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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 4:11-6

  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • 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
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
The secretary, or an assistant whom he may designate, may, either of his own motion or upon the verified complaint of any interested person, investigate the record of any person applying for or holding a license, or his agents.

For the purpose of such investigation the secretary or assistant may examine the ledgers, books of account, memoranda or other documents of any such person and may take testimony thereon under oath, but information relating to the general business of any such person disclosed by the investigation and not related to the immediate purpose thereof shall be deemed of a confidential nature by the secretary or assistant.