New Jersey Statutes 45:12-27. Testimony and reports of licensed optometrist; receipt as qualified evidence; right to free choice of ocular practitioner
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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 45:12-27
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- 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
- Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
The testimony and reports of an optometrist licensed to practice in this State shall be received by any State, county, municipal, school district or other public board, body, agency, institution or official and by any private educational or other institution receiving public funds as qualified evidence with respect to any matter within the scope of the practice of optometry as defined in Revised Statutes 45:12-1; and no such board, body, agency, official or institution shall, in retaining and utilizing the professional services of ocular practitioners or in any other manner, discriminate between licensed practitioners of optometry and other ocular practitioners or interfere with any individual’s right to free choice of ocular practitioner.
L.1966, c. 241, s. 1, eff. Aug. 10, 1966.