New Jersey Statutes 5:12-51. Members of the commission; qualifications and eligibility
Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 5:12-51
- 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
a. Each member of the commission shall be a citizen of the United States and a resident of the State of New Jersey.
b. No member of the Legislature, or person holding any elective or appointive office in the federal, State or local government shall be eligible to serve as a member of the commission.
c. So long as the commission consists of five members pursuant to subsection a. of section 50 of P.L.1977, c.110 (C. 5:12-50), or is reduced to four members pursuant to paragraph (2) of subsection c. of section 52 of P.L.1977, c.110 (C. 5:12-52), no more than three members of the commission may be of the same political affiliation. Upon the reduction of the membership to three members pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (2) of subsection c. of section 52 of P.L.1977, c.110 (C. 5:12-52), no more than two members of the commission may be of the same political affiliation.
L.1977, c.110, s.51; amended 2011, c.196, s.2.