New Jersey Statutes 26:6B-5. Certain office abolished; functions, powers duties transferred to the Office of the Chief State Medical Examiner
Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 26:6B-5
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- 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
b. All appropriations and other monies available, and to become available, to the Office of the State Medical Examiner in the Department of Law and Public Safety, established pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1967, c.234 (C. 52:17B-79) and abolished pursuant to this act, are continued in the Office of the Chief State Medical Examiner in the Department of Health established hereunder and shall be available for the objects and purposes for which these monies are appropriated, subject to the provisions of this act and any other terms, restrictions, limitations, or other requirements imposed by law.
c. All contracts or agreements that have been executed, as of the effective date of this act, between the Office of the Attorney General and the Northern or Southern Regional Offices of the State Medical Examiner shall be transferred to the Office of the Chief State Medical Examiner in the Department of Health, and continued as if the Office of the Chief State Medical Examiner was the original party to the contract or agreement.
d. Whenever the term “State Medical Examiner” occurs or any reference is made thereto in any law, rule, regulation, order, contract, document, judicial or administrative proceeding, or otherwise, the same shall be deemed to mean or refer to: the “Chief State Medical Examiner” designated as the head of the Office of the Chief State Medical Examiner in the Department of Health established hereunder; or any person appointed to the position of “Deputy Chief State Medical Examiner” and acting on behalf of the Chief State Medical Examiner.
L.2018, c.62, s.5.