New Jersey Statutes 52:4-1.4. Geographic units of population counts
Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 52:4-1.4
- census: means the latest Federal census effective within this State. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
- 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
- population: when used in any statute, shall be taken to mean the population as shown by the latest Federal census effective within this State, and shall be construed as synonymous with "inhabitants. 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
No later than December 31st of each year in which the federal decennial census is taken and in which the United States Bureau of the Census enumerates incarcerated persons as residents of the geographic units in which the correctional facilities are located, the secretary shall report to the members of the Apportionment Commission, established pursuant to Article IV, Section III, paragraphs 1 through 3 of the New Jersey Constitution, that this determination has been completed.
b. For each individual included in a report received under sections 2 and 3 of P.L.2019, c.385 (C. 52:4-1.2 and C. 52:4-1.3), if the residential address of the individual is known and located in this State, the secretary shall:
(1) re-allocate all relevant population counts reported in the census to reflect residential address, as determined under sections 2 and 3, on the date the Bureau of the Census completes the federal decennial census for the State; and
(2) ensure that the individual is not represented in any applicable population counts reported in the federal decennial census for the geographic units that include the facility at which the person was incarcerated on the day the bureau completes the federal decennial census for this State.
c. For each individual included in a report received under sections 2 and 3 of P.L.2019, c.385 (C. 52:4-1.2 and C. 52:4-1.3), and for all persons reported in the census as residing in a federal correctional facility for whom a report was not provided, if the residential address of the individual is not known or not located in this State, the secretary shall:
(1) re-allocate all relevant population counts reported in the census to reflect that the person resided at an unknown geographic location within the State on the day the bureau completes the federal decennial census for this State; and
(2) ensure that the individual is not represented in any applicable population counts reported in the federal decennial census for the geographic units that include the facility at which the person was incarcerated on the day the bureau completes the federal decennial census for this State.
L.2019, c.385, s.4.