N.J. Admin. Code § 17:48-1.1
The following words and terms, as used in this chapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
"Debtor" means any individual or business entity owing money to or having a delinquent account with any State department or agency, which obligation has not been determined to be satisfied by court order, set aside by court order, or discharged in bankruptcy.
"Debtor file" means the listing of any delinquent debts for which the State department or agency has exhausted its collections methods within the 90-day billing cycle and shall include all information set forth at N.J.A.C. 17:48-1.3. There is a minimum $ 25.00 for total debts per individual for each State department or agency to qualify for placement in the debtor file. Accounts involving more than one debtor must be broken down individually and the debt allocated to each individual by a State department or agency. The list must be provided in an electronic format that is acceptable to the Division.
"Delinquent debt" means a fee, fine, cost, penalty, or assessment that has been due and owing a State department or agency for 91 days or more. "Delinquent debt" does not include inter-agency debts and debts associated with loans, notes, grants, contracts, and tax debts.
"Division" means the New Jersey Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services, Department of the Treasury, designated as the State government's centralized debt management agency.
"State department or agency" means all executive branch departments or agencies, but does not include an independent authority or instrumentality that is independent of the operational and budgetary control of the department or agency to which it is allocated.
N.J. Admin. Code § 17:48-1.1