Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 52:27G-27

  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • 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
a. If the public guardian is appointed guardian or conservator for an eligible elderly person, the administrative costs, commissions and fees of the public guardian’s services and the costs incurred in the appointment procedure shall be charged against the income or the estate of the person pursuant to the provisions of Title 3B of the New Jersey Statutes. The reasonable value of all the services rendered by the public guardian, including the costs incurred in the appointment procedure, less any amounts paid from the income of the person, shall be charged against the estate of the person in accordance with the provisions of section 6 of P.L.1989, c.248 (C. 52:27G-27.1).

b. (Deleted by amendment, P.L.1989, c.248.)

L.1985, c.298, s.8; amended 1989,c.248,s.4.

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