New Jersey Statutes 30:6D-32.5. Construction of act
Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 30:6D-32.5
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- 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
b. Nothing in this act shall be construed to alter or otherwise affect the current or future protections, funding, eligibility, services, rights, or responsibilities of any person under any provision or program, benefit, or service whose terminology is revised pursuant to this act. No change in terminology made pursuant to this act shall be construed as causing or intending any change in any definitions or meanings of any provision so changed.
c. Whenever the terms “mentally retarded,” “mental retardation,” “idiot,” and “feeble-minded” occur or any reference is made thereto in any law, regulation, contract, or document, the same shall be deemed to mean or refer to “person who is intellectually disabled” or “person with an intellectual disability.”
L.2010, c.50, s.83.