# N.J. Stat. § 55:13C-2: Definitions

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T55_C13C_S13C-2

## Section

- **Citation:** N.J. Stat. § 55:13C-2
- **Heading:** Definitions
- **Jurisdiction:** New Jersey
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** NJ Code / Title 55 / Chapter 13C / Section 13C-2

## Text

As used in this act: "Emergency condition" means and includes, but is not limited to, a snow emergency, excessive cold or heat, storms or other weather-related conditions. "Emergency shelter for the homeless" means a building or structure in which a public entity or a private, nonprofit organization provides shelter, or food and shelter, to individuals and families having neither a home nor the means to obtain a home or other temporary lodging. "Licensed capacity" means the number of individuals specified by a public officer of a municipality or the Department of Community Affairs as the maximum occupancy level of an emergency shelter for the homeless, or the number of individuals indicated on the certificate of occupancy of the shelter. L.1985, c.48, s.2; amended 2013, c.204, s.1.

## Nearby sections

- [N.J. Stat. § 55:13C-1 Findings, determinations](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T55_C13C_S13C-1.md)
- [N.J. Stat. § 55:13C-2 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T55_C13C_S13C-2.md)
- [N.J. Stat. § 55:13C-2.1 Refusal of admittance to homeless shelter to certain mentally ill people prohibited; exceptions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T55_C13C_S13C-2.1.md)
- [N.J. Stat. § 55:13C-2.2 Grounds for refusal of services.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T55_C13C_S13C-2.2.md)
- [N.J. Stat. § 55:13C-2.3 Rules, regulations.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T55_C13C_S13C-2.3.md)
- [N.J. Stat. § 55:13C-2.4 Determination by emergency shelter for the homeless if client is a veteran.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T55_C13C_S13C-2.4.md)
- [N.J. Stat. § 55:13C-2.5 Short title.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T55_C13C_S13C-2.5.md)
- [N.J. Stat. § 55:13C-2.6 Findings, declarations.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T55_C13C_S13C-2.6.md)
- [N.J. Stat. § 55:13C-2.7 Emergency shelter for the homeless serving female residents, feminine hygiene products, free of charge, subject to fund availability.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T55_C13C_S13C-2.7.md)
- [N.J. Stat. § 55:13C-3 State regulation.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T55_C13C_S13C-3.md)
- [N.J. Stat. § 55:13C-4 Assistance to operators](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T55_C13C_S13C-4.md)
- [N.J. Stat. § 55:13C-5 Standards](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T55_C13C_S13C-5.md)
- [N.J. Stat. § 55:13C-6 Subject to regulation as hotel](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T55_C13C_S13C-6.md)

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