2017 New Jersey Revised Statutes
TITLE 52 - STATE GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENTS AND OFFICERS
Section 52:18A-234.3 - Definitions relative to provision of certain information on the Internet.
52:18A-234.3 Definitions relative to provision of certain information on the Internet.
3. As used in this act:
"Agency" means any of the principal departments of the Executive Branch, including the Department of the Treasury, and any division, office, board, bureau, commission, authority or entity therein or allocated thereto to comply with the provisions of Article V, Section IV, paragraph 1 of the New Jersey Constitution.
"Data" means final versions of statistical or factual information in alphanumeric form, in as granular form as possible, and reflected in a list, table, graph, chart, map, or other non-narrative form that can be digitally transmitted or processed, and regularly created or maintained by or on behalf of and owned by a State department or agency that records a measurement, transaction, or determination related to the mission of that State department or agency.
"Dataset" means a named collection of related, digitally-stored data with the collection containing individual data units organized or formatted in a specific and prescribed way, often in tabular form, and accessed by a specific access method that is based on the dataset organization, but not including any data that is protected from disclosure under applicable federal or State law.
"Open data" means data that is collected by an agency that is not prohibited from being made available to the public or another State agency by applicable laws, rules, regulations, policies, or other restrictions, requirements or rights associated with such data, including, but not limited to, contractual or other legal orders, restrictions or requirements.
"Open data website" means either the unique, dedicated open data website implemented by the Chief Data Officer or an agency's website upon which open datasets are hosted.
L.2017, c.2, s.3.
