52:27D-123.9 Definitions relative to playground safety.
1. For the purposes of P.L.1999, c.50 (C.52:27D-123.9 et seq.):
"Completely inclusive playground" means a playground designated for public use for children two to five years of age or five to twelve years of age, with an accessible playground surface, a playground surface inspection and maintenance schedule consistent with the standards detailed in the "Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990" (42 U.S.C. s.12101 et seq.), and designed in accordance with the rules and regulations adopted pursuant to subsection b. of section 2 of P.L.1999, c.50 (C.52:27D-123.10).
"Governmental Entity" means the State, its agencies and instrumentalities, a county or municipality, or any agency or instrumentality thereof, a school district, or any other similar public entity or agency, but not the federal government or its agencies and instrumentalities.
"Nonprofit entity" means a person or entity which operates a playground open to the public or open to users of a facility operated by the person or entity, and which is an exempt organization pursuant to section 9 of P.L.1966, c.30 (C.54:32B-9), the "Sales and Use Tax Act," but not a governmental entity or the federal government or its agencies and instrumentalities.
"Private entity" means any person or entity which operates a playground open to the public or open to users of a facility operated by the person or entity, but not a governmental entity, a nonprofit entity or the federal government or its agencies and instrumentalities.
"Playground" means an improved area designed, equipped, and set aside for play of six or more children which is not intended for use as an athletic playing field or athletic court, and shall include any play equipment, surfacing, fencing, signs, internal pathways, internal land forms, vegetation, and related structures.
"Supervision" means all general and specific supervision necessary to protect children from unreasonable risk of harm from site hazards, the acts of other children, or the use of the playground in a way that was not intended by the designer or manager of the playground. P.L.1999, c.50 (C.52:27D-123.9 et seq.) shall not expand or reduce existing standards of care to which a playground operator is held.
L.1999, c.50, s.1; amended 2018, c.104, s.2.
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