New Jersey Statutes 38A:3-2b6. Financial planning assistance program for disabled veterans and their caregivers
Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 38A:3-2b6
- 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
“Caregiver” shall mean a spouse, parent, child, relative or other person who is 18 years of age or older and who has the primary responsibility of providing daily care for the eligible veteran. “Disabled veteran” shall mean any citizen and resident of this State now or hereafter honorably discharged or released under honorable circumstances from active service in any branch of the Armed Forces of the United States, a Reserve component therof, or the National Guard and who has been or shall be declared by the United States Veterans Administration, or its successor, to have a service-connected disability.
The Adjutant General of the Department of Military and Veterans’ Affairs shall promulgate, in accordance with the “Administrative Procedure Act,” P.L.1968, c.410 (C. 52:14B-1 et seq.), rules and regulations to effectuate the purposes of this act.
L.2015, c.288, s.1.