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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 40:55-52

  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • 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
  • sworn: includes "affirmed. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
No department in a municipality, created for the purpose of filing plans and specifications for buildings, shall receive or file any plans or specifications unless they bear the seal of a licensed professional engineer or a licensed architect of the State of New Jersey, or in lieu thereof an affidavit sworn to by the person who drew or prepared them.

Amended by L.1948, c. 294, p. 1209, s. 1, eff. Aug. 9, 1948.