N.J. Stat. § 52:14-17.27b — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 14 / Section 14-17.27b
Utilization of super conciliator.
Status: in_force

55. Whenever the State Health Benefits Plan Design Committee of the State Health Benefits Program or the School Employees' Health Benefits Plan Design Committee of the School Employees' Health Benefits Program fails to render a decision on a matter before the committee because it has not received a vote of the majority of the committee members after 60 days have passed following the initial consideration of the matter, the committee shall utilize a super conciliator, randomly selected from a list developed by the New Jersey Public Employment Relations Commission. The super conciliator shall assist the committee based upon procedures and subject to qualifications established by the commission pursuant to regulation. The super conciliator shall promptly schedule investigatory proceedings. The purpose of the proceedings shall be to: Investigate and acquire all relevant information regarding the committee's failure to render a decision; Discuss with the members of the committee their differences, and utilize means and mechanisms, including but not limited to requiring 24-hour per day negotiations, until a voluntary settlement is reached, and provide recommendations to resolve the members' differences; and Institute any other non-binding procedures deemed appropriate by the super conciliator. If the actions taken by the super conciliator fail to resolve the dispute, the super conciliator shall issue a final report, which shall be provided to the committee promptly and made available to the public within 10 days thereafter. The super conciliator, while functioning in a mediatory capacity, shall not be required to disclose any files, records, reports, documents, or other papers classified as confidential which are received or prepared by him or to testify with regard to mediation conducted by him under this section. Nothing contained herein shall exempt an individual from disclosing information relating to the commission of a crime. L.2011, c.78, s.55.
N.J. Stat. § 52:27B-4 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 27B / Section 27B-4
State Commissioner of Taxation and Finance; appointment and removal
Status: in_force

The administrator and head of the department shall be the State Commissioner of Taxation and Finance. The commissioner shall be appointed by the Governor by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and shall hold his office until the next Governor shall be elected and qualified and until the commissioner's successor shall be appointed and qualified. The Governor, however, shall have power to remove the commissioner for cause. L.1944, c. 112, art. 2, p. 288, s. 3.
N.J. Stat. § 52:31B-5 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 31B / Section 31B-5
Relocation assistance program; determinations; formulation and execution of program
Status: in_force

(a) Whenever any State agency or any unit of local government acquires or seeks to acquire any real property for public use, or implements or intends to implement a program of law enforcement, or initiates or intends to initiate a program or project for the voluntary rehabilitation of dwelling units, the chief executive officer of any such State agency or unit of local government shall certify to the commissioner that a workable relocation assistance program for displaced persons and business concerns, offering the services prescribed by subsection (b) of this section, is available to reduce hardship to those affected. If the commissioner or the chief executive officer of any such State agency or unit of local government shall determine, in the exercise of their discretion, that the acquisition of real property for a public use or implementation of a program of law enforcement or the initiation of a program or project for the voluntary rehabilitation of dwelling units by any such State agency or unit of local government will cause substantial economic injury to persons and business concerns other than those persons or business concerns actually displaced, then any such State agency or unit of local government may provide such other persons or business concerns with relocation services pursuant to a workable relocation assistance program. (b) Every workable relocation assistance program required by subsection (a) of this section shall include such measures, facilities, techniques or services as the commissioner may prescribe by rules and regulations issued and promulgated pursuant to this act, including, but not limited to, such measures, facilities, techniques or services as may be necessary or appropriate (1) to determine the needs of displaced persons and business concerns for relocation assistance to supply information concerning programs offering assistance to displaced persons and business concerns and to assist in minimizing hardships to displaced persons in adjusting to relocation; (2) to assist each displaced person to secure decent, safe and sanitary dwelling units at prices or rents within his means and in areas reasonably accessible to his place of employment and not generally less desirable in regard to public utilities and public and commercial facilities; (3) to assist owners of displaced business concerns in obtaining and becoming established in suitable business locations; (4) to provide any displaced person or business concern a reasonable time from the date of displacement within which to apply for a relocation assistance payment required by section 4 of this act, and to encourage the prompt transmittal of any such relocation assistance payment upon proper application therefor; (5) and to provide for fair and reasonable relocation assistance payments pursuant to section 4 of this act; (6) to secure to the greatest extent practicable, the co-ordination of relocation activities with other project activities and other planned or proposed governmental actions in the community or nearby areas which may affect the execution of the workable relocation program. (c) Within 60 days of the effective late of this act, any State agency or unit of local government which reasonably contemplates that any person or business concern may be displaced by the acquisition of real property for public use or the implementation of a program of law enforcement or the initiation of a program or project for the voluntary rehabilitation of dwelling units, shall designate or appoint an officer or employee thereof who shall be charged with the formulation and execution of any workable relocation assistance program required by subsection (a) of this section. Any such State agency or unit of local government, acting through the officer or employee so designated or appointed, may utilize the facilities, personnel or services of any other officer or employee of said State agency or unit of local government, or may enter into appropriate contracts or agreements with any officer of the United States or any other State agency or unit of local government, or with any nonprofit organization, for the purpose of implementing any workable relocation assistance program. L.1967, c. 79, s. 5, eff. May 31, 1967.
N.J. Stat. § 52:9S-5 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 9S / Section 9S-5
Public hearings
Status: in_force

The commission may conduct public hearings in furtherance of its general purposes at such place or places as it shall designate, at which it may request the appearance of officials of any State agency and solicit the testimony of interested groups and the general public. L.1975, c. 208, s. 5, eff. Sept. 23, 1975.
N.J. Stat. § 52:18A-6 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 18A / Section 18A-6
State Commissioner of Taxation and Finance, powers and duties of transferred
Status: in_force

The functions, powers and duties heretofore vested in, and exercised or performed by the State Commissioner of Taxation and Finance, through the Bureau of the Budget of the Division of Budget and Accounting in the existing State Department of Taxation and Finance are hereby transferred to and shall be exercised and performed by the State Treasurer through the Division of Budget and Accounting in the Department of the Treasury established hereunder. The functions, powers and duties heretofore vested in, and exercised or performed by, the State Commissioner of Taxation and Finance, through the Bureau of Accounting of the Division of Budget and Accounting in the existing State Department of Taxation and Finance, are hereby transferred to and shall be exercised and performed by the director of the Division of Budget and Accounting established hereunder, through such division. L.1948, c. 92, p. 513, s. 6.
N.J. Stat. § 52:27D-51 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 27D / Section 27D-51
Commitments by commissioner; requirements
Status: in_force

Any commitment issued or advance made by the commissioner and any contract based thereon shall, in addition to such other terms, covenants and conditions as the commissioner may require, provide that: (a) no change may be made in an urban renewal project assisted by a State capital grant, nor in the project cost, land use or amount or manner of local grants-in-aid thereof, without the prior written approval of the commissioner; (b) a State capital grant shall be in such amount as the commissioner, in his discretion, may deem necessary to assist the municipality or local public agency in discharging its obligations in connection with the project for which the grant is made. Except as hereinafter provided, no commitments or payments thereon of capital grants pursuant to this act shall exceed 1/2 the actual amount of local grants-in-aid which the municipality or local public agency agrees to make pursuant to any contract for aid from any department or agency of the United States and the payments pursuant to the commitment for such grant shall be made from time to time in such amounts as shall not exceed the actual cash grants-in-aid paid by the municipality or local public agency and the actual moneys expended by the municipality or local public agency for eligible noncash grants-in-aid, which payments or expenditures are not subject to reimbursement to the municipality or local public agency from some other source and are certified by the municipality or local public agency subject to audit by the commissioner. Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the commissioner may make commitments and payments thereon up to 100% of the local grants-in-aid allocable to such projects or portions thereof as shall be used for or by institutions owned and operated by this State or through a public agency established by the State, or by a political subdivision of the State, for public uses including, but not limited to, schools, parks, open spaces and neighborhood centers; provided, that the commissioner may make commitments and payments thereon up to 100% of the local grants-in-aid allocable to such projects or portions thereof as shall be used for nonprofit moderate income housing, where the municipality wherein the project is located has granted a 15% in lieu of tax payment to the nonprofit housing sponsor for a period of time equal to the term of any mortgage in connection therewith, conditioned upon the agreement between the nonprofit housing sponsor and the governing body of the municipality that the nonprofit housing sponsor will make a payment of 3% of gross shelter rent to the State of New Jersey until such amount has been repaid as the commissioner shall determine, not to exceed 50% of the local grants-in-aid allocable to such projects or portions thereof as shall be used for such nonprofit housing; (c) no sale, lease or other disposition shall be made of real property located in an urban renewal project assisted by a State capital grant pursuant to this act without the prior written approval of the commissioner; (d) Any capital grant assistance pursuant to this act be paid and applied to retire and discharge obligations of the municipality or local public agency to the extent such obligations were incurred to defray the cost of local grants-in-aid, which costs are to be met out of any State capital grant pursuant to this act; (e) the governing body of the municipality or the local public agency agree to reimburse the State in cash for any payments of capital grants in excess of those permitted under this act or pursuant to the terms of any commitment or contract for any capital grant pursuant to this act, and to repay the State for any capital grant payments made, if the project is terminated by the municipality or local public agency without the consent of the commissioner; (f) as promptly as possible after completion of an urban renewal project assisted with a capital grant pursuant to this act, the municipality or local public agency shall file with the commissioner a detailed statement of the costs of completing said project. L.1967, c. 80, s. 8, eff. May 31, 1967.
N.J. Stat. § 52:18A-78.6 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 18A / Section 18A-78.6
Project report; review
Status: in_force

6. Prior to the acquisition or construction of any project, or any reconstruction, rehabilitation, repair, renovation, preservation, or improvement of a project, the cost of which undertaking is estimated to exceed $100,000.00 the authority shall, except as otherwise provided in subsection d. of section 9 of P.L.1992, c.174 (C.52:18A-78.5c): a. Prepare a project report which shall describe the nature and scope of the project, including but not limited to its location, size, cost, and purpose, a list of all entities which will occupy the project and the amount of space each will occupy, the anticipated annual State appropriation for lease agreements, the total State appropriations necessary in each year until the total indebtedness attributable to the project is paid or retired and a statement of anticipated annual receipts and expenditures for the project; b. Submit the project report to the Commission on Capital Budgeting and Planning for its review and its findings as to whether the project is necessary and convenient to meet the needs of the State agencies which are to utilize the project, whether the project is consistent with the State Capital Improvement Plan, and whether it meets the criteria otherwise established by the Commission for its approval of State capital projects; c. Conduct a public hearing in the municipality in which the project is to be located as provided in section 7 of this act, and make all responses required by that section; except that this requirement shall not apply in the case of the reconstruction, rehabilitation, renovation, preservation, repair or improvement of an existing building or facility owned by the State and which will continue to be used for substantially the same purpose after completion of the project, nor shall it apply to a project which qualifies as a State investment project under section 4 of P.L.1983, c.139 (C.40:55C-46a); d. Submit to the Legislature the project report, the findings of the Commission on Capital Budgeting and Planning, the transcript of the public hearing, and all responses required by section 7 of this act; e. Submit to the Legislature documentation that: (1) Plans and specifications for the project assure, or will assure adequate light, air, sanitation, and fire protection; (2) There is a feasible method for the relocation of families and individuals displaced from the project area into decent, safe and sanitary dwellings in accordance with the provisions of the "Relocation Assistance Act of 1967," P.L.1967, c.79 (C.52:31B-1 et seq.) and the "Relocation Assistance Act," P.L.1971, c.362 (C.20:4-1 et seq.), whichever is applicable; (3) Plans and specifications for the project assure that the project will comply with all applicable standards and requirements prescribed by State and federal law which promote the public health, protect the environment or promote the conservation of energy, and that, where practicable and appropriate, consideration shall be given to the generation or cogeneration of electrical power on the project site or in conjunction with other facilities; (4) Plans and specifications for the project assure that it will comply with the requirements of the "State Uniform Construction Code Act," P.L.1975, c.217 (C.52:27D-119 et seq.); (5) The location of the project is consistent with the State's urban policy of concentrating public investments in distressed urban centers and assisting in the revitalization of the older municipalities, except for a project intended to serve a region which contains no such urban center. For the purposes of this section "cost" means, in addition to the usual connotations thereof, the cost of acquisition, construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, repair, improvement and operation of all or any part of a project, and includes, but is not limited to, the cost or fair market value of construction, machinery and equipment, property rights, easements, privileges, agreements, franchises, utility extensions, disposal facilities, access roads and site development deemed by the authority to be necessary or useful and convenient therewith, discount on bonds, cost of issuance of bonds, engineering and inspection costs and legal expenses, cost of financial, professional and other estimates and advice, organization, administrative, insurance, operating and other expenses of the authority or any person prior to and during any acquisition or construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, repair or improvement, and all other expenses as may be necessary or incident to the financing, acquisition, construction, rehabilitation, repair or improvement and completion of the project or part thereof, and also provision for reserves for payment or security of, principal of, or interest on, the bonds during any such undertaking. L.1981,c.120,s.6; amended 1981,c.528,s.1; 1983,c.138,s.5; 1992,c.174,s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 52:18A-78.5c — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 18A / Section 18A-78.5c
Application for financing local historic projects
Status: in_force

9. a. A local governmental agency may apply to the authority for financing of the renovation or preservation of a historic public building. The application shall be of such form and contents as shall be prescribed by regulation of the authority, promulgated pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.). The contents shall include, but not be limited to documentation of the inability of the local governmental agency to secure financing for the project from the Economic Development Authority, a local or county improvement authority, the Historic Trust, and other funding sources available for historic renovation and preservation. b. In the case of projects which are not State office buildings, the Commission on Capital Budgeting and Planning need not determine whether the project meets the needs of State agencies pursuant to subsection b. of section 6 of P.L.1981, c.120 (C.52:18A-78.6). c. The amount, terms and conditions for financing projects approved pursuant to this section shall be determined by the authority. L.1992,c.174,s.9.
N.J. Stat. § 52:27D-123.17 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 27D / Section 27D-123.17
Rules, regulations.
Status: in_force

2. On or before the first day of the seventh month next following the enactment of P.L.2019, c.490 (C.40:55D-66.17 et al.), the Commissioner of Community Affairs shall promulgate rules and regulations, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), or publish a regulatory guidance document, pursuant to section 1 of P.L.2011, c.215 (C.52:14B-3a), or both, in order to provide construction code officials, developers, and prospective owners and occupants with enhanced technical assistance on acceptable approaches to constructing and siting tiny homes. The rules and regulations or regulatory guidance document shall include, but not be limited to, the following: a. the permitted approaches to tiny home construction in on-site construction projects governed under the "State Uniform Construction Code Act," P.L.1975, c.217 (C.52:27D-119 et seq.); b. the permitted approaches to pre-manufacturing tiny homes, including the construction of industrialized/modular buildings, regulated pursuant to P.L.1991, c.457 (C.32:33-1 et seq.), as tiny homes; and c. the dimensional requirements for various types of rooms and residential structures, such as bedrooms and staircases, and an explanation of any residential uses that may be precluded by the dimensional requirements. L.2019, c.490, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 52:13C-22.1 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 13C / Section 13C-22.1
Annual reports.
Status: in_force

2. Each governmental affairs agent or lobbyist shall make and certify the correctness of a full annual report to the Election Law Enforcement Commission, of those moneys, loans, paid personal services or other things of value contributed to it and those expenditures made, incurred or authorized by it for the purpose of communication with or providing benefits to any member of the Legislature, legislative staff, the Governor, the Lieutenant Governor, the Governor's staff, or an officer or staff member of the Executive Branch, or a communication with the general public, during the previous year. The report shall include, but not be limited to, the following expenditures which relate to communication with, or providing benefits to, any member of the Legislature, legislative staff, the Governor, the Lieutenant Governor, the Governor's staff, or an officer or staff member of the Executive Branch, or communication with the general public: media, including advertising; entertainment; food and beverage; travel and lodging; honoraria; loans; gifts; and salary, fees, allowances or other compensation paid to an agent. The expenditures shall be reported whether made to the intended recipient of the communication or benefit, to a governmental affairs agent or a lobbyist, or in the case of a communication to the general public, to the publisher of that communication. The expenditures shall be reported in the aggregate by category, except that if the aggregate expenditures on behalf of a member of the Legislature, legislative staff, the Governor, the Lieutenant Governor, the Governor's staff, or an officer or staff member of the Executive Branch exceed $25.00 per day, they shall be detailed separately as to the name of the member of the Legislature, member of legislative staff, the Governor, the Lieutenant Governor, member of the Governor's staff, or officer or staff member of the Executive Branch, date and type of expenditure, amount of expenditure and to whom paid. Where the aggregate expenditures for the purpose of communication with or providing benefits to any one member of the Legislature, member of legislative staff, the Governor, the Lieutenant Governor, the Governor's staff, or officer or staff member of the Executive Branch exceed $200.00 per year, the expenditures, together with the name of the intended recipient of the communication or benefits, shall be stated in detail including the type of each expenditure, amount of expenditure and to whom paid. Where those expenditures in the aggregate, or where the aggregate expenditures for the purpose of communication with the general public, with respect to any specific occasion are in excess of $100.00, the report shall include the date and type of expenditure, amount of expenditure and to whom paid. The Election Law Enforcement Commission may, in its discretion, permit joint reports by governmental affairs agents. No governmental affairs agent shall be required to file a report unless all moneys, loans, paid personal services or other things of value contributed to it for the purpose of communication with or making expenditures providing a benefit to a member of the Legislature, legislative staff, the Governor, the Lieutenant Governor, the Governor's staff, or officer or staff member of the Executive Branch or for the purpose of communication with the general public exceed $2,500.00 in any year or unless all expenditures made, incurred or authorized by it for the purpose of communication with or providing benefits to a member of the Legislature, legislative staff, the Governor, the Lieutenant Governor, the Governor's staff, or officer or staff member of the Executive Branch or for the purpose of communication with the general public exceed $2,500.00 in any year. Any lobbyist who receives contributions or makes expenditures to influence legislation or regulation shall be required to file and certify the correctness of a report of such contributions or expenditures if the contributions or expenditures made, incurred or authorized by it for the purpose of communication with or providing benefits to a member of the Legislature, legislative staff, the Governor, the Lieutenant Governor, the Governor's staff, or an officer or staff member of the Executive Branch exceed, in the aggregate, $2,500.00 in any year. Any lobbyist required to file a report pursuant to this section may designate a governmental affairs agent in its employ or otherwise engaged or used by it to file a report on its behalf; provided such designation is made in writing by the lobbyist, is acknowledged in writing by the designated governmental affairs agent and is filed with the Election Law Enforcement Commission on or before the date on which the report of the lobbyist is due for filing, and further provided that any violation of this act shall subject both the lobbyist and the designated governmental affairs agent to the penalties provided in this act. Any person other than a governmental affairs agent or lobbyist who receives contributions or makes expenditures for the purpose of communication with the general public shall be required to file and certify the correctness of a report of such contributions or expenditures in the same manner as governmental affairs agents under the provisions of this section if the contributions or expenditures made, incurred or authorized by the person for the purpose of communication with the general public exceed in the aggregate $2,500 in any year. This section shall not be construed to authorize any person to make or authorize, or to cause to be made or authorized, any expenditure providing a benefit, or to provide a benefit, the provision or receipt of which is prohibited under the "New Jersey Conflicts of Interest Law," P.L.1971, c.182 (C.52:13D-12 et seq.) or any code of ethics promulgated thereunder, or under any other law or any executive order, rule or regulation. L.1981, c.150, s.2; amended 1981, c.513, s.1; 1991, c.243, s.5; 2004, c.20, s.2; 2004, c.27, s.11; 2009, c.66, s.40.
N.J. Stat. § 52:18A-231 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 18A / Section 18A-231
Deputy Chief Technology Officers.
Status: in_force

13. a. The Chief Technology Officer is authorized to appoint up to six Deputy Chief Technology Officers. b. Each Deputy Chief Technology Officer shall be appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the Chief Technology Officer, and shall be responsible for information technology planning, coordination, budgeting, technical architecture, and management of large-scale information technology initiatives, in a single area of interest as determined by the Chief Technology Officer. L.2007, c.56, s.13; amended 2013, c.253, s.45.
N.J. Stat. § 52:7-10.9 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 7 / Section 7-10.9
Personal appearance; use of communication technology.
Status: in_force

18. Personal Appearance; Use of Communication Technology. If a notarial act relates to a statement made in, or a signature executed on, a record, the individual making the statement or executing the signature shall appear personally before the notarial officer or shall use communication technology to appear before the notarial officer pursuant to section 19 of P.L.2021, c.179 (C.59:7-10.10). L.2021, c.179, s.18.
N.J. Stat. § 52:18A-74 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 18A / Section 18A-74
Additional method
Status: in_force

The foregoing sections of this act shall be deemed to provide an additional and alternative method for the doing of the things authorized thereby, and shall be regarded as supplemental and additional to powers conferred by other laws, and shall not be regarded as in derogation of any powers now existing; provided, however, that the issuance of bonds or refunding bonds under the provisions of this act need not comply with the requirements of any other law applicable to the issuance of bonds. L.1950, c. 255, p. 894, s. 25.
N.J. Stat. § 52:28-15 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 28 / Section 28-15
Agreement binding when confirmed by legislatures of both states and by congress
Status: in_force

Fourth. This agreement shall become binding on the two states when confirmed by the legislatures thereof, respectively, and when confirmed by the congress of the United States. "In witness whereof, the said commissioners have hereto set their hands and seals, in duplicate, this seventh day of June, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighty-three. Henry R. Pierson, [L.S.] E. W. Leavenworth, [L.S.] Chauncey M. Depew, [L.S.] A. Browning, [L.S.] Thomas N. McCarter, [L.S.] Geo. H. Cook. [L.S.] Executed in the presence of-- Witness as to H. R. Pierson, A. C. Judson, Albany. As to commissioners of New Jersey, B. Williamson. Witness to the signature of E. W. Leavenworth, A. F. Lewis. As to Chauncey M. Depew, W. I. Vanarsdale." L.1884, c. 83, Agreement, p. 121 (C.S. p. 5365, s. 22).
N.J. Stat. § 52:14-17.46.8 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 14 / Section 14-17.46.8
Participation in School Retiree Prescription Drug Plan, terms.
Status: in_force

38. a. Retirees and eligible dependents who participate in the School Employees' Health Benefits Program shall be eligible to participate in the School Retiree Prescription Drug Plan. The definitions in subsection f. of section 36 of P.L.2007, c.103 (C.52:14-17.46.6) shall apply to the School Retiree Prescription Drug Plan. b. There shall be no annual deductible amount that retirees or their eligible dependents shall be required to satisfy before eligibility for payment of prescription drug expenses under the School Retiree Prescription Drug Plan. c. Eligibility of prescription drug expenses for coverage under the School Retiree Prescription Drug Plan shall be determined on the same basis as reasonable and necessary medical expenses under the School Employees' Health Benefits Program. d. A co-payment shall be required for each prescription drug expense until a retiree or eligible dependent satisfies the maximum annual out-of-pocket expense for a calendar year prescribed in subsection f. of this section. The amounts of the co-payments shall be the same as those in effect as of July 1, 2007 for retiree prescription drug coverage under the State Health Benefits Program. The commission shall promulgate rules that shall establish a formula for a reasonable annual escalator to the amount of co-payment. e. The supply of a drug product eligible for coverage under the School Retiree Prescription Drug Plan for each prescription drug expense shall be limited to 30 days if the prescription is filled at a retail pharmacy, and 90 days if the prescription is filled through the mail-order pharmacy. f. The amount of out-of-pocket expense that a retiree or eligible dependent shall pay in a calendar year for eligible prescription drug expenses under the School Retiree Prescription Drug Plan shall be limited in the first year of the plan to the amount in effect on July 1, 2007 for retiree prescription drug coverage under the State Health Benefits Program. The commission shall promulgate rules that shall establish a formula for a reasonable annual escalator to the amount of out-of-pocket expense. g. In the fifth year following the initial appointment of all of its members, the commission shall, as part of the fifth year audit and review undertaken pursuant to section 40 of P.L.2007, c.103 (C.52:14-17.46.10), review the amounts established in this section and make any changes that it deems appropriate pursuant to section 40 of P.L.2007, c.103 (C.52:14-17.46.10) by majority vote of the full authorized membership of the commission. L.2007, c.103, s.38.
N.J. Stat. § 52:14E-14 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 14E / Section 14E-14
Preparation, adoption of local fire mutual aid plans.
Status: in_force

4. Each municipality or fire district, as the case may be, in this State shall prepare and adopt a local fire mutual aid plan. The plan shall set forth policies and procedures to coordinate the effective utilization of fire service resources in those instances where the implementation of the local fire mutual aid plan is determined to be necessary or appropriate. Each local fire mutual aid plan shall be based upon the planning criteria, objectives, requirements, responsibilities and concepts of operation essential for the implementation of all necessary and appropriate protective or remedial measures to be taken in response to emergency incidents. Each local fire mutual aid plan shall be adopted no later than one year after the effective date of this act. Following adoption, each municipality or fire district shall file a copy of its local fire mutual aid plan with the county fire coordinator. In any instance where a local fire mutual aid plan provides for the provision of assistance and fire service resources by or to a political subdivision of another state, the municipality or fire district also shall file a copy of that plan with the State fire coordinator. Each local fire mutual aid plan shall be reviewed and updated every two years. L.2003,c.28,s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 52:27G-6 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 27G / Section 27G-6
Objective of the Office of the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman.
Status: in_force

6. The Office of the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman shall have as its basic objective that of promoting, advocating and insuring, as a whole and in particular cases, the adequacy of the care received, and the quality of life experienced, by elderly patients, residents and clients of facilities within this State. In determining what elements are essential to adequate care and quality of life, the ombudsman shall consider the unique medical, social and economic needs and problems of the elderly as patients, residents and clients of facilities and as citizens and community members. L.1977, c.239, s.6; amended 2017, c.131, s.204.
N.J. Stat. § 52:27G-14 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 27G / Section 27G-14
No reprisals
Status: in_force

a. No discriminatory, disciplinary or retaliatory action shall be taken against any officer or employee of a facility or government agency by such facility or government agency or against any patient, resident, or client of a facility or guardian or family member thereof, or volunteer, for any communication by him with the office or for any information given or disclosed by him in good faith to aid the office in carrying out its duties and responsibilities. Any person who knowingly or willfully violates the provisions of this subsection by instituting discriminatory, disciplinary or retaliatory action against any officer or employee of a facility or government agency or against any patient, resident or client of a facility or guardian or family member thereof, or volunteer, for any communication by him with the office or for any information given or disclosed by him in good faith to aid the office in carrying out its duties and responsibilities is guilty of a crime of the fourth degree. b. Any person who willfully hinders the lawful actions of the office or willfully refuses to comply with its lawful demands, including the demand of immediate entry into and inspection of a facility or government agency or the demand of immediate access to a patient, resident or client thereof, or who offers any compensation, gratuity, or promise thereof to the office in an effort to affect the outcome of any matter which is being investigated, or is likely to be investigated shall be subject to a penalty of not more than $5,000.00. Such penalty shall be collected and enforced by summary proceedings pursuant to "the penalty enforcement law" (N.J.S. 2A:58-1 et seq.) upon complaint of the office or any other person. Each violation of this act shall constitute a separate offense. c. The office may bring suit in any court of competent jurisdiction to enforce any of the powers enumerated in this act. d. When a person has been penalized under this section, a letter making note of the penalty shall immediately be sent by the court to the licensing authority or the professional board, if any, having jurisdiction over the person who has been penalized. L. 1977, c. 239, s.14; amended by L. 1987, c. 104, s. 1.
N.J. Stat. § 52:15D-16 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 15D / Section 15D-16
Certification of Eligibility for Forbearance, online application, eligibility.
Status: in_force

2. a. A person who meets the eligibility criteria set forth in subsection b. of this section may file an application with the Department of Community Affairs, requesting a Certification of Eligibility for Forbearance, online through a system established by the department. The department shall publish instructions for filing an application requesting a Certification of Eligibility for Forbearance on its Internet website by no later than 60 days after the enactment of P.L.2024, c.85 (C.52:15D-15 et seq.). The department shall make the online application system publicly available by no later than 90 days after the enactment of P.L.2024, c.85 (C.52:15D-15 et seq.). All applications must be submitted to the department by no later than 30 days following the date on which the department makes the online application system publicly available pursuant to this section. b. To qualify for a Certification of Eligibility for Forbearance, an applicant must satisfy the following eligibility criteria: (1) meet the definition of "storm-impacted homeowner" pursuant to section 1 of P.L.2024, c.85 (C.52:15D-15); (2) have a current mortgage obligation on their primary residence; and (3) submit a complete application to the department that satisfies the requirements set forth in P.L.2024, c.85 (C.52:15D-15 et seq.). A storm-impacted homeowner shall be eligible for a forbearance regardless of whether the storm-impacted homeowner's primary residence is already the subject of a foreclosure proceeding. c. To be deemed complete, an application for a Certification of Eligibility for Forbearance must comply with the instructions for filing published by the department and include copies of the following materials: (1) documentation demonstrating that the applicant meets the definition of storm-impacted homeowner pursuant to section 1 of P.L.2024, c.85 (C.52:15D-15); (2) proof that the applicant has a current mortgage obligation on their primary residence; (3) a written attestation by the applicant under penalty of law that: (a) the information submitted to the department in support of the application for a Certification of Eligibility for Forbearance is true and accurate to the best of the applicant's knowledge; and (b) the applicant understands and accepts that the department may, as part of its review process, take necessary steps to verify the information submitted by the applicant, and agrees to cooperate with the department in any such verification process; and (4) any additional documentation requested by the department. d. (1) Within 90 days from the conclusion of the application submission period set forth in subsection a. of this section, the department shall determine whether the application: (a) is complete, and, if not, the department shall provide written notice to the applicant explaining why the application is incomplete. An applicant who receives notice from the department that their application is incomplete shall have 15 days after they receive such notice to resubmit their application. Upon the applicant's resubmission, the 90-day review period shall begin from the original date of submission; and (b) meets the eligibility criteria set forth in subsection b. of this section and, if so, issue a Certification of Eligibility for Forbearance to the storm-impacted homeowner. (2) If the department determines that an application does not meet the eligibility criteria, the department shall provide written notice to the applicant explaining why the application does not meet the eligibility criteria and providing information on the applicant's ability to appeal the department's decision. (3) If the department fails to act on an application that it has deemed to be complete before the expiration of the 90-day review period pursuant to this subsection, the applicant shall be deemed to have satisfied the eligibility criteria, and the department shall issue a Certification of Eligibility for Forbearance to the storm-impacted homeowner. (4) Upon their receipt of a Certification of Eligibility for Forbearance, the storm-impacted homeowner shall notify and provide a copy of the Certification of Eligibility for Forbearance to the mortgage servicer identified in their application. e. The forbearance period shall conclude one year after the date on which the department issues a Certification of Eligibility for Forbearance to a storm-impacted homeowner unless the storm-impacted homeowner discontinues the mortgage forbearance pursuant to subparagraph (a) of paragraph (3) of subsection f. of this section or the mortgage forbearance is terminated by the commissioner pursuant to subparagraph (b) of paragraph (3) of subsection f. of this section. f. (1) Notwithstanding the provisions of any law, rule, or regulation to the contrary, the repayment period of any mortgage subject to the forbearance pursuant to the issuance of a Certification of Eligibility for Forbearance shall be extended by the number of months the forbearance is in effect. The payments not made during the forbearance shall be due on a monthly basis during the period constituting an extension of the mortgage unless the storm-impacted homeowner granted a Certification of Eligibility for Forbearance has chosen to make these payments earlier. (2) During the time of the forbearance, and during the period constituting an extension of the mortgage, all terms and conditions of the original mortgage, except with regard to default and delinquency during forbearance, shall continue without modification and there shall be no fees assessed, including attorney's fees, related to the forbearance or late payment or penalty for early repayment. A mortgage forbearance pursuant to this section shall not be construed to impact a homeowner's property tax or insurance obligations related to the property that is the subject of the forbearance. A homeowner who receives a Certification of Eligibility for Forbearance shall be responsible for maintenance of the property that is the subject of the forbearance during the period of forbearance. (3) (a) A storm-impacted homeowner who receives a Certification of Eligibility for Forbearance shall have the option to discontinue the mortgage forbearance at any time at the election of the storm-impacted homeowner upon written notice to the mortgage servicer and to the department stating that they knowingly waive any rights they would otherwise be afforded hereunder. (b) The commissioner may terminate a Certification of Eligibility for Forbearance and the mortgage-forbearance period if the commissioner determines that the storm-impacted homeowner made a false or misleading statement, misrepresentation, or omission of a material fact in any application or submission of information to the department pursuant to P.L.2024, c.85 (C.52:15D-15 et seq.). Upon the termination of a Certification of Eligibility for Forbearance or mortgage-forbearance period pursuant to this subparagraph, the commissioner shall provide notice to the storm-impacted homeowner of their right to a hearing to contest the termination in accordance with the requirements of the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.). (4) During any period of mortgage forbearance granted pursuant to this section, a mortgage servicer shall not, for the purposes of foreclosure of a residential property that is the subject of a Certification of Eligibility for Forbearance issued pursuant to this section that is not vacant, abandoned or otherwise subject to P.L.2003, c.210 (C.55:19-78 et al.): (a) send a storm-impacted homeowner a notice of intention to foreclose pursuant to section 4 of P.L.1995, c.244 (C.2A:50-56); or (b) otherwise initiate the foreclosure process. A deadline or time period for action by a party to the foreclosure process for a residential property that is subject to a Certification of Eligibility for Forbearance issued pursuant to this section and filed prior to the effective date of P.L.2024, c.85 (C.52:15D-15 et seq.) shall be tolled until the end of the period of the mortgage forbearance. g. A storm-impacted homeowner who has received a Certification of Eligibility for Forbearance and is denied a forbearance by a mortgage servicer licensed by the Department of Banking and Insurance may file a complaint with the Department of Banking and Insurance. The Department of Banking and Insurance shall investigate the complaint and, if appropriate, shall order the mortgage servicer to grant a forbearance to the storm-impacted homeowner pursuant to this section. h. (1) To the extent required by the Administrative Director of the Courts, the mortgage servicer shall provide the docket numbers, party names, and property addresses as to any pending court actions involving any property granted a forbearance to the Superior Court Clerk's Office. (2) The mortgage servicer shall submit information on all forbearances that the mortgage servicer has provided within the State to the Department of Banking and Insurance on a monthly basis, or on any alternative schedule directed by the Department of Banking and Insurance, after removing all personally identifiable information. This information shall be submitted in accordance with any specifications required by the Department of Banking and Insurance, and, to the extent required by the Department of Banking and Insurance, shall be deemed to be government records and subject to the provisions of P.L.1963, c.73 (C.47:1A-1 et seq.), commonly known as the Open Public Records Act. i. This section shall not apply to any mortgage loans made, insured, or securitized by the Federal National Mortgage Association, the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, the Federal Housing Administration of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Department of Veterans Affairs, or the Rural Housing Service nor shall this section apply to any mortgage loans serviced pursuant to the policies of these entities but not made, insured, or securitized by the entities unless the mortgage loan has been granted a forbearance pursuant to this section prior to being serviced by these entities. j. It shall be an unlawful discrimination in violation of the "New Jersey Law Against Discrimination," P.L.1945, c.169 (C.10:5-1 et seq.) for a mortgage servicer to discriminate in application of the provisions of this section on any basis protected by subsection g. of section 11 of P.L.1945, c.169 (C.10:5-12). L.2024, c.85, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 52:17B-180 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 17B / Section 17B-180
Qualification for State/Community Partnership Grant Funds.
Status: in_force

1. a. In order to qualify for award of State/Community Partnership Grant funds established pursuant to P.L.1995, c.283 (C.52:17B-179) a county shall: (1) Establish a county youth services commission in accordance with regulations promulgated by the Youth Justice Commission established pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1995, c.284 (C.52:17B-170); (2) Submit and obtain Youth Justice Commission approval of a triennial comprehensive plan for services and sanctions for juveniles adjudicated or charged as delinquent and programs for the prevention of juvenile delinquency which: (a) are designed to promote the goals of P.L.1995, c.283 (C.52:17B-179); (b) provide recommendations for funding of programs, sanctions and services that enhance and expand the range of sanctions and services for juveniles adjudicated or charged as delinquent and programs designed to prevent delinquency; (c) make services available in geographical locations within the county where juveniles in need reside; and (d) provide for distribution of State/Community Partnership Grant funds by the county in accordance with contracts or agreements executed by the appropriate county officials in accordance with applicable law. b. The Youth Justice Commission shall establish by regulation: (1) Specific guidelines as to membership of a county youth services commission; (2) Specific requirements for the administration of the State/Community Partnership Grant funds awarded by the county. c. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection a. of this section, the county governing body may elect, upon annual written request approved by the executive director, to designate a commission, council or agency to assume the responsibilities of a county youth services commission in that county. Approval of such a request shall be contingent upon the governing body demonstrating that the membership of the designated entity is sufficiently representative of persons and agencies interested in the juvenile justice system to permit the entity to perform the duties and responsibilities of a county youth services commission, that the members of the designated entity are otherwise qualified to perform the duties and responsibilities of members of a county youth services commission, and that the designated entity has the authority and responsibility to carry out the duties and responsibilities of a county youth services commission. d. A county youth services commission shall: (1) Recommend to the governing body of the county the approval or disapproval of contracts with local government or private agencies that desire participation in the State/Community Partnership Grant Program; (2) Monitor the operations of programs receiving State/Community Partnership Grant funds with reference to compliance with standards, policies and rules established by the Youth Justice Commission; (3) Monitor and evaluate the impact of the programs receiving State/Community Partnership Grant funds, including the nature of the offender or at risk populations served by the funded programs, and prepare a written report with relevant documentation, on an annual basis, to be submitted to the Youth Justice Commission as part of the commission's triennial plan and annual update; and (4) Perform such other duties as may be established by the Youth Justice Commission to achieve the purposes of P.L.1995, c.284 (C.52:17B-169 et seq.) which creates the Youth Justice Commission and P.L.1995, c.283 (C.52:17B-179) which creates the State/Community Partnership Grant Program. e. No county may use funds received pursuant to this section to supplant or replace existing funds or other resources from federal, State or county government for existing juvenile justice-related programs or for purposes of capital construction or renovation. f. If a county elects not to participate in the State/Community Partnership Grant Program, the commission is authorized to allocate and expend that county's share of Partnership funding in a manner consistent with the commission's Juvenile Justice Master Plan. L.1995,c.282,s.1; amended 2005, c.164, s.2; 2025, c.35, s.82.
N.J. Stat. § 52:17B-35 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 17B / Section 17B-35
Attorney General; powers and duties in respect to Division of Professional Boards
Status: in_force

In addition to other powers and duties specifically conferred and imposed upon him by this act or by any other law, the Attorney General shall: a. Exercise general supervision over the work of the employees engaged in the Division of Professional Boards or any of the boards therein. b. Adopt, so far as practicable, after consultation with the boards within the Division of Professional Boards, uniform procedures for all secretarial, recording and clerical duties of each of such boards. c. Provide for the maintenance, by each of the respective boards within the Division of Professional Boards, of a public register of persons licensed by such board. L.1948, c. 439, p. 1717, s. 35.
N.J. Stat. § 52:14-18.1 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 14 / Section 14-18.1
Time for making annual reports
Status: in_force

Any department, board, commission and agency of the State Government required to make an annual report to the Governor or the Governor and the Legislature as to its operations for a calendar year shall make such report on or before the following March 1. L.1968, c. 338, s. 1, eff. Nov. 13, 1968.
N.J. Stat. § 52:9M-2 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 9M / Section 9M-2
Duties and powers
Status: in_force

The commission shall have the duty and power to conduct investigations in connection with: a. The faithful execution and effective enforcement of the laws of the State, with particular reference but not limited to organized crime and racketeering; b. The conduct of public officers and public employees, and of officers and employees of public corporations and authorities; c. Any matter concerning the public peace, public safety and public justice. L.1968, c. 266, s. 2, eff. Sept. 4, 1968.
N.J. Stat. § 52:24-6 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 24 / Section 24-6
Reports to Legislature and Governor.
Status: in_force

52:24-6. The State Auditor shall report in writing to the Legislature or to any committee thereof, when so required, and to the Governor the findings of any special condition disclosed by his audit of the accounts of the State and of each accounting agency. The State Auditor shall submit a written report that describes the findings of any performance review audit conducted by the State Auditor to the Governor and to the Legislature pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1991, c.164 (C.52:14-19.1). Such report shall be made by him to the Legislature and the Governor as promptly as possible after the conclusion of every audit and investigation made or caused to be made by him or upon the completion of any performance review audit conducted by the State Auditor. Amended 1948, c.29, s.3; 2006, c.82, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 52:9Q-13 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 9Q / Section 9Q-13
General powers.
Status: in_force

5. The corporation shall have the following general powers: a. To sue and be sued; b. To adopt an official seal and alter it; c. To make and alter bylaws for its organization and internal management and to make rules and regulations with respect to its projects, operations, properties, and facilities; d. To make and enter into all contracts, leases, as lessee or lessor, and agreements necessary or incidental to the performance of its duties and the exercise of its powers under P.L.1987, c.58 (C.52:9Q-9 et seq.), and consent to any modification, amendment, or revision of any contract, lease, or agreement to which it is a party; e. To enter into agreements or other transactions with, and to accept grants, appropriations, or the cooperation of the United States or any agency thereof or the State or any agency thereof in furtherance of the purposes of P.L.1987, c.58 (C.52:9Q-9 et seq.); f. To receive and accept aid or contributions from any public or private source of money, property, labor, or other thing of value, to be held, used, and applied to carry out the purposes of P.L.1987, c.58 (C.52:9Q-9 et seq.), subject to the conditions upon which that aid or contribution may be made, including, but not limited to, gifts or grants from the United States or any agency thereof or the State or any agency thereof for any purpose consistent with P.L.1987, c.58 (C.52:9Q-9 et seq.); g. To invest any funds held in reserve or sinking funds, or any monies not required for immediate use and disbursement, at the discretion of the corporation, in investments in which other State funds may be invested; h. To acquire or contract to acquire from any individual, partnership, trust, association, or corporation, or any public agency, by grant, purchase, or otherwise, real or personal property or any interest therein; to own, hold, clear, improve, and rehabilitate and to sell, assign, exchange, transfer, convey, lease, mortgage, or otherwise dispose of or encumber the same; i. To sell, lease, assign, transfer, convey, exchange, mortgage, or otherwise dispose of or encumber any project, and in the case of the sale of any project, to accept a purchase money mortgage in connection therewith, and to lease, repurchase, or otherwise acquire and hold any project which the corporation has theretofore sold, leased, or otherwise conveyed, transferred, or disposed of; j. To grant options to purchase any project or to renew any leases entered into by it in connection with any of its projects on terms and conditions as it may deem advisable; k. To manage any project, whether then owned or leased by the corporation, and to enter into agreements with any individual, partnership, trust, association, or corporation, or with any public agency, for the purpose of causing any project to be managed; l. To consent to the modification, with respect to rate of interest, time of payment, or any installment of principal or interest, security, or any other terms, of any loan, mortgage, commitment, contract, or agreement of any kind to which the corporation is a party; m. In connection with any property on which it has made a mortgage loan, to foreclose on the property or commence any action to protect or enforce any right conferred upon it by any law, mortgage, contract, or other agreement and to bid for or purchase the property at any foreclosure or at any other sale or acquire or take possession of the property; and in that event the corporation may complete, administer, pay the principal of, and interest on, any obligations incurred in connection with the property, dispose of, and otherwise deal with the property, in a manner as may be necessary or desirable to protect the interests of the corporation therein; n. To procure insurance against any loss in connection with its property and other assets and operations in any amounts and from any insurers it deems desirable; o. To arrange or contract with any county or municipal government, or instrumentality thereof, with jurisdiction within the Capital City District, for the planning, opening, grading, or closing of streets, roads, or other places or for the construction or reconstruction of improvements or public works necessary or convenient to carry out its purposes; p. To appoint an executive director and any other officers, employees, and agents as it may require for the performance of its duties. The executive director, and any employees appointed as personal staff to the executive director, shall be appointed by the corporation, which shall determine their qualifications, terms of office, duties, fix their compensation, and promote and discharge them, all without regard to the provisions of Title 11A of the New Jersey Statutes; q. To engage the services of attorneys, accountants, architects, building contractors, engineers, urban planners, and any other advisors, consultants, and agents as may be necessary in its judgment for the performance of its duties and fix their compensation; r. To provide advisory, consultative, training and educational services, technical assistance, and advice to any person, firm, association, partnership, or corporation, either public or private, in order to carry out the purposes of P.L.1987, c.58 (C.52:9Q-9 et seq.): s. To do any and all things necessary or convenient to the exercise of the foregoing powers or reasonably implied therefrom; t. To borrow money and to issue bonds and notes and other obligations of the corporation, for which neither the members of the corporation nor any person executing bonds issued pursuant to this subsection shall be liable personally by reason of the issuance thereof, and to provide for the rights of the holders thereof, and which obligations shall not have a pledge of an annual appropriation as the ways and means to pay the principal of, redemption premium, if any, and interest on bonds, notes, or other obligations; u. To charge and collect from local units, the State, and any other person any fees and charges in connection with the corporation's actions undertaken with respect to projects, including, but not limited to, fees and charges for the corporation's administrative, organization, insurance, operating, and other expenses incident to projects; v. To market any project undertaken within the district; w. To enter into partnerships or joint ventures with private developers, the New Jersey Economic Development Authority, or any other public entity for the purpose of community redevelopment, and establish fees therefor; x. To act as a municipal redevelopment entity or redeveloper, with all powers conferred pursuant to the "Local Redevelopment and Housing Law," P.L.1992, c.79 (C.40A:12A-l et al.); and y. To directly issue loans and grants to projects within the district that are consistent with the provisions of P.L.1987, c.58 (C.52:90-9 et seq.). L.1987, c.58, s.5; amended 2009, c.252, s.3; 2025, c.114, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 52:17B-159 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 17B / Section 17B-159
Short title
Status: in_force

1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Safe and Secure Communities Act." L.1993,c.220,s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 52:16A-143 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 16A / Section 16A-143
New Jersey-Haiti Commission, duties, objectives; report to Governor, Legislature.
Status: in_force

3. a. The commission shall: conduct a comprehensive review of historical ties between New Jersey and Haiti, including existing cultural exchanges, economic interactions, and the number of Haitians settling in New Jersey, as well as their patterns of migration to the State; collect and analyze quantitative data, including census numbers, demographic trends, and economic indicators, to assess the current state of affairs in the Haitian-American community as related to civic engagement and their political and economic impacts in New Jersey and how the State can assist the Haitian-American community within the State; analyze ways for New Jersey to establish a strong partnership and bilateral cooperation with Haiti, including, but not limited to, providing logistical and technical assistance related to access to healthcare and education and access to a fair and impartial judicial system; identify areas for economic collaboration and partnership between New Jersey and Haiti, including, but not limited to, trade promotions, investment opportunities, and cultural exchanges; and recommend policy initiatives, legislation, and programs to support economic development efforts in the Haitian-American community in this State and to support economic and cultural links in Haiti. b. The commission may authorize studies, reports, and research projects to further its objectives and consult with State agencies, the Haitian government, and international and local organizations working on political, economic, and cultural issues related to Haiti. c. The commission shall report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the Legislature pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1991, c.164 (C.52:14-19.1) no later than one year after the date the commission first meets and annually thereafter. d. The commission, through the Department of State, may solicit and receive grants and other funds that are made available for the commission's purposes by any governmental, public, private, not-for-profit, or for-profit entity, including funds that are made available under any federal or State law, regulation, or program. L.2025, c.54, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 52:27D-43.16 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 27D / Section 27D-43.16
Meetings
Status: in_force

The commission shall meet at regular intervals and at least four times annually. The times and places for the said meetings shall be fixed by the commission and special meetings may be called by the chairperson on not less than 10 days' written notice to each member. The commission may adopt bylaws for the regulation of its affairs. L.1974, c. 87, s. 9.
N.J. Stat. § 52:27H-5 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 27H / Section 27H-5
Commissioner
Status: in_force

The administrator and chief executive officer of the department shall be a commissioner, who shall be known as the Commissioner of Commerce, Energy and Economic Development, and who shall be a person qualified by training and experience to perform the duties of his office. The commissioner shall be appointed by the Governor, with the advice and consent of the Senate, and shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor during the Governor's term of office and until the appointment and qualification of the commissioner's successor. He shall devote his entire time to the duties of the office and shall receive such salary as shall be provided by law. Any vacancy occurring in the office of the commissioner shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment. L.1981,c.122,s.5; amended 1987,c.365,s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 52:17B-191 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 17B / Section 17B-191
Short title.
Status: in_force

1. This act may be known and shall be cited as the "High Technology Crimes and Interactive Computer Services Protection Act." L.1998,c.134,s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 52:14-17.46.6w — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 14 / Section 14-17.46.6w
Biomarker precision medical testing coverage, School Employees' Health Benefits Commission contracts.
Status: in_force

10. a. The School Employees' Health Benefits Commission shall ensure that every contract providing hospital or medical expense benefits, which is purchased by the commission on or after the effective date of this act, provides coverage for biomarker precision medical testing, as defined by subsection e. of this section. b. Biomarker precision medical testing shall be covered for the purposes of diagnosis, treatment, appropriate management, or ongoing monitoring of a disease or condition, excluding asymptomatic screening, to guide treatment decisions of a covered person when the efficacy and appropriateness of biomarker precision medical testing for the diagnosis, treatment, appropriate management, or guiding treatment decisions for a covered person's disease or condition is recognized by: (1) labeled indications for an FDA-approved or -cleared test; (2) indicated tests for an FDA-approved drug; (3) actions to address warnings and precautions on FDA-approved drug labels; (4) Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services National Coverage Determinations or Medicare Administrative Contractor Local Coverage Determinations; or (5) nationally recognized clinical practice guidelines. c. Coverage, pursuant to subsection b. of this section, shall be provided in a manner that limits disruption, including multiple biopsies or biospecimen samples, in the care of a covered person. d. (1) If utilization review is required, a decision shall be rendered pursuant to the guidelines and timeframes set forth in P.L.2023, c.296 (C.17B:30-55.1 et al.). (2) The covered person and the treating health care provider or treating health care entity prescribing biomarker precision medical testing for the covered person shall have access to clear, readily accessible, and conspicuous information on the process to submit an appeal to an adverse determination. e. As used in this section: "Biomarker" means a characteristic that is objectively measured and evaluated as an indicator of normal biological processes, pathogenic processes, or pharmacologic responses to a specific therapeutic intervention, including known gene-drug interactions for medications being considered for use or already being administered. Biomarkers shall also include, but not be limited to, gene mutations, characteristics of genes, or protein expression. "Biomarker precision medical testing" means the analysis of tissue, blood, or other biospecimen for the presence of a biomarker. Biomarker precision medical testing includes, but is not limited to, single-analyte tests, multiplex panel tests, protein expression, and whole exome, whole genome, and whole transcriptome sequencing. "Nationally recognized clinical practice guidelines" means evidence-based clinical practice guidelines developed by independent organizations or medical professional societies utilizing a transparent methodology and reporting structure and with a conflict of interest policy. The guidelines establish standards of care informed by a systematic review of evidence and an assessment of the benefits and risks of alternative care options and include recommendations intended to optimize patient care. L.2025, c.49, s.10.
N.J. Stat. § 52:15-4 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 15 / Section 15-4
Oath of acting governor
Status: in_force

Whenever the functions, powers, and duties and emoluments of the office of Governor shall devolve upon the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Assembly or any other person, in accordance with Article V, Section I, or Article IV, Section VI, paragraph 4 of the Constitution of this State, or laws adopted pursuant thereto, he shall, before assuming the duties of such office, take and subscribe the following oath to wit: "I, , President of the Senate (or Speaker of the House of Assembly, or as the case may be), upon whom has devolved the functions, powers, duties and emoluments of the office of Governor of the State of New Jersey, do solemnly promise and swear, that I will diligently, faithfully and to the best of my knowledge, administer the Government of the State in conformity with the powers delegated to me; and that I will, to the utmost of my skill and ability, promote the peace and prosperity and maintain the lawful rights of the State. So help me God." Amended by L.1963, c. 119, s. 1, eff. June 28, 1963.
N.J. Stat. § 52:9ZZ-3 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 9ZZ / Section 9ZZ-3
Terms; vacancies; designation of chairperson.
Status: in_force

3. a. The terms of the appointed members of the commission shall be for five years, except that of the appointments first made to the commission, six shall serve for terms of three years, five shall serve for terms of four years, and five shall serve for terms of five years. Each appointed member shall serve for the term of the appointment and until his successor is appointed. A member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring in the membership of the commission for any reason other than the expiration of the term shall have a term of appointment for the unexpired term only. Any vacancy shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment. The commission members shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed for necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties. b. The Governor shall designate the chairperson of the commission from among his appointed members. L.2017, c.17, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 52:27BBB-40 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 27BBB / Section 27BBB-40
Role of regional impact council.
Status: in_force

40. It shall be the role of the regional impact council to promote coordination among communities within the region surrounding a qualified municipality and to assist in the formulation of long range strategies to address regional issues, including public safety, economic development, housing, and environmental issues with the goal of improving the quality of life within the region. In fulfilling this role, the responsibilities of the regional impact council shall include, but not be limited to: a. the representation of the regional interest in the economic recovery of the qualified municipality through participation in the State Economic Recovery Board established pursuant to section 36 of P.L.2002, c.43 (C.52:27BBB-36); b. the review of the strategic revitalization plan prepared pursuant to section 38 of P.L.2002, c.43 (C.52:27BBB-38), the capital improvement and infrastructure plan pursuant to section 42 of P.L.2002, c.43 (C.52:27BBB-41), and of the report submitted by the chief operating officer pursuant to section 8 of P.L.2002, c.43 (C.52:27BBB-8), and provision of comments and recommendations, as appropriate, in order to reflect regional concerns; c. if deemed necessary and appropriate by the council, a review of the county master plan and other regional plans and development of recommendations for the county planning board or other regional entities in order to strengthen the functioning of the municipalities in the regional context; d. the formulation of an action plan which includes a series of tasks necessary to enhance the functioning of the region, including planning, programs and projects and the identification of the technical, institutional and financial resources necessary to execute them, the agencies and organizations responsible for each activity and a timetable for completion; and e. any recommendations for legislation deemed advisable by the board to enhance regional cooperation among municipalities and maximize the efficient utilization of federal, State, local and private resources. L.2002,c.43,s.40.
N.J. Stat. § 52:9WW-7 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 9WW / Section 9WW-7
Use of funds.
Status: in_force

7. All funds received by the foundation, other than those necessary to pay the expenses of the foundation, shall be used exclusively for the establishment, support and promotion of the Asian American Study Foundation. L.2005, c.371, s.7.
N.J. Stat. § 52:14B-13 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 14B / Section 14B-13
Effect of act on prior proceedings
Status: in_force

Nothing in this act shall be deemed to affect any agency proceeding initiated prior to the effective date hereof. L.1968, c. 410, s. 13.
N.J. Stat. § 52:34-6.5 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 34 / Section 34-6.5
Replacement of incandescent light bulbs with compact fluorescent light bulbs in State-owned buildings.
Status: in_force

1. a. Within three years after the date of enactment of this act, notwithstanding the provisions of any other law to the contrary, the Director of the Division of Purchase and Property in the Department of the Treasury, the Director of the Division of Property Management and Construction in the Department of the Treasury, or any State agency having authority to contract for the purchase of goods or services, as appropriate, shall, whenever possible, replace all incandescent light bulbs used in buildings owned by the State with compact fluorescent light bulbs. b. Commencing three years after the date of enactment of this act, notwithstanding the provisions of any other law to the contrary, the Director of the Division of Purchase and Property in the Department of the Treasury, the Director of the Division of Property Management and Construction in the Department of the Treasury, or any State agency having authority to contract for the purchase of goods or services, as appropriate, shall purchase compact fluorescent light bulbs for use in buildings owned by the State to the maximum extent practicable. L.2007, c.156, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 52:9Q-5 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 9Q / Section 9Q-5
Meetings
Status: in_force

The commission shall meet at least three times each calendar year, at such times and places as the chairman shall designate. The chairman shall, however, call a special meeting of the commission if requested to do so in writing by three members of the commission. L.1973, c. 299, s. 5, eff. Dec. 7, 1973.
N.J. Stat. § 52:38-1 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 38 / Section 38-1
Findings, declarations relative to project labor agreements
Status: in_force

1. The Legislature finds and declares: a. The United States Supreme Court held in Building & Const. Trades Council of Metropolitan Dist. v. Associated Builders & Contractors of Massachusetts/Rhode Island, Inc., 507 U.S. 218 (1993) that state and local governments, when acting as market participants, are permitted under the National Labor Relations Act (29 U.S.C. s. 151 et seq.) to enforce bid specifications requiring contractors to abide by project labor agreements with labor organizations for construction projects owned by those state and local governments; b. The Supreme Court commented in that case that when a State or local governmental agency utilizes bid specifications containing a project labor agreement for a construction project owned by the agency, the agency "does not regulate the workings of market forces" in violation of National Labor Relations Act pre-emption of such regulation, but is acting as a market participant and "exemplifies" the workings of market forces, and therefore is not prevented from doing so by the National Labor Relations Act; c. New Jersey has a compelling interest in carrying out public works projects at the lowest reasonable cost and the highest degree of quality; d. New Jersey has a compelling interest in having labor disputes in connection with public works projects resolved without the disruptions of strikes, lock-outs, or slowdowns; e. Project labor agreements make possible legally enforceable guarantees that projects will be carried out in an orderly and timely manner, without strikes, lock-outs, or slowdowns; f. Project labor agreements also make it possible to provide for peaceful, orderly, and mutually binding procedures for resolving labor issues; g. The State also has a compelling interest in guaranteeing that public works projects meet the highest standards of safety and quality; h. A highly skilled workforce ensures lower costs for repairs and maintenance over the lifetime of the completed project; i. Project labor agreements make it possible to provide the State with a guarantee that public works projects are completed with highly skilled workers; j. Project labor agreements allow public agencies to more accurately predict the actual cost of projects; k. Project labor agreements make it possible to provide the State with assurances that public works projects are completed with a diverse workforce; l. Project labor agreements facilitate the efficient integration of work schedules among different trades on project sites; m. Project labor agreements also promote harmonious and productive work environments in public works projects; n. New Jersey can best accomplish these goals by encouraging, for suitable public works projects,project labor agreements between public works contractors and subcontractors and labor organizations concerning important issues of employment, including work hours, starting times, overtime rates, and procedures for resolving disputes; and o. Project labor agreements, therefore, give the State an effective means to advance the interests of efficiency, quality, and timeliness of suitable public works projects. L.2002,c.44,s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 52:18A-75 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 18A / Section 18A-75
Act liberally construed
Status: in_force

This act, being necessary for the welfare of the State and its inhabitants, shall be liberally construed to effect the purposes thereof. L.1950, c. 255, p. 894, s. 26.
N.J. Stat. § 52:27D-128 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 27D / Section 27D-128
Substitute administration and enforcement
Status: in_force

Whenever a municipality or several municipalities decide not to administer and enforce the code and request the commissioner to assume that task, the commissioner shall by regulation provide for the enforcement of the code and this act in said municipality or municipalities and for payment to the State of fees necessary to defray the expenses in furtherance of that end and the commissioner shall have all the powers conferred by this act upon any municipal governing body, chief executive, or enforcing agency and all other powers necessary and convenient to that end, provided that the commissioner shall provide a departmental appeal in lieu of an appeal to a municipal or joint construction board of appeals. The commissioner shall hold hearings pursuant to section 6c. of this act in order to establish regulations defining the operation of this section. L.1975, c. 217, s. 10.
N.J. Stat. § 52:17A-13 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 17A / Section 17A-13
Special counsel for State officers or departments, etc.
Status: in_force

No special counsel shall be employed for the State or for or by any officer, department, board, body, commission or instrumentality of the State Government except by authority of the Attorney-General, and then only with the approval of the Governor, and provided that appropriations have been made therefor, unless the matter be of such an emergency and shall be so declared by the Governor. L.1944, c. 20, p. 56, s. 13.
N.J. Stat. § 52:28-46 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 28 / Section 28-46
Appointment of commissioners to enter into agreement respecting boundary and jurisdiction
Status: in_force

L.1935, c. 160, p. 387, entitled "An act concerning boundary and jurisdiction in Delaware river between this state and the state of Delaware," approved April fifteenth, one thousand nine hundred and thirty-five, saved from repeal. [This act provides for the appointment of three commissioners for New Jersey with authority to enter into an agreement with similar commissioners from Delaware relating to boundary and jurisdiction of the two states in the Delaware river, which agreement is not to be binding until ratified by legislatures of the two states and consented to by congress. One thousand dollars is appropriated to defray the expenses of the commissioners.]
N.J. Stat. § 52:27H-66.4 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 27H / Section 27H-66.4
UEZ-impacted business district, tax exemption for qualified businesses.
Status: in_force

5. a. A qualified business within a UEZ-impacted business district authorized pursuant to section 3 of P.L.2001, c.347 (C.52:27H-66.2) shall be entitled to an exemption to the extent of 50% from the tax imposed under the "Sales and Use Tax Act," P.L.1966, c.30 (C.54:32B-1 et seq.) in accordance with section 21 of the "New Jersey Urban Enterprise Zones Act," P.L.1983, c.303 (C.52:27H-80) to the same extent as that granted to qualified businesses in the adjacent enterprise zones provided that the qualified business applies to the Director of the Division of Taxation in the Department of the Treasury for certification pursuant to section 21 of P.L.1983, c.303 (C.52:27H-80), meets the eligibility criteria of section 27 of P.L.1983, c.303 (C.52:27H-86), and satisfies the annual certification requirements of section 28 of P.L.1983, c.303 (C.52:27H-87). b. The reduced rate revenues authorized by this section and received from the taxation of retail sales made by qualified businesses in the UEZ-impacted business district shall be deposited in the General Fund and not allocated in accordance with section 21 of the "New Jersey Urban Enterprise Zones Act," P.L.1983, c.303 (C.52:27H-80), to the enterprise zone assistance fund. c. Other than the reduction in sales tax rate provided to qualified businesses pursuant to this section, no tax credits, incentives, programs or other benefits of the "New Jersey Urban Enterprise Zones Act," P.L.1983, c.303 (C.52:27H-60 et seq.), shall be available to businesses in the district as a result of a UEZ-impacted business district designation. L.2001,c.347,s.5.
N.J. Stat. § 52:15D-13 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 15D / Section 15D-13
Eligibility for forbearance.
Status: in_force

5. a. A Sandy-impacted homeowner shall be eligible for a forbearance regardless of whether the homeowner's primary residence is already the subject of a foreclosure proceeding. The Sandy-impacted homeowner shall apply to the commissioner, on forms to be provided by the department, for a certification of eligibility for the forbearance under this subsection before the first day of the third month next following the date when the commissioner makes the application available pursuant to subparagraph (b) of paragraph (1) of subsection e. of this section. The commissioner shall approve or deny an application within 30 days of its delivery to the commissioner. If the application is not approved or denied within 30 days of its delivery, the application shall be deemed approved.
b. The forbearance period shall conclude upon the earlier of:
(1) the conclusion of one year following issuance of a certificate of occupancy for recovery and rebuilding program work;
(2) July 1, 2022; or
(3) regarding a property in foreclosure proceedings, upon the expiration of 10 days following sheriff's sale.
c. Notwithstanding the provisions of any law, rule, or regulation to the contrary, the repayment period of any mortgage subject to the forbearance established in subsection a. of this section shall be extended by the number of months the forbearance is in effect. During the time of the forbearance and during the period constituting an extension of the mortgage, all terms and conditions of the original mortgage, except with regard to default and delinquency during forbearance, shall continue without modification, and there shall be no fees assessed for the forbearance, or penalty for early repayment.
d. A Sandy-impacted homeowner who was the subject of a foreclosure proceeding as of August 10, 2015, the effective date of P.L.2015, c.102 (C.52:15D-3 et seq.) shall, upon good cause shown, be awarded, by the court and upon application by the property owner, a stay in the foreclosure proceedings. An application to the court by a property owner under this subsection shall be made before the first day of the fifth month next following the effective date of P.L.2017, c.15, unless the courts in their discretion permit application submission for a longer period. The receipt of rental assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency as a result of damage to the homeowner's primary residence due to Superstorm Sandy, or approval for assistance through the RREM or LMI program, shall constitute good cause for the award of a stay under this subsection for a period concluding upon the earlier of:
(1) the conclusion of one year following issuance of a certificate of occupancy for recovery and rebuilding program work; or
(2) July 1, 2022.
e. (1) Prior to the first day of the second month next following the effective date of P.L.2017, c.15, the commissioner shall:
(a) notify as many Sandy-impacted homeowners as is reasonably possible of eligibility for a forbearance or stay of foreclosure proceedings;
(b) post information on eligibility and the application process for the forbearance and stay of foreclosure proceedings, and make forbearance applications available, on the department's Internet website;
(c) notify the courts of what individuals and associated properties are eligible for a forbearance or stay of foreclosure proceedings; and
(d) to the greatest extent reasonably possible, notify the State's active mortgage lenders of what individuals and associated properties are eligible for a forbearance or stay of foreclosure proceedings.
(2) Upon knowledge of a homeowner's eligibility for a forbearance or stay of foreclosure proceedings, the mortgage lender shall notify the homeowner and the courts.
(3) Upon approval of a forbearance application pursuant to subsection a. of this section, the commissioner shall notify the applicant, the mortgage lender, and the courts.
f. Sandy-impacted homeowners awarded a stay of foreclosure proceedings or forbearance, or both, under this section shall be responsible for the maintenance of the property during the stay or period of forbearance, or both. After service of notice of any proceedings conducted to terminate forbearance, made on the mortgagor at an address determined pursuant to due diligence of the movant mortgagee or creditor to be the actual current residence of the mortgagor, providing opportunity for the mortgagor to respond and contest the proceedings, a stay of foreclosure proceedings or forbearance, or both, awarded under this section shall cease immediately upon a court's determination that the subject residential property has been abandoned by the Sandy-impacted homeowner.
g. Nothing in this section shall be construed as limiting the ability of a mortgagee and residential property owner to participate in a mediation sponsored by the Administrative Office of the Courts in accordance with the requirements of the mediation program. Nothing in this section shall be construed to impact property tax and insurance obligations of a property owner related to any real property in the State. L.2017, c.15, s.5; amended 2019, c.131, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 52:27E-75 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 27E / Section 27E-75
Access to client records, files by designated agencies.
Status: in_force

37. Any agency designated by the Governor to serve as the State's protection and advocacy agency for the mentally ill and for the developmentally disabled shall have the same access to client records and files, to agency records and to the premises of State or private institutions as the Division of Mental Health Advocacy in the Office of the Public Defender. The intent of this section is that any private protection and advocacy agency designated by the Governor have all of the powers necessary to carry out its responsibilities as required to qualify for federal funding as the protection and advocacy agency. L.1994, c.58, s.37; amended 2010, c.34, s.19.
N.J. Stat. § 52:14-31 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 14 / Section 14-31
Federal and state bonds; bonds or notes secured by property within State; limitations
Status: in_force

All boards, commissions and heads of departments of the State Government may invest moneys or funds in their possession in the following securities: a. Bonds of the United States of America. b. Bonds of the State of New Jersey, or of any municipality thereof, including school districts. c. Mortgage bonds or notes secured by property within the State of New Jersey and insured by the Federal housing administrator. No investment of such funds shall be made where the total debt of any such municipality, including the school debt, shall exceed thirty per centum (30%) of the assessed valuation of all the real and personal property therein; but in ascertaining the total indebtedness, credit shall be allowed only for such moneys or property as shall be in the sinking fund. Amended by L.1948, c. 197, p. 974, s. 1.
N.J. Stat. § 52:24.4.1 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 24.4.1 / Section 24.4.1
Annual audit of "Hazardous Discharge Fund," "Hazardous Discharge Site Cleanup Fund."
Status: in_force

1. The State Auditor shall conduct an annual financial and operational audit of the "Hazardous Discharge Fund" created pursuant to the "Hazardous Discharge Bond Act," P.L.1981, c.275 and the "Hazardous Discharge Site Cleanup Fund" established pursuant to section 1 of P.L.1985, c.247 (C.58:10-23.34). This audit, together with any recommendations on practices or procedures to promote or guarantee the fiscal integrity of the "Hazardous Discharge Fund" and the "Hazardous Discharge Site Cleanup Fund" and to improve the effectiveness of fund operations, shall be submitted to the Governor and the Legislature, the Assembly Environmental Quality Committee and the Senate Energy and Environment Committee, or their designated successors. The audit shall be due on or before December 31 of each year. L.1982, c.30, s.1; amended 1989, c.243, s.6; 2007, c.39, s.13.
N.J. Stat. § 52:27D-471 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 27D / Section 27D-471
Submissions of final revenue allocation plan
Status: in_force

23. A final revenue allocation plan shall be submitted to the governing body of the municipality for approval by ordinance. When an ordinance embodying a final revenue allocation plan has been introduced in writing at a meeting of the governing body and approved on first reading, which may be by title, by a majority of the authorized membership thereof, it shall be submitted, together with all included and incorporated certificates and documents and such additional supporting documentation as the board may by rule prescribe, to the board. The board shall approve the plan if it determines that: a. the planned developments are likely to be realized and would not be accomplished by private enterprise without the creation of the district and the financing of the proposed project or projects; b. the pledged revenues will be sufficient to pay debt service on bonds and discharge any obligations undertaken by the district agent to effectuate the plan; c. the credit of the municipality and its ability to pay the principal of and interest on its debts and to provide essential public services will not be impaired; d. any insufficiency or shortfall in the amount of the revenues or guarantees pledged to pay debt service or bonds issued to effectuate the plan would not pose inappropriate risk or undue financial hardship to the taxpayers of the community; e. there are no other factors which, in the determination of the board, will impair the credit of the municipality or reduce its ability to pay punctually the principal of and interest on its debts and supply other essential public improvements and services; and f. the planned development does one or more of the following: promote approaches and concepts to reduce congestion; enhance mobility; assist in the redevelopment of our municipalities; and otherwise improve the quality of life of our citizens. L.2001,c.310,s.23.
N.J. Stat. § 52:9H-25 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 9H / Section 9H-25
Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this act: a. "Base year" means the fiscal year prior to the fiscal year for which an appropriation or expenditure is to be made; and b. "Appropriations" means the aggregate amounts appropriated by the State in the general appropriation law and all other laws supplementing the general appropriation law appropriating money for any purpose in any fiscal year, exclusive of appropriations of the following: money appropriated for payment by the State as State aid to counties, municipalities, local school districts, or other instrumentalities, or on behalf of counties, municipalities, school districts, or other instrumentalities; money appropriated for payment by the State as grants to individuals, public agencies or private agencies for benefits to which the recipients are entitled by law or regulation, for the provision of services for which the State has a primary responsibility, and for subsidies and the provision of services for which the State has no responsibility, but which the State elects to provide; money received or reasonably anticipated to be received by the State from the federal government; money derived from, or expended in payment of any interest or principal on, any general obligation bond issues approved by the legally qualified voters of the State at any general election; money appropriated for payment to the State for projects of capital construction; money required to be appropriated within a fiscal year in accordance with a court order; and money required to be deposited in, and expended from, the "Property Tax Relief Fund" established by N.J.S.54A:9-25, the "Casino Control Fund" established by section 143 of P.L.1977, c.110 (C.5:12-143), the "Casino Revenue Fund" established by section 145 of P.L.1977, c.110 (C.5:12-145) and the "Gubernatorial Elections Fund" established by N.J.S.54A:9-25.1. L.1990,c.94,s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 52:27BB-1 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 27BB / Section 27BB-1
Short title
Status: in_force

This act may be cited as the "Local Government Supervision Act (1947)." L.1947, c. 151, p. 647, s. 1.
N.J. Stat. § 52:27H-91 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 27H / Section 27H-91
Commissioner defined
Status: in_force

For the purposes of sections 1 through 7 of this act, "commissioner" means the Commissioner of Commerce and Economic Development. L.1983, c. 471, s. 2, eff. Jan. 12, 1984.
N.J. Stat. § 52:18A-234.11 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 18A / Section 18A-234.11
New Jersey Innovation Authority, duties, administrative responsibilities.
Status: in_force

4. a. The New Jersey Innovation Authority shall: (1) adopt bylaws for the regulation of its affairs and the conduct of its business; (2) adopt and have a seal and to alter the same at pleasure; (3) serve as the primary authority on technology innovation for the State; (4) advise and provide centralized implementation and delivery services to the executive branch of State government to modernize, improve, facilitate, and streamline innovation-related policy objectives, technology products, and technology services to individuals and public and private entities; (5) promote, drive, and monitor the responsible use of emerging technology tools and methods that advance the development, implementation, and delivery of public services to individuals and public and private entities; (6) promote evidence-based, data-driven, resident-engaged, human-centered, and participatory methodologies and practices used to design, develop, implement, and measure impact programs, services, and benefits; (7) develop and maintain metrics for measuring the progress of the State with respect to improving conditions for innovation, including through talent development, investment, and infrastructure improvements; (8) identify opportunities and make recommendations for the heads of agencies of the executive branch of State government to improve innovation, monitoring and reporting on the implementation of such recommendations; (9) support the Chief Technology Officer in the review of information technology modernization and improvement plans required pursuant to section 4 of P.L.2021, c.392 (C.52:18A-233.4); (10) propose an annual budget of the authority for operations, projects, and general office activities of the authority that are deemed necessary or incidental to the performance of its duties and the execution of its powers under P.L.2025, c.190 (C.52:18A-234.8 et seq.) and to submit a request for appropriations to the Governor for consideration for inclusion in the Governor’s Budget Message; (11) accept or receive funds from private foundations to support authority operations, subject to the provisions of the Uniform Ethics Code; (12) enter into contracts and agreements necessary or incidental to the performance of the authority’s duties and the execution of its powers under P.L.2025, c.190 (C.52:18A-234.8 et seq.), including, but not limited to, contracts and agreements with federal, State, and local governments and private entities; agreements regarding usage of the infrastructure and resources of the New Jersey Office of Information Technology; agreements establishing cost-sharing or recovery mechanisms between the authority and agencies of the executive branch of State government; and procurement contracts; (13) procure insurance against any losses in connection with its property, operations, or assets in such amounts and from such insurers as the authority deems desirable; (14) provide grants or other forms of financial assistance; (15) fix, revise, charge, and collect rates, rents, fees, and charges for the use of platforms, services, or products developed within the authority and contract with any person, party, association, corporation, or other body, public or private, in respect thereof; (16) solicit contributions from public and private entities for any of its corporate purposes; (17) in connection with any action undertaken by the authority in the performance of its duties thereof, require and collect such fees and charges as the authority shall determine to be reasonable, including, but not limited to, fees and charges for the authority’s administrative, organizational, insurance, operating, legal, and other expenses; (18) do any and all things necessary and convenient to carry out its purposes and exercise the powers given and granted in P.L.2025, c.190 (C.52:18A-234.8 et seq.); and (19) in accordance with the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), adopt rules and regulations as necessary to implement P.L.2025, c.190 (C.52:18A-234.8 et seq.). b. On or before March 31 of each calendar year, the authority shall prepare an annual report of its activities for the preceding calendar year and submit such annual report to the Governor, and to the Legislature pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1991, c.164 (C.52:14-19.1). The annual report shall set forth a complete operating and financial statement covering the operations of the authority during the preceding calendar year. The authority shall cause an audit of its books and accounts to be made at least once in each year by certified public accountants and cause a copy thereof to be filed with the Secretary of State and the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting in the Department of the Treasury. L.2025, c.190, s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 52:27D-287.6 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 27D / Section 27D-287.6
Findings, declarations; "Interagency Council on Homelessness."
Status: in_force

2. a. The Legislature finds and declares that it is in the public interest for State policymakers, providers of services to people who are homeless, advocacy organizations, and other concerned representatives of the public to engage in an intensive collaborative effort to: seek to devise more effective means of coordinating among various State and local initiatives that provide assistance to persons who are homeless or at risk of being homeless; identify public and private sources of funding for programs to meet the needs of persons within New Jersey who are homeless or at risk for homelessness to ensure the equitable distribution of resources; and develop more permanent housing solutions, including supportive housing, for this population. b. There is established the "Interagency Council on Homelessness" in, but not of, the Department of Community Affairs. The purpose of the council shall be to: serve as an advisory body to the Office of Homelessness Prevention in the Department of Community Affairs; develop recommendations, through an intensive collaborative effort among representatives of State government, providers of services to the homeless, advocacy organizations, and other concerned representatives of the public; develop, promote, and support efforts for the most effective means of coordinating among various State and local initiatives that provide assistance to persons who are homeless or at risk of being homeless; identify public and private sources of funding for programs to meet the various needs of persons within this State who are homeless or at risk for homelessness; and develop more permanent housing solutions for this population. c. The council shall consist of 24 members, including the Governor, or a designee of the Office of the Governor, the Director of the Office of Homelessness Prevention in the Department of Community Affairs, the Commissioners of Children and Families, Community Affairs, Corrections, Education, Health, Human Services, Labor and Workforce Development, and Transportation, the Adjutant General of the Department of Military Affairs, the Attorney General, the Superintendent of the New Jersey State Police, the Director of the Division of Mental Health and Addiction Services in the Department of Human Services, and the Executive Director of the New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency, or their designees, and nine members, who may be government officials with a demonstrated expertise in issues relating to the work of the council, which expertise may include, but shall not be limited to, the provision of shelter, behavioral health care, and mental health care, or members of the public, at least two of whom who have experienced homelessness or housing instability, and at least two of whom have demonstrated expertise in issues relating to affordable housing development, and of whom, no later than the 60th day after the effective date of P.L.2023, c.307 (C.52:27D-287.6a et al.), three members shall be appointed by the Governor, three members shall be appointed by the Senate President, and three members shall be appointed by the Speaker of the General Assembly. d. The Director of the Office of Homelessness Prevention, or the director's designee, shall serve as chairperson of the council. The council shall organize as soon as practicable following the appointment of its members and shall select a vice-chairperson from among the members. The chairperson shall appoint a secretary who need not be a member of the council. e. The public members shall serve without compensation, but shall be reimbursed for necessary travel expenses incurred in the performance of their duties and within the limits of funds available to the council. f. The council shall be entitled to call to its assistance and avail itself of the services of the employees of any State, county or municipal department, board, bureau, commission, or agency as it may require and as may be available to it for its purposes. g. The council may meet and hold hearings at the places it designates during the sessions or recesses of the Legislature. h. The Department of Community Affairs shall provide staff support to the council. i. Vacancies in the membership of the council shall be filled in the same manner provided for the original appointments. j. The council shall prepare an annual report on its findings, conclusions, and recommendations and shall submit the report to the Governor and to the Legislature in accordance with the requirements of section 2 of P.L.1991, c.164 (C.52:14-19.1). L.2019, c.73, s.2; amended 2023, c.307, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 52:17B-165 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 17B / Section 17B-165
Police equipment grant application
Status: in_force

7. Any municipality which has a police department or force may apply to the Attorney General for a grant to purchase law enforcement equipment. Application shall be made in a manner prescribed by the Attorney General and shall include information on the type, amount, intended use, estimated cost and need for the equipment requested. A municipality which receives an equipment grant shall contribute a cash match of no less than 25% of the grant amount. L.1993,c.220,s.7.
N.J. Stat. § 52:27G-2 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 27G / Section 27G-2
Definitions.
Status: in_force

2. As used in this act, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: a. "Abuse" means the willful infliction of physical pain, injury, or mental anguish; unreasonable confinement; or the willful deprivation of services which are necessary to maintain a person's physical and mental health. However, no person shall be deemed to be abused for the sole reason he is being furnished nonmedical remedial treatment by spiritual means through prayer alone, in accordance with a recognized religious method of healing, in lieu of medical treatment; b. An "act" of any facility or government agency shall be deemed to include any failure or refusal to act by such facility or government agency; c. "Administrator" means any person who is charged with the general administration or supervision of a facility, whether or not such person has an ownership interest in such facility, and whether or not such person's functions and duties are shared with one or more other persons; d. "Caretaker" means a person employed by a facility to provide care or services to an elderly person, and includes, but is not limited to, the administrator of a facility; e. "Exploitation" means the act or process of using a person or his resources for another person's profit or advantage without legal entitlement to do so; f. "Facility" means any facility or institution, whether public or private, offering health or health related services for the institutionalized elderly, and which is subject to regulation, visitation, inspection, or supervision by any government agency. Facilities include, but are not limited to, nursing homes, skilled nursing homes, intermediate care facilities, extended care facilities, convalescent homes, rehabilitation centers, residential health care facilities, dementia care homes, special hospitals, veterans' hospitals, chronic disease hospitals, psychiatric hospitals, mental hospitals, developmental centers or facilities, continuing care retirement communities, including independent living sections thereof, day care facilities for the elderly and medical day care centers; g. "Government agency" means any department, division, office, bureau, board, commission, authority, or any other agency or instrumentality created by the State or to which the State is a party, or by any county or municipality, which is responsible for the regulation, visitation, inspection, or supervision of facilities, or which provides services to patients, residents, or clients of facilities; h. "Guardian" means any person with the legal right to manage the financial affairs and protect the rights of any patient, resident, or client of a facility, who has been declared an incapacitated person by a court of competent jurisdiction; i. "Long-term care resident," "elderly" or "elderly person" means any person 60 years of age or older, who is a patient, resident, or client of any facility; j. "Office" means the Office of the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman established herein; k. "State Long-Term Care Ombudsman" means the administrator and chief executive officer of the Office of the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman; l. "Patient, resident or client" means any elderly person who is receiving treatment or care in any facility in all its aspects, including, but not limited to, admission, retention, confinement, commitment, period of residence, transfer, discharge, and any instances directly related to such status. L.1977, c.239, s.2; amended 1983, c.43, s.1; 1997, c.379, s.9; 2010, c.50, s.79; 2013, c.167, s.10; 2015, c.125, s.11; 2017, c.131, s.201.
N.J. Stat. § 52:14E-20 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 14E / Section 14E-20
Rules, regulations.
Status: in_force

10. The Director of the Division of Fire Safety may adopt rules and regulations pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.) to effectuate the purposes of this act; except that, notwithstanding any provision of P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.) to the contrary, the Commissioner of Community Affairs may adopt, immediately upon filing with the Office of Administrative Law, such regulations as the State fire coordinator deems necessary to implement the provisions of this act, and which shall be effective for a period not to exceed six months and may thereafter be amended, adopted or readopted by the State fire coordinator in accordance with the requirements of P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.). L.2003,c.28,s.10.
N.J. Stat. § 52:9H-4 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 9H / Section 9H-4
Payment out of dedicated funds unaffected
Status: in_force

Nothing in this act shall be construed to change or affect in any way the payment or the amount of payment of moneys now or heretofore made under any items designated in former State highway appropriation acts as "Mandatory dedications" or the payment or amount of payment of any moneys into or out of any dedicated fund. L.1945, c. 33, p. 91, s. 4.
N.J. Stat. § 52:27D-489f — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 27D / Section 27D-489f
Payment to developer from State.
Status: in_force

6. a. Up to the limits established in subsection b. of this section and in accordance with a redevelopment incentive grant agreement, beginning upon the receipt of occupancy permits for any portion of the redevelopment project, or upon any other event evidencing project completion as set forth in the incentive grant agreement, the State Treasurer shall pay to the developer incremental State revenues directly realized from businesses operating at the site of the redevelopment project from the following taxes: the Corporation Business Tax Act (1945), P.L.1945, c.162 (C.54:10A-1 et seq.), the tax imposed on marine insurance companies pursuant to R.S.54:16-1 et seq., the tax imposed on insurers generally, pursuant to P.L.1945, c.132 (C.54:18A-1 et seq.), the public utility franchise tax, public utilities gross receipts tax and public utility excise tax imposed on sewerage and water corporations pursuant to P.L.1940, c.5 (C.54:30A-49 et seq.), those tariffs and charges imposed by electric, natural gas, telecommunications, water and sewage utilities, and cable television companies under the jurisdiction of the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities, or comparable entity, except for those tariffs, fees, or taxes related to societal benefits charges assessed pursuant to section 12 of P.L.1999, c.23 (C.48:3-60), any charges paid for compliance with the "Global Warming Response Act," P.L.2007, c.112 (C.26:2C-37 et seq.), transitional energy facility assessment unit taxes paid pursuant to section 67 of P.L.1997, c.162 (C.48:2-21.34), and the sales and use taxes on public utility and cable television services and commodities, the tax derived from net profits from business, a distributive share of partnership income, or a pro rata share of S corporation income under the "New Jersey Gross Income Tax Act," N.J.S.54A:1-1 et seq., the tax derived from a business at the site of a redevelopment project that is required to collect the tax pursuant to the "Sales and Use Tax Act," P.L.1966, c.30 (C.54:32B-1 et seq.), the tax imposed pursuant to P.L.1966, c.30 (C.54:32B-1 et seq.) from the purchase of furniture, fixtures and equipment, or materials for the remediation, the construction of new structures at the site of a redevelopment project, the hotel and motel occupancy fee imposed pursuant to section 1 of P.L.2003, c.114 (C.54:32D-1), or the portion of the fee imposed pursuant to section 3 of P.L.1968, c.49 (C.46:15-7) derived from the sale of real property at the site of the redevelopment project and paid to the State Treasurer for use by the State, that is not credited to the "Shore Protection Fund" or the "Neighborhood Preservation Nonlapsing Revolving Fund" ("New Jersey Affordable Housing Trust Fund") pursuant to section 4 of P.L.1968, c.49 (C.46:15-8). Any developer shall be allowed to assign their ability to apply for the tax credit under this subsection to a non-profit organization with a mission dedicated to attracting investment and completing development and redevelopment projects in a Garden State Growth Zone. The non-profit organization may make an application on behalf of a developer which meets the requirements for the tax credit, or a group of non-qualifying developers, such that these will be considered a unified project for the purposes of the incentives provided under this section. b. (1) (a) Up to an average of 75 percent of the projected annual incremental revenues or 85 percent of the projected annual incremental revenues in a Garden State Growth Zone may be pledged towards the State portion of an incentive grant. (b) State incentive grants not to exceed an aggregate total value of $75,000,000 shall be made available by the authority for applications submitted after the effective date of P.L.2020, c.156, but prior to December 31, 2021, for projects that are predominantly commercial and contain 100,000 or more square feet of office and retail space, or industrial space for purchase or lease, and may include a parking component. The developer of a project seeking an award of credits for a project restricted under this subparagraph shall submit an incentive grant application prior to December 31, 2021, and if approved after the effective date of P.L.2020, c.156, shall submit a temporary certificate of occupancy for the project no later than December 31, 2024. In addition to the requirements for an incentive award set forth in P.L.2009, c.90 (C.52:27D-489a et al.), a developer shall be eligible to receive an award of credits for a project restricted under this subparagraph only if the developer demonstrates to the authority at that time of application that: (i) the project shall comply with minimum environmental and sustainability standards; (ii) the project shall comply with the authority's affirmative action requirements, adopted pursuant to section 4 of P.L.1979, c.303 (C.34:1B-5.4); (iii) each worker employed by the developer, or subcontractor of a developer working at the project, shall be paid not less than $15 per hour or 120 percent of the minimum wage fixed under subsection a. of section 5 of P.L.1966, c.113 (C.34:11-56a4), whichever is higher; and (iv) during the eligibility period, each worker employed to perform construction work or building services work at the project shall be paid not less than the prevailing wage rate for the worker's craft or trade, as determined by the Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development pursuant to P.L.1963, c.150 (C.34:11-56.25 et seq.) and P.L.2005, c.379 (C.34:11-56.58 et seq.). (2) In the case of a qualified residential project or a project involving university infrastructure, if the authority determines that the estimated amount of incremental revenues pledged towards the State portion of an incentive grant is inadequate to fully fund the amount of the State portion of the incentive grant, then in lieu of an incentive grant based on the incremental revenues, the developer shall be awarded tax credits equal to the full amount of the incentive grant. (3) In the case of a mixed-use parking project, if the authority determines that the estimated amount of incremental revenues pledged towards the State portion of an incentive grant is inadequate to fully fund the amount of the State portion of the incentive grant, then, in lieu of an incentive grant based on the incremental revenues, the developer shall be awarded tax credits equal to the full amount of the incentive grant. The value of all credits approved by the authority pursuant to paragraphs (2) and (3) of this subsection shall not exceed $993,000,000, of which: (a) $250,000,000 shall be restricted to qualified residential projects within Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester, Ocean, and Salem counties, of which $175,000,000 of the credits shall be restricted to the following categories of projects: (i) qualified residential projects located in a Garden State Growth Zone located within the aforementioned counties; and (ii) mixed-use parking projects located in a Garden State Growth Zone or urban transit hub located within the aforementioned counties; (iii) and $75,000,000 of the credits shall be restricted to qualified residential projects in municipalities with a 2007 Municipal Revitalization Index of 400 or higher as of the date of enactment of the "New Jersey Economic Opportunity Act of 2013," P.L.2013, c.161 (C.52:27D-489p et al.) and located within the aforementioned counties; (b) $440,000,000 shall be restricted to the following categories of projects: (i) qualified residential projects located in urban transit hubs that are commuter rail in nature that otherwise do not qualify under subparagraph (a) of this paragraph; (ii) qualified residential projects located in Garden State Growth Zones that do not qualify under subparagraph (a) of this paragraph; (iii) mixed-use parking projects located in urban transit hubs or Garden State Growth Zones that do not qualify under subparagraph (a) of this paragraph, provided however, an urban transit hub shall be allocated no more than $25,000,000 for mixed-use parking projects; (iv) qualified residential projects which are disaster recovery projects that otherwise do not qualify under subparagraph (a) of this paragraph; (v) qualified residential projects in SDA municipalities located in Hudson County that were awarded State Aid in State Fiscal Year 2013 through the Transitional Aid to Localities program and otherwise do not qualify under subparagraph (a) of this paragraph; (vi) $25,000,000 of credits shall be restricted to mixed-use parking projects in Garden State Growth Zones which have a population in excess of 125,000 and do not qualify under subparagraph (a) of this paragraph; (vii) $40,000,000 of credits shall be restricted to qualified residential projects that include a theater venue for the performing arts and do not qualify under subparagraph (a) of this paragraph, which projects are located in a municipality with a population of less than 100,000 according to the latest federal decennial census, and within which municipality is located an urban transit hub and a campus of a public research university, as defined in section 1 of P.L.2009, c.308 (C.18A:3B-46); and (viii) $150,000,000 of credits shall be restricted to qualified residential projects and mixed-use parking projects in Garden State Growth Zones having a population in excess of 125,000 and do not qualify under subparagraph (a) of this paragraph; (c) $87,000,000 shall be restricted to the following categories of projects: (i) qualified residential projects located in distressed municipalities, deep poverty pockets, highlands development credit receiving areas or redevelopment areas, otherwise not qualifying pursuant to subparagraph (a) or (b) of this paragraph; and (ii) mixed-use parking projects that do not qualify under subparagraph (a) or (b) of this paragraph, and which are used by an independent institution of higher education, a school of medicine, a nonprofit hospital system, or any combination thereof; provided, however, that $20,000,000 of the $87,000,000 shall be allocated to mixed-use parking projects that do not qualify under subparagraph (a) or (b) of this paragraph; (d) (i) $16,000,000 shall be restricted to qualified residential projects that are located within a qualifying economic redevelopment and growth grant incentive area otherwise not qualifying under subparagraph (a), (b), or (c) of this paragraph; and (ii) an additional $50,000,000 shall be restricted to qualified residential projects which, as of the effective date of P.L.2016, c.51, are located in a city of the first class with a population in excess of 270,000, are subject to a Renewal Contract for a Section 8 Mark-Up-To-Market Project from the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, and for which an application for the award of tax credits under this subsection was submitted prior to January 1, 2016; (e) $25,000,000 shall be restricted to projects involving university infrastructure; and (f) (Deleted by amendment, P.L.2021, c.160) (g) $125,000,000 shall be restricted to applications submitted after the effective date of P.L.2020, c.156 (C.34:1B-269 et al.) for residential projects in any county of the State. (h) For subparagraphs (a) through (d) of this paragraph, not more than $40,000,000 of credits shall be awarded to any qualified residential project in a deep poverty pocket or distressed municipality and not more than $20,000,000 of credits shall be awarded to any other qualified residential project. The developer of a qualified residential project seeking an award of credits towards the funding of its incentive grant shall submit an incentive grant application prior to July 1, 2016 and if approved after September 18, 2013, the effective date of P.L.2013, c.161 (C.52:27D-489p et al.) shall submit a temporary certificate of occupancy for the project no later than December 31, 2023. The developer of a mixed-use parking project seeking an award of credits towards the funding of its incentive grant pursuant to subparagraph (c) of this paragraph and if approved after the effective date of P.L.2015, c.217, shall submit a temporary certificate of occupancy for the project no later than December 31, 2023. The developer of a qualified residential project or a mixed-use parking project seeking an award of credits toward the funding of its incentive grant for a project restricted under categories (vi) and (viii) of subparagraph (b) of this paragraph shall submit an incentive grant application prior to July 1, 2019 or, in the case of a project restricted under category (viii) of subparagraph (b) of this paragraph, December 31, 2021, and if approved after the effective date of P.L.2017, c.59, shall submit a temporary certificate of occupancy for the project no later than June 30, 2028, provided that the municipality in which the project is located shall have submitted to the chief executive officer of the authority a letter of support identifying up to six projects prior to July 1, 2018. The letter of support is to contain a project scope for each of the projects and may be supplemented or amended from time to time until July 1, 2019 or, in the case of a project restricted under categories (vi) and (viii) of subparagraph (b) of this paragraph, December 31, 2022. A developer may amend the application, or assign the application to a municipal redeveloper, for a project restricted under categories (vi) and (viii) of subparagraph (b) of this paragraph that is described in subparagraph (c) of paragraph (2) of subsection b. of section 3 of P.L.2022, c.75 (C.52:27D-489i1) by excluding the visitor center, youth center, or both from the application, provided that the project otherwise qualifies as a mixed-use parking project, and, notwithstanding any provisions of section 3 of P.L.2022, c.75 (C.52:27D-489i1) or any law or rule to the contrary, the maximum amount of any redevelopment incentive grant for the modified project shall be as set forth for projects described in subparagraph (c) of paragraph (2) of subsection b. of section 3 of P.L.2022, c.75 (C.52:27D-489i1). Applications for tax credits pursuant to this subsection relating to an ancillary infrastructure project or infrastructure improvement in the public right-of-way, or both, shall be accompanied with a letter of support relating to the project or improvement by the governing body or agency in which the project is located. Credits awarded to a developer pursuant to this subsection shall be subject to the same financial and related analysis by the authority, the same term of the grant, and the same mechanism for administering the credits, and shall be utilized or transferred by the developer as if the credits had been awarded to the developer pursuant to section 35 of P.L.2009, c.90 (C.34:1B-209.3) for qualified residential projects thereunder. No portion of the revenues pledged pursuant to the "New Jersey Economic Opportunity Act of 2013," P.L.2013, c.161 (C.52:27D-489p et al.) shall be subject to withholding or retainage for adjustment, in the event the developer or taxpayer waives its rights to claim a refund thereof. (i) The developer of a project seeking an award of credits for a project restricted under subparagraph (g) of this paragraph shall submit an incentive grant application prior to December 31, 2021, and if approved after the effective date of P.L.2020, c.156 (C.34:1B-269 et al.), shall submit a temporary certificate of occupancy for the project no later than December 31, 2024. In addition to the requirements for an award of credits set forth in P.L.2009, c.90 (C.52:27D-489a et al.), a developer shall be eligible to receive an award of credits for a project restricted under subparagraph (g) of this paragraph only if the developer demonstrates to the authority at that time of application that: (i) the project shall comply with minimum environmental and sustainability standards; (ii) the project shall comply with the authority's affirmative action requirements, adopted pursuant to section 4 of P.L.1979, c.303 (C.34:1B-5.4); (iii) each worker employed by the developer or subcontractor of a developer working at the project shall be paid not less than $15 per hour or 120 percent of the minimum wage fixed under subsection a. of section 5 of P.L.1966, c.113 (C.34:11-56a4), whichever is higher; and (iv) during the eligibility period, each worker employed to perform construction work or building services work at the project shall be paid not less than the prevailing wage rate for the worker's craft or trade, as determined by the Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development pursuant to P.L.1963, c.150 (C.34:11-56.25 et seq.) and P.L.2005, c.379 (C.34:11-56.58 et seq.). Prior to the board considering an application submitted by a developer for a project restricted under subparagraph (g) of this paragraph, the authority shall confirm with the Department of Labor and Workforce Development, the Department of Environmental Protection, and the Department of the Treasury whether the developer is in substantial good standing with the respective department, or has entered into an agreement with the respective department that includes a practical corrective action plan for the developer. The developer, or an authorized agent of the developer, shall certify to the authority that all factual assertions made in the developer's application are true under the penalty of perjury. If at any time the authority determines that the developer made a material misrepresentation on the developer's application, the developer shall forfeit the award of credits and the authority shall recapture any tax credits awarded to the developer. (4) A developer may apply to the Director of the Division of Taxation in the Department of the Treasury and the chief executive officer of the authority for a tax credit transfer certificate, if the developer is awarded a tax credit pursuant to paragraph (2) or paragraph (3) of this subsection, covering one or more years, in lieu of the developer being allowed any amount of the credit against the tax liability of the developer. The tax credit transfer certificate, upon receipt thereof by the developer from the director and the chief executive officer of the authority, may be sold or assigned, in full or in part, to any other person who may have a tax liability pursuant to section 5 of P.L.1945, c.162 (C.54:10A-5), sections 2 and 3 of P.L.1945, c.132 (C.54:18A-2 and C.54:18A-3), section 1 of P.L.1950, c.231 (C.17:32-15), or N.J.S.17B:23-5. The certificate provided to the developer shall include a statement waiving the developer's right to claim that amount of the credit against the taxes that the developer has elected to sell or assign. The sale or assignment of any amount of a tax credit transfer certificate allowed under this paragraph shall not be exchanged for consideration received by the developer of less than 75 percent of the transferred credit amount before considering any further discounting to present value that may be permitted. Any amount of a tax credit transfer certificate used by a purchaser or assignee against a tax liability shall be subject to the same limitations and conditions that apply to the use of the credit by the developer who originally applied for and was allowed the credit. c. All administrative costs associated with the incentive grant shall be assessed to the applicant and be retained by the State Treasurer from the annual incentive grant payments. d. The incremental revenue for the revenues listed in subsection a. of this section shall be calculated as the difference between the amount collected in any fiscal year from any eligible revenue source included in the State redevelopment incentive grant agreement, less the revenue increment base for that eligible revenue. e. The municipality is authorized to collect any information necessary to facilitate grants under this program and remit that information in order to assist in the calculation of incremental revenue. L.2009, c.90, s.6; amended 2010, c.10, s.6; 2013, c.161, s.17; 2014, c.63, s.8; 2015, c.69, s.2; 2015, c.217, s.4; 2015, c.242, s.2; 2015, c.252, s.3; 2016, c.51; 2017, c.314, s.3; 2018, c.44, s.2; 2020, c.138, s.4; 2020, c.156, s.123; 2021, c.160, s.55; 2022, c.75, s.2; 2024, c.71, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 52:18A-156 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 18A / Section 18A-156
Employee rights
Status: in_force

Nothing in this act shall be construed to deprive any person of any tenure rights or of any right or protection provided him by Title 11 of the Revised Statutes, Civil Service, or under any pension law or retirement system. L.1970, c. 95, s. 6.
N.J. Stat. § 52:13D-19 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 13D / Section 13D-19
Contracts of State agencies.
Status: in_force

8. a. No member of the Legislature or State officer or employee shall knowingly himself, or by his partners or through any corporation which he controls or in which he owns or controls more than 1% of the stock, or by any other person for his use or benefit or on his account, undertake or execute, in whole or in part, any contract, agreement, sale or purchase of the value of $25.00 or more, made, entered into, awarded or granted by any State agency, except as provided in subsection b. of this section. No special State officer or employee having any duties or responsibilities in connection with the purchase or acquisition of property or services by the State agency where he is employed or an officer shall knowingly himself, by his partners or through any corporation which he controls or in which he owns or controls more than 1% of the stock, or by any other person for his use or benefit or on his account, undertake or execute, in whole or in part, any contract, agreement, sale or purchase of the value of $25.00 or more, made, entered into, awarded or granted by that State agency, except as provided in subsection b. of this section. The restriction contained in this subsection shall apply to the contracts of interstate agencies to the extent consistent with law only if the contract, agreement, sale or purchase is undertaken or executed by a New Jersey member to that agency or by his partners or a corporation in which he owns or controls more than 1% of the stock. b. The provisions of subsection a. of this section shall not apply to (a) purchases, contracts, agreements or sales which (1) are made or let after public notice and competitive bidding or which (2), pursuant to section 5 of chapter 48 of the laws of 1944 (C. 52:34-10) or such other similar provisions contained in the public bidding laws or regulations applicable to other State agencies, may be made, negotiated or awarded without public advertising for bids, or (b) any contract of insurance entered into by the Director of the Division of Purchase and Property pursuant to section 10 of article 6 of chapter 112 of the laws of 1944 (C. 52:27B-62), if such purchases, contracts or agreements, including change orders and amendments thereto, shall receive prior approval of the Joint Legislative Committee on Ethical Standards if a member of the Legislature or State officer or employee or special State officer or employee in the Legislative Branch has an interest therein, or the State Ethics Commission if a State officer or employee or special State officer or employee in the Executive Branch has an interest therein. L.1971,c.182,s.8; amended 1987, c.432, s.5; 2005, c.382, s.9.
N.J. Stat. § 52:17C-12 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 17C / Section 17C-12
Expenses
Status: in_force

a. All expenses incurred in the installation, operation and maintenance of a PSAP shall be defrayed by the municipality or county operating or controlling the PSAP. If the PSAP is operated or controlled by more than one municipality or by a regional entity, then the expenses shall be defrayed by the municipalities or regional entity as the case may be, in accordance with an agreement made pursuant to the provisions of the "Interlocal Services Act," P.L. 1973, c. 208 (C. 40:8A-1 et seq.). b. Expenses of the office and the commission shall be paid from appropriations made thereto. L. 1989, c. 3, s. 12.
N.J. Stat. § 52:35-3 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 35 / Section 35-3
Bidders to be classified; notice
Status: in_force

The state officials shall classify all such prospective bidders as to the character and amount of public work on which they shall be qualified to submit bids, and bids shall be accepted only from persons qualified in accordance with such classification. The classification shall be made and an immediate notice thereof shall be sent to the prospective bidder or bidders by registered mail within a period of eight days after the date of receipt of the statement in response to the questionnaire.
N.J. Stat. § 52:27D-295 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 27D / Section 27D-295
Description and assessment of programs
Status: in_force

The division shall compile and maintain a description and assessment of each program operating pursuant to this act, including the number of women served, the number of women who were able to participate because of the availability of child care, the number who were unable to participate because of the lack of this assistance, the number who obtained employment, the number who enrolled in educational courses, the number of those enrolled who completed such educational courses, the cost per woman for each program, and the total number of staff and staff ratio to persons served under the program. L. 1985, c. 189, s. 8, eff. June 20, 1985.
N.J. Stat. § 52:28-3 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 28 / Section 28-3
Islands subject to New York
Status: in_force

Article II. The state of New York shall retain its present jurisdiction of and over Bedloe's and Ellis' islands, and shall also retain exclusive jurisdiction of and over the other islands lying in the waters above-mentioned, and now under the jurisdiction of that state. Rev.1877, p. 1178, s. 4 (C.S. p. 5359, s. 6).
N.J. Stat. § 52:4D-3 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 4D / Section 4D-3
Responsibilities of tobacco product manufacturer.
Status: in_force

3. Any tobacco product manufacturer selling cigarettes to consumers within the State, whether directly or through a distributor, retailer or similar intermediary or intermediaries, after the date of enactment of this act shall do one of the following: a. become a participating manufacturer, as that term is defined in section II(jj) of the Master Settlement Agreement, and generally perform its financial obligations under the Master Settlement Agreement; or b. (1) place into a qualified escrow fund by April 15 of the year following the year in question the following amounts, as such amounts are adjusted for inflation: (a) 1999, $.0094241 per unit sold after the date of enactment of this act; (b) 2000, $.0104712 per unit sold; (c) for each of 2001 and 2002, $.0136125 per unit sold; (d) for each of 2003 through 2006, $.0167539 per unit sold; and (e) for each of 2007 and each year thereafter, $.0188482 per unit sold. (2) A tobacco product manufacturer that places funds into escrow pursuant to paragraph (1) of this subsection shall receive the interest or other appreciation on such funds as earned. Such funds themselves shall be released from escrow only under the following circumstances: (a) to pay a judgment or settlement on any released claim brought against such tobacco product manufacturer by the State or any releasing party located or residing in the State. Funds shall be released from escrow under this subparagraph: (i) in the order in which they were placed into escrow; and (ii) only to the extent and at the time necessary to make payments required under such judgment or settlement; (b) to the extent that the tobacco product manufacturer establishes that the amount that it was required to place into escrow on account of units sold in the State in a particular year was greater than the Master Settlement Agreement payments, as determined pursuant to section IX(i) of that Agreement including after final determination of all adjustments, that such manufacturer would have been required to make on account of such units sold had it been a participating manufacturer, the excess shall be released from escrow and revert back to the tobacco product manufacturer; or (c) to the extent not released from escrow under subparagraph (a) or (b) of this paragraph, funds shall be released from escrow and revert back to the tobacco product manufacturer 25 years after the date on which they were placed into escrow. (3) Each tobacco product manufacturer that elects to place funds into escrow pursuant to this subsection shall annually certify to the Attorney General that it is in compliance with this subsection. The Attorney General may bring a civil action on behalf of the State against any tobacco product manufacturer that fails to place into escrow the funds required under this section. Any tobacco product manufacturer that fails in any year to place into escrow the funds required under this section shall: (a) be required within 15 days to place such funds into escrow as shall bring it into compliance with this section. The court, upon a finding of a violation of this subsection, may impose a civil penalty, to be paid into the General Fund, in an amount not to exceed 5% of the amount improperly withheld from escrow per day of the violation and in a total amount not to exceed 100% of the original amount improperly withheld from escrow; (b) in the case of a knowing violation, be required within 15 days to place such funds into escrow as shall bring it into compliance with this section. The court, upon a finding of a knowing violation of this subsection, may impose a civil penalty, to be paid into the General Fund, in an amount not to exceed 15% of the amount improperly withheld from escrow per day of the violation and in a total amount not to exceed 300% of the original amount improperly withheld from escrow; and (c) in the case of a second knowing violation, be prohibited from selling cigarettes to consumers within the State, whether directly or through a distributor, retailer or similar intermediary or intermediaries, for a period not to exceed two years. Each failure to make an annual deposit required under this section shall constitute a separate violation. A person who violates this section shall pay the State's costs and attorney's fees incurred during a successful prosecution under this paragraph (3). L.1999,c.148,s.3; amended 2007, c.96, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 52:27H-21 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 27H / Section 27H-21
Division of economic development; director; qualifications; appointment; term; duties
Status: in_force

The Division of Economic Development shall be under the immediate supervision of a director, who, prior to his appointment, shall be qualified by responsible work in economic development activities or its equivalent in training and experience. The director of such division shall be appointed by the commissioner and shall serve at the pleasure of the commissioner. The director shall administer the work of such division under the direction and supervision of the commissioner, and shall perform such other functions of the department as the commissioner may prescribe. L.1981, c. 122, s. 22, eff. April 16, 1981.
N.J. Stat. § 52:4C-4 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 4C / Section 4C-4
Time to bring suit.
Status: in_force

4. The suit, accompanied by a statement of the facts concerning the claim for damages, verified in the manner provided for the verification of complaints in civil actions, shall be brought by the claimant within a period of two years after his release from imprisonment, or after the grant of a pardon to him; provided, however, that any eligible claimant released or pardoned during the five-year period prior to May 2, 1996 shall have two years from the effective date of this act to file a suit. L.1997,c.227,s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 52:27BBB-66 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 27BBB / Section 27BBB-66
Short title.
Status: in_force

1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Tax Lien Financing Corporation Act." L.2003,c.120,s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 52:25-24.1 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 25 / Section 25-24.1
Financial statement by bidder; questionnaires
Status: in_force

The State Purchase Commissioner is hereby authorized, at any time within five days from the opening of bids, to require any bidder to submit to him a financial statement, under oath, in response to a questionnaire, showing not only the financial responsibility of the bidder, but his ability to furnish the material desired, and such other pertinent and material facts as the State Purchase Commissioner may deem desirable. For the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this act the State Purchase Commissioner is hereby authorized to prepare a standard form of questionnaire to be submitted by the bidder. If no response to the questionnaire is received by the State Purchase Commissioner within five days from the time of its mailing by said purchase commissioner, the purchase commissioner may reject the bid of any such bidder and award the bid to the next lowest responsible bidder. L.1942, c. 176, p. 540, s. 1.
N.J. Stat. § 52:9H-3 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 9H / Section 9H-3
General appropriation law
Status: in_force

So far as known or can be reasonably foreseen, all needs for the support of the State Government and for all other State purposes shall be provided for in one general appropriation law covering one and the same fiscal year except that, if change in fiscal year is made, necessary provision may be made to effect the transition. L.1945, c. 33, p. 91, s. 3.
N.J. Stat. § 52:27D-25w — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 27D / Section 27D-25w
Responsibility for employees.
Status: in_force

10. No employee of a certificate holder shall engage in the installation, service, repair, inspection or maintenance of fire protection equipment unless the certificate holder bears full responsibility for the inspection of all work to be performed in compliance with recognized safety standards. L.2001,c.289,s.10.
N.J. Stat. § 52:27D-43.17e — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 27D / Section 27D-43.17e
Authority of board.
Status: in_force

5. The board is authorized to: a. Subpoena any records, other than criminal investigatory records pertaining to a criminal investigation in progress, concerning a domestic violence-related fatality or near fatality and other records, which may be deemed pertinent to the review process and necessary for the formulation of a conclusion by the board; b. Apply for and accept any grant of money from the federal government, private foundations or other sources, which may be available for programs related to the prevention of domestic violence; and c. Enter into contracts with individuals, organizations and institutions necessary for the performance of its duties under this act. L.2003,c.225,s.5.
N.J. Stat. § 52:13E-8 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 13E / Section 13E-8
Dissemination of evidence adduced at private hearing
Status: in_force

Except in the course of subsequent hearing which is open to the public, no testimony or other evidence adduced at a private hearing or preliminary conference or interview conducted before a single-member agency in the course of its investigation shall be disseminated or made available to the public by said agency, its counsel or employees without the approval of the head of the agency. Except in the course of a subsequent hearing open to the public, no testimony or other evidence adduced at a private hearing or preliminary conference or interview before a committee or other multimember investigating agency shall be disseminated or made available to the public by any member of the agency, its counsel or employees, except with the approval of a majority of the members of such agency. Any person who violates the provisions of this subdivision shall be adjudged a disorderly person. L.1968, c. 376, s. 8, eff. Dec. 27, 1968.
N.J. Stat. § 52:9Z-5 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 9Z / Section 9Z-5
Rights of the commission
Status: in_force

The commission is entitled to call to its assistance and avail itself of the services of the employees of any State, county or municipal department, board, bureau, commission or agency which it may require and which may be available to it for these purposes and to employ stenographic and clerical assistants and incur traveling and other miscellaneous expenses necessary to perform its duties, within the limits of funds appropriated or otherwise made available to it for these purposes. L.1989,c.188,s.5.
N.J. Stat. § 52:6-14 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 6 / Section 6-14
Removal from residence as vacating appointment
Status: in_force

Except as provided in section 52:6-15 of this title, if a foreign commissioner removes out of the state, territory or district in which he resides at the time of his appointment, his commission shall thereupon be void.
N.J. Stat. § 52:27-14 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 27 / Section 27-14
Funding or refunding indebtedness; resolution by commission
Status: in_force

The commission may from time to time prepare and certify to the governing body of any municipality in which the commission is functioning, resolutions providing for the funding or refunding of notes or bonds, or other indebtedness of the municipality, and the interest thereon, which the commission shall have found after public hearing to be outstanding and unpaid and to be due or to become due.
N.J. Stat. § 52:4B-60.1 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 4B / Section 4B-60.1
Short title.
Status: in_force

1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Sexual Assault Victim's Bill of Rights." L.2019, c.103, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 52:27H-8 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 27H / Section 27H-8
Responsibility for support and development of business and industry, and research, statistics and business information service
Status: in_force

The department and the commissioner, through the councils, divisions, offices and bureaus shall be responsible for the activities of the State Government in the support and development of business and industry through aid, promotion and advertising of resort facilities, convention bureaus, domestic and foreign commerce and business and industrial growth and related programs. It shall also be responsible for research and statistics in the fields of commerce and industry and maintenance of a business information service. L.1981, c. 122, s. 8, eff. April 16, 1981.
N.J. Stat. § 52:9M-1 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 9M / Section 9M-1
State Commission of Investigation.
Status: in_force

1. There is hereby created a permanent State Commission of Investigation. The commission shall consist of four members, to be known as commissioners. Two members of the commission shall be appointed by the Governor. One each shall be appointed by the President of the Senate and by the Speaker of the General Assembly. Each member shall serve for a term of four years and until the appointment and qualification of his successor. No person shall serve, in succession, more than two four-year terms and any portion of an unexpired term as a member of the commission. The Governor shall designate one of the members to serve as chairman of the commission. The members of the commission appointed by the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the General Assembly and at least one of the members appointed by the Governor shall be attorneys admitted to the bar of this State. No member or employee of the commission shall hold any other public office or public employment. No member of the commission shall have held any elective office or have been a candidate for any elective office within the one year preceding his appointment to the commission. No member of the commisson shall hold any elective office or be a candidate for any elective office within the one year subsequent to his termination of service as a member of the commission.Not more than two of the members shall belong to the same political party. Each member of the commission shall receive an annual salary of $35,000. Each member shall also be entitled to reimbursement for his expenses actually and necessarily incurred in the performance of his duties, including expenses of travel outside of the State. Vacancies on the commission shall be filled for the unexpired terms in the same manner as original appointments. Vacancies on the commission shall be filled by the appropriate appointing authority within 120 days. If the appropriate appointing authority does not fill a vacancy within that time period, the vacancy shall be filled by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court within 60 days. A vacancy on the commission shall not impair the right of the remaining members to exercise all the powers of the commission. Any determination made by the commission shall be by majority vote. "Majority vote" means the affirmative vote of at least three members of the commission if there are no vacancies on the commission or the affirmative vote of at least two members of the commission if there is a vacancy. L.1968,c.266,s.1; amended 1970, c.263; 1979, c.254, s.1; 1984, c.110, s.1; 1985, c.119; 1999, c.380, s.4; 2001, c.369, s.1; 2005, c.58, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 52:16-8.1 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 16 / Section 16-8.1
Filings with, certification from State's commercial recording program; applicability
Status: in_force

1. a. Notwithstanding the statutory provisions to the contrary, for any of the areas listed in subsection b. of this section, whenever a law of this State directs a filing to be made with, or a certification to be obtained from, the Office of the Secretary of State, that law shall be construed to mean a filing with, or a certification from, the State's commercial recording program, no matter where the program is assigned as part of any government reorganization plan. b. The provisions set forth in subsection a. of this section shall apply to filings and certifications for corporations and all other legal business entities, Uniform Commercial Code financing statements, notaries public and foreign commissioners of deeds, apostilles and other certifications used in international and domestic document exchange, trade names, trade and service marks, collection agency bonds, and legal name changes. L.2000,c.152.
N.J. Stat. § 52:27D-141.11 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 27D / Section 27D-141.11
Developer to offer to install, provide for installation of electric vehicle charging station.
Status: in_force

2. a. A developer shall offer to install, or to provide for the installation of, an electric vehicle charging station into a dwelling unit when a prospective owner enters into negotiations with the developer to purchase a dwelling unit. b. Prior to entering into a contract of sale for a dwelling unit, a developer shall: (1) disclose that a prospective owner may have an electric vehicle charging station installed at any dwelling unit, and upon request by the prospective owner, disclose the total cost of installing an electric vehicle charging station at a dwelling unit that will be charged to the owner by the developer; and (2) unless the installation of an electric vehicle charging station is included in the sale of the dwelling unit at no cost to the prospective owner, inform the prospective owner of the availability on the Internet website of the Department of Community Affairs of general information on the environmental benefits of, and potential energy cost savings associated with, electric vehicle usage and any applicable credits, rebates, or other incentives that may be available to the prospective owner for the installation of an electric vehicle charging station. c. Every contract of sale for a dwelling unit shall include a notification by the developer to the prospective owner of the offer to install, or to provide for the installation of, an electric vehicle charging station at the dwelling unit pursuant to this section. d. The commissioner, in consultation with the Department of Environmental Protection and the Board of Public Utilities, shall compile, and make available on the Internet website of the Department of Community Affairs, information for prospective owners and developers concerning the environmental benefits of, and potential energy cost savings associated with, electric vehicle usage and any applicable credits, rebates, or other incentives that may be available to the prospective owner for the installation of an electric vehicle charging station. The information required pursuant to this subsection shall inform prospective owners and developers of the availability of various types of electric vehicle charging stations. L.2020, c.80, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 52:27H-3 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 27H / Section 27H-3
Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this act: a. "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of the Department of Commerce, Energy and Economic Development. b. "Department" means the Department of Commerce, Energy and Economic Development established by this act. L.1981,c.122,s.3; 1987,c.365,s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 52:31C-12 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 31C / Section 31C-12
Severability.
Status: in_force

12. If any clause, sentence, paragraph, section or part of this act shall be adjudged by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, the judgment shall not affect, impair or invalidate the remainder thereof, but shall be confined in its operation to the clause, sentence, paragraph, section or part thereof directly involved in the controversy in which the judgment shall have been rendered. L.1999,c.157,s.12.
N.J. Stat. § 52:27J-3 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 27J / Section 27J-3
Office of the Food Security Advocate created; duties of office.
Status: in_force

3. There is created in the Executive Branch of the State Government the Office of the Food Security Advocate. For the purpose of complying with the provisions of Article V, Section IV, paragraph 1 of the New Jersey Constitution, the Office of the Food Security Advocate is allocated to the Department of Agriculture, but notwithstanding this allocation, the office shall be independent of any supervision or control by the department, or by any board or officer thereof, in the performance of its duties. The office shall have the duty to collaborate with the appropriate State agency to: (a) coordinate outreach for food insecurity programs, including developing new initiatives and outreach campaigns and identifying best practices to increase enrollment in the State's food insecurity programs; (b) establish a 24-hour toll-free hunger hotline to assist in making information about the State's food insecurity programs as widely available as possible; (c) support grant application processes related to food insecurity for in-state providers and State departments by monitoring available grants, recommending grant applications, and assisting with the grant application process; (d) coordinate communication with and between food banks; (e) establish best practices for food banks to reduce food waste and to distribute more fresh produce and proteins to food insecurity programs and food banks; (f) cooperate with research organizations and universities to monitor ongoing gap analysis that identifies areas that are underserved by current food insecurity programs; (g) work with State and community partners to develop a strategic plan to address identified gaps in areas that are underserved by current food insecurity programs; (h) oversee the development and implementation of public-private partnerships to address food insecurity; (i) provide support in coordinating assistance to address food insecurity during federal or State declared states of emergency; (j) coordinate food insecurity programming and initiatives for institutions of higher education with the Office of the Secretary of Higher Education; (k) develop new initiatives, establish an outreach campaign, and identify best practices to reach senior citizens, persons with disabilities, and other vulnerable populations; and (l) coordinate outreach efforts for the newly unemployed who might be eligible for food insecurity programs. L.2021, c.242, s.3; amended 2021, c.483, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 52:27C-2 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 27C / Section 27C-2
Commissioner; appointment; term of office; compensation
Status: in_force

The co-ordinator, who shall be the commissioner of the department, hereinafter referred to as the "commissioner," shall be nominated and appointed by the Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. The commissioner shall serve for a term of four years and until his successor is appointed and qualified, and shall receive an annual compensation of twelve thousand dollars ($12,000.00). L.1944, c. 85, art. 1, p. 168, s. 2.
N.J. Stat. § 52:15A-2 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 15A / Section 15A-2
Legislative declaration; purpose of act
Status: in_force

The Legislature declares it to be the purpose of this act to promote the orderly transfer of the executive power in connection with the expiration of the term of office of a Governor and the inauguration of a new Governor. The interest of the State of New Jersey requires that such transitions in the office of Governor be accomplished so as to assure continuity in the conduct of the affairs of the State Government. Any disruption occasioned by the transfer of the executive power could produce results detrimental to the safety and well-being of the State of New Jersey and its people. Accordingly, it is the intent of the Legislature that appropriate actions be authorized and taken to avoid or minimize any disruption. In addition to the specific provisions contained in this act directed toward that purpose, it is the intent of the Legislature that all officers of the State Government so conduct the affairs of the State Government for which they exercise responsibility and authority as (1) to be mindful of problems occasioned by transitions in the office of Governor, (2) to take appropriate lawful steps to avoid or minimize disruptions that might be occasioned by the transfer of the executive power, and (3) otherwise to promote orderly transitions in the office of Governor. L.1969, c. 213, s. 2, eff. Nov. 5, 1969.
N.J. Stat. § 52:27D-198.3 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 27D / Section 27D-198.3
Fine for noncompliance.
Status: in_force

3. An owner who sells, leases, rents, or otherwise permits to be occupied for residential purposes any premises subject to the provisions of P.L.1991, c.92 (C.52:27D-198.1 et seq.) when the premises do not comply with the requirements of section 1 of P.L.1991, c.92 (C.52:27D-198.1), or without complying with the inspection and certification requirements of section 2 of P.L.1991, c.92 (C.52:27D-198.2), shall be subject to a fine of not more than $500, which may be collected and enforced by the local enforcing agency as defined in subsection g. of section 5 of P.L.1983, c.383 (C.52:27D-196) by summary proceedings pursuant to the "Penalty Enforcement Law of 1999," P.L.1999, c.274 (C.2A:58-10 et seq.). L.1991,c.92,s.3; amended 2005, c.71, s.3; 2025, c.19, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 52:14-17.28j — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 14 / Section 14-17.28j
Prescription drug coverage restriction, step therapy protocol, exception process, vendor, utilization review organization.
Status: in_force

9. Notwithstanding the provisions of any law, rule, or regulation to the contrary: a. When coverage of a prescription drug for the treatment of any medical condition is restricted for use by a vendor or utilization review organization pursuant to a step therapy protocol, the vendor or utilization review organization shall provide the covered person and prescribing practitioner a clear, readily accessible, and convenient process to request a step therapy exception. A vendor or utilization review organization may use its existing medical exceptions process to satisfy this requirement. An explanation of the process shall be made available on the vendor or utilization review organization's website. A vendor or utilization review organization shall disclose all rules and criteria related to the step therapy protocol upon request to all prescribing practitioners, including the specific information and documentation required to be submitted by a prescribing practitioner or patient for an exception request to be complete. b. A step therapy exception shall be granted if the prescribing health care provider determines that: (1) the required prescription drug is contraindicated or is likely to cause an adverse reaction or physical or mental harm to the patient; (2) the required prescription drug is expected to be ineffective or less effective than an alternative based on the known clinical characteristics of the patient and the known characteristics of the prescription drug regimen; or (3) all formulary drugs used to treat each disease state have been ineffective or less effective than an alternative in the treatment of the covered person's disease or condition or all such drugs have caused or are reasonably expected to cause adverse or harmful reactions in the covered person. If requested by a vendor, the prescribing health care provider shall provide documentation to support the determinations made by the provider pursuant to paragraphs (1) through (3) of this subsection. c. When a step therapy exception is granted, the vendor or utilization review organization shall authorize coverage for the prescription drug prescribed by the patient's treating health care provider at least 180 days or the duration of therapy if less than 180 days, provided that the prescription drug is covered by the patient's health benefits plan. d. Any step therapy exception shall be eligible for appeal by a covered person. The vendor or utilization review organization shall grant or deny a step therapy exception request or an appeal of a step therapy exception request within a time frame appropriate to the medical exigencies of the case, but no later than 24 hours for urgent requests and 72 hours for non-urgent requests after obtaining all necessary information to make the approval or adverse determination. e. Any step therapy exception pursuant to this section shall be eligible for appeal by a covered person. f. This section shall not be construed to prevent: (1) a vendor or utilization review organization from requiring a patient to try an AB-rated generic equivalent, biosimilar, or interchangeable biological product prior to providing coverage for the equivalent branded prescription drug; (2) a vendor or utilization review organization from requiring a pharmacist to effect substitutions of prescription drugs consistent with the laws of this State; or (3) a health care provider from prescribing a prescription drug that is determined to be medically appropriate. L.2025, c.50, s.9.
N.J. Stat. § 52:27D-191.1 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 27D / Section 27D-191.1
Bill of rights for recipients of Congregate Housing Services Program.
Status: in_force

l. a. The Department of Human Services shall ensure that a person receiving services under the Congregate Housing Services Program including, but not limited to, meal preparation, housekeeping, shopping, laundry, linens change, companionship, and personal care, receives those services in a manner that promotes the dignity of and shows respect for the person. b. A Congregate Housing Services Program shall make information related to its services available to the manager of a subsidized housing facility that has contracted with the State to provide a Congregate Housing Services Program. The manager shall be responsible for the distribution and dissemination of the information to its residents and shall include in that information a statement that the services provided by the program shall be provided to: (1) help meet the needs of a resident; (2) foster the independence and individuality of a resident; (3) treat a resident with respect, courtesy, consideration, and dignity; and (4) assure a resident the right to make choices with respect to services and lifestyle. c. A Congregate Housing Services Program shall: (1) advise a resident receiving congregate housing services, in writing, of the availability of information from the Division of Aging Services in the Department of Human Services about issues that may be of concern to a resident; and (2) make available, upon request, the qualifications of a counselor or other professional who is providing services to residents under the Congregate Housing Services Program. L.2011, c.125, s.1; amended 2012, c.17, s.422.
N.J. Stat. § 52:9X-11 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 9X / Section 9X-11
Short title.
Status: in_force

1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "SMART Research and Development Compact Act." L.2005,c.377,s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 52:27H-41.13 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 27H / Section 27H-41.13
Deposit, use of luxury tax revenues.
Status: in_force

25. a. Luxury tax revenues paid to the convention authority by the State Treasurer pursuant to paragraph 6 of subsection f. of section 6 of P.L.1971, c.137 (C.5:10-6) and section 14 of P.L.1991, c.375 (C.5:10-14.4) shall be deposited by the convention authority in a separate fund or account and applied to the following purposes and in the following order: (1) To pay the principal, sinking fund installments and redemption premiums of and interest on any bonds or notes of the convention authority, including bonds or notes of the convention authority issued for the purpose of refunding bonds or notes, issued for purposes of (a) the initial acquisition of the existing properties which constitute part of the Atlantic City convention center project, if the bonds or notes shall be payable under the terms of the resolution of the convention authority relating thereto from luxury tax revenues; or (b) providing improvements, additions or replacements to the Atlantic City convention center project, if the bonds or notes shall be payable under the terms of the resolution of the convention authority relating thereto from luxury tax revenues; and to pay any amounts due from the convention authority under any credit agreement entered into by the convention authority in connection with the bonds or notes. (2) To pay the costs of operation and maintenance of the Atlantic City convention center project. (3) To establish and maintain a working capital and maintenance reserve fund for the Atlantic City convention center project in an amount as shall be determined by the convention authority to be necessary. (4) To promote and market the city of Atlantic City. (5) For such other uses as shall be approved in convention authority bond resolutions approved after the date of enactment of P.L.2008, c.47 (C.52:27H-31.1 et al.) or as may otherwise be provided by law. (6) To pay the debt service for such other capital projects or for improvements to those capital projects within Atlantic City, such as expansions, renovations and amenities undertaken by the Atlantic City Convention and Visitors Authority, including, but not limited to, the Boardwalk Hall, or new parking facilities. (7) To repay to the State those amounts paid by the State with respect to bonds or notes of the convention authority issued for the purposes of the Atlantic City convention center project. The balance of any luxury tax revenues not required for any of the foregoing purposes and remaining at the end of any calendar year shall be paid to the State Treasurer for application to authorized purposes in the city of Atlantic City pursuant to section 5 of P.L.1981, c.461 (C.40:48-8.30a). b. The convention authority may pledge the luxury tax revenues paid to it in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 6 of subsection f. of section 6 of P.L.1971, c.137 (C.5:10-6) and section 14 of P.L.1991, c.375 (C.5:10-14.4) as security for the payment of the principal of and interest or premium on its bonds or notes issued for the purposes set forth in subsection a. of this section, in the same manner, to the same extent and with the same effect as the pledge of any of its other revenues, receipts and funds authorized by P.L.2008, c.47 (C.52:27H-31.1 et al.). L.2008, c.47, s.25.
N.J. Stat. § 52:11-82 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-82
Henry J. Raimondo New Jersey Legislative Fellows Program Advisory Committee.
Status: in_force

4. There is established a Henry J. Raimondo New Jersey Legislative Fellows Program Advisory Committee, consisting of the following members: the Executive Director of the Office of Legislative Services; the Executive Director of the Senate Majority Office; the Executive Director of the Senate Minority Office; the Executive Director of the General Assembly Majority Office; the Executive Director of the General Assembly Minority Office; and five members of the Rutgers University faculty, to be appointed by the Director of the Eagleton Institute of Politics of Rutgers University. L.2000,c.44,s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 52:27D-415 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 27D / Section 27D-415
Permanent changes in living situation not authorized
Status: in_force

10. Permanent changes in the living situation of an abused, neglected or exploited vulnerable adult shall not be made under authority of this act. If a permanent change in the living situation or nonemergency medical treatment are necessary, the appropriate guardianship, conservatorship or civil commitment action shall be initiated by the county adult protective services provider pursuant to applicable State law. L.1993,c.249,s.10.
N.J. Stat. § 52:27B-28 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 27B / Section 27B-28
Transfer of appropriations
Status: in_force

In order to afford reasonable flexibility, any spending agency receiving an appropriation may make written application to the commissioner for leave to transfer a part of any item granted or allowed to such spending agency to any other item in such appropriation, and such application shall indicate the quarter or quarters affected as to both items. Such application shall be made only during the current year for which the appropriation was granted. No transfer shall be authorized or made after the close of any fiscal year. The commissioner shall have authority to make such transfers of appropriation. L.1944, c. 112, art. 3, p. 297, s. 19.
N.J. Stat. § 52:27D-171 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 27D / Section 27D-171
Public policy.
Status: in_force

2. It is hereby declared to be public policy of the State of New Jersey to encourage and support as hereinafter provided the promotion, planning, development, implementation, and maintenance of comprehensive recreation services, by municipalities, counties and nonprofit agencies for persons with disabilities. L.1977, c.379, s.2; amended 2017, c.131, s.194.
N.J. Stat. § 52:27D-64 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 27D / Section 27D-64
Advances to nonprofit and mutual housing sponsors; repayment
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner is hereby authorized to use the moneys held in the fund, or any portion thereof, to make noninterest bearing advances to nonprofit and mutual housing sponsors to defray development costs for housing projects for families of moderate income to be constructed or rehabilitated with eligible mortgages. No such advance shall be made to any nonprofit or mutual housing sponsor by the commissioner unless: (1) the commissioner reasonably anticipates that said nonprofit or mutual housing sponsor will obtain an eligible mortgage for the project; and (2) the said nonprofit or mutual housing sponsor shall have executed an agreement with the commissioner, which agreement shall have such terms and conditions with respect to the rents, profits, dividends, and disposition of the property or franchises of said nonprofit or mutual housing sponsor as may be prescribed in rules and regulations promulgated by the commissioner pursuant to this act. (b) Any nonprofit or mutual housing sponsor to which any advance has been made pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall repay said advance in full to the department upon and concurrent with the receipt by said nonprofit or mutual housing sponsor of the proceeds of an eligible mortgage or construction or rehabilitation loan; provided, that the commissioner may extend the period for such repayment of any advance, except that the commissioner shall not extend the period for such repayment of any advance beyond the date of final payment of said eligible mortgage or construction or rehabilitation loan; and provided further, that any such advance may be treated by the commissioner as a grant to the extent that the proceeds of an eligible mortgage cannot by law be used to reimburse any cost or fee included in the development cost for which said advance was made. (c) If the commissioner shall determine, in the exercise of his discretion, that any nonprofit or mutual housing sponsor to which any advance has been made pursuant to subsection (a) of this section cannot obtain an eligible mortgage, then the commissioner shall declare any such advance immediately due and payable. Any such advance which is declared by the commissioner to be immediately due and payable shall be repaid from any assets of the project for which said advance has been made; provided, that any such advance shall be treated by the commissioner as a grant to the extent that said advance cannot be repaid from the assets of any project for which said advance has been made. (d) If the commissioner shall determine, in the exercise of his discretion, that any advance made pursuant to subsection (a) of this section is in jeopardy of not being repaid by the nonprofit or mutual housing sponsor to which any such advance has been made, then the commissioner may appoint to the board of directors of said nonprofit or mutual housing sponsor a number of new directors, which number shall be sufficient to constitute a majority of such board, notwithstanding the provisions of the certificate of incorporation or by-laws of said nonprofit or mutual housing sponsor, or any other provision of law. Any new members of such board so appointed by the commissioner shall serve as the members of such board until any such advance is repaid in accordance with subsection (b) of this section, or until any such advance is treated as a grant pursuant to subsection (c) of this section. Any new members of such board so appointed by the commissioner shall receive such compensation for their services as may be provided in the certificate of incorporation or by-laws of said nonprofit or mutual housing sponsor. L.1967, c. 82, s. 6, eff. May 31, 1967.
N.J. Stat. § 52:27D-220 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 27D / Section 27D-220
Application of s.s. 52:27D-208, 52:27D-210 to this act
Status: in_force

Provisions contained in sections 17 and 19 of the "Uniform Fire Safety Act," P.L.1983, c. 383 (C. 52:27D-208 and C. 52:27D-210), shall also apply to this act. L.1984, c. 31, s. 7, eff. Nov. 1, 1984.
N.J. Stat. § 52:9R-4 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 9R / Section 9R-4
Assistance from state employees; employment of assistants; powers
Status: in_force

The committee shall be entitled to call to its assistance and avail itself of the services of the employees of the Law Revision and Legislative Services Commission, as well as employees of any other State, county or municipal department, board, bureau, commission or agency as it may require and as may be available to it for said purpose, and to employ such professional, stenographic and clerical assistants and incur such traveling and other miscellaneous expenses as it may deem necessary, in order to perform its duties, and as may be within the limits of funds appropriated or otherwise made available to it for said purposes. The committee shall have all the powers of a joint committee of the Legislature under the provisions of chapter 13 of Title 52 of the Revised Statutes. L.1975, c. 16, s. 4.
N.J. Stat. § 52:27B-27 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 27B / Section 27B-27
Requests for revision
Status: in_force

A request officer, whenever he deems it necessary by reason of changed conditions or for some other cogent reason, may request the commissioner to revise the work program of quarterly allotments. The commissioner shall examine such request for revision, shall promptly make a determination thereon, and shall advise such request officer as to his determination with respect thereto; and, if the request is granted, the necessary amendment to the quarterly allotments shall be made by the commissioner. L.1944, c. 112, art. 3, p. 297, s. 18.
N.J. Stat. § 52:18A-76 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 18A / Section 18A-76
Severability
Status: in_force

If any provision of this act or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the act which can be given effect without the invalid provisions or application and to this end the provisions of this act are declared to be severable. L.1950, c. 255, p. 894, s. 27.
N.J. Stat. § 52:17B-139.16 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 17B / Section 17B-139.16
Sweepstakes, lawful parameters.
Status: in_force

3. a. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 2 of P.L.2025, c.128 (C.52:17B-139.15) or any other law or regulation to the contrary, offering, conducting, or participating in a sweepstakes that meets the requirements of subsection b. of this section shall not constitute unlawful gambling in violation of Article IV, Section VII, paragraph 2 of the New Jersey Constitution, and shall not subject the participant or the operator or sponsor of the sweepstakes or any officer, employee, or agent of the operator or sponsor, to any civil or criminal liability under the laws of this State that prohibit gambling. b. A sweepstakes in which a person present in New Jersey may participate by paying or proffering something of value for the opportunity to win or receive a prize or prize equivalent shall not be deemed to violate section 2 of P.L.2025, c.128 (C.52:17B-139.15) if: (1) there exists a method of entry to participate in the sweepstakes at no cost to the participant; (2) any method of entry that is not free to the participant is ancillary to the purchase of food, non-alcoholic beverages, or other merchandise, such as mugs, trinkets, or mementos, not exceeding $20 in value or such other amount to be determined by the Director of the Division of Consumer Affairs in the Department of Law and Public Safety, provided, however, that such other items of merchandise shall not include coins, tokens, or online credits that have no value other than permitting sweepstakes entry or that are able to be exchanged for money or merchandise from the sweepstakes operator or an affiliated company; (3) determination of the winner or winners of the sweepstakes is not in any way based on the results of any sports event or contest, the performance or any facet thereof of any individual or team, or the performance of a combination of any individuals or teams in any sports event or contest, unless the sole and exclusive method of entry to participate in the sweepstakes is at no cost to all participants; (4) the sweepstakes entry form or the website or application used to enter an online or telephone sweepstakes clearly discloses to participants the rules of the sweepstakes, the odds of a winning any and all prizes, unless the sweepstakes permits an unlimited number of entries, in which case the sponsor or operator shall disclose that the sweepstakes permits unlimited entry, and the nature and number of any prizes that may be awarded; (5) the value of any cash or merchandise prize shall be income for purposes of New Jersey income tax; (6) no person under the age of 18 shall be permitted to claim a sweepstakes prize exceeding $1,000 in value without the consent of the person’s parent or guardian; and (7) the odds of winning any particular prize shall be identical regardless of whether the contest was entered by purchasing an entry or by entering at no cost to the participant. c. The Division of Consumer Affairs may adopt rules and regulations pursuant to the “Administrative Procedure Act,” P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.) to carry out the purposes of sections 1 through 13 of P.L.2025, c.128 (C.52:17B-139.14 through 52:17B-139.26). L.2025, c.128, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 52:27H-19 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 27H / Section 27H-19
Office of economic research; director; qualifications; appointment; terms; duties
Status: in_force

The Office of Economic Research shall be under the immediate supervision of a director, who shall be a person qualified by training and experience to direct the work of such division. The director of such division shall be appointed by the commissioner and shall serve at the pleasure of the commissioner. The director shall administer the work of such division under the direction and supervision of the commissioner, and shall perform such other functions of the department as the commissioner may prescribe. L.1981, c. 122, s. 20, eff. April 16, 1981.
N.J. Stat. § 52:27-45.8 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 27 / Section 27-45.8
Discharge of board; extension of existence; surplus in special fund
Status: in_force

Upon the payment of all warrants issued under any ordinance or resolution adopted or enacted pursuant to the provisions of this act, together with all expenses and claims whatsoever incurred or contracted by any such board, or upon the liquidation of all of the assets pledged to any special fund or funds created by any such ordinance or resolution adopted or enacted pursuant hereto, any such board established pursuant to this act shall cease to exist upon being discharged by the court; provided, however, that any ordinance or resolution establishing such a board may extend the existence of any such board in such manner and upon such terms and conditions as any such ordinance or resolution shall provide. Any such ordinance or resolution may also provide for the collection, deposit and disbursement of the proceeds of the liquidation of assets pledged to any special fund or funds created hereunder after the payment of warrants issued pursuant thereto in such manner and upon such terms and conditions and for such purposes as any such ordinance or resolution shall provide. L.1939, c. 56, p. 90, s. 8. Amended by L.1953, c. 49, p. 880, s. 46.
N.J. Stat. § 52:13D-21.2 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 13D / Section 13D-21.2
Restrictions on certain State employment for certain relatives of State employees, officers; definition.
Status: in_force

13. a. (1) A relative of the Governor shall not be employed in an office or position in the unclassified service of the civil service of the State in the Executive Branch of State Government. (2) A relative of the commissioner or head of a principal department in the Executive Branch of State Government shall not be employed in an office or position in the unclassified service of the civil service of the State in the principal department over which the commissioner or head of the principal department exercises authority, supervision, or control. (3) A relative of an assistant or deputy commissioner or head of a principal department in the Executive Branch of State Government who is employed in an office or position in the unclassified service of the civil service of the State may be employed in the principal department in which the assistant or deputy commissioner or head serves, but shall not be assigned to a position over which the assistant or deputy commissioner or head exercises authority, supervision, or control. (4) A relative of a head or assistant head of a division of a principal department in the Executive Branch of State government who is employed in an office or position in the unclassified service of the civil service of the State may be employed in the principal department in which the head or assistant head of a division serves, but shall not be assigned to a position over which the head or assistant head exercises authority, supervision, or control. b. (1) A relative of an appointed member of a governing or advisory body of an independent authority, board, commission, agency or instrumentality of the State shall not be employed in an office or position in that independent authority, board, commission, agency or instrumentality. (2) A relative of an appointed New Jersey member of a governing body of a bi-state or multi-state agency shall not be employed in an office or position in that bi-state or multi-state agency, to the extent permitted by law. c. A State officer or employee or a special State officer or employee of a State agency in the Executive Branch shall not supervise, or exercise authority with regard to personnel actions over, a relative of the officer or employee. d. As used in this section, "relative" means an individual's spouse or the individual's or spouse's parent, child, brother, sister, aunt, uncle, niece, nephew, grandparent, grandchild, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, stepparent, stepchild, stepbrother, stepsister, half brother or half sister, whether the relative is related to the individual or the individual's spouse by blood, marriage or adoption. L.2005,c.382,s.13.
N.J. Stat. § 52:17B-41.6 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 17B / Section 17B-41.6
Examinations; certificate of registration; annual renewal
Status: in_force

The board shall examine for competence in matters pertaining to ophthalmic dispensing and allied and practical subjects. To every applicant who shall pass such examination, the board shall issue a certificate of registration which shall constitute a license hereunder, and shall be issued for a period of one year and may be renewed annually as herein provided. Any license issued hereunder shall be subject to all of the provisions of this act and the rules and regulations promulgated hereunder. L.1952, c. 336, p. 1082, s. 6.
N.J. Stat. § 52:27D-25q — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 27D / Section 27D-25q
Certification required for fire protection contractors.
Status: in_force

4. a. After the effective date of P.L.2001, c.289, no fire protection contractor shall engage in the installation, service, repair, inspection, or maintenance of fire protection equipment without holding or employing a person who holds a valid certificate of certification issued in accordance with P.L.2001, c.289 (C.52:27D-25n et seq.), except that the commissioner shall determine by rules and regulations the date after which no contractor may engage in the installation, service, repair, inspection, or maintenance of fire dampers, combination fire and smoke dampers, or smoke control systems without holding or employing a person who holds a valid certificate of certification issued in accordance with P.L.2023, c.186 (C.52:27D-198.21 et al.). A fire protection contractor who is not a certificate holder shall be required to obtain a fire protection contractor business permit from the commissioner, which shall be issued for three years upon payment of an appropriate fee set by the commissioner and proof that the fire protection contractor employs a certificate holder. Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, persons holding a license to engage in the fire alarm business pursuant to P.L.1997, c.305 (C.45:5A-23 et seq.), or who are electrical contractors as defined in section 2 of P.L.1962, c.162 (C.45:5A-2), are exempt from the requirement of obtaining a certificate of certification under this act to engage in the fire alarm business pursuant to this act to the extent that such persons are acting within the scope of practice of their profession or occupation. The certificate required by this section shall define by class the type of work in which a fire protection contractor may engage. Notwithstanding any provision of P.L.2001, c.289, the commissioner shall issue a certificate to any person who has been employed as a fire protection contractor for a period of not less than five years on or before the effective date of this act, upon application with submission of satisfactory proof and payment by that person of the appropriate certification fee within 180 days following the effective date of this act. b. The following certified classifications are hereby established: (1) An "All Fire Protection Equipment Contractor" is authorized to install, service, repair, inspect and maintain all fire protection equipment listed in paragraphs (2) through (6) of this subsection. (2) A "Fire Sprinkler System Contractor" is authorized to install, service, repair, inspect and maintain fire sprinkler systems. (3) A "Special Hazard Fire Suppression System Contractor" is authorized to install, service, repair, inspect and maintain special hazard fire suppression systems and kitchen fire suppression systems. (4) A "Fire Alarm System Contractor" is authorized to install, service, repair, inspect and maintain all fire alarm systems. (5) A "Portable Fire Extinguisher Contractor" is authorized to install, service, repair, inspect and maintain all portable fire extinguishers. (6) A "Kitchen Fire Suppression System Contractor" is authorized to install, service, repair, inspect and maintain all kitchen fire suppression systems. (7) A "Smoke Damper, Fire Damper, and Combination Fire and Smoke Damper Contractor" is authorized to install, service, repair, inspect, and maintain all smoke dampers, fire dampers, and combination fire and smoke dampers. In addition to any other requirements adopted by the commissioner, a Smoke Damper, Fire Damper, and Combination Fire and Smoke Damper Contractor shall participate in an approved apprenticeship or skill training program that is registered with, and approved by, the United States Department of Labor or a State apprenticeship agency, as defined by the commissioner in rules or regulations, unless the commissioner determines by rule or regulation that requiring participation in such a program would be substantially detrimental to ensuring that a sufficient number of contractors are certified to conduct the work within the scope of the contractor's certification class Statewide, and shall hold a certification from an organization that has been accredited under or meets the criteria required by the International Organization for Standardization/International Electrotechnical Commission 17024 Personnel Certification standard, or such substantially similar certification as determined by the commissioner in rules or regulations. Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the commissioner may exempt by regulation persons with related licenses or credentials from the requirement of obtaining a certificate of certification as a Smoke Damper, Fire Damper, and Combination Fire and Smoke Damper Contractor to engage in the initial installation of smoke dampers, fire dampers, and combination fire and smoke dampers to the extent that such persons are acting within the scope of practice of their profession or occupation. (8) A "Smoke Control System Contractor" is authorized to install, service, repair, inspect, and maintain all smoke control systems. In addition to any other requirements adopted by the commissioner, a Smoke Control System Contractor shall participate in an approved apprenticeship or skill training program that is registered with, and approved by, the United States Department of Labor or a State apprenticeship agency, as defined by the commissioner in rules or regulations, unless the commissioner determines by rule or regulation that requiring participation in such a program would be substantially detrimental to ensuring that a sufficient number of contractors are certified to conduct the work within the scope of the contractor's certification class statewide, and shall hold a certification from an organization that has been accredited under or meets the criteria required by the International Organization for Standardization/International Electrotechnical Commission 17024 Personnel Certification standard, or such substantially similar certification as determined by the commissioner in rules or regulations. Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the commissioner may exempt by regulation persons with related licenses or credentials from the requirement of obtaining a certificate of certification as a Smoke Control System Contractor to engage in the initial installation of smoke control systems to the extent that such persons are acting within the scope of practice of their profession or occupation. c. A certified fire protection contractor shall perform work only within the scope of the contractor's certification class. d. Any change in more than 50% of the ownership of a fire protection contractor shall require an amended certificate of certification. An application for an amended certificate of certification shall be submitted within 60 days of a change of ownership or change of company name or location. Certificates of certification are non-transferable and shall be displayed prominently in the principal work place. A certificate holder shall not be used to qualify more than one fire protection contractor. The commissioner shall be notified within 30 days if a certificate holder leaves the fire protection contractor or is replaced. Notwithstanding subsection a. of this section, no fire protection contractor shall be denied the privilege of continuing business as a fire protection contractor in the event of death, illness, or other physical disability of the certificate holder who qualified the fire protection contractor for a business permit under this section, for at least six months following the date of such death, illness or other physical disability; provided that the fire protection contractor operates under such qualified supervision as the commissioner deems adequate. If, after six months, the fire protection contractor has failed to employ another certificate holder, then the commissioner shall revoke its fire protection contractor business permit. e. Whenever the commissioner shall find cause to deny an application for a certificate of certification or to suspend or revoke a certificate, he shall notify the applicant or the holder of the certificate and state the reasons for the denial or suspension, as appropriate. f. Whenever the commissioner shall find cause to deny an application for a fire protection contractor business permit or to suspend or revoke a fire protection contractor business permit, he shall notify the applicant or the holder of the business permit and state the reasons for the denial or suspension, as appropriate. g. Any person subject to certification under paragraphs (1) through (6) of subsection b. of this section shall be exempt from any other State, county, or municipal certification, licensing, or registration requirements for installing, servicing, repairing, inspecting, or maintaining fire protection equipment. L.2001,c.289,s.4; amended 2023, c.186, s.7.