New Jersey Statutes 54A:9-18. Order to compel compliance
Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 54A:9-18
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- 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
- Testify: Answer questions in court.
- Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
(b) Failure to furnish records or testimony. If any person willfully refuses to make available any books, papers, records or memoranda for examination by the director or his representative or willfully refuses to attend and testify, pursuant to the powers conferred on the director under this act, the director may apply to a judge in the superior court in the county where such person resides, for an order directing that person to comply with the director’s request for books, papers, records or memoranda or for his attendance and testimony. If the books, papers, records or memoranda required by the director are in the custody of a corporation, the order of the court may be directed to any principal officer of such corporation. If a person fails or refuses to obey such order, he shall be guilty of contempt of court.
L.1976, c. 47, s. 54A:9-18, eff. July 8, 1976, operative Aug. 30, 1976.