{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-40a-9-78.9","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 40A:9-78.9","heading":"\"Gold Star Parent\" defined.","body":"2.\tAs used in this act, P.L.2017, c.289 (C.40A:9-78.8 et seq.), \"Gold Star Family Member\" means a parent, legal guardian or other legal custodian, related by blood or by law to, or a spouse, domestic partner, or partner in civil union of, a member of the Armed Forces of the United States who died while on active duty for the United States, or a child to whom the member was a parent, legal guardian or other legal custodian, whether related by blood or by law.\nL.2017, c.289, s.2; amended 2022, c.59, s.2.","path":["TITLE 40A MUNICIPALITIES AND COUNTIES"],"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":"a890a2e102ede323450c76727ac22f5fe0b59f530c4e153417f25c54366e2117","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-40a-9-78.8","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-40a-9-78.10"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}