New Jersey Statutes 27:1A-4. Commissioner; appointment; term; salary
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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 27:1A-4
- Advice and consent: Under the Constitution, presidential nominations for executive and judicial posts take effect only when confirmed by the Senate, and international treaties become effective only when the Senate approves them by a two-thirds vote.
- 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
The administrator and head of the department shall be a commissioner, who shall be known as the Commissioner of Transportation, and who shall be a person qualified by training and experience to perform the duties of his office. The commissioner shall be appointed by the Governor, with the advice and consent of the Senate, and shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor during the Governor’s term of office and until the appointment and qualification of the commissioner’s successor. The commissioner shall receive such salary as shall be provided by law.
The person in office as the Commissioner of Transportation on the effective date of this act shall hold the office of Commissioner of Transportation until his successor is appointed and has qualified.
L.1966, c. 301, s. 4. Amended by L.1972, c. 164, s. 2.