New Jersey Statutes 40A:11-2.1. Civil action brought on behalf of local contracting unit
Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 40A:11-2.1
- 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
b. If the local contracting unit determines that a person or entity has submitted a false certification concerning its engagement in investment activities in Iran pursuant to section 4 of P.L.2012, c.25 (C. 52:32-58), the local contracting unit shall report to the New Jersey Attorney General the name of that person or entity, and the Attorney General shall determine whether to bring a civil action against the person to collect the penalty prescribed in paragraph (1) of subsection a. of section 5 of P.L.2012, c.25 (C. 52:32-59). The local contracting unit may also report to the municipal attorney or county counsel, as appropriate, the name of that person, together with its information as to the false certification, and the municipal attorney or county counsel, as appropriate, may determine to bring such civil action against the person to collect such penalty.
L.2012, c.25, s.7.