Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 27:1A-73

  • 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
1. Notwithstanding the provisions of P.L.1973, c.126 (C. 27:1A-64 et seq.) or any other law to the contrary, a person with disabilities and the person’s travel attendant shall be transported by any motorbus or rail carrier operated pursuant to the “New Jersey Public Transportation Act of 1979,” P.L.1979, c.150 (C. 27:25-1 et seq.) at the fare charged to one person with disabilities during peak or offpeak times, as the case may be. For the purposes of this section, a ” person with disabilities” is one defined pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1973, c.126 (C. 27:1A-65) who requires the assistance of a travel attendant in order to use public transportation.

L.1987, c.99, s.1; amended 2017, c.20, s.8; 2017, c.131, s.113.