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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 12:7A-24

  • 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
24. The commission may designate any person to be its agent for the issuing and filing of certificates of origin, certificates of registration and certificates of ownership in accordance with the provisions of this act and regulations to be prescribed by the commission. The agent shall so act at the discretion of the commission until the agent’s authority is revoked by the commission. All moneys received by the agents for the issuance and filing of certificates of origin and certificates of ownership under the provisions of this act shall forthwith be deposited upon receipt with the State Treasurer.

The commission shall prescribe the fee to be paid to the agent and the fee shall be paid to the agent by the State Treasurer upon the voucher of the commission in the same manner as other State expenses are paid.

L.1984,c.152,s.24; amended 2003, c.13, s.124.