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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 54:4-8.68a

  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • 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
21. The amendatory provisions of section 13 of P.L.2023, c.75 (C. 54:4-8.67), modifying ownership requirements and income eligibility, shall be used to determine whether a person first becomes an eligible claimant on and after January 1, 2022, and the first payments to a claimant who establishes eligibility pursuant to the amendatory provisions of section 13 of P.L.2023, c.75 (C. 54:4-8.67) shall be made beginning in calendar year 2024. The provisions of P.L.1997, c.348 (C. 54:4-8.67 et al.) in effect immediately before the effective date of P.L.2023, c.75 (C. 54:4-8.75a et al.) shall govern the determination of whether a person first becomes an eligible claimant on or before December 31, 2021. Benefit payments for a newly eligible claimant will begin in State fiscal year 2025, after there has been established a base year of eligibility.

L.2023, c.75, s.21.