New Jersey Statutes 30:4-16.5. Definitions relative to civil actions by inmates
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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 30:4-16.5
- Commissioner: means the Commissioner of Human Services. See New Jersey Statutes 30:1-1
- 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
- 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
4. As used in this act:
“Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Corrections.
“Inmate” means a person sentenced to imprisonment, or ordered to pretrial or investigative detention, in a State prison or county jail.
L.1996,c.11,s.4.