New Jersey Statutes 26:2BB-5. Division of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse
Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 26:2BB-5
- 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
The division shall be administered by a Deputy Commissioner of Health. The deputy commissioner shall be a person qualified by training and experience to perform the duties of his office. The deputy commissioner shall be appointed by the commissioner with the approval of the Governor and shall serve at the pleasure of the commissioner during the commissioner’s term of office and until the appointment and qualification of the deputy commissioner’s successor. The deputy commissioner shall receive a salary which shall be provided by law.
The Commissioner of Health shall report annually to the Governor and the Legislature on the activities of the division and include in that annual report an assessment of the adequacy of the current delivery of treatment services in the State and of the need for additional treatment services.
L. 1989, c. 51, s. 5.