New Jersey Statutes 2A:152-3. Information not to lie
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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 2A:152-3
- Indictment: The formal charge issued by a grand jury stating that there is enough evidence that the defendant committed the crime to justify having a trial; it is used primarily for felonies.
- 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
No information for a matter merely criminal for which an indictment will lie, and in which no civil right is involved, or forfeiture or penalty given by law to any private person or common informer is prosecuted for, shall be exhibited or sustained in any court of this state.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.