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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 24:6I-13

  • 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
15. a. The Cannabis Regulatory Commission is authorized to exchange fingerprint data with, and receive information from, the Division of State Police in the Department of Law and Public Safety and the Federal Bureau of Investigation for use in reviewing applications for individuals who are required to complete a criminal history record background check in connection with applications:

(1) to serve as designated caregivers or institutional caregivers pursuant to section 4 of P.L.2009, c.307 (C. 24:6I-4), for licenses to operate as, or to be a director, officer, or employee of, medical cannabis testing laboratories pursuant to section 25 of P.L.2019, c.153 (C. 24:6I-18), for permits to operate as, or to be a director, officer, or employee of, or a significantly involved person in, clinical registrants pursuant to section 13 of P.L.2019, c.153 (C. 24:6I-7.3), and for permits to operate as, or to be a director, officer, or employee of, or a significantly involved person in, medical cannabis cultivators, medical cannabis manufacturers, and medical cannabis dispensaries pursuant to section 7 of P.L.2009, c.307 (C. 24:6I-7); or

(2) for licenses to operate as, or to be owner, director, officer, or employee of, or a significantly involved person in, cannabis cultivators, cannabis manufacturers, cannabis wholesalers, cannabis distributors, cannabis retailers, cannabis delivery services, and personal use cannabis testing facilities pursuant to sections 18, 20, 22, 23, 24, 25, and 26 of P.L.2021, c.16 (C.24:6I-35, C.24:6I-37, C.24:6I-39, C.24:6I-40, C.24:6I-41, C.24:6I-42, and C. 24:6I-43).

b. The Division of State Police shall promptly notify the Cannabis Regulatory Commission in the event an applicant, who was the subject of a criminal history record background check conducted pursuant to subsection a. of this section, is convicted of a crime involving possession or sale of a controlled dangerous substance.

L.2009, c.307, s.15; amended 2012, c.17, s.91; 2019, c.153, s.21; 2021, c.16, s.30.