N.J. Stat. § 26:6A-5
Death not declared in violation of individual's religious beliefs
New Jersey · New Jersey Statutes Title 26 — Health and Vital Statistics · Status: effective
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- N.J. Stat. § 26:6A-5, Death not declared in violation of individual's religious beliefs, New Jersey, version 1 as recorded 2026-09-28, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/1455239
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The death of an individual shall not be declared upon the basis of neurological criteria pursuant to sections 3 and 4 of this act when the licensed physician authorized to declare death, has reason to believe, on the basis of information in the individual's available medical records, or information provided by a member of the individual's family or any other person knowledgeable about the individual's personal religious beliefs that such a declaration would violate the personal religious beliefs of the individual. In these cases, death shall be declared, and the time of death fixed, solely upon the basis of cardio-respiratory criteria pursuant to section 2 of this act.