 1:17-20 Repeal
Chapter 81 of the laws of 1961, is repealed. L.1964, c. 29, s. 11. ...
Last modified: April 1, 2009
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