34:15-37.6 'Serious bodily injury' defined. 6. As used in P.L.2017, c.93 (C.34:15-37.1 et seq.), 'serious bodily injury' means bodily injury which creates a substantial risk of death or which causes serious, permanent disfigurement, or protracted loss or impairment of the function of any bodily member or organ. L.2017, c.93, s.6.
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