New Jersey Statutes 45:7-83. Requirements for seller of certain funeral arrangements, agreements
Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 45:7-83
- 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
(1) is duly licensed and registered pursuant to the “Mortuary Science Act,” P.L.1952, c.340 (C. 45:7-32 et seq.), to engage in the business and practice of funeral directing or mortuary science; and
(2) has his or its business and practice based within the physical confines of the registered mortuary.
b. No person, firm or corporation, shall engage in the business and practice of funeral directing or mortuary science at any permanent facility that is not a registered mortuary.
c. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this section shall not be construed to prohibit an otherwise qualified person, firm or corporation from acting as a provider operating under a trade name or other assumed name or through a subsidiary of a corporation duly licensed and registered pursuant to P.L.1952, c.340 (C. 45:7-32 et seq.) to engage in the business and practice of funeral directing or mortuary science.
L.1993,c.147,s.2.