Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 26:8-48

  • birth: means the complete expulsion or extraction from its mother of a product of conception, irrespective of the duration of pregnancy, which, after such separation, breathes or shows any other evidence of life such as beating of the heart, pulsation of the umbilical cord, or definite movement of voluntary muscles, whether or not the umbilical cord has been cut or the placenta attached. See New Jersey Statutes 26:8-1
  • NJ-EDRS: is a n electronic registration system for completing a certification of death or fetal death record that is authorized, designed and maintained by the State registrar. See New Jersey Statutes 26:8-1
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • registrar: means the local registrar of vital statistics of any district. See New Jersey Statutes 26:8-1
  • 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
  • State registrar: means the State registrar of vital statistics. See New Jersey Statutes 26:8-1
26:8-48. A certificate of birth, fetal death, marriage, civil union, domestic partnership or death heretofore or hereafter filed with the State registrar shall not be altered or changed otherwise than by amendments properly signed, dated and witnessed, or as otherwise recorded and authenticated on the NJ-EDRS as prescribed by the State registrar.

Amended 1965, c.78, s.65; 2003, c.221, s.21; 2003, c.246, s.20; 2006, c.103, s.51.