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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 51:1-122

  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • 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
  • registered mail: include "certified mail". 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
The State Superintendent of Weights and Measures may revoke or suspend the license of any person convicted of any violation of this act or for any of the following reasons: willful fraud or misrepresentation practiced in procuring any such license or renewal of the same; dishonesty; gross incompetency; and conduct of a character likely to deceive or defraud the public; the loaning of his license or registration by the licensee to any person; the obtaining of a fee or compensation by fraud or misrepresentation; the willful advertising or publishing by the licensee of grossly false, fraudulent or misleading statements of his business, skill, knowledge or methods of operation; and for any conduct or practice at variance with the purpose of this act. No certificate of license shall be revoked or suspended until after a hearing before the State Superintendent of Weights and Measures of which hearing the holder of said certificate of license shall have at least ten days’ notice, either personally or by registered mail, sent to the holder at his or her address as contained in the records of the department.

L.1938, c. 182, p. 395, s. 10.