New Jersey Statutes 52:13GG-5. Appointment of members, application
Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 52:13GG-5
- 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
The member of the Senate and the two members of the General Assembly who represent each district of the New Jersey Legislature shall appoint one person, based on the application submitted by that person, to serve as a public member of the council from among the persons residing in that legislative district who submit applications. The public members shall be appointed within 60 days of the completion of the application form and application process.
If no applications for public membership are received from persons in a legislative district or there are no qualified applicants, an additional 30 days to appoint a public member from that legislative district shall be provided for the receipt of applications from persons who reside in that legislative district.
L.2021, c.398, s.5.