A court of this State may treat a foreign country as if it were a state for the purpose of applying all sections of P.L. 2012, c. 36(C.32B:12B-1 et al.) except for sections 19 and 20 of P.L. 2012, c. 36(C.3B:12B-19 and C.3B:12B-20) pertaining to registration.
N.J.S. § 3B:12B-4