{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-30-1aa-2","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 30:1AA-2","heading":"Definition of developmental disability.","body":"2.\tFor the purposes of this act, a \"developmental disability\" means:\na.\tA severe, chronic disability of a person which\n(1)\tIs attributable to a mental or physical impairment or combination of mental or physical impairments;\n(2)\tIs manifest before age 22;\n(3)\tIs likely to continue indefinitely;\n(4)\tResults in substantial functional limitations in three or more of the following areas of major life activity: self-care, receptive and expressive language, learning, mobility, self-direction, capacity for independent living, or economic self-sufficiency; and\n(5)\tReflects the need for a combination and sequence of special, interdisciplinary, or generic care, or other services which are of lifelong or extended duration and are individually planned and coordinated.\nb.\tOther disabilities requiring services and treatment similar to that required by those who meet the criteria defined above.\nL.1979,c.105,s.2;  amended 2003, c.54, s.4.","path":["TITLE 30 INSTITUTIONS AND AGENCIES"],"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":"8e3bc0ddb145a8a6e0e7dae083680f5353542d519890516f3540a069575d5b0e","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-30-1aa-1.2","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-30-1aa-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}