Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 45:9-37.30

  • 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
20. No person, business entity or its employees, agents or representatives shall place an advertisement that uses or otherwise use the titles “physical therapist,” “physiotherapist,” “registered physical therapist,” “licensed physical therapist,” “physical therapist assistant,” “registered physical therapist assistant,” “licensed physical therapist assistant,” “student physical therapist,” “physical therapy assistant,” “student physical therapist assistant,” or the abbreviations “PT,” “DPT,” “RPT,” “LPT,” “PTA,” “RPTA,” “LPTA,” “SPT,” “SPTA,” or the terms “physical therapy,” or “physiotherapy,” or any other title, designation, words, letters, abbreviations, or insignia indicating the practice of physical therapy unless licensed to practice as a physical therapist or physical therapist assistant under the provision of P.L.1983, c.296 (C. 45:9-37.11 et seq.).

L.1983, c.296, s.20; amended 2003, c.18, s.15; 2017, c.121, s.7.