N.J. Admin. Code § 16:40-2.1
The following words and terms, when used in this chapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
"Charitable organization" means:
1. Any person determined by the Federal Internal Revenue Service to be a tax exempt organization pursuant to Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, 26 U.S.C. § 501(c)(3); or
2. Any person who is, or holds himself or herself out to be, established for any benevolent, philanthropic, humane, social welfare, public health, or other charitable purpose, or for the benefit of law enforcement personnel, firefighters or other persons who protect the public safety, or any person who in any manner employs a charitable appeal as the basis of any solicitation, or an appeal, which has a tendency to suggest there is a charitable purpose to any such solicitation.
"Charitable purpose" means:
1. Any purpose described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, 26 U.S.C. § 501(c)(3); or
2. Any benevolent, philanthropic, humane, social welfare, public health, or other charitable objective, or an objective that benefits law enforcement personnel, firefighters, or other persons who protect the public safety.
"Charitable solicitation permit" means a permit issued by the Department pursuant to this chapter.
"Department" means the New Jersey Department of Transportation.
"Freeway" means a multi-lane, divided highway having a minimum of two lanes in each direction and limited access.
"Highway" means a public right-of-way, whether open or improved or not, including all existing factors of improvements.
"Right-of-way" means State highway property and property rights, including easements, owned and controlled by the Department.
"Shoulder" means the portion of the roadway that lies between the edge of the traveled way and curb line, excluding auxiliary lanes.
"State highway" means a road owned, taken over, controlled, built, maintained, or otherwise under the jurisdiction of the Department.
"Traveled way" means the portion of the roadway provided for the movement of vehicles, exclusive of shoulders and auxiliary lanes.
N.J. Admin. Code § 16:40-2.1
See: 40 N.J.R. 6408(a), 41 N.J.R. 1507(a).
In paragraph 2 of definitions "Charitable organization" and "Charitable purpose", substituted "charitable" for "eleemosynary"; and in paragraph 2 of definition "Charitable organization", inserted a comma after the second occurrence of "appeal".