State v. XYZ Corp.

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

POLLOCK, J.

This case presents two issues. The first is whether a corporation is a “person” within the meaning of N.J.S.A. 2C:52-6a. That statute permits “persons” as to whom criminal proceedings have been dismissed to petition the Superior Court requesting that records of arrest “and all records and information pertaining thereto be expunged.” The second issue concerns the standard of proof that the State must satisfy when objecting under N.J.S.A. 2C:52-14b to the expungement of criminal records relating to a prosecution not resulting in a conviction.

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