New Jersey Statutes 58:10-23.11g2. Owners, operators of vessels shall assure financial resources for cleanup costs, enforcement
Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 58:10-23.11g2
- Common law: The legal system that originated in England and is now in use in the United States. It is based on judicial decisions rather than legislative action.
- 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.
- 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.
- Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
- 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
The evidence of financial responsibility required by this section shall be the only evidence required by the State that a vessel has the ability to meet the liabilities incurred for a violation of P.L.1976, c.141, but nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the liability of any person for a discharge of a hazardous substance for which the person is liable pursuant to P.L.1976, c.141 or under any other law or under common law. The State Police shall have the power to inspect any vessel and to require the display of evidence of financial responsibility in order to ensure compliance with this section. The State Police may deny entry to any vessel to any place in the State, or to the navigable waters under the jurisdiction of the State, or detain at the place, any vessel that, upon request, does not produce the evidence of financial responsibility required for that vessel pursuant to this section. Any vessel subject to the requirements of this section which is found in the navigable waters of the State without the necessary evidence of financial responsibility for the vessel shall be subject to seizure by and forfeiture to the State.
L.1991,c.58,s.2.