New Jersey § 26:4-29 Determination of infectiousness;  review

New Jersey Statutes

§ 26:4-29 — Determination of infectiousness; review

New Jersey § 26:4-29

Title 26HEALTH AND VITAL STATISTICS

This text of New Jersey § 26:4-29 (Determination of infectiousness; review) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering New Jersey primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

Bluebook

N.J. Stat. Ann. § 26:4-29 (2026).

Text

A case of venereal disease shall be regarded as infectious until a physician licensed to practice medicine has examined the case and reported to the local board that the case is not infectious, but if in the opinion of the local board of the jurisdiction the protection of the public health requires it, the board may review the case and cause a medical examination of any such case to be made by a physician designated by the board, and the opinion of such physician as to the infectiousness or noninfectiousness of the case shall be final.

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI

A case of venereal disease shall be regarded as infectious until a physician licensed to practice medicine has examined the case and reported to the local board that the case is not infectious, but if in the opinion of the local board of the jurisdiction the protection of the public health requires it, the board may review the case and cause a medical examination of any such case to be made by a physician designated by the board, and the opinion of such physician as to the infectiousness or noninfectiousness of the case shall be final.