Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 26:16-11

  • 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
11. A request for medication pursuant to P.L.2019, c.59 (C. 26:16-1 et al.) shall not be granted unless the qualified terminally ill patient has documented that individual’s New Jersey residency by furnishing to the attending physician a copy of one of the following:

a. a driver’s license or non-driver identification card issued by the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission;

b. proof that the person is registered to vote in New Jersey;

c. a New Jersey resident gross income tax return filed for the most recent tax year; or

d. any other government record that the attending physician reasonably believes to demonstrate the individual’s current residency in this State.

L.2019, c.59, s.11.