{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-45-11-54","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 45:11-54","heading":"Findings, declarations relative to practice of massage and bodywork therapies.","body":"2.\tThe Legislature finds and declares that:\na.\tthe public interest requires the regulation of the practice of massage and bodywork therapies and the establishment of clear licensure standards for massage and bodywork therapists;\nb.\tthe health and welfare of the citizens of this State will be protected by identifying to the public those individuals who are qualified to practice massage and bodywork therapies; and\nc.\tthe regulation of massage and bodywork therapists will benefit the public by encouraging it to take advantage of massage and bodywork therapies as a viable complement to traditional medicine.\nL.1999, c.19, s.2; amended 2007, c.337, s.3.","path":["TITLE 45 PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS"],"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":"69fe3f14e3a7c6eee6849e8876beb558c95189a19315be10afbe35af74174c22","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-45-11-53","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-45-11-55"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}