New Jersey Statutes 2A:19-15. Subpoena; commitment for failure to testify
Current as of: 2024 | Check for updates
|
Other versions
Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 2A:19-15
- Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
- Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
- Assignee: means an assignee under a general assignment, including an assignee appointed under chapter 20 of this title. See New Jersey Statutes 2A:19-1
- Assignor: means any debtor who has executed a general assignment. See New Jersey Statutes 2A:19-1
- Court: means the Superior Court. See New Jersey Statutes 2A:19-1
- 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
- sworn: includes "affirmed. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
The assignee may send for persons and papers and examine, on oath which he may administer, any persons, including the creditors and assignor, respecting the affairs, transactions and assets of the assignor, his debts, credits, obligations, contracts, and liabilities and claims asserted against the assignor.
If any person shall refuse to be sworn or to answer the questions put to him, or refuse to declare the whole truth touching the subject matter of the examination, the court may, on report by the assignee, commit such person to prison, to remain until he shall have submitted himself to be examined and have paid all the costs of the proceedings against him.
L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.