{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-26-6a-2","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 26:6A-2","heading":"Declaration of death based on cardio-respiratory criteria","body":"An individual who has sustained irreversible cessation of all circulatory and respiratory functions, as determined in accordance with currently accepted medical standards, shall be declared dead.\nL.1991,c.90,s.2.","path":["TITLE 26 HEALTH AND VITAL STATISTICS"],"source_url":"https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/statutes/STATUTES-TEXT.zip","current_through":"P.L.2025, c.405, and J.R.22","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:54:13Z","sha256":"fba09f73b658f077135bc8561eb12409c438ff7003473a27ae6cb3ba7febb452","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-26-6a-1","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-26-6a-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}