New Jersey Statutes 52:32-15. Standards established for accommodation of persons with disabilities
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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 52:32-15
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- 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
2. To carry out the purpose of section 1 of P.L.1975, c.224 (C. 52:32-14) the Department of Transportation shall, within 30 days of the enactment of P.L.1975, c.224 (C. 52:32-14 et seq.), and periodically thereafter as necessary, after consultation with the Director of the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Services of the Department of Labor and the Director of the Division of Disability Services and the Executive Director of the State Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired of the Department of Human Services, prescribe standards, which shall include, but not be limited to, standards of drainage, slope gradient, width, and slip-resistant qualities which will assure that a sidewalk will accommodate a person using a wheelchair or other persons with disabilities. All agencies and instrumentalities of State and local government, and every other person, firm, corporation or association shall comply with these standards and the provisions of P.L.1975, c.224 (C. 52:32-14 et seq.) when undertaking construction or reconstruction of streets, curbs, or sidewalks.
L.1975, c.224, s.2; amended 1999, c.91, s.14; 2017, c.131, s.212.