N.J. Stat. § 52:34A-8 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 34A / Section 34A-8
Practices included in regulations.
Status: in_force

8. a. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the regulations promulgated by the State Treasurer pursuant to section 5 of P.L.2020, c.59 (C.52:34A-5) shall include, but not be limited to, practices that, notwithstanding any other law to the contrary: (1) convert the current statutory, regulatory, and policy procedures related to sealed bidding to an electronic procurement environment; (2) authorize public contracting units to accept commercial standards for electronic forms of bid security; and (3) establish minimum standards that shall be met by systems and services that provide and administer electronic procurement processes. b. The State Treasurer shall also consult with: the Attorney General to develop safeguards to protect against collusion and bid rigging; the Division of Purchase and Property and the Division of Property Management and Construction in the Department of the Treasury to develop practices used for electronic procurement; and the Office of Information Technology in, but not of, the Department of the Treasury, to ensure the privacy and security of electronic transactions. c. Notwithstanding any law, rule, or regulation to the contrary, plans and specifications for public works construction contracts that require the seal and signature of a professional engineer, architect, or land surveyor may be included in an electronic file used for electronic procurement as long as the original document from which the electronic file is derived contains a physical or electronic seal and signature as otherwise required by law. If the State Board of Engineers and Land Surveyors and the New Jersey State Board of Architects adopt rules to permit digital seals and signatures, those rules shall supersede this subsection. L.2020, c.59, s.8.
N.J. Stat. § 52:27D-118.3 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 27D / Section 27D-118.3
Funds; apportionment; uses; application; qualifications
Status: in_force

The funds appropriated pursuant to this act shall be apportioned among the qualifying municipalities for the purpose of enabling such municipalities to upgrade and augment certain municipal services and programs relating to safe and clean neighborhoods, by providing for additional policemen regularly assigned uniformed patrol duties, additional firemen, their related expenses, supervisors and other neighborhood improvements, in the following manner: a. In order to receive aid under this act, each qualifying municipality shall apply to the director for matching funds equal in value to $1.00 for each dollar appropriated for an approved municipal program designed to upgrade and augment certain municipal services and programs relating to safe and clean neighborhoods; b. Each qualifying municipality shall be limited in applying for matching funds equal in value to such amount as the qualifying municipality was entitled to receive pursuant to the provisions of P.L.1978, c. 56, as certified by the Director of the Division of Local Government Services; c. A qualifying municipality that did not receive State aid pursuant to P.L.1978, c. 56, and that is eligible for such aid is entitled to participate in this act in an amount not to exceed an amount equal to that which the qualifying municipality would have received pursuant to P.L.1973, c. 46, as supplemented, if it had been eligible at that time, as certified by the Director of the Division of Local Government Services; d. If additional funds are appropriated, a qualifying municipality may apply to the director for an increase in matching funds equal in value to a sum in proportion to that received pursuant to the provisions of subsection b. of this section; e. If funds remain unapportioned, as certified by the director, after a qualifying municipality has had an opportunity to apply, there shall be established a discretionary fund, and participating municipalities may make application for such funds as still remain unapportioned, as determined by the director; f. The number of policemen employed in 1982 with funds appropriated pursuant to this act shall not be reduced in any subsequent year in order to employ additional firemen pursuant to this amendatory act. L.1979, c. 118, s. 3, eff. June 28, 1979. Amended by L.1981, c. 527, s. 1; L.1983, c. 64, s. 1, eff. Feb. 9, 1983.
N.J. Stat. § 52:27D-188.1 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 27D / Section 27D-188.1
Congregate housing, power-assisted door opener, required.
Status: in_force

1. Within 120 days of the effective date of P.L.2003, c.305 (C.52:27D-188.1 et seq.), every entrance to a building located within a "congregate housing facility," as defined in section 3 of P.L.1981, c.553 (C.52:27D-184), shall be equipped with a power-assisted door opener, if the door of the entrance requires greater than 10 pounds of pull in order to be opened manually. L.2003,c.305,s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 52:19-36.1 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 19 / Section 19-36.1
Auditing and preauditing employees; tenure of office
Status: in_force

All the employees of the Comptroller of the Treasury employed in the work of auditing or preauditing, who shall have been so employed at least three years immediately prior to the taking effect of this act, shall continue to hold their employments and shall not be removed therefrom except for good cause shown after a fair and impartial trial, but shall hold their employments during good behavior, and shall not be removed for political reasons. L.1939, c. 222, p. 620, s. 1.
N.J. Stat. § 52:16A-93 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 16A / Section 16A-93
Secretary of State, incorporator of foundation.
Status: in_force

4. The Secretary of State shall be an incorporator of the foundation. Upon the incorporation of the foundation and the establishment of the first board of trustees, the board shall adopt bylaws setting forth the structure, offices, powers and duties of the foundation. The Secretary of State shall serve as the initial co-chair of the board of trustees. L.2005,c.47,s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 52:9Q-10 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 9Q / Section 9Q-10
Findings, declarations.
Status: in_force

2. The Legislature finds and declares that: a. The city of Trenton is of unique significance to the State and the nation both as the State capital and center of State governmental operations, and as the site of the battle which in the nation's memory turned the tide toward American independence; b. The historic and public importance of the city, once contemplated as the site of the nation's capital has too long been neglected in a State which lacks a demographic or commercial center of sufficient magnitude to serve as a focus for State identity and pride, and, as a result, the city is in great need of redevelopment and revitalization; c. The actions and decisions of the State government are vitally connected to the redevelopment and revitalization of those portions of the city which serve as the commercial center of the community and in which public buildings and historic sites are located; d. It is a public purpose of this State to establish a capital district within the city and to create a redevelopment corporation operating within the boundaries of the district, which will plan, coordinate and promote the public and private development of the district in a manner which enhances the vitality of the district as a place of commerce, recreation and culture and as an area in which to conduct public business and visit historic sites and thereby restores the prominence and prestige of the seat of State government for the benefit of all of the citizens of this State; e. In the exercise of its powers toward this public purpose, the Capital City Redevelopment Corporation will plan, coordinate and encourage an appropriate balance of governmental and nongovernmental facilities and activities in the district, and assist in the provision of public, recreational and cultural facilities, in the preservation and restoration of historic structures and sites, and in the stimulation of private investment in the district in order to establish it as a source of State pride equal in standard to the best of State capitals in the country; and f. To facilitate the redevelopment of the city of Trenton and provide for increased cooperation between the city and the State, it is necessary to provide the Capital City Redevelopment Corporation with additional powers, including the authority to act as a municipal redevelopment entity, create subsidiaries, enter into partnerships with private developers, hold its own funds and to issue bonds, notes and other obligations paid for from non-State sources to fund redevelopment projects, and to expand the composition of its board. L.1987, c.58, s.2; amended 2009, c.252, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 52:27H-41.9 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 27H / Section 27H-41.9
Powers of convention authority.
Status: in_force

21. a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the convention authority shall have the power to issue bonds and refunding bonds, incur indebtedness and borrow money secured, in whole or in part, by money received pursuant to sections 23 and 25 of P.L.2008, c.47 (C.52:27H-41.11 and C.52:27H-41.13) for the purposes of: (1) replacing contingent State contract bonds; (2) providing funds to meet the payment obligations of the convention authority under the contingent state contract bonds or obligations of the convention authority under any replacements of the contingent State contract bonds; and (3) refunding any outstanding bonds or other obligations of the convention authority issued to finance or refinance any portion of the Atlantic City convention center project. For the purposes of P.L.2008, c.47 (C.52:27H-31.1 et al.), "contingent State contract bonds" means the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority State Contract Bond, Series B Standby Deficiency Agreement Series of 2000, State Contract Bond, Equity Termination Value Standby Deficiency Agreement Series of 2000 and State Contract Bond, Swap Payment Standby Deficiency Agreement of 2000. b. The convention authority shall issue the bonds or refunding bonds in such manner as it shall determine in accordance with the provisions of P.L.2008, c.47 (C.52:27H-31.1 et al.); provided that notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, no resolution adopted by the convention authority authorizing the issuance of bonds or refunding bonds pursuant to this section shall be adopted or otherwise made effective without the approval in writing of the State Treasurer; and refunding bonds issued to refund bonds issued pursuant to this section shall be issued on such terms and conditions as may be determined by the convention authority and the State Treasurer. The convention authority may, in any resolution authorizing the issuance of bonds or refunding bonds issued pursuant to this section, pledge the contract with the State Treasurer provided for pursuant to section 24 of P.L.2008, c.47 (C.52:27H-41.12), or any part thereof, for the payment or redemption of the bonds or refunding bonds, and covenant as to the use and disposition of money available to the convention authority for payment of the bonds and refunding bonds. All costs associated with the issuance of bonds and refunding bonds by the convention authority for the purposes set forth in P.L.2008, c.47 (C.52:27H-31.1 et al.) may be paid by the convention authority from amounts it receives from the proceeds of the bonds or refunding bonds, and from amounts it receives pursuant to sections 23 and 25 of P.L.2008, c.47 (C.52:27H-41.11 and C.52:27H-41.13). The costs may include, but shall not be limited to, any costs relating to the issuance of the bonds or refunding bonds. c. Each issue of bonds or refunding bonds of the convention authority shall be special obligations of the convention authority payable out of particular revenues, receipts or funds, subject only to any agreements with the holders of bonds or refunding bonds, and may be secured by other sources of revenue, including, but not limited to, one or more of the following: (1) Pledge of all moneys, funds, accounts, securities and other funds, including the proceeds of the bonds; (2) Pledge of the contract or contracts with the State Treasurer authorized pursuant to section 24 of P.L.2008, c.47 (C.52:27H-41.12). d. The resolution authorizing the issuance of bonds or refunding bonds pursuant to this section may also provide for the convention authority to enter into any revolving credit agreement, agreement establishing a line of credit or letter of credit, reimbursement agreement, interest rate exchange agreement, currency exchange agreement, interest rate floor or cap, options, puts or calls to hedge payment, currency, rate, spread or similar exposure or similar agreements, float agreements, forward agreements, insurance contracts, surety bonds, commitments to purchase or sell bonds, purchase or sale agreements, or commitments or other contracts or agreements and other security agreements approved by the convention authority in connection with the issuance of the bonds or refunding bonds pursuant to this section. In addition, the convention authority may, in anticipation of the issuance of the bonds or the receipt of appropriations, grants, reimbursements or other funds, issue notes, the principal of or interest on which, or both, shall be payable out of the proceeds of notes, bonds or other obligations of the convention authority or appropriations, grants, reimbursements or other funds or revenues of the convention authority. e. The convention authority is authorized to engage, subject to the approval of the State Treasurer and in such manner as the State Treasurer shall determine, the services of financial advisors and experts, placement agents, underwriters, appraisers, and other advisors, consultants and agents as may be necessary to effectuate the issuance of bonds authorized by this section. f. Bonds and refunding bonds issued by the convention authority pursuant to this section shall be special and limited obligations of the convention authority payable from, and secured by, funds and moneys determined by the convention authority in accordance with this section. Neither the members of the convention authority nor any other person executing the bonds or refunding bonds shall be personally liable with respect to payment of interest and principal on these bonds or refunding bonds. Bonds or refunding bonds issued pursuant to this section shall not be a debt or liability of the State or any agency or instrumentality thereof, except as otherwise provided by this subsection, either legal, moral or otherwise, and nothing contained in P.L.2008, c.47 (C.52:27H-31.1 et al.) shall be construed to authorize the convention authority to incur any indebtedness on behalf of or in any way to obligate the State or any political subdivision thereof, and all bonds and refunding bonds issued by the convention authority shall contain a statement to that effect on their face. L.2008, c.47, s.21.
N.J. Stat. § 52:18A-49.1 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 18A / Section 18A-49.1
LGBTQ+ business certification, unified procedure; definitions.
Status: in_force

1. a. The Department of the Treasury shall establish, consistently with Executive Order No. 295 of 2022, a unified procedure for the certification of a business as an LGBTQ+ business. In establishing and administering the procedure required by this section, the department shall ensure that the application for certification process is clear, concise, and does not require duplication of effort on the part of the applicant. b. The department shall: (1) establish criteria to be used: (a) to determine the status of a business as an LGBTQ+ business; (b) to deny or revoke the certification of an LGBTQ+ business; and (c) by a third party challenging the qualifications of an applicant to be certified as an LGBTQ+ business; (2) establish an appeal process for an LGBTQ+ business challenging the denial or revocation of the certification; (3) provide a single form of application for certification, which form shall be written in plain language, and include instructions as to the certification procedure and any additional documents or information required to be supplied by the applicant; (4) on no less than an annual basis, verify the status of each certified business to ensure continued compliance with the criteria for certification and control by the appropriate persons; and (5) compile, maintain, and make available to the public, government agencies, and other organizations lists of certified LGBTQ+ businesses. c. A business may submit an application for certification as an LGBTQ+ business to the department at any time. d. A business may submit to the department, in writing, a request to withdraw an application for certification as an LGBTQ+ business. A business may submit a request to withdraw an application one time within a 12-month period. A request to withdraw an application shall not be relevant to the department's consideration of a subsequent application submitted by that business. A business may submit a new application for certification following the passage of 90 calendar days after the date the business submitted a request to withdraw an application, but no more frequently than three times within a calendar year. e. An applicant for certification pursuant to this section shall accurately and honestly supply all information required by the department. A certified LGBTQ+ business shall notify the department, as soon as possible, of changed circumstances that may impact the ownership composition of the business, control of the business, or otherwise affect the business's eligibility for certification pursuant to this section. The department shall revoke the certification of a business which fails to report a changed circumstance pursuant to this subsection. f. The department may enter into a reciprocal agreement with, or accept the certification of, one or more public or private certifying entities in order to facilitate the development and growth of LGBTQ+ businesses, provided that the quality of the program established by each other certifying entity is substantially similar to the department's program of certifying LGBTQ+ businesses. The department shall document each reciprocal agreement it enters into, and each entity from which the department accepts certifications, by posting identifying information of the department's Internet website, which shall include: the name of each other certifying entity, the date the department starts accepting certifications from each other entity, and a link to each other certifying entity's Internet website. g. Information and documents that a business submits to the department as part of the business's application for certification as an LGBTQ+ business shall be deemed confidential, unless otherwise required to be accessible pursuant to applicable federal or State law. Subject to confidentiality limitations pursuant to P.L.1963, c.73 (C.47:1A-1 et seq.), the department may make available, during an appeal pursuant to this section, the information and documents a business has submitted to the department as part of the business's application for certification as an LGBTQ+ business. Information required to be disclosed for purposes of listing certified LGBTQ+ businesses pursuant to subsection b. of this section shall not be deemed confidential. h. As used in this section: "Appeal" means a filed written challenge to a denial or revocation of a certification as an LGBTQ+ business. "Applicant" means a business that applies for certification as an LGBTQ+ business pursuant to this section. "Business" means an entity organized for profit which includes, but is not limited to, a sole proprietorship, partnership, limited liability company, corporation, or joint venture. "Certification" means a determination by the department that an applicant has met the standards for certification as an LGBTQ+ business, pursuant to this section. "Department" means the Department of the Treasury. "Executive Order No. 295" means Executive Order No. 295 (2022), issued by Governor Murphy on May 3, 2022. "LGBTQ+" means lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning +, or other gender identities and sexual orientations that are non-cisgender and non-heterosexual. "LGBTQ+ business" means a business, which is: a sole proprietorship owned and controlled by a person who identifies as LGBTQ+; a partnership or joint venture, in which at least 51 percent of the ownership interest is held by individuals who identify as LGBTQ+ and the management and daily business operations are controlled by one or more of the individuals who identify as LGBTQ+; or a corporation or other entity, the management and daily business operations of which are controlled by one or more individuals who identify as LGBTQ+ and of which at least 51 percent of the legal beneficial ownership is held by one or more individuals who identify as LGBTQ+. L.2024, c.10.
N.J. Stat. § 52:15C-6 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 15C / Section 15C-6
Authority of the State Comptroller.
Status: in_force

6. The State Comptroller is authorized to call upon any department, office, division, agency or independent authority of State government to provide such information, resources, or other assistance deemed necessary to discharge the duties and functions and to fulfill the responsibilities of the State Comptroller under this act. Each department, office, division, agency or independent authority of this State shall cooperate with the State Comptroller and furnish the office with the assistance necessary to accomplish the purposes of this act. L.2007, c.52, s.6.
N.J. Stat. § 52:9Q-18 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 9Q / Section 9Q-18
Capital District Impact Statement
Status: in_force

Any department, board, agency, division or commission of the State and any county or municipal government entity, or instrumentality thereof, which undertakes any construction, reconstruction or extension of any building, structure or facility or other improvement within the district shall, prior to undertaking such action, file with the corporation a Capital District Impact Statement which describes the ways in which the proposed construction, reconstruction or extension is consistent with the plan in its various elements. Whenever a governmental entity is granted final authority to review and approve plans for private development proposed for the district, the appropriate governmental entity with authority to grant final approval of an action shall file an impact statement for each development which is granted final approval explaining the ways in which the proposed development is consistent with the plan. The approving authority is empowered to require the preparation and submission of that impact statement by the developer as part of the application for development. L. 1987, c. 58, s. 10.
N.J. Stat. § 52:28-35 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 28 / Section 28-35
Serving criminal process issued by New Jersey
Status: in_force

Article I. Criminal process issued under the authority of the state of New Jersey against any person accused of an offense committed upon the soil of said state, or upon the eastern half of said Delaware river, or committed on board of any vessel being under the exclusive jurisdiction of that state, and also civil process issued under the authority of the state of New Jersey against any person domiciled in that state, or against property taken out of that state to evade the laws thereof, may be served upon any portion of the Delaware river between said states from low-water mark on the New Jersey shore to low-water mark on the Delaware shore, except upon Reedy and Pea Patch islands, unless said person or property shall be on board a vessel aground upon or fastened to the shore of the state of Delaware, or the shores of said islands, or fastened to a wharf adjoining thereto, or unless such person shall be under arrest or such property shall be under seizure by virtue of process or authority of the state of Delaware. L.1905, c. 42, Art. I, p. 69 (C.S. p. 5375, s. 49).
N.J. Stat. § 52:27D-201 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 27D / Section 27D-201
Life hazard use or high-rise structure; certificate of registration
Status: in_force

a. Within 90 days of the effective date of this act, and thereafter as required by subsection c. of this section, the owner of a life hazard use or high-rise structure shall file with the commissioner, upon forms provided by the commissioner, an application for a certificate of registration. Each application shall include information prescribed by the commissioner to enforce the provisions of this act. Upon receipt of the application, the commissioner shall forthwith issue to the owner of the life hazard use or high-rise structure a certificate of registration, which certificate of registration shall be posted by the owner of the structure in a conspicuous location therein. The certificate of registration shall be in such form as may be prescribed by the commissioner. b. Within 90 days of the effective date of this act, and thereafter as required by subsection c. of this section, the owner of each life hazard use or high-rise structure shall appoint an agent for the purpose of receiving service of process and orders or notices issued by the commissioner pursuant to this act. Each agent shall be either a resident of this State or a corporation licensed to do business in this State. c. If the ownership of a life hazard use or high-rise structure is transferred, whether by sale, assignment, gift, intestate succession, testate devolution, reorganization, receivership, foreclosure or execution process, the new owner shall file with the commissioner, within 30 days of the transfer, an application for a certificate of registration pursuant to subsection a. of this section and appoint an agent for the service of process pursuant to subsection b. of this section. d. If an owner of a life hazard use or high-rise structure has not fulfilled the requirements of this section, the commissioner shall notify the owner in writing that he is in violation of this section and shall order that registration be accomplished within 30 days. The notice and order shall include an accurate restatement of the subsection of this section with which the owner has not complied. If the owner has not complied with the order of the commissioner within 30 days of the date on which it was mailed, the commissioner shall order him to pay not less than $200.00 and not more than $1,000.00 for each registration. The commissioner may issue a certificate to the clerk of the Superior Court that the owner is indebted for the payment of the penalty and the clerk shall immediately enter upon his record of docketed judgments the name of the owner and of the department, a designation of the statute under which the penalty is imposed, the amount of the penalty certified and the date the certification was made. The making of the entry shall have the same effect as the entry of the docketed judgment in the office of the clerk but without prejudice to the owner's right of appeal. e. On or before July 1, next following the effective date of this act, and annually thereafter, the owner of each life hazard use and of each high-rise structure in the State shall pay to the department an annual fee in an amount which the commissioner shall establish by regulation and which shall allow the department to recover the cost to it and to local enforcing agencies of administering this act. Annual fees received from owners of life hazard uses and high-rise structure inspected by a local enforcing agency shall be divided between the local enforcing agency and the department in accordance with a percentage formula which the commissioner shall establish by regulation and which shall allow the department to recover the cost to it of administering this act in municipalities having local enforcement. With the approval of the department, local enforcement agencies may collect the annual fee and remit to the department only that percentage of the annual fee which the commissioner shall have established by regulation as constituting the department's share of the fee. f. All moneys which the commissioner shall receive in the form of fees and for penalties for failure to register shall be appropriated to the department to pay the cost of enforcing this act. g. The owner of a life hazard use or high-rise structure shall pay the annual fee within 30 days of the day on which it is demanded by the department or the local enforcing agency. If he fails to do so, the department may issue a certificate to the clerk of the Superior Court that the owner is indebted to the department for the payment of the annual fee and the clerk shall immediately enter upon his record of docketed judgments and the name of the owner and of the department, a designation of the statute under which the fee is assessed, the amount of the fee certified and the date the certification was made. The making of the entry shall have the same effect as the entry of a docketed judgment in the office of the clerk, but without prejudice to the owner's right of appeal. L.1983, c. 383, s. 10.
N.J. Stat. § 52:27D-123.8 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 27D / Section 27D-123.8
Development of building code to foster housing rehabilitation
Status: in_force

2. a. The Commissioner of Community Affairs is hereby directed to develop a building code specifically designed to foster cost-effective housing rehabilitation, while ensuring through its provisions that necessary health and safety requirements are met. The code shall be designed for use throughout the State but shall have particular application to the older cities of the State, and the housing types characteristic of those cities. The code shall supplement the State Uniform Construction Code, adopted pursuant to P.L.1975, c.217 (C.52:27D-119 et seq.). The commissioner may promulgate this code as a separate document from the State Uniform Construction Code, or may, if he finds it feasible and useful, incorporate its provisions directly into, and make them an integral part of, that code. b. In developing the code, the commissioner is directed to investigate any model codes, such as Chapter 34, "Existing Structures," of the "BOCA National Building Code/1993" and experiences of other code enforcement jurisdictions, to consult with individuals and organizations experienced in the rehabilitation of low and moderate income housing in New Jersey's urban areas, and conduct research as may be relevant to the purposes of this act. c. The commissioner is further directed to undertake a study of the desirability of authorizing a procedure under which, in adopting the provisions of the standard or model codes upon which the State Uniform Construction Code is based, discretion may be accorded to the commissioner to modify, amplify or otherwise depart from any such provisions, without exceeding any of them in stringency, for the purpose of accommodating this State's construction code to the needs of the State and its various regions, particularly with respect to encouraging the provision of housing affordable to persons and families of low and moderate income. d. The commissioner shall, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), promulgate the code prescribed in subsection a. of this section within six months of the effective date of this act; or, if he finds it impracticable to do so, shall make a written report to the Legislature setting forth the grounds of the impracticability and making such recommendations for further legislative action as he may deem likely to remove those grounds. Within the same period of time the commissioner shall also make his report and recommendations to the Legislature on the study directed by subsection c. of this section. L.1995,c.78,s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 52:27D-489k — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 27D / Section 27D-489k
Agreement between developer and municipality.
Status: in_force

11. a. The governing body of a municipality is authorized to enter into a redevelopment incentive grant agreement with a developer, which shall not be effective until adopted by ordinance, for any redevelopment project located within a qualifying economic redevelopment and growth grant incentive area. b. The redevelopment incentive grant agreement shall specify the maximum amount of project costs, the amount of the incentive grant to be awarded the developer, the frequency of payments, and the eligibility period. The maximum amount of any municipal redevelopment incentive grant shall be equal to: (1) 100 percent of the project costs in the case of a municipal redeveloper, or (2) for all other developers, the maximum amount of any redevelopment incentive grant agreement shall be 30 percent of the total project costs, or 40 percent if located in a Garden State Growth Zone. c. Except in the case of a qualified residential project, the municipality may enter into a redevelopment incentive grant agreement only if the chief financial officer of the municipality makes a finding that the incremental revenues to be realized from the redevelopment project will be in excess of the amount necessary to reimburse the developer for its project financing gap. Such finding shall be based upon appropriate documentation and calculations supporting the decision. d. Within a qualifying economic redevelopment and growth grant incentive area a municipality that has entered into a local redevelopment incentive grant agreement may pledge eligible revenues it is authorized to collect as follows: (1) incremental payments in lieu of taxes, with respect to property located in the district, made pursuant to the "Five-Year Exemption and Abatement Law," P.L.1991, c.441 (C.40A:21-1 et seq.), or the "Long Term Tax Exemption Law," P.L.1991, c.431 (C.40A:20-1 et al.); (2) incremental revenues collected from payroll taxes, with respect to business activities carried on within the area, pursuant to section 15 of P.L.1970, c.326 (C.40:48C-15); (3) incremental revenue from lease payments made to the municipality, the developer, or the developer's successors with respect to property located in the area; (4) incremental revenue collected from parking taxes derived from parking facilities located within the area pursuant to section 7 of P.L.1970, c.326 (C.40:48C-7); (5) incremental admissions and sales taxes derived from the operation of a public facility within the area pursuant to section 1 of P.L.2007, c.302 (C.40:48G-1); (6) (a) incremental sales and excise taxes which are derived from activities within the area and which are rebated to or retained by the municipality pursuant to the "New Jersey Urban Enterprise Zones Act," P.L.1983, c.303 (C.52:27H-60 et seq.) or any other law providing for such rebate or retention; (b) within Planning Area 1 (Metropolitan) under the State Development and Redevelopment Plan adopted pursuant to the "State Planning Act," sections 1 through 12 of P.L.1985, c.398 (C.52:18A-196 et seq.), a municipality may impose the entire State sales tax on business activities within a redevelopment project located in an urban enterprise zone that would ordinarily be entitled to collect reduced rate revenues under section 21 of P.L.1983, c.303 (C.52:27H-80), and pledge the excess revenues to a local redevelopment incentive grant agreement; (7) incremental parking revenue collected, pursuant to section 7 of P.L.1970, c.326 (C.40:48C-7), from public parking facilities built as part of a redevelopment project, except for public parking facilities owned by parking authorities pursuant to the "Parking Authority Law," P.L.1948, c.198 (C.40:11A-1 et seq.); (8) incremental revenues collected, pursuant to section 3 of P.L.2003, c.114 (C.40:48F-1), P.L.1981, c.77 (C.40:48E-1 et seq.), or P.L.1947, c.71 (C.40:48-8.15 et seq.), from hotel and motel taxes; (9) upon approval by the Local Finance Board, other incremental municipal revenues that may become available; (10) the property tax increment, except in the case of a Garden State Growth Zone, in which such property tax increment and any other incremental revenues are calculated as those incremental revenues that would have existed notwithstanding the provisions of the "New Jersey Economic Opportunity Act of 2013," P.L.2013, c.161 (C.52:27D-489p et al.). The incremental revenue for the revenues listed in this subsection, when applicable, shall be calculated as the difference between the amount collected in any fiscal year from any eligible revenue source included in the local redevelopment incentive grant agreement, less the revenue increment base for that eligible revenue. e. (1) In calculating the general tax rate of a municipality each year, the aggregate amount of the incremental ratable value over the property tax increment base in the redevelopment project area that is pledged as part of a redevelopment incentive grant agreement shall be excluded from the ratable base of a municipality. (2) The amount of property tax increment not pledged toward a redevelopment incentive grant agreement shall be allocated pursuant to the normal tax rate distribution. The full incremental value of a project area shall be included in the value used for county and regional school tax apportionment until such time that the Director of the Division of Taxation in the Department of the Treasury can certify that property tax management systems are capable of handling the technical and legal requirements of treating parcels in areas of redevelopment as exempt from county and regional school apportionment. f. In addition to the incremental revenues that may be pledged in subsection d. of this section, any amount of tax proceeds collected from the tax on the rental of motor vehicles pursuant to section 20 of P.L.2009, c.90 (C.40:48H-2), may be included in a redevelopment incentive grant agreement with a developer, regardless of whether or not the redevelopment project area is within or outside of the designated industrial zone from which the tax on the rental of motor vehicles is collected. g. (1) A developer that has entered into a redevelopment incentive grant agreement with a municipality pursuant to this section may, upon notice to and consent of the municipality, pledge, assign, transfer, or sell any or all of its right, title and interest in and to such agreements and in the incentive grants payable thereunder, and the right to receive same, along with the rights and remedies provided to the developer under such agreement. Any such assignment shall be an absolute assignment for all purposes, including the federal bankruptcy code. (2) Any pledge of incentive grants made by the developer shall be valid and binding from the time when the pledge is made and filed in the office of the municipal clerk. The incentive grants so pledged and thereafter received by the developer shall immediately be subject to the lien of the pledge without any physical delivery thereof or further act, and the lien of any pledge shall be valid and binding as against all parties having claims of any kind in tort, contract, or otherwise against the developer irrespective of whether the parties have notice thereof. Neither the redevelopment incentive grant agreement nor any other instrument by which a pledge under this section is created need be filed or recorded except with the municipality. L.2009, c.90, s.11; amended 2010, c.10, s.10; 2013, c.161, s.20.
N.J. Stat. § 52:14-17.3 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 14 / Section 14-17.3
Time for appeal
Status: in_force

Any such appeal shall be taken within twenty days from the date of the making of the removal order by filing a notice of appeal with the Appellate Division and the Secretary of State. L.1948, c. 118, p. 828, s. 3. Amended by L.1953, c. 49, p. 855, s. 7.
N.J. Stat. § 52:17B-77.13 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 17B / Section 17B-77.13
Development, identification of uniform cultural diversity and implicit bias training course materials.
Status: in_force

1. a. The Department of Law and Public Safety shall develop or identify uniform cultural diversity and implicit bias training course materials and an online tutorial that shall include instruction designed to promote positive interaction with, and community outreach to, all residents within a community, including residents of all racial, ethnic, and religious backgrounds and lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals residing within the community. Components of the training course materials and online tutorial shall include, but not be limited to, instruction on: (1) the various cultural communities and the effects of diversity on community relations within a community; (2) appropriate methods by which an officer may interact with people of various cultures and religions in the community, with an emphasis on officer safety skills and conflict resolution techniques; (3) best practices in law enforcement techniques when analyzing and solving local neighborhood problems, meeting with community groups, and working with citizens on crime prevention programs; (4) the impact that police diversity skills have on overall law enforcement effectiveness; and (5) understanding implicit bias and employing strategies to eliminate unconscious biases that shape behavior and produce disparate treatment of individuals based on their race, ethnicity, religious belief, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, or other characteristics. b. The Department of Law and Public Safety shall cause the training course materials and online tutorial developed or identified pursuant to subsection a. of this section to be made available to every State, county, and municipal law enforcement department in the State and to each campus police department at an institution of higher education in the State that appoints police officers pursuant to P.L.1970, c.211 (C.18A:6-4.2 et seq.) for use in providing officer training and information promoting community outreach efforts within the law enforcement department's community. c. The Department of Law and Public Safety shall periodically assess the training course materials and online tutorial developed or identified pursuant to subsection a. of this section and update them where the department finds appropriate. L.2016, c.23, s.1; amended 2020, c.68, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 52:27D-384 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 27D / Section 27D-384
Short title
Status: in_force

This act shall be known and may be cited as the "State Aid to Densely Populated Municipalities Act." L.1990,c.85,s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 52:13-13 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 13 / Section 13-13
Powers given additional to other powers
Status: in_force

The powers given by this article shall be in addition to the powers given by article 1 of this chapter (s. 52:13-1 et seq.).
N.J. Stat. § 52:27H-84 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 27H / Section 27H-84
Regulations of municipality or state agency; exemption of enterprise zones
Status: in_force

In order to carry out the purposes of this act, any municipality or State agency may exempt designated enterprise zones from the provisions of any regulation, in whole or in part, promulgated by that entity or agency, but enterprise zones shall not be exempted from the provisions of any regulation, except upon finding by the State or municipal agency, as appropriate, that the exemption would not endanger the health and safety of the citizens of the State. L.1983, c. 303, s. 25, eff. Aug. 15, 1983.
N.J. Stat. § 52:27B-64 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 27B / Section 27B-64
Powers and duties vested in State house commission transferred
Status: in_force

12. The powers and duties vested in the State House Commission by sections 52:20-7, 52:20-13, 52:20-14, 52:20-20 and 52:20-25 of the Revised Statutes are hereby transferred to the General Services Administration and the administrator thereof. The administrator, with the commissioner's approval, shall to every practicable extent arrange, and from time to time rearrange, the office space assigned to the various departments and other agencies of the State Government in a manner to provide for the most efficient conduct of the business of such departments and agencies. The leasing of office space shall be done in accordance with the provisions of P.L.1992, c.130 (C.52:18A-191.1 et al.). L.1944,c.112,s.12; amended 1992,c.130,s.11.
N.J. Stat. § 52:27D-25 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 27D / Section 27D-25
Director of division of housing and urban renewal; appointment; salary; duties
Status: in_force

The Division of Housing and Urban Renewal 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 shall be appointed by the commissioner and shall serve at the pleasure of the commissioner and until the director's successor is appointed and has qualified. He shall receive such salary as shall be provided by law. 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 shall prescribe. L.1966, c. 293, s. 25.
N.J. Stat. § 52:27H-78 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 27H / Section 27H-78
Tax credit
Status: in_force

Any qualified business subject to the provisions of the "Corporation Business Tax Act (1945)," P.L. 1945, c. 162 (C. 54:10A-1 et seq.), as actively engaged in the conduct of business from a location within an enterprise zone designated pursuant to this act, which business at that location consists primarily of manufacturing or other business which is not retail sales or warehousing oriented, shall receive an enterprise zone employee tax credit against the amount of tax imposed under the "Corporation Business Tax Act (1945)," P.L. 1945, c. 162 (C. 54:10A-1 et seq.), as hereinafter provided: a. A one-time credit of $1,500.00 for each new full-time, permanent employee employed at that location who is a resident of the qualifying municipality in which the designated enterprise zone is located, or any other qualifying municipality in which an urban enterprise zone is located, and who immediately prior to employment by the taxpayer was unemployed for at least 90 days, or was dependent upon public assistance as the primary source of income; b. A one-time credit of $500.00 for each new full-time, permanent employee employed at that location who is a resident of a qualifying municipality in which a designated enterprise zone is located, or any other qualifying municipality in which an urban enterprise zone is located, who does not meet the requirements of subsection a. of this section, and who was not, immediately prior to employment by the taxpayer, employed at a location within the qualifying municipality; c. A qualified business which is not entitled to an employee tax credit under this section, but meets the eligibility criteria pursuant to the provisions of subsection c. of section 27 of P.L. 1983, c. 303 (C. 52:27H-86), shall receive a one-time credit in an amount equal to 8% of each new investment made by the qualified business in the enterprise zone under an agreement approved by the authority. This credit shall be applied against the taxpayer's corporation business tax liability subject to the limitations and carry forward provisions set forth in section 18 of P.L. 1983, c. 303 (C. 52:27H-77); provided, however, that a qualified business shall not claim an employee tax credit and an investment tax credit authorized pursuant to this subsection in the same year regardless of whether those credits were earned for the tax year or carried forward from a previous year. d. The enterprise zone employee tax credit shall be allowed in the tax year immediately following the tax year in which the new full-time, permanent employee was first employed by the taxpayer, and shall be permitted in any tax year of a 20 year period from the date of designation of the enterprise zone, or of a period of 20 tax years from the date within that designation period upon which the taxpayer is first subject to the provisions of the "Corporation Business Tax Act (1945)," P.L. 1945, c. 162 (C. 54:10A-1 et seq.), whichever date is later and the termination of the designation of an enterprise zone at the end of a 20 year designation period shall not terminate the eligibility period provided under this section; e. A tax credit shall be permitted under this section only for those new full-time, permanent employees who have been employed for at least six continuous months by the taxpayer during the tax year for which the tax credit is claimed. f. A newly employed employee shall not be deemed a new full-time, permanent employee for the purposes of this section unless the total number of full-time, permanent employees, including the newly employed employee, employed by the employer in the zone during the calendar year exceeds the greatest number of full-time, permanent employees employed in the zone by the employer during any prior calendar year during the period commencing with the date of zone designation. L. 1983, c. 303, s. 19; amended 1988,c.93,s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 52:27D-489l — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 27D / Section 27D-489l
Creation of municipal redevelopment utility permitted.
Status: in_force

12. a. A municipality may adopt an ordinance creating a municipal redevelopment utility under the name and style of "the __________ redevelopment utility," with all or any significant part of the name of the municipality inserted. The redevelopment utility shall be a municipal public utility for the purposes of Title 40A of the New Jersey Statutes. b. The purpose of every redevelopment utility shall be to receive revenues collected pursuant to section 11 of P.L.2009, c.90 (C.52:27D-489k) and to use those revenues as payment of incentive grants, and for other local purposes that may be approved by the Local Finance Board, as that board deems necessary or useful. c. If a municipality does not create a municipal redevelopment utility, then any revenues collected pursuant to section 11 of P.L.2009, c.90 (C.52:27D-489k) and any grants received to pay incentive grants shall be treated as riders in the municipal budget pursuant to N.J.S.40A:4-36. L.2009, c.90, s.12.
N.J. Stat. § 52:18A-8.1 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 18A / Section 18A-8.1
Fiscal agent or custodian for funds and other assets; agreements.
Status: in_force

1. a. The State Treasurer is hereby authorized and empowered to enter into agreement from time to time, and on the terms and for the compensation, if any, the State Treasurer deems appropriate, with any one or more of the national banks and the banks authorized by this State to carry on a banking business, which the State Treasurer may select, to act as fiscal agent for the State or as custodian for funds, securities, or other assets of the State and as fiscal agent or as custodian for any pension agency, fund or system maintained in whole or in part by the State. Each bank selected by the State Treasurer to act as custodian or fiscal agent shall have a physical presence in this State in the form of a principal office or branch office and shall employ New Jersey residents. Each bank selected by the State Treasurer may use recognized depositories or clearinghouses for the funds, securities or other assets of the State or may use other banks as sub-custodians or sub-fiscal agents for these assets, provided that in every case each bank selected by the State Treasurer shall retain primary responsibility for these assets. b. If a bank selected by the State Treasurer delegates its responsibilities as custodian or fiscal agent, or both, to a sub-custodian or sub-fiscal agent, the sub-custodian or sub-fiscal agent shall be responsible for the services delegated to it to the same degree as the primary custodian or primary fiscal agent and shall maintain accounting records and be otherwise held accountable to the same degree of fiduciary duty and responsibility as the appointing primary custodian or fiscal agent. c. A bank selected by the State Treasurer as a primary custodian or fiscal agent which delegates its responsibilities as custodian or fiscal agent, or both, to a sub-custodian or sub-fiscal agent, shall not be relieved of its fiduciary duties and responsibilities. L.1954,c.22,s.1; amended 2001, c.286, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 52:9EE-4 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 9EE / Section 9EE-4
Duties of commission.
Status: in_force

4. The commission shall: a. Review and authorize approved research projects, emphasizing projects that study nerve regeneration as a means to a cure for brain injury, and may establish an independent scientific advisory panel composed of scientists and clinicians who are not members of the commission to review proposals submitted to the commission and make funding recommendations to the commission; b. Apportion all available funds to qualifying research institutions to finance approved research projects and necessary institutional support services; c. Ensure that funds so apportioned to approved research projects are not diverted to any other use; d. Take steps necessary to encourage the development within the State of brain injury research projects; e. Compile a directory of all brain injury research projects being conducted in the State; and f. Provide the Governor and the Legislature with a report by January 30 of each year describing the status of the commission's activities and the results of its funded research efforts. L.2003,c.200,s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 52:27BBB-47 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 27BBB / Section 27BBB-47
Payment to authority for debt service.
Status: in_force

48. a. The State Treasurer shall, in each State fiscal year, pay from the General Fund to the authority, in accordance with a contract or contracts between the State Treasurer and the authority, authorized pursuant to section 49 of P.L.2002, c.43 (C.52:27BBB-48), an amount equivalent to the amount due to be paid in such State fiscal year to pay the debt service incurred for such State fiscal year on the bonds or refunding bonds of the authority issued pursuant to P.L.2002, c.43 (C.52:27BBB-1 et al.) and any additional costs authorized by section 47 of P.L.2002, c.43 (C.52:27BBB-46); and b. In addition to such terms and conditions as are agreed upon pursuant to section 49 of P.L.2002, c.43 (C.52:27BBB-48), the contract or contracts shall provide that all such payments from the General Fund shall be subject to, and dependent upon, appropriations being made from time to time by the Legislature for these purposes. L.2002,c.43,s.48.
N.J. Stat. § 52:27H-22.6 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 27H / Section 27H-22.6
Annual reports
Status: in_force

The office shall annually report on its activities and progress by submitting a written report to the Director of the Division of International Trade and the Commissioner of Commerce and Economic Development and through them to the Governor's Commission on International Development, to the presiding officer of each house of the State Legislature and to the appropriate committees of the Legislature. L. 1987,c.334, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 52:27D-131.3 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 27D / Section 27D-131.3
Definitions.
Status: in_force

2. As used in P.L.2024, c.58 (C.52:27D-131.2 et seq.): "Architect" means an individual who, through education, training, and experience, is skilled in the art and science of building design and has been licensed by the New Jersey State Board of Architects to practice architecture in the State of New Jersey. "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Community Affairs. "Department" means the Department of Community Affairs. "Design professional" means an architect or professional engineer. "Enforcing agency" means the same as the term is defined in section 3 of P.L.1975, c.217 (C.52:27D-121). "Enforcing agency" shall also mean the commissioner, in municipalities for which the commissioner has assumed the task of administering and enforcing the State Uniform Construction Code pursuant to section 10 of P.L.1975, c.217 (C.52:27D-128). "Professional engineer" means a person who is licensed by the State Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors to practice engineering in the State of New Jersey. "Project" means the work identified in a construction permit application and accompanying plans. "Qualified design professional" means a design professional who satisfies the requirements established pursuant to subsection e. of section 3 of P.L.2024, c.58 (C.52:27D-131.4), and has not been excluded, suspended, or otherwise sanctioned by the department pursuant to section 5 of P.L.2024, c.58 (C.52:27D-131.6). "Qualified design professional of record" means the qualified design professional who prepared or supervised the preparation of an application for a construction permit and the plans and specifications submitted therewith filed with the enforcing agency pursuant to the self-certification program established pursuant to section 3 of P.L.2024, c.58 (C.52:27D-131.4). "Self-certification" or "self-certified" means a qualified design professional's submission to an enforcing agency of an application for a construction permit and the associated plans and specifications submitted together with a design professional of record self-certification form, as specified in section 4 of P.L.2024, c.58 (C.52:27D-131.5). "Self-certification program" or "program" means the program established pursuant to section 3 of P.L.2024, c.58 (C.52:27D-131.4), requiring an enforcing agency to accept an application for a construction permit and the associated plans and specifications that have been self-certified by a qualified design professional. "Supervisory check" means the enforcing agency's acknowledgement of receipt of all materials required to support issuance of a construction permit pursuant to the State Uniform Construction Code. L.2024, c.58, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 52:4B-36.2 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 4B / Section 4B-36.2
Crime victims not required to pay certain costs.
Status: in_force

3. Pursuant to Article I, paragraph 22 of the New Jersey Constitution: a. A crime victim shall not be required to pay the maintenance, support, rehabilitation, or other costs arising from the imprisonment or commitment of a victimizer as a result of the crime; and b. A crime victim shall not be charged any fee otherwise prescribed by law or regulation to obtain copies of the victim's own records to which the victim is entitled to access as provided in section 1 of P.L.1995, c.23 (C.47:1A-1.1), including, but not limited to, any law enforcement agency report, domestic violence offense report, and temporary or permanent restraining order.
L.2012, c.27, s.3; amended 2014, c.19, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 52:27B-66 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 27B / Section 27B-66
Sales of personal property; claims
Status: in_force

The director may, with the approval of the commissioner, sell any personal property in the possession of the State which is perishable in character and from which no revenue is derived, at public sale, after the same shall have been advertised at least ten days in a newspaper published in the city of Trenton and all persons claiming any lien or interest in such property shall take notice of the same at their peril. If any person shall thereafter establish a claim to any interest in the goods so sold according to law, the fund received from such sale shall be liable for the space of one year from the date of the sale for such interest or claim. All claims and interest in such property, other than that provided in this section, shall be forever barred. The sum realized from the sale shall, after the expiration of the period of one year, be covered into the State treasury. L.1944, c. 112, art. 6, p. 309, s. 14.
N.J. Stat. § 52:27BB-4 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 27BB / Section 27BB-4
Act is a revision
Status: in_force

This act is a revision of the statutory law repealed by sections ninety-seven and ninety-eight of this act. L.1947, c. 151, p. 649, s. 4.
N.J. Stat. § 52:16A-39 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 16A / Section 16A-39
Payment for services; prepaid deposit account
Status: in_force

The Secretary of State shall provide for the establishment and administration of a method of payment by any person for telephone and expedited over the counter corporate services. Such method may include prepaid deposit accounts. L.1982, c. 150, s. 5, eff. Oct. 13, 1982.
N.J. Stat. § 52:27D-3.4 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 27D / Section 27D-3.4
Report on violent crimes in certain types of housing.
Status: in_force

1. a. Not later than September 1st of each year, the executive director of a housing authority created pursuant to the "Local Housing Authorities Law," P.L.1938, c.19 (C.55:14A-1 et seq.) or the "Local Redevelopment and Housing Law," P.L.1992, c.79 (C.40A:12A-1 et seq.) and the owner of a property consisting of 10 or more rental units receiving project-based federal section 8 rental assistance, hereinafter "project-based housing,"shall report to the Commissioner of Community Affairs, on a form prepared and provided by the commissioner for this purpose, the number and type of violent crimes, as those crimes are delineated in the most recently issued Uniform Crime Report, published by the Department of Law and Public Safety, and drug offenses, as those offenses are enumerated in the "Comprehensive Drug Reform Act of 1987," N.J.S.2C:35-1 et al., involving the use, possession, manufacture, dispensing or distribution of a controlled dangerous substance, controlled dangerous substance analog or drug paraphernalia, committed on property owned by the housing authority or committed on project-based housing, respectively, at any time during the preceding State fiscal year. The report shall also include the amount expended by the housing authority or the project-based housing entity for drug elimination and crime prevention and control. b. Not later than January 1st of each year, the commissioner shall prepare and distribute to each member of the Legislature a report displaying all of the information reported by each housing authority and project-based housing entity required to report under this act. The report shall also assimilate and analyze the information reported by each housing authority and project-based housing entity required to report under this act. c. The commissioner shall promulgate rules and regulations necessary to effectuate the provisions of this act pursuant to the provisions of the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), not later that the 90th day following the effective date of P.L.2003, c.254 (C.52:27D-3.4 et al.). L.2003,c.254,s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 52:13D-25 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 13D / Section 13D-25
Disclosure or use for personal gain of information not available to public
Status: in_force

No State officer or employee, special State officer or employee, or member of the Legislature shall willfully disclose to any person, whether or not for pecuniary gain, any information not generally available to members of the public which he receives or acquires in the course of and by reason of his official duties. No State officer or employee, special State officer or employee, or member of the Legislature shall use for the purpose of pecuniary gain, whether directly or indirectly, any information not generally available to members of the public which he receives or acquires in the course of and by reason of his official duties. L.1971, c. 182, s. 14, eff. Jan. 11, 1972.
N.J. Stat. § 52:27D-515 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 27D / Section 27D-515
Provisions of C.52:14D-1 et seq. applicable.
Status: in_force

3. This act shall be subject to the provisions of the "State Agency Transfer Act," P.L.1971, c.375 (C.52:14D-1 et seq.). All records, equipment and other personal property, appropriations, and any balances of funds shall be transferred to the Department of Community Affairs pursuant to the "State Agency Transfer Act." L.2015, c.169, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 52:32-54 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 32 / Section 32-54
Regular consultations with vendor community.
Status: in_force

6. The department shall consult regularly with representatives of the vendor community for the purpose of implementing the provisions of this act. These consultations shall take place no less than once every six months. L.2011, c.147, s.6.
N.J. Stat. § 52:31B-6 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 31B / Section 31B-6
Emergency or imminent hazard to public health, safety and welfare
Status: in_force

(a) No State agency or unit of local government shall, except in the case of an emergency or an imminent hazard to the health, safety and welfare of the public, displace or remove, or cause to be displaced or removed, any person or business concern on account of the acquisition of any real property for public use or on account of a program of law enforcement or on account of a program or project for the voluntary rehabilitation of dwelling units, unless (1) any workable relocation assistance program required by subsection (a) of section 5 of this act shall have been submitted to, and approved by, the commissioner; (2) the chief executive officer of said State agency or unit of local government shall have filed with the commissioner the certification required by subsection (a) of section 5 of this act; (3) an alternate dwelling unit as described in section 5(b)(2) of this act is available for each person displaced or removed, or caused to be displaced or removed; and (4) the commissioner shall have certified to the chief executive officer of said State agency or unit of local government that the provisions of this act have been complied with. (b) Any State agency or unit of local government which, in the case of an emergency or an imminent hazard to the health, safety and welfare of the public, displaces or removes, or causes to be displaced or removed, any person or business concern on account of the acquisition of any real property for public use or on account of a program of law enforcement or on account of a program or project for the voluntary rehabilitation of dwelling units, shall do any and all things necessary and appropriate to provide, that, as soon after the displacement or removal of any such person or business concern as possible, (1) any workable relocation assistance program required by subsection (a) of section 5 of this act will be submitted to the commissioner for his approval; (2) the chief executive officer of said State agency or unit of local government will file with the commissioner the certification required by subsection (a) of section 5 of this act; (3) an alternate dwelling unit as described in subsection (b)(2) of section 5 of this act is available for each person displaced or removed, or caused to be displaced or removed; and (4) the commissioner will certify to the chief executive officer of said State agency or unit of local government that the provisions of this act have been complied with. L.1967, c. 79, s. 6, eff. May 31, 1967.
N.J. Stat. § 52:27D-437 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 27D / Section 27D-437
Delegation of administrative, enforcement duties, functions
Status: in_force

24. The department shall delegate, by rule or by interagency agreement pursuant to R.S.52:14-4, to the Department of Labor, its administrative and enforcement duties and functions pursuant to the provisions of sections 14 through 24 of P.L.1993, c.288 (C.52:27D-427 through C.52:27D-437) relating to the certification of business firms to perform lead evaluation or abatement work on public buildings, commercial buildings, bridges or any other buildings or structures that do not contain dwelling units. When the Department of Labor receives such a delegation, the Department of Labor shall be reimbursed by the department in an amount that is sufficient to cover the costs incurred by the Department of Labor in administering and enforcing the provisions of sections 14 through 24 of P.L.1993, c.288 (C.52:27D-427 through C.52:27D-437). The costs incurred by the Department of Labor in administering and enforcing this act shall be annually certified by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget in the Department of the Treasury. The Department of Community Affairs shall have ultimate responsibility for ensuring that lead evaluation and abatement work on all buildings and structures conforms to the requirements of sections 14 through 24 of P.L.1993, c.288 (C.52:27D-427 through C.52:27D-437). L.1993,c.288,s.24.
N.J. Stat. § 52:27D-448 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 27D / Section 27D-448
Certification of nonprofit community development corporation or Statewide organization.
Status: in_force

6. The department may certify a nonprofit community development corporation or a Statewide organization when it determines that the development corporation or the Statewide organization: a. has developed a viable plan for providing training, access to financing, and technical assistance for qualified recipients; b. has demonstrated an ability to successfully provide training and technical assistance to qualified recipients; c. has broad-based community support within a region and has demonstrated support from other regional entities to provide assistance with service delivery and financial aspects; and d. has an adequate source of operating capital. L.1999,c.239,s.6; amended 2004, c.176, s.6.
N.J. Stat. § 52:27D-466 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 27D / Section 27D-466
No alteration of established district without amending ordinance
Status: in_force

18. After adoption of the ordinance establishing a district there shall be no expansion or contraction of the boundaries of the district, the designation of the district agent, or the designation of the pledged revenues without adoption of an amending ordinance approved by the board as provided in section 17 of P.L.2001, c.310 (C.52:27D-465) . L.2001,c.310,s.18.
N.J. Stat. § 52:4B-5.1 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 4B / Section 4B-5.1
Access to criminal history records.
Status: in_force

11. The Victims of Crime Compensation Agency is authorized to obtain direct access to criminal history records maintained by the State Bureau of Identification in the Division of the State Police and is hereby designated a criminal justice agency for that purpose. L.1995,c.135,s.11; amended 2007, c.95, s.6.
N.J. Stat. § 52:7-12 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 7 / Section 7-12
Qualifications.
Status: in_force

3. Qualifications. a. A person commissioned as a notary public in this State shall: (1) be at the time of appointment at least 18 years of age; (2) be at the time of appointment a legal resident of this State or have a place of employment or practice in this State; and (3) not be disqualified to receive a commission under section 9 of P.L.2021, c.179 (C.52:7-10.4 et al.). b. A non-attorney applicant for an initial commission as a notary public shall provide satisfactory proof that the applicant has: (1) completed a course of study approved by the State Treasurer pursuant to subsection b. of section 6 of P.L.2021, c.179 (C.52:7-10.2); and (2) passed an examination prescribed by the State Treasurer pursuant to section 7 of P.L.2021, c.179 (C.52:7-10.3). c. A non-attorney commissioned notary public applying to renew a commission who has satisfactorily completed a course of study required pursuant to subsection b. of section 6 of P.L.2021, c.179 (C.52:7-10.2) at least one time, or who was commissioned for the first time before the effective date of P.L.2021, c.179 (C.52:7-10.1 et al.) shall complete a continuing education course as set forth in subsection c. of section 6 of P.L.2021, c.179 (C.52:7-10.2) and provide satisfactory proof of such completion. L.1979, c.460, s.3; amended 2021, c.179, s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 52:14F-4 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 14F / Section 14F-4
Administrative law judges; appointment, terms; compensation; recall.
Status: in_force

4. Permanent administrative law judges shall be appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate to initial terms of one year. During this initial term, each judge shall be subject to a program of evaluation as delineated in section 5 of P.L.1978, c.67 (C.52:14F-5). First reappointment of a judge after this initial term shall be by the Governor for a term of four years and until the appointment and qualification of the judge's successor. Administrative law judges nominated by the Governor before July 1, 1981 shall, upon their confirmation by the Senate, serve for terms of five years and until the appointment and qualification of their successors. Subsequent reappointments of a judge shall be by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate to terms of five years and until the appointment and qualification of the judge's successor. The advice and consent of the Senate, as provided in this section, shall be exercised within 45 days after a nomination for appointment has been submitted to the Senate, and if no action has been taken within the 45-day period, the nomination shall be deemed confirmed. This 45-day period shall not apply to any person nominated by the Governor for the position of administrative law judge prior to July 1, 1981. The annual salary for an administrative law judge during the initial term of one year shall be equal to 75% of the annual salary of a Judge of the Superior Court. The annual salary for a judge during the first year of the first reappointment shall be increased to 78 2/3 % of the annual salary of a Judge of the Superior Court. Upon receipt of satisfactory annual evaluations, the annual salary for a judge shall be increased to 81 2/3 % of the annual salary of a Judge of the Superior Court for the second year of the first reappointment and to 85% of the annual salary of a Judge of the Superior Court for the third year of the first reappointment. The annual salary shall be 85% of the annual salary of a Judge of the Superior Court for the fourth year of the first reappointment and for each year of subsequent reappointments thereafter. In addition to salary, an administrative law judge regularly assigned as an assignment judge shall receive $2,500 annually as additional compensation, and a judge regularly assigned other administrative or supervisory duties shall receive $1,500 annually as additional compensation. All administrative law judges, including the Chief Administrative Law Judge, shall be retired upon attaining the age of 70 years, except that any administrative law judge who has retired on pension or retirement allowance may, with the judge's consent, be recalled by the Director/Chief Administrative Law Judge of the Office of Administrative Law for service as a recalled judge in the Office of Administrative Law. No recalled judge shall serve beyond his 80th birthday. Upon such recall the retired judge shall have all the powers of an administrative law judge and shall be paid a per diem allowance fixed by the Director/ Chief Administrative Law Judge. In addition the recalled judge shall be reimbursed for reasonable expenses actually incurred by him in connection with his assignment and shall be provided with such facilities as may be required in the performance of his duties. Such per diem compensation and expenses shall be paid by the State. Payment for services and expenses shall be made in the same manner as payment is made to the judges of the Office of Administrative Law from which he retired. L.1978,c.67,s.4; amended 1981, c.202, s.2; 1981, c.328, s.1; 1999, c.380, s.9; 2005, c.6, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 52:27H-4 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 27H / Section 27H-4
Department of Commerce, Energy and Economic Development
Status: in_force

There is established in the Executive Branch of the State Government a principal department which shall be known as the Department of Commerce, Energy and Economic Development. L. 1981,c.122,s.4; amended 1987,c.365,s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 52:17B-194.10 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 17B / Section 17B-194.10
Requirements for activation of MVP Emergency Alert.
Status: in_force

2. An MVP Emergency Alert authorized under this section may be activated in accordance with the following requirements, which shall be incorporated into the guidelines required by subsection c. of section 1 of P.L.2015, c.184 (C.52:17B-194.9): a. The law enforcement agency receiving the missing person report shall be the lead law enforcement agency. b. The Missing Persons and Child Exploitation Unit in the Division of State Police, upon request, shall assist the lead law enforcement agency in the investigation of an MVP Emergency Alert. c. Each of the following criteria shall be met before an MVP Emergency Alert may be issued: (1) the person believed to be missing is believed to have a mental, intellectual, or developmental disability or defect, regardless of age; (2) a missing person report has been submitted to the local law enforcement agency where the person went missing; (3) the person believed to be missing may be in danger of death or serious bodily injury; (4) there is sufficient information available to indicate that an MVP Emergency Alert would assist in locating the missing vulnerable person, including but not limited to information indicating that at the time the person went missing the person was the operator of, a passenger in, or otherwise conveyed by a motor vehicle; and (5) sufficient information is available to disseminate to the public that could assist in locating the person, including but not limited to accurate information concerning any motor vehicle the person may have been operating or in which the person may have been a passenger or otherwise conveyed. L.2015, c.184, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 52:15A-5 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 15A / Section 15A-5
Appropriation of funds
Status: in_force

There are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the director such funds as may be necessary for carrying out the purposes of this act to remain available during the fiscal year in which the transition occurs and the next succeeding fiscal year. The Governor shall include in the budget transmitted to the Legislature, for each fiscal year in which his regular term of office will expire, a proposed appropriation for carrying out the purposes of this act. L.1969, c. 213, s. 5, eff. Nov. 5, 1969. Amended by L.1973, c. 241, s. 2, eff. Nov. 21, 1973.
N.J. Stat. § 52:9M-11 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 9M / Section 9M-11
Commission to keep public informed
Status: in_force

11. By such means and to such extent as it shall deem appropriate, the commission shall, consistent with the provisions of sections 7 and 8 of P.L.1996, c.44 (C.52:9M-8.1 and C.52:9M-12.2) keep the public informed as to the operations of organized crime, problems of criminal law enforcement in the State and other activities of the commission. L.1968,c.266,s.11; amended 1996, c.44, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 52:27D-349 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 27D / Section 27D-349
Examination of records
Status: in_force

The commissioner or his designee shall visit each facility offering continuing care in this State to examine its books and records at least once every four years. L. 1986, c. 103, s. 20.
N.J. Stat. § 52:27BBB-59 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 27BBB / Section 27BBB-59
Arbitrator to consider rehabilitation when deciding certain labor disputes.
Status: in_force

61. For the purposes of section 3 of P.L.1977, c.85 (C.34:13A-16), when deciding the award in a dispute involving public fire or police departments of the qualified municipality during the rehabilitation term, the arbitrator or panel of arbitrators shall, when considering the interests and welfare of the public and the lawful authority of the employer, include in those assessments the fact that the municipality is under rehabilitation pursuant to P.L.2002, c.43 (C.52:27BBB-1 et al.). L.2002,c.43,s.61.
N.J. Stat. § 52:27D-118.26 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 27D / Section 27D-118.26
Definitions.
Status: in_force

3. As used in this act: "Board" means the Local Finance Board of the Division of Local Government Services in the Department of Community Affairs. "Director" means the Director of the Division of Local Government Services in the Department of Community Affairs. "Eligible municipality" means a municipality that is qualified to receive assistance under P.L.1978, c.14 (C.52:27D-178 et seq.), a municipality under the supervision of the Local Finance Board pursuant to the provisions of the "Local Government Supervision Act (1947)," P.L.1947, c.151 (C.52:27BB-1 et seq.), a municipality that has issued qualified bonds pursuant to the provisions of the "Municipal Qualified Bond Act," P.L.1976, c.38 (C.40A:3-1 et seq.), or a municipality identified by the director to be facing serious fiscal distress. L.1987,c.75,s.3; amended 1999, c.156, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 52:13F-4 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 13F / Section 13F-4
Environmental impact statement on specific legislative bills
Status: in_force

An environmental impact statement on a specific legislative bill shall be prepared by the Commissioner of Environmental Protection when so directed by a majority of the legislative committee considering that bill. The legislative committee shall set a time limit up to 90 days for completion of the environmental impact statement. The legislative committee shall specify, but not limit areas of impact to be covered by the statement, including the short and long term environmental impact of such bill and any potential alternative thereto. In preparing the environmental impact statement, the Commissioner of Environmental Protection is authorized to obtain essential information from other State agencies. L.1977, c. 247, s. 4, eff. Oct. 3, 1977.
N.J. Stat. § 52:27I-25 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 27I / Section 27I-25
Members, appointment, terms.
Status: in_force

8. a. The authority shall consist of 13 members to be appointed and qualified as follows: (1) Three voting members appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate, for staggered terms of five years, one of whom shall be a representative of the private sector with relevant business experience or background; one of whom shall be an individual who is knowledgeable in environmental issues, conservation, or land use issues; and one of whom shall have appropriate experience in workforce development and job training. Preference shall be given to professionals with a background in technology, finance, energy industry, or real estate. One of the members appointed under this paragraph shall be a resident of the county selected from a list of five candidates recommended by the Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders and submitted to the Governor; the list of candidates for the initial selection of this member shall be so submitted within 45 days after the date of enactment of this act. In the event the Governor rejects all five candidates for the member to be selected upon the recommendation of the Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders, the Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders may submit an additional list of five different candidates within 30 days of the Governor's rejection of the prior list. If the Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders does not submit a list of five candidates within either of the aforementioned time periods, within ten days after the expiration of such time period, the Governor shall inform the Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders in writing that the Governor, at the Governor's discretion, will make such appointment. Not more than two of the members appointed by the Governor pursuant to this paragraph shall be members of the same political party, but the provisions of this paragraph regarding the selection of one such member from among candidates recommended by the Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders shall not be construed to prohibit the appointment of a resident of the county for either or both of the memberships under this paragraph that are not filled from among candidates so recommended; (2) The Chairperson of the New Jersey Economic Development Authority, ex officio and voting; (3) Another member of the Executive Branch appointed by the Governor to serve on the authority, ex officio and voting; (4) One voting member, who shall be a member of the Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders to be appointed by the Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders; (5) The mayors of Eatontown, Oceanport, and Tinton Falls, ex officio and voting; (6) The Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development, who shall serve as an ex officio, non-voting member; (7) The Commissioner of Environmental Protection, who shall serve as an ex officio, non-voting member; (8) The Commissioner of Community Affairs, who shall serve as an ex officio, non-voting member; and (9) The Commissioner of Transportation, who shall serve as an ex officio, non-voting member. Each member appointed by the Governor shall hold office for the term of that member's appointment and until a successor shall have been appointed and qualified. The member appointed by the Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders shall hold office for the term of that member's service on the board. In the event that a member appointed by the Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders ceases to serve on that board, that member shall no longer hold office on the authority and the board shall appoint a member of the board to serve as a new member of the authority. A member shall be eligible for reappointment. Any vacancy in the membership occurring other than by expiration of term shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment but for the unexpired term only. b. Each ex officio member of the authority and the member appointed by the Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders may designate an employee of the member's department or office to represent the member at meetings of the authority. The mayors of Eatontown, Oceanport, and Tinton Falls may designate a council member of their respective municipality, in lieu of an employee of the mayor's department or office, to represent them as a member at meetings of the authority. The designee may act on behalf of the member. The designation shall be in writing and shall be delivered to the authority and shall be effective until revoked or amended in writing to the authority. c. Each member appointed by the Governor may be removed from office by the Governor for cause, after a public hearing, and may be suspended by the Governor pending the completion of that hearing. Each such member, before entering the duties of membership, shall take and subscribe an oath to perform those duties faithfully, impartially, and justly to the best of the person's ability. A record of those oaths shall be filed in the office of the Secretary of State. d. The Governor shall appoint the chairperson of the authority. The members of the authority shall annually elect a vice-chairperson from among their members. The chairperson shall appoint a secretary and treasurer. The powers of the authority shall be vested in the voting members thereof in office from time to time; five voting members of the authority shall constitute a quorum, and the affirmative vote of five voting members shall be necessary for any action taken by the authority, except as otherwise provided in subsection e. of this section, or unless the bylaws of the authority shall require a larger number. No vacancy in the membership of the authority shall impair the right of a quorum to exercise all the rights and perform all the duties of the authority. e. The affirmative vote of seven members shall be required for the following actions taken by the authority: (1) any action to adopt or revise the plan, as provided in section 18 of this act, or to adopt or revise the development and design guidelines or land use regulations adopted by the authority as provided in section 17 of this act; (2) any action to enter into a designated redevelopment agreement with the EDA as provided in subsection a. of section 16 of this act; (3) any action to adopt any amendment to the plan pursuant to paragraph (1) of subsection e. of section 17 of this act; (4) any action to approve any project undertaken by the EDA; (5) any action to acquire easements, rights of way, or fee title to properties pursuant to subsection g. of section 9 of this act; (6) in any year that the authority is anticipated to receive no funding from the federal government, any action to approve the budget of the office for that year or any amendment to the budget pursuant to subsection d. of section 6 of this act; and (7) consent to the designation of any portion of the project area as an area in need of redevelopment or any area in need of rehabilitation pursuant to the provisions of the "Local Redevelopment and Housing Law," P.L.1992, c.79 (C.40A:12A-1 et al.), as provided in subsection o. of section 9 of this act. f. The members of the authority shall serve without compensation, but the authority may, within the limits of funds appropriated or otherwise made available for such purposes, reimburse its members for necessary expenses incurred in the discharge of their official duties. g. (1) No member, officer, employee or agent of the authority or office shall have a personal interest, either directly or indirectly, in any project, employment agreement or any contract, sale, purchase, lease, or transfer of real or personal property to which the authority or office is a party. (2) The authority, as well as any business entity performing or seeking to perform a contract for the authority, shall be subject to the provisions of P.L.2005, c.51 (C.19:44A-20.13 et seq.). (3) The members, officers, and employees of the authority shall be subject to the same financial disclosure requirements as the members, officers, and employees of State authorities subject to executive orders of the Governor with respect to financial disclosure. h. The authority may be dissolved by act of the Legislature on condition that the authority has no debts or obligations outstanding or provision has been made for the payment, retirement, termination, or assumption of its debts and obligations. Upon dissolution of the authority, all property, funds, and assets thereof shall be vested in the State, unless the Legislature directs otherwise. i. A true copy of the minutes of every meeting of the authority shall be forthwith delivered by and under the certification of the secretary thereof to the Governor. No action taken at such meeting by the authority shall have force or effect until 10 days, Saturdays, Sundays, and public holidays excepted, after the copy of the minutes shall have been so delivered, unless during such 10-day period the Governor shall approve the same, in which case such action shall become effective upon such approval. If, in that 10-day period, the Governor returns such copy of the minutes with veto of any action taken by the authority or any member thereof at such meeting, such action shall be void. j. Any and all proceedings, hearings or meetings of the authority shall be conducted in conformance with the "Senator Byron M. Baer Open Public Meetings Act," P.L.1975, c.231 (C.10:4-6 et seq.). k. Records of minutes, accounts, bills, vouchers, contracts or other papers connected with or used or filed with the authority or with any officer or employee acting for or in its behalf are declared to be public records, and shall be open to public inspection in accordance with P.L.1963, c.73 (C.47:1A-1 et seq.). L.2010, c.51, s.8; amended 2011, c.197, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 52:14-17.29nn — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 14 / Section 14-17.29nn
Biomarker precision medical testing coverage, State Health Benefits Commission contracts.
Status: in_force

9. a. The State 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 to 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.9.
N.J. Stat. § 52:27D-439 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 27D / Section 27D-439
"Energy Tax Receipts Property Tax Relief Fund."
Status: in_force

2. a. Commencing July 1, 1997 there is established the "Energy Tax Receipts Property Tax Relief Fund" as a special dedicated fund in the State Treasury into which there shall be credited annually, commencing in State fiscal year 1998, the sum of $740,000,000 or the amount determined pursuant to subsection e. of this section from the following: net payments under the "Sales and Use Tax Act," P.L.1966, c.30 (C.54:32B-1 et seq.) from sales and use of energy or utility services, net payments under the Corporation Business Tax Act (1945), P.L.1945, c.162 (C.54:10A-1 et seq.) from gas, electric, and gas and electric public utilities, whether municipal or otherwise, that were subject to tax pursuant to the provisions of P.L.1940, c.5 (C.54:30A-49 et seq.) prior to January 1, 1998, net payments under the Corporation Business Tax Act (1945), P.L.1945, c.162 (C.54:10A-1 et seq.) from telecommunications public utilities that were subject to tax pursuant to the provisions of P.L.1940, c.4 (C.54:30A-16 et seq.) as of April 1, 1997, net payments under P.L.1940, c.5 (C.54:30A-49 et seq.) from sewerage and water corporations, net payments under the "Transitional Energy Facility Assessment Act," P.L.1997, c.162 (C.54:30A-100 through C.54:30A-113), and such sums from the General Fund as may be necessary to provide that the annual amount credited to the fund shall equal $740,000,000 or the amount determined pursuant to subsection e. of this section. b. Notwithstanding the provisions of P.L.1940, c.4 (C.54:30A-16 et seq.), P.L.1940, c.5 (C.54:30A-49 et seq.) and any other provision of law concerning the apportionment and distribution by the State of taxes paid by public utilities, (1) There shall be paid during the State fiscal year 1998 and during each fiscal year thereafter from the "Energy Tax Receipts Property Tax Relief Fund" to the municipalities of the State the sum of $740,000,000 or the amount determined pursuant to subsection e. of this section. (2) A portion of the $740,000,000 or the amount determined pursuant to subsection e. of this section shall be allocated in a manner that provides that each municipality shall receive an amount not less than the largest annual amount received or to be received by the municipality from: (a) the distribution of $685,000,000 from the proceeds of the public utilities franchise and gross receipts taxes under P.L.1940, c.4 (C.54:30A-16 et seq.) and P.L.1940, c.5 (C.54:30A-49 et seq.) in calendar year 1994, 1995 or 1996; or (b) the distribution of $685,000,000 from the proceeds of the public utilities franchise and gross receipts taxes under P.L.1940, c.4 (C.54:30A-16 et seq.) and P.L.1940, c.5 (C.54:30A-49 et seq.) or from taxes and assessments collected in replacement of such taxes as released by the Division of Local Government Services in the Department of Community Affairs as fiscal year 1998 estimated franchise and gross receipts taxes State aid distributions by municipality prior to the certification of apportionment of such funds by the Director of the Division of Taxation and the amounts required pursuant to subsection d. of this section. (3) A portion of the $740,000,000 or the amount determined pursuant to subsection e. of this section shall be allocated in a manner that provides that each municipality shall receive an amount equal to the difference, if any, between the amount it received pursuant to paragraph (2) of this subsection and the sum of the amounts that the municipality received pursuant to the certification made in the 1997 calendar year released by the Division of Local Government Services in the Department of Community Affairs as the fiscal year 1998 estimated franchise and gross receipts taxes State aid distribution of $685,000,000 and the certification of the 1997 fiscal year distribution of $45,000,000. (4) The portion of the $740,000,000 or the amount, not more than $755,000,000, determined pursuant to subsection e. of this section remaining after the allocations pursuant to paragraphs (2) and (3) of this subsection shall be distributed in proportion to the amounts distributed pursuant to paragraph (2) of this subsection. c. (1) The funds distributed pursuant to paragraphs (2) and (4) of subsection b. of this section shall be distributed annually to municipalities on the following schedule: July 15, 35% of the total amount due; August 1, 10% of the total amount due; September 1, 30% of the total amount due; October 1, 15% of the total amount due; November 1, 5% of the total amount due; and December 1, 5% of the total amount due. (2) The funds distributed pursuant to paragraph (3) of subsection b. of this section, prior to January 1, 2002 for all municipalities, and distributed after January 1, 2002 for municipalities operating on a State fiscal year basis, shall be distributed annually to those municipalities on or before June 30. The funds distributed after January 1, 2002 pursuant to paragraph (3) of subsection b. of this section to calendar year municipalities shall be distributed annually on or before July 15. d. The allocation set forth in paragraph (2) of subsection b. of this section shall be adjusted to increase each appropriate municipal distribution by the amount necessary to: (1) make corrections to apportionment valuations or distribution values made by the Director of the Division of Taxation in the Department of the Treasury pursuant to R.S.54:30-2; and (2) correct equitable distortions, as determined by the State Treasurer, resulting from the application of section 2 of P.L.1980, c.10 (C.54:30A-24.1) and section 4 of P.L.1980, c.11 (C.54:30A-61.1). The director shall report to the Legislature, on or before July 15, 1997, the amount and distribution of the corrections pursuant to paragraphs (1) and (2) of this subsection. e. The amount credited to the "Energy Tax Receipts Property Tax Relief Fund" shall be $745,000,000 for State fiscal year 1999, $750,000,000 for each of State fiscal years 2000 and 2001, $755,000,000 for State fiscal year 2002, and for each fiscal year thereafter the amount equal to the amount credited in the prior fiscal year multiplied by the sum of 1.0 and the index rate or zero, whichever is greater. As used in this section, "index rate" means the rate of annual percentage increase, rounded to the nearest half-percent, in the Implicit Price Deflator for State and Local Government Purchases of Goods and Services, computed and published quarterly by the United States Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis, calculating the annual increase therein at the second calendar quarter which occurred in the next preceding State fiscal year. The Director of the Division of Local Government Services shall promulgate annually the index rate to apply in the next following State fiscal year which shall be the same as the index rate determined pursuant to section 4 of P.L.1983, c.49 (C.40A:4-45.1a). Any amount of aid distributed to a municipality in excess of the amount distributed to the municipality from the "Energy Tax Receipts Property Tax Relief Fund" during the State fiscal year 2002 shall be used solely and exclusively by each municipality for the purpose of reducing the amount the municipality is required to raise by local property tax levy for municipal purposes. f. Notwithstanding any other provision of this section or any other provision of law to the contrary, if any municipality paid a county for an amount for county purposes from the amount it received from its apportionment of taxes according to the limitations on the municipalities apportionment under section 4 of P.L.1980, c.11 (C.54:30A-61.1), the highest amount of that payment during calendar years 1994, 1995, and 1996 shall be paid annually directly to that county by the State Treasurer and be deducted from that municipality's distribution otherwise determined pursuant to paragraph (2) of subsection b. of this section. L.1997,c.167,s.2; amended 1999, c.168, s.1; 2002, c.3.
N.J. Stat. § 52:17C-7 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 17C / Section 17C-7
Public safety answering points.
Status: in_force

7. No provision of this act shall be construed to prohibit in any manner the formation of multi-agency, multi-jurisdictional, regional or county-wide public safety answering points. The formation of public safety answering points that serve groups of municipalities is encouraged in the interest of reducing cost and increasing the efficiency of administration. L.1989,c.3,s.7; amended 2007, c.56, s.21.
N.J. Stat. § 52:39-5 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 39 / Section 39-5
Progress report filed by recipient of development subsidy; violations, fines.
Status: in_force

5. a. Each recipient corporation of a development subsidy shall file with the granting body, on a form prepared by the State Treasurer, a progress report no later than 30 business days after the end of each State fiscal year, beginning with the end of the first full State fiscal year after the date of the development subsidy, for the duration of the development subsidy or for five years, whichever period is longer. The report shall include the following information for the State fiscal year just ended: (1) The application tracking number, except in the case of a development subsidy which has no application tracking number because the development subsidy was in effect prior to the 180th day after the effective date of this act; (2) The name, street and mailing addresses, phone number and chief officers of the granting body and the recipient corporation; (3) A summary of the number of jobs created, retained or lost inside New Jersey, broken down by full-time, part-time and temporary jobs, and the average annual rates of pay and benefits; (4) The number of current employees provided health benefits, and the number of new employees anticipated to be provided health benefits; (5) The comparison of the total employment in New Jersey by the corporate parent of the recipient corporation on the date of the application and the date of the report, broken down by full-time, part-time and temporary jobs; (6) A statement as to whether the use of the development subsidy during the previous fiscal year has reduced employment at any New Jersey site controlled by the recipient corporation or its corporate parent; and (7) A signed certification by the chief officer of the recipient corporation that the progress report is accurate. b. Not later than 30 days after the end of the second full State fiscal year after the date of the development subsidy, the recipient corporation shall file with the granting body a two-year progress report, certified by the chief officer of the recipient corporation, which shall include: (1) The same information as required to be included in reports filed pursuant to subsection a. of this section; (2) A statement of whether the recipient corporation has achieved the job creation and retention and wage and benefit rate goals projected in the recipient corporation's application; and (3) If the goals are not met, a full disclosure of the amount of any shortfall in job creation and retention rates at the project site inside New Jersey and wage and benefit rates compared to the goals and compared to job creation and retention goals and wage and benefit rates projected in the recipient corporation's application. c. The granting body shall review each report filed by the recipient corporation and conduct such further investigations as may be required to verify or correct the information in the report and submit the verified or corrected report to the State Treasurer not later than 30 business days after the report is filed by the recipient corporation. d. The recipient corporation shall provide the granting body and the State Treasurer access to the project site and records at reasonable times as needed to monitor the project and verify the accuracy of the information provided in reports made by the recipient corporation. If a recipient corporation fails to file a report by the required due date, the granting body may impose an administrative fine of not more than $500 per day to commence upon the tenth working day after the due date, and not more than $1,000 per day to commence on the twentieth working day after the due date. If a recipient corporation fails to provide the required access, the granting body may impose an administrative fine of not more than $500 per day to commence upon the fifth working day that access is denied, and of not more than $1,000 per day to commence upon the tenth working day that access is denied. e. A granting body may assess from recipient corporations whatever fees it determines to be necessary, but in no case fees greater than 0.25% of the value of a development subsidy if the development subsidy is a loan provided by the granting body, 0.1% of the value of the development subsidy if the development subsidy is a loan guarantee provided by the granting body or tax-exempt financing authorized by the granting body, or greater than 1.0% of the value if the development subsidy is not a loan, tax-exempt financing or loan guarantee, to pay for the costs of the granting body to carry out its responsibilities under this act, including the processing of applications for development subsidies, reviewing and verifying reports of recipient corporations and monitoring the compliance of recipient corporations with the requirements of this act, maintaining and making available records and, in the case of the State Treasurer, producing the annual Unified Economic Development Budget Report as provided in section 6 of this act and providing, as part of the annual budget request of the Governor, a comprehensive presentation of the costs of all development subsidies to the State. L.2007, c.200, s.5.
N.J. Stat. § 52:17B-77.9 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 17B / Section 17B-77.9
In-service training.
Status: in_force

3. The State Police or a local law enforcement agency may provide in-service training of its personnel according to the training protocols established by the Department of Law and Public Safety pursuant to section 2 of P.L.2005, c.72 (C.52:17B-77.8) on the specialized needs of persons with Alzheimer's disease and related disorders who become lost. L.2005,c.72,s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 52:16-10 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 16 / Section 16-10
Fees to State Treasurer
Status: in_force

52:16-10. The Secretary of State shall not be entitled to, or take, receive or retain, except for the use of the State, any compensation, pay, fee or emolument whatsoever, other than his annual salary, for any act or service performed or thing done or furnished by the Secretary of State in any official capacity, or under any law of this State. The gross amount of all moneys received by the secretary in any capacity for the use of the State shall be paid to the State Treasurer, except as is otherwise provided in this 1987 amendatory and supplementary act. Amended 1987,c.435,s.16.
N.J. Stat. § 52:9H-39 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 9H / Section 9H-39
"New Jersey Tax and Fiscal Policy Study Commission"; membership.
Status: in_force

1. a. There is established a commission in but not of the Department of the Treasury to be known as the "New Jersey Tax and Fiscal Policy Study Commission." The commission shall consist of nine members, of whom five shall be appointed by the Governor, and one shall be appointed by each of the President of the Senate, the Senate Minority Leader, the Speaker of the General Assembly, and the Assembly Minority Leader. b. In appointing the commission members, the appointing authorities shall select academic and business and other professionals who have knowledge and practical experience in tax policy, implementation, practice, administration and regulation and in governmental finance and fiscal management. No member shall be a nominee for, or hold, an elective office, other than on a local board of education, and no member shall be the head of a principal department of State government or hold cabinet-level rank. c. Members of the commission shall serve for a term of four years, except that of the appointments first made to the commission by the Governor, two of the appointments shall serve for a term of two years, and except that the appointments first made by the Senate Minority Leader and the Assembly Minority Leader shall be for a term of two years. The term of each member shall be deemed to commence on July 1 of the calendar year of the appointment and shall expire on June 30 of the second or fourth calendar year thereafter, as the case may be for the first or subsequent appointments, but members shall continue to serve during a succeeding term until the appointment and qualification of a successor. Any vacancy during a term shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment but only for the balance of the unexpired term. Members shall be eligible for reappointment to successive terms. Any member of the commission may be removed for cause by the Governor. The members shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed for necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties, subject to the availability of funds therefor. d. The commission shall organize as soon as may be practicable following the appointment of its members, to elect a chairperson, and to select a secretary, who need not be a member of the commission. The commission may formulate and adopt rules of procedure and operation in furtherance of its responsibilities. The commission may divide itself into such subcommittees and task forces, which task forces may include persons other than members of the commission such as academics, government officers or professionals, and may enter into such cooperative arrangements with academic or research institutions, as it deems necessary to accomplish its purposes. Persons serving on task forces other than members of the commission shall serve at the appointment of the chairperson and shall be non-voting participants in the task forces. The commission may meet and hold hearings at such places and times as it shall designate. L.2007,c.43,s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 52:27D-520 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 27D / Section 27D-520
"Recovery Infrastructure Fund."
Status: in_force

79. a. The authority shall establish a dedicated fund to be known as the "Recovery Infrastructure Fund." Money in the fund shall be dedicated to the purpose of funding local infrastructure, which shall include: (1) buildings and structures, such as schools, fire houses, police stations, recreation centers, public works garages, and water and sewer treatment and pumping facilities; (2) sidewalks, streets, roads, ramps, and jug handles; (3) open space with improvements such as athletic fields, playgrounds, and planned parks; (4) open space without improvements; (5) public transportation facilities such as train stations and public parking facilities; and (6) the purchase of equipment considered vital to public safety. b. The fund shall be credited with money remitted by eligible businesses pursuant to paragraph (2) of subsection b. of section 71 of P.L.2020, c.156 (C.34:1B-339). c. Money remitted to the fund by an eligible business pursuant to paragraph (2) of subsection b. of section 71 of P.L.2020, c.156 (C.34:1B-339) shall be earmarked for use on local infrastructure projects in the municipality in which the eligible business's project is located. d. A municipality shall apply to the authority, in a form and manner prescribed by the authority, for disbursements from the Recovery Infrastructure Fund. The authority, in consultation with the Department of Community Affairs, shall review and approve applications for disbursements of money from the fund pursuant to the provisions of this section and the rules and regulations promulgated by the authority pursuant to paragraph (1) of subsection f. of this section. e. The Department of Community Affairs shall coordinate with the authority and other boards, commissions, institutions, departments, agencies, State officers, and employees to carry out the local infrastructure projects funded through the Recovery Infrastructure Fund. f. (1) Notwithstanding the provisions of the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), to the contrary, the chief executive officer of the authority may adopt, immediately upon filing with the Office of Administrative Law, rules and regulations that the chief executive officer deems necessary to effectuate the purposes of subsections a. through d. of this section, which rules and regulations shall be effective for a period not to exceed 360 days from the date of the filing. The chief executive officer shall thereafter amend, adopt, or readopt the rules and regulations in accordance with the requirements of P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.). (2) Notwithstanding the provisions of the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), to the contrary, the Commissioner of the Department of Community Affairs may adopt, immediately upon filing with the Office of Administrative Law, rules and regulations that the commissioner deems necessary to effectuate the purposes of subsection e. of this section, which rules and regulations shall be effective for a period not to exceed 360 days from the date of the filing. The commissioner shall thereafter amend, adopt, or readopt the rules and regulations in accordance with the requirements of P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.). L.2020, c.156, s.79; amended 2021, c.160, c.38.
N.J. Stat. § 52:28-37 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 28 / Section 28-37
Common fishing rights
Status: in_force

Article III. The inhabitants of the said states of Delaware and New Jersey shall have and enjoy a common right of fishery throughout, in and over the waters of said river between the low-water marks on each side of said river between the said states, except so far as either state may have heretofore granted valid and subsisting private rights of fishery. L.1905, c. 42, Art. III, p. 70 (C.S. p. 5376, s. 51).
N.J. Stat. § 52:18A-122 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 18A / Section 18A-122
Payment in event of death of participant prior to retirement
Status: in_force

In the event of the death of a participant prior to retirement, an amount equal to the value of his account as of the last day of the month in which the death occurs shall be paid to the designated beneficiary in a single cash payment or in the event that no beneficiary was designated or if the designated beneficiary predeceased the participant such amount shall be paid to the estate of the participant. If, however, the designated beneficiary is a natural person, he may elect to receive, in lieu of a single cash payment, the actuarial equivalent thereof, under any method of settlement which would have been available to the participants pursuant to the provisions of sections 11 or 14 of this act. L.1963, c. 123, s. 16.
N.J. Stat. § 52:14-17.46.6a — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 14 / Section 14-17.46.6a
School Employees' Health Benefits Commission to provide for installment payments to obstetrical provider for maternity services.
Status: in_force

10. Within 30 days of the effective date of this act, the School Employees' Health Benefits Commission shall provide, in every health benefits plan that provides for maternity services, for reimbursement in installments to an obstetrical provider licensed in New Jersey for maternity services rendered during the term of a covered person's pregnancy. b. For the purposes of this section, "obstetrical provider licensed in New Jersey" means: (1) an obstetrician/gynecologist licensed by the State Board of Medical Examiners; or (2) a midwife licensed by the State Board of Medical Examiners as a certified midwife or a certified nurse midwife. L.2009, c.113, s.10.
N.J. Stat. § 52:1-1.2 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 1 / Section 1-1.2
Validity of acts performed at emergency temporary location
Status: in_force

During such time as the seat of Government remains at such emergency temporary location, or locations, all official acts now or hereafter required by law to be performed at the seat of Government by any officer, agency, department or authority of this State, including the convening and meeting of the Legislature in regular, extraordinary, or emergency session, shall be as valid and binding when performed at such emergency temporary location, or locations, as if performed at the normal location of the seat of Government. L.1963, c. 118, s. 2.
N.J. Stat. § 52:25-16.1 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 25 / Section 25-16.1
Contract provisions relating to any local contracting unit.
Status: in_force

3. The Director of the Division of Purchase and Property may, at the director's discretion, include, in any such contract or contracts on behalf of the State, a provision for the purchase of such materials, supplies, equipment or services by any local contracting unit from such contractor or contractors. Such purchase may be effectuated either as an outright purchase or by installment, lease or rental, so long as the vendor offers financing at an interest rate that is equal to or lower than the State line of credit. The local contracting unit shall have sole responsibility for any payment due the vendor for any such purchase. All purchases shall be subject to audit and inspection by the local contracting unit for which made. The local contracting unit shall file such reports as the Director of the Division of Purchase and Property may require setting forth the expenditure on such contracts. For the purposes of this section, "local contracting unit" means any public agency subject to the provisions of the "Local Public Contracts Law," P.L.1971, c.198 (C.40A:11-1 et seq.), the "Public School Contracts Law," N.J.S.18A:18A-1 et seq., the "State College Contracts Law," P.L.1986, c.43 (C.18A:64-52 et seq.), or the "County College Contracts Law," P.L.1982, c.189 (C.18A:64A-25.1 et seq.). L.1969,c.104,s.3; amended 1999, c.440, s.91.
N.J. Stat. § 52:13E-9 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 13E / Section 13E-9
Hearing conducted by temporary state commission
Status: in_force

No temporary State commission having more than two members shall have the power to take testimony at a public or private hearing unless at least two of its members are present at such hearing. Nothing in this section, however, shall be deemed to prevent the State Commission of Investigation from conducting private hearings, on an investigation previously undertaken by a majority of the members of the commission, with one commissioner present, when so designated by resolution pursuant to the provisions of section 12 of P.L.1968, c. 266 (C. 52:9M-12). L.1968, c. 376, s. 9, eff. Dec. 27, 1968. Amended by L.1984, c. 110, s. 5, eff. Aug. 3, 1984.
N.J. Stat. § 52:16A-90 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 16A / Section 16A-90
New Jersey Black Cultural and Heritage Initiative Foundation.
Status: in_force

1. The Secretary of State is authorized to establish a nonprofit, educational and charitable organization to be known as the New Jersey Black Cultural and Heritage Initiative Foundation. The foundation shall be devoted to the sponsoring of activities and the raising of funds for the establishment, support and promotion of the New Jersey Black Cultural and Heritage Initiative pursuant to section 5 of P.L.2005, c.47 (C.52:16A-94). The foundation shall be incorporated as a New Jersey nonprofit corporation pursuant to P.L.1983, c.127 (C.15A:1-1 et seq.), and organized and operated in such manner as to be eligible under applicable federal law for tax-exempt status and for the receipt of tax-deductible contributions, and shall be authorized to sue and to be sued as a legal entity separate from the State of New Jersey. L.2005,c.47,s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 52:27H-21.18 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 27H / Section 27H-21.18
Definitions.
Status: in_force

2. As used in this act: a. "Control" means authority over the affairs of a business, including, but not limited to, capital investment, property acquisition, employee hiring, contract negotiations, legal matters, officer and director selection, operating responsibility, financial transactions and the rights of other shareholders or joint partners; except that control shall not include absentee ownership, nor shall it be deemed to exist where an owner or employee who is not a minority, in the case of a minority business; or a male owner or employee, in the case of a women's business, is disproportionately responsible for the operation of the business or for policy and contractual decisions. b. "Commissioner" means the Treasurer of the State of New Jersey. c. "Director" means the Director of the Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services in the New Jersey Department of the Treasury. d. "Division" means the Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services in the New Jersey Department of the Treasury. e. "Minority" means a person who is: (1) Black, which is a person having origins in any of the black racial groups in Africa; or (2) Hispanic, which is a person with origins in Mexico, South or Central America, or the Caribbean Islands, regardless of race; or (3) Asian American, which is a person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, Indian subcontinent, Hawaii, or the Pacific Islands; or (4) American Indian or Alaskan native, which is a person having origins in any of the original peoples of North America. f. "Minority business" means a business which is: (1) A sole proprietorship owned and controlled by a minority; (2) A partnership or joint venture owned and controlled by minorities in which at least 51% of the ownership interest is held by minorities and the management and daily business operations of which are controlled by one or more of the minorities who own it; or (3) A corporation or other entity whose management and daily business operations are controlled by one or more minorities who own it, and of which at least 51% of the legal beneficial ownership is held by one or more minorities. g. "Public agency" means the State or any department, division, agency, authority, board, commission or committee thereof. h. "Woman" or "women" means a female or females, regardless of race. i. "Women's business" means a business which is: (1) A sole proprietorship owned and controlled by a woman; or (2) A partnership or joint venture owned and controlled by women in which at least 51% of the ownership is held by women and the management and daily business operations of which are controlled by one or more women who own it; or (3) A corporation or other entity whose management and daily business operations are controlled by one or more women who own it, and of which at least 51% of the legal beneficial ownership is held by women. j. "Applicant" means an individual or individuals, a sole proprietor, partnership, joint venture or corporation that applies for certification as a minority business or women's business, in accordance with the provisions of P.L.1986, c.195 (C.52:27H-21.17 et seq.). L.1986,c.195,s.2; amended 2003, c.189, s.2; 2023, c.217, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 52:17B-9.3 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 17B / Section 17B-9.3
Equipment
Status: in_force

Such equipment as is assigned to the members of the State Capitol Police Force as of the date of enactment of this act shall remain with the force. The Division of State Police shall supply such equipment as is deemed necessary by the Superintendent. L.1977, c. 135, s. 3, eff. July 1, 1977.
N.J. Stat. § 52:31B-11 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 31B / Section 31B-11
Inconsistent acts
Status: in_force

All acts or parts of acts inconsistent herewith are hereby superseded. L.1967, c. 79, s. 11, eff. May 31, 1967.
N.J. Stat. § 52:27BB-65 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 27BB / Section 27BB-65
Municipalities under the Municipal Finance Commission
Status: in_force

If a municipality subject to this act is placed under the supervision of the Municipal Finance Commission in accordance with section 52:27-2 or section 52:27-3 of the Revised Statutes, the application of this article in such municipality shall thereupon be terminated. L.1947, c. 151, p. 669, s. 65.
N.J. Stat. § 52:27G-37 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 27G / Section 27G-37
Criminal background checks for professional guardians.
Status: in_force

6. a. Upon receipt of an application for registration as a professional guardian, the Office of the Public Guardian for Elderly Adults is authorized to determine whether criminal history record information exists on file in the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Identification Division or in the State Bureau of Identification in the Division of State Police that would disqualify the person from being registered as a professional guardian. The Office of the Public Guardian for Elderly Adults is authorized to access the child abuse registry in the Department of Children and Families and the domestic violence central registry in the Administrative Office of the Courts. A person shall be disqualified from registration if the person's criminal history record background check reveals a record of conviction of any of the following crimes and offenses: (1) In New Jersey, any crime or disorderly persons offense: (a) involving danger to the person, meaning those crimes and disorderly persons offenses set forth in N.J.S.2C:11-1 et seq., N.J.S.2C:12-1 et seq., N.J.S.2C:13-1 et seq., N.J.S.2C:14-1 et seq. or N.J.S.2C:15-1 et seq.; (b) against the family, children or incompetents, meaning those crimes and disorderly persons offenses set forth in N.J.S.2C:24-1 et seq.; (c) involving theft as set forth in chapter 20 of Title 2C of the New Jersey Statutes, or fraud relating to any health care plan or program as set forth in section 15 of P.L.1989, c.300 (C.2C:21-4.1), sections 2 and 3 of P.L.1997, c.353 (C.2C:21-4.2 and 2C:21-4.3), P.L.1999, c.162 (C.2C:21-22.1) or section 17 of P.L.1968, c.413 (C.30:4D-17); or (d) involving any controlled dangerous substance or controlled substance analog as set forth in chapter 35 of Title 2C of the New Jersey Statutes except paragraph (4) of subsection a. of N.J.S.2C:35-10. (2) In any other state or jurisdiction, of conduct which, if committed in New Jersey, would constitute any of the crimes or disorderly persons offenses described in paragraph (1) of this subsection. A person shall also be disqualified from registration if a check of the child abuse registry reveals that the person has a history of child abuse. In a case in which a check of the domestic violence central registry reveals that the person has a history of domestic violence, the public guardian shall review the record with respect to the type and date of the criminal offense or the provisions and date of the final domestic violence restraining order and make a determination as to the suitability of the person to be a registered professional guardian. b. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection a. of this section to the contrary, no person shall be disqualified from registration on the basis of any conviction disclosed by a criminal history record background check performed pursuant to this act if the person has affirmatively demonstrated to the public guardian clear and convincing evidence of the applicant's rehabilitation. In determining whether a person has affirmatively demonstrated rehabilitation, the following factors shall be considered: (1) the nature and responsibility of the position which the person would hold, has held or currently holds, as the case may be; (2) the nature and seriousness of the offense; (3) the circumstances under which the offense occurred; (4) the date of the offense; (5) the age of the person when the offense was committed; (6) whether the offense was an isolated or repeated incident; (7) any social conditions which may have contributed to the offense; and (8) any evidence of rehabilitation, including good conduct in prison or in the community, counseling or psychiatric treatment received, acquisition of additional academic or vocational schooling, work history, or the recommendation of those who have had the person under their supervision. c. If a person refuses to consent to, or cooperate in, the securing of a criminal history record background check, the public guardian shall not register that person as a professional guardian and shall notify the person of that denial. L.2005, c.370, s.6; amended 2006, c.47, s.198.
N.J. Stat. § 52:14-33 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 14 / Section 14-33
Acceptance of preferred bank stock to extent of money on deposit; exercise of rights incidental to ownership
Status: in_force

Any officer, commission or board of this State, having money of the State or of such board or commission on deposit in any national bank transacting business in this State, or any bank or trust company organized under the laws of this State, may subscribe to and accept preferred stock in any such national bank, or bank or trust company of this State, in whole or in part to the extent of such deposit, where the Comptroller of the Currency of the United States, or the Commissioner of Banking and Insurance of this State, as the case may be, shall certify in writing to any such officer, commission or board of this State, that the same is advisable in the public interest. Such officer, board, or commission of this State and his or their successors, shall have and may, in his or their discretion, exercise all the rights incidental to the ownership of such stock, and may sell, transfer, or exchange such stock upon such terms and conditions, and for such consideration as such officer, board, or commission of this State shall deem advisable or advantageous. Such officer, board, or commission of this State shall have power to participate in and to consent to any amendment or amendments to the certificate of incorporation of such national bank or of such bank or trust company of this State, now or hereafter authorized by law, and may do all acts and things required or necessary to make such amendment or amendments effective according to their terms. Amended by L.1944, c. 13, p. 38, s. 1.
N.J. Stat. § 52:27D-10.5 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 27D / Section 27D-10.5
Definitions relative to smart growth in DCA and expedited permits.
Status: in_force

8. As used in section 9 of P.L.2004, c.89 (C.52:27D-10.6): "Applicant" means any person applying for a permit pursuant to section 9 of P.L.2004, c.89 (C.52:27D-10.6); "Ombudsman" or "Smart Growth Ombudsman" means the Smart Growth Ombudsman appointed by the Governor pursuant to section 2 of P.L.2004, c.89 (C.25:27D-10.3); "Permit" means any permit or approval required as a condition of development or redevelopment and issued by the Department of Community Affairs pursuant to any law or any rule or regulation adopted pursuant thereto; "Person" means any individual, corporation, company, partnership, firm, association, owner or operator of a treatment works, political subdivision of this State, or State or interstate agency; and "Smart growth area" means an area designated pursuant to P.L.1985, c.398 (C.52:18A-196 et seq.) as Planning Area 1 (Metropolitan), Planning Area 2 (Suburban), a designated center, or a designated growth center in an endorsed plan; a smart growth area and planning area designated in a master plan adopted by the New Jersey Meadowlands Commission pursuant to subsection (i) of section 6 of P.L.1968, c.404 (C.13:17-6); a growth area designated in the comprehensive management plan prepared and adopted by the Pinelands Commission pursuant to section 7 of the "Pinelands Protection Act," P.L.1979, c.111 (C.13:18A-8); an urban enterprise zone designated pursuant to P.L.1983, c.303 (C.52:27H-60 et seq.) or P.L.2001, c.347 (C.52:27H-66.2 et al.); an area determined to be in need of redevelopment pursuant to sections 5 and 6 of P.L.1992, c.79 (C.40A:12A-5 and 40A:12A-6) and as approved by the Department of Community Affairs; or similar areas designated by the Department of Environmental Protection. L.2004,c.89,s.8.
N.J. Stat. § 52:17B-5.6 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 17B / Section 17B-5.6
Office of Consumer Protection; establishment
Status: in_force

There is hereby established in the Division of Law of the Department of Law and Public Safety a bureau which shall be known as the Office of Consumer Protection. L.1967, c. 23, s. 1, eff. March 30, 1967.
N.J. Stat. § 52:17B-18 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 17B / Section 17B-18
Divisions in Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control constituted bureaus in Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided herein or as may be changed pursuant to authorization contained herein or in any other law, the organization of the existing Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control is continued as the organization of the Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control established hereunder; provided, however, that divisions in the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control shall hereafter be constituted bureaus in the Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control established hereunder, and any person in charge of any such bureau shall hereafter be known and designated as deputy director in the Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control established hereunder. L.1948, c. 439, p. 1713, s. 18.
N.J. Stat. § 52:27D-514 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 27D / Section 27D-514
Board of Landscape Irrigation Contractors, continued, transferred to DCI.
Status: in_force

1. The Landscape Irrigation Contractors Examining Board created by P.L.1991, c.27 (C:45:5AA-1 et seq.) within the Department of Environmental Protection, together with all of its functions, powers, and duties, are hereby continued as the Board of Landscape Irrigation Contractors in the Department of Community Affairs. Whenever in any law, rule, regulation, order, reorganization plan, contract, document, judicial or administrative proceeding, or otherwise, reference is made to the Landscape Irrigation Contractors Examining Board, the same shall mean and refer to the Board of Landscape Irrigation Contractors. Whenever any law grants the Department of Environmental Protection, or the commissioner thereof, review, control, or power over or relating to the Landscape Irrigation Contractors Examining Board, that review, control, or power shall be exercised by the Department of Community Affairs, or the commissioner thereof. L.2015, c.169, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 52:34-16 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 34 / Section 34-16
Deputy Director of Division of Purchase and Property
Status: in_force

The Director of the Division of Purchase and Property may, with the approval of the State Treasurer, designate a deputy to act during the absence of the director and to exercise the powers and duties of the director under this act during such absence. Such designation shall be in writing and shall be filed with the Secretary of State. L.1954, c. 48, s. 11.
N.J. Stat. § 52:27B-8 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 27B / Section 27B-8
Administrative Division authorized
Status: in_force

The commissioner shall have authority to organize and maintain in his offices an Administrative Division and to employ therein such secretarial, clerical and other assistants as his office and the internal operations of the department shall require. L.1944, c. 112, art. 2, p. 289, s. 7.
N.J. Stat. § 52:14-15c — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 14 / Section 14-15c
Definitions
Status: in_force

For purposes of this act: "Net pay" means the net amount of wages or compensation owed to an employee in any pay period after withholding of various federal and State taxes and all other deductions authorized by law including deductions construed as voluntary payments; "Banking institution" means a State or federally chartered bank, savings bank, savings and loan association, or credit union. Amended by L. 1981, c. 385, s.3; 1987, c. 38, s. 4.
N.J. Stat. § 52:27EE-21 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 27EE / Section 27EE-21
Dispute settlement office; established.
Status: in_force

21. Dispute Settlement Office; established. There is hereby established in the Office of the Public Defender the Dispute Settlement Office. L.2005, c.155, s.21; amended 2010, c.34, s.21.
N.J. Stat. § 52:15B-14 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 15B / Section 15B-14
Meetings with public officers, employees.
Status: in_force

14. The Inspector General shall meet at periodic intervals, but at least twice annually, with the Attorney General, the State Treasurer, the State Auditor, and any other public officers or employees deemed necessary who perform audits, investigations, and performance reviews similar or identical to those authorized to be performed by the Inspector General for the purpose of consulting, coordinating, and cooperating with those officers and employees in the conduct of audits, investigations and reviews. The Attorney General, the State Treasurer, the State Auditor, and such other public officers or employees shall attend such meetings for the purpose of consultation, coordination, and cooperation with the Inspector General. The focus of all parties during such meetings shall be to: facilitate communication and exchange information on completed, current, and future audits, investigations, and reviews; avoid duplication and fragmentation of efforts; optimize the use of resources; avoid divisiveness and organizational uncertainty; promote effective working relationships; and avoid the unnecessary expenditure of public funds. L.2005,c.119,s.14.
N.J. Stat. § 52:27BB-9 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 27BB / Section 27BB-9
Delegation of authority
Status: in_force

All powers, duties and functions vested in the director, including the making of inspections, examinations, audits and investigations and the conducting of hearings, may be delegated to, and exercised by, his duly authorized deputies, agents, appointees or employees of the division; but any such exercise of power, duty or function shall be at his direction and under his supervision, and he shall be responsible for all official acts. L.1947, c. 151, p. 650, s. 9.
N.J. Stat. § 52:4B-25.1 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 4B / Section 4B-25.1
Child and family counseling unit.
Status: in_force

1. a. In addition to the victim counseling service established pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1982, c.192 (C.52:4B-25), the Victims of Crimes Compensation Agency shall establish a specialized child and family counseling unit. This unit shall be under the direction of a person appointed by the executive director whose training or experience includes the handling of child abuse cases. b. The agency is authorized to appoint such personnel for the child and family counseling unit as may be necessary to carry out its functions. Appointments made pursuant to this subsection shall be within the limits of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available to the agency for that purpose. c. The child and family counseling unit may be principally located in any place as the agency deems advisable, but shall be available to lend assistance to child victims in every county in this State. L.1989, c.322, s.1; amended 2007, c.95, s.28.
N.J. Stat. § 52:27D-122.2 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 27D / Section 27D-122.2
Findings, declarations relative to energy efficiency in buildings.
Status: in_force

1. The Legislature hereby finds and declares: a. It is the public policy of this State to encourage and facilitate the construction of energy-efficient buildings which are designed and built to reduce overall energy demand. b. While energy-efficient buildings may cost more to construct, the payback period to recoup the added investment is only a few years. c. Energy savings can be most fully realized when incorporated into new construction from the beginning. d. It is therefore necessary and appropriate that the Commissioner of Community Affairs, in consultation with the Board of Public Utilities, adopt energy-efficient building codes that may exceed the requirements of national model codes. L.2009, c.106, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 52:34-12.2 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 34 / Section 34-12.2
State contracts to comply with MacBride principles and Northern Ireland Act of 1989
Status: in_force

1. a. Notwithstanding the provisions of any law, rule or regulation to the contrary, whenever a purchase, contract or agreement is to be made, negotiated or awarded after public bidding pursuant to the provisions of P.L.1954, c.48 (C.52:34-6 et seq.) by the Director of the Division of Purchase and Property or the Director of the Division of Building and Construction, as the case may be, or pursuant to R.S.52:32-2, any responsible bidder whose bid would be most advantageous to the State pursuant to section 7 of P.L.1954,c.48 (C.52:34-12) or who is selected pursuant to R.S.52:32-2 shall certify that: 1) they have no business operations in Northern Ireland; or 2) they will take lawful steps in good faith to conduct any business operations they have in Northern Ireland in accordance with the MacBride principles of nondiscrimination in employment as set forth in section 2 of P.L.1987, c.177 (C.52:18A-89.5), and in conformance with the United Kingdom's Fair Employment (Northern Ireland) Act of 1989, and permit independent monitoring of their compliance with those principles. b. If a bidder who would otherwise be awarded a purchase, contract or agreement does not agree to comply with the provisions of subsection a. of this section and another bidder who has agreed to stipulate to the conditions set forth therein has submitted a bid within five percent of the most advantageous bid for a purchase, contract or agreement to supply goods, services or construction of comparable quality, the contracting entity shall refer such bids to the Director of the Division of Purchase and Property or the Director of the Division of Building and Construction, as the case may be, who may determine, in accordance with applicable law and rules, that it is in the best interest of the State that the purchase, contract or agreement be awarded to the latter bidder. c. Upon receiving information that a party to a purchase, contract or agreement to supply goods, services or construction is in violation of the principles required by subsection a. of this section, the contracting agency shall review the information and offer the party an opportunity to respond. If the contracting agency finds that a violation has occurred, it shall take such action as may be appropriate and provided for by law, rule or contract, including, but not limited to, imposing sanctions, seeking compliance, recovering damages, declaring the party in default and seeking debarment or suspension of the party. d. The provisions of this section shall not apply to contracts in which the application of the provisions would jeopardize the receipt of federal funds. For the purposes of this section, a corporation conducts business operations in Northern Ireland if the corporation has ongoing business activities in Northern Ireland and maintains a physical presence therein through the operation of offices, plants, factories, or similar facilities, either directly or indirectly through intermediaries, subsidiaries or affiliated companies over which the corporation maintains effective control. L.1995,c.134.
N.J. Stat. § 52:18-25.2 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 18 / Section 18-25.2
Railroad deposits; moneys held for unpresented bonds; investment
Status: in_force

The State Treasurer is hereby authorized to invest and reinvest the following moneys, now in the State treasury, in the notes or bonds of the United States of America, to wit: (a) Deposits of moneys by railroad companies for the construction of railroads, where the amount has remained unclaimed for more than twenty years. (b) Moneys held on account of unpresented and unpaid bonds and coupons of the State of New Jersey where the bonds and coupons have not been presented for payment for at least two years from due date. L.1947, c. 158, p. 709, s. 1.
N.J. Stat. § 52:27B-17 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 27B / Section 27B-17
State highway program
Status: in_force

On or before the first of October in each year, the State Highway Commissioner shall submit to the commissioner the schedule and program for which he proposes to expend or use the amounts appropriated to said department for the ensuing fiscal year, according to purposes, routes and sections of routes. Such program may include alternate projects which may be substituted for other projects included in the program, should it be found impossible or impracticable to construct or carry on any one or more of said projects in the program. This schedule shall become a part of the request for appropriation made by the State Highway Commissioner. On or before December tenth of each year the State Highway Commissioner shall notify the clerk of the board of chosen freeholders of each county as to the amount of county and township and borough aid appropriated and available for the county and each municipality within the county applicable to the ensuing calendar year, and it shall be lawful for the several counties and municipalities to include such amount in their respective budgets, and said amounts shall be available to the State Highway Commissioner for allotment to the said counties and municipalities at the beginning of said ensuing calendar year, and commitments may be made against said amounts by said counties and municipalities, subject to the approval of the State Highway Commissioner, immediately after the beginning of said ensuing calendar year. L.1944, c. 112, art. 3, p. 291, s. 8.
N.J. Stat. § 52:14-17.29w — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 14 / Section 14-17.29w
State Health Benefits Commission to provide coverage, payment.
Status: in_force

9. a. The State Health Benefits Commission shall ensure that every contract purchased thereby, which provides hospital and medical expense benefits, additionally provides coverage and payment for health care services delivered to a covered person through telemedicine or telehealth, on the same basis as, and at a provider reimbursement rate that does not exceed the provider reimbursement rate that is applicable, when the services are delivered through in-person contact and consultation in New Jersey, provided the services are otherwise covered under the contract when delivered through in-person contact and consultation in New Jersey. Reimbursement payments under this section may be provided either to the individual practitioner who delivered the reimbursable services, or to the agency, facility, or organization that employs the individual practitioner who delivered the reimbursable services, as appropriate. b. A health benefits contract purchased by the State Health Benefits Commission may limit coverage to services that are delivered by health care providers in the health benefits plan's network, but may not charge any deductible, copayment, or coinsurance for a health care service, delivered through telemedicine or telehealth, in an amount that exceeds the deductible, copayment, or coinsurance amount that is applicable to an in-person consultation. In no case shall a health benefits contract purchased by the State Health Benefits Commission: (1) impose any restrictions on the location or setting of the distant site used by a health care provider to provide services using telemedicine and telehealth or on the location or setting of the originating site where the patient is located when receiving services using telemedicine and telehealth, except to ensure that the services provided using telemedicine and telehealth meet the same standard of care as would be provided if the services were provided in person; (2) restrict the ability of a provider to use any electronic or technological platform to provide services using telemedicine or telehealth, including, but not limited to, interactive, real-time, two-way audio, which may be used in combination with asynchronous store-and-forward technology without video capabilities, including audio-only telephone conversations, to provide services using telemedicine or telehealth, provided that the platform used: (a) allows the provider to meet the same standard of care as would be provided if the services were provided in person; and (b) is compliant with the requirements of the federal health privacy rule set forth at 45 CFR Parts 160 and 164; (3) deny coverage for or refuse to provide reimbursement for routine patient monitoring performed using telemedicine and telehealth, including remote monitoring of a patient's vital signs and routine check-ins with the patient to monitor the patient's status and condition, if coverage and reimbursement would be provided if those services are provided in person, and the provider is able to meet the same standard of care as would be provided if the services were provided in person; or (4) limit coverage only to services delivered by select third-party telemedicine or telehealth organizations. c. Nothing in this section shall be construed to: (1) prohibit a health benefits contract from providing coverage for only those services that are medically necessary, subject to the terms and conditions of the covered person's health benefits plan; or (2) allow the State Health Benefits Commission, or a contract purchased thereby, to require a covered person to use telemedicine or telehealth in lieu of receiving an in-person service from an in-network provider. d. The State Health Benefits Commission shall adopt rules and regulations, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), to implement the provisions of this section. e. As used in this section: "Asynchronous store-and-forward" means the same as that term is defined by section 1 of P.L.2017, c.117 (C.45:1-61). "Distant site" means the same as that term is defined by section 1 of P.L.2017, c.117 (C.45:1-61). "Originating site" means the same as that term is defined by section 1 of P.L.2017, c.117 (C.45:1-61). "Telehealth" means the same as that term is defined by section 1 of P.L.2017, c.117 (C.45:1-61). "Telemedicine" means the same as that term is defined by section 1 of P.L.2017, c.117 (C.45:1-61). "Telemedicine or telehealth organization" means the same as that term is defined by section 1 of P.L.2017, c.117 (C.45:1-61). L.2017, c.117, s.9; amended 2021, c.310, s.5.
N.J. Stat. § 52:18A-191.7 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 18A / Section 18A-191.7
Information provided to Legislative Budget and Finance Officer
Status: in_force

7. The Office of Leasing Operations shall provide to the Legislative Budget and Finance Officer such information concerning leasing operations which the Legislative Budget and Finance Officer may request. L.1992,c.130,s.7.
N.J. Stat. § 52:27D-178 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 27D / Section 27D-178
Definitions
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this act, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: "Base year" means the second year preceding the annual apportionment of State aid pursuant to this act. "Director" means the Director of the Division of Local Government Services in the Department of Community Affairs. "Net valuation taxable" means the total value of property on which the general tax rate is computed as expressed in column 6 of the Table of Aggregates pursuant to R.S. 54:4-52 for the base year. "Equalization ratio" means the ratio of assessed value to true value of real property as published in the Certification of Table of Equalized Valuations by the Director of the Division of Taxation for the base year pursuant to P.L. 1954, c. 86, s. 1 (C. 54:1-35.1). "Equalized valuation" means net valuation taxable divided by the equalization ratio. "Municipal equalized valuation per capita" means a municipality's equalized valuation divided by the population of the municipality. "State equalized valuation per capita" means the sum of the equalized valuations of all the municipalities of the State divided by the population of the State. "General tax rate" means the tax rate for local taxing purposes as defined in R.S. 54:4-52 and as expressed in column 7 of the Table of Aggregates for the base year. "Equalized tax rate" means the general tax rate multiplied by the equalization ratio. "State equalized tax rate" means the sum of the total levies on which the tax rates for all the municipalities of the State are computed divided by the sum of the equalized valuations of all the municipalities of the State for the base year. "Population" means the official population count of the State of New Jersey for the base year as reported by the New Jersey Department of Labor, Office of Demographic and Economic Analysis. "Ratio H" means the proportion that residential and apartment assessed valuation bears to the total assessed valuation of the real property of a municipality, as calculated by the Division of Taxation in the Treasury Department. "Publicly financed housing" means any dwelling unit constructed and operated under any of the following Federal and State housing programs: (a) Any dwelling unit constructed under grants or mortgage financing of the New Jersey Housing Finance Agency. (b) Any dwelling unit constructed under the following sections of the National Housing Act (Public Law 73-479) as amended and supplemented: section 221(d)(3) as added to by the Housing Act of 1961 (P.L. 87-70) and as subsequently amended; section 236 as added to by the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968 (P.L. 90-448) and as subsequently amended; section 202, Housing Act of 1959 (P.L. 86-372) and as subsequently amended; section 221-H, as added by the Demonstration Cities and Metropolitan Development Act of 1966 (P.L.89-754) and as subsequently amended. (c) Any dwelling unit constructed or operated under the United States Housing Act of 1937 (Public Law 75-412) and as subsequently added to and amended. "ADC children" means the number of children between the ages of five and 17ˆyears in the municipality enrolled in the Aid to Dependent Children Program, as made available by the Division of Public Welfare in the Department of Human Services for the base year in the publication "State of New Jersey, ADC Data Needed to Implement Public Law 89-10, the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965," provided, however that the director shall use the best available data comparable to the data provided for the allocation of funds in 1975 pursuant to P.L. 1975, c. 68. "Qualifying municipality" means a municipality in which: The number of ADC children exceeds 250, except when the municipality's population exceeds 20,000 with a density exceeding 7,000 per square mile and the municipality's equalized valuation per capita is less than the State equalized valuation per capita by $4,500.00 or more, and There exists, in the case of a municipality with a population exceeding 15,000, publicly financed housing, and The municipality's equalized tax rate exceeds the State equalized tax rate, or the municipality's equalized valuation per capita is less than the State equalized valuation per capita by $2,000.00 or more and its population exceeds 25,000, and The municipality's equalized valuation per capita is less than the State equalized valuation per capita or the municipality's equalized tax rate exceeds the State equalized tax rate by $0.75 or more. "Distribution factor" means for each qualifying municipality the following: NOTE: TO PRINT A SIGMA IN THE EQUATION, ASSIGN THE IN LINE 12 PITCH FONT AS FONT 01 AND ASSIGN IT TO THE APPROPRIATE CHARACTER. DF = 0.6 ( W ) +.04 ( 26T ) (S W) (S T) where, DF equals the Distribution Factor W equals ADC children in the municipality T equals P (Vs-Vm) (Rm-Rs) Z For the purposes of computing the distribution factor, when T has a negative value, it shall be assigned a value of zero. P equals Population Vs equals State Equalized Valuation Per Capita Vm equals Municipal Equalized Valuation Per Capita Rm equals Municipal Equalized Tax Rate Rs equals State equalized Tax Rate Z equals Ratio H L. 1978, c. 14, s. 1; amended 1983, c.384; 1987,c.439,s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 52:27-10 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 27 / Section 27-10
Rules; seal
Status: in_force

The commission may make all needful rules for its government and other proceedings not inconsistent with this chapter, and shall have and adopt a common seal.
N.J. Stat. § 52:27D-492 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 27D / Section 27D-492
Eligibility of business entity for certificate for neighborhood revitalization tax credits.
Status: in_force

3. A business entity shall be eligible for a certificate for neighborhood revitalization State tax credits if it has provided funding for a qualified project that has been approved in accordance with sections 4 and 5 of P.L.2001, c.415 (C.52:27D-493 and C.52:27D-494). a. Credits may be granted in an amount up to 100 percent of the approved assistance provided to a nonprofit organization to implement a qualified neighborhood preservation and revitalization project. b. The credit may be applied by the business entity receiving the certificate as credit against tax imposed on business related income including, but not limited to, business income subject to the provisions of the Corporation Business Tax Act (1945), P.L.1945, c.162 (C.54:10A-1 et al.), "New Jersey Gross Income Tax Act," N.J.S.54A:1-1 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 sewer and water utility excise tax imposed pursuant to section 6 of P.L.1940, c.5 (C.54:30A-54) and the petroleum products gross receipts tax imposed pursuant to section 3 of P.L.1990, c.42 (C.54:15B-3). For a taxpayer applying credit to liability due pursuant to the "New Jersey Gross Income Tax Act," N.J.S.54A:1-1 et seq., the credit allowed pursuant to this section shall only be applied to the amount of gross income tax liability for the taxable year, which as a percentage of gross income tax liability, is equal to the percentage of the taxpayer's gross income that is attributable to the taxpayer's business entity through which the taxpayer provided the funding for the qualified project. For purposes of determining the amount of gross income tax liability to which a credit allowed pursuant to this section may be applied, gross income shall be calculated without the application of exclusions or deductions. c. The credit allowed to a business entity under this section may not exceed for any taxable year $1,000,000 or the total amount of tax otherwise payable by the business entity for the taxable year and, in addition, shall not exceed limitations placed on the amounts of credits or carryforward credits allowed, if any, under the relevant statute as enumerated in subsection b. of this section concerning the tax for which a credit is being claimed. d. Credit shall not be allowed for activities for which the business entity is receiving credit under any other provision against any tax on business related income including, but not limited to, the corporation business tax, New Jersey gross income tax, corporate income tax, insurance premiums tax, petroleum products gross receipts tax, public utilities franchise tax, public utilities gross receipts tax, public utility excise tax, railroad franchise tax, and the saving institution tax. e. The tax credit shall be awarded only for assistance provided within the same year in which the commissioner issued the certificate, or if the commissioner approved assistance for more than one year, within the year in which payment was scheduled and made. The provisions of this subsection may be waived for good cause shown. f. The total tax credits certified for all qualified projects proposed in a fiscal year shall not exceed $15,000,000. L.2001, c.415, s.3; amended 2007, c.89; 2013, c.61; 2019, c.144, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 52:27D-224.2 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 27D / Section 27D-224.2
Notification relative to disruption of services, "essential services" defined.
Status: in_force

2. Whenever in a multiple dwelling for which an annual emergency building evacuation plan is required to be filed pursuant to section 1 of P.L.2001, c.80 (C.52:27D-224.1) essential services are disrupted for a period of time longer than two hours, the owner of the multiple dwelling shall notify, in writing and by voice communication, the municipal emergency management coordinator. For the purposes of this section, "essential services" means the supply of adequate heat, water, hot water, electricity, gas, and telephone service. L.2003,c.53,s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 52:31-33 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 31 / Section 31-33
Residential property management fund
Status: in_force

There is created a Residential Property Management Fund to which the receipts derived from rent, charges and fees for residential housing shall be transferred or credited by the Director of Budget and Accounting. The receipts shall be annually appropriated to the General State Fund, except that an amount not to exceed 5% of the total receipts shall be appropriated annually to the board for the administration of this act. L.1983, c. 468, s. 11, eff. Jan. 12, 1984.
N.J. Stat. § 52:17B-6 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 17B / Section 17B-6
Department of State Police transferred
Status: in_force

The Department of State Police, together with all of its functions, powers and duties is continued, but such department is hereby transferred to and constituted the Division of State Police in the Department of Law and Public Safety established hereunder. L.1948, c. 439, p. 1709, s. 6.
N.J. Stat. § 52:27C-89 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 27C / Section 27C-89
Status of Atlantic City Convention Center Authority.
Status: in_force

29. a. The Atlantic City Convention Center Authority, established pursuant to P.L.1981, c.459 (C.52:27H-29 et seq.), is transferred in but not of the Department of the Treasury, but notwithstanding this transfer, the Atlantic City Convention Center Authority shall be independent of any supervision and control by the department or by any board or officer thereof. b. Whenever, in any law, rule, regulation, order, contract, document, judicial or administrative proceeding or otherwise, reference is made to the Atlantic City Convention Center Authority, the same shall mean and refer to the Atlantic City Convention Center Authority in but not of the Department of the Treasury. c. This transfer shall be subject to the provisions of the "State Agency Transfer Act," P.L.1971, c.375 (C.52:14D-1 et seq.). L.1998,c.44,s.29.
N.J. Stat. § 52:27-54 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 27 / Section 27-54
Effect of resolutions; publication; validity; presumptions
Status: in_force

Excepting resolutions determining or altering the form of notes or bonds or providing for their sale, execution and delivery, and resolutions amendatory thereof or supplemental thereto, such resolutions adopted by the board of education shall be published in a newspaper circulating in the school district and shall take effect immediately upon such publication. Resolutions not required to be published shall take effect immediately upon adoption by the board of education. Thirty days after taking effect all resolutions shall be conclusively presumed to have been duly and regularly adopted by the board of education, and to comply with the provisions of this and of every law; and the validity of any such resolution shall not thereafter be questioned by either a party plaintiff or a party defendant, except in a suit, action or proceeding, commenced prior to the expiration of such thirty days; and unless a suit, action or proceeding questioning the validity of notes or bonds purporting to be issued by virtue of any such resolution be commenced prior to the expiration of such thirty-day period, any such notes or bonds reciting that they are issued pursuant to this article shall, after their issuance and delivery, if no suit relating thereto is then pending, be conclusively presumed to be fully authorized by all the laws of this state and to have been issued, sold, executed and delivered by the school district in conformity therewith and shall not be questioned by the school district or any taxpayer or legal voter thereof in any court, anything herein or in any other statutes to the contrary notwithstanding.
N.J. Stat. § 52:27D-198.17 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 27D / Section 27D-198.17
Definitions relative to fire safety.
Status: in_force

1. a. As used in this section: "Local enforcing agency" means the enforcing agency in any municipality provided for under the "State Uniform Construction Code Act," P.L.1975, c.217 (C.52:27D-119 et seq.). "Nonresidential structure" means any building designed and built for use as a factory or warehouse, or for retail or wholesale merchandising, office, workshop, school, hospital, hotel, or any other commercial, industrial or institutional purpose; or which, having been designed and built for residential use, has been altered, converted or reconstructed for nonresidential use. "Residential structure" means any detached one or two family residential structure or any building providing multi-dwelling units for the accommodation of non-transient tenants. "Solar photovoltaic system" means a technology or device such as a photovoltaic module that captures and converts solar radiation to produce energy. b. The Commissioner of Community Affairs shall, pursuant to the authority under the "Uniform Fire Safety Act," P.L.1983, c.383 (C.52:27D-192 et seq.), promulgate rules and regulations to require that, except for one or two family residential structures, an identifying emblem be affixed to the front of any structure if a solar photovoltaic system is affixed to the roof of that structure or if the structure is served by an adjacent solar photovoltaic system. The design and placement of the emblem shall be determined by the Commissioner of Community Affairs based upon national standards or a national model code, as applicable, and shall be installed and maintained by the owner of the structure. c. Upon issuing a permit approving the installation or alteration of a roof mounted solar photovoltaic system for a residential structure or nonresidential structure, the local enforcing agency shall, within 10 days after issuance, file a copy of the permit with the local fire official serving the municipality in which the residential structure or nonresidential structure is located. d. The owner of any residential structure or nonresidential structure who installs or provides for the installation of a roof mounted solar photovoltaic system on or after the effective date of this act, or has installed or provided for the installation of a roof mounted solar photovoltaic system prior to the effective date of this act, shall provide a written notification to the local fire official which shall include but need not be limited to: (1) the name of the property owner or owners as well as the address of the residential structure or nonresidential structure upon which the solar photovoltaic system has been installed, and the name of the owner or owners and the address of any other adjacent structure served by the solar photovoltaic system; and (2) the year that the roof mounted solar photovoltaic system was installed on the residential structure or nonresidential structure. The written notification shall be submitted in a format containing any additional information that the commissioner deems necessary as prescribed by rule or regulation. e. A copy of a permit filed pursuant to subsection c. of this section or written notification issued pursuant to subsection d. of this section shall be kept on file by the chief of the local fire department, and the address of the residential structure or nonresidential structure, the address of any other adjacent structure served by the solar photovoltaic system, and any additional information regarding the solar photovoltaic system shall be maintained in a registry by the fire department. The information contained in the registry shall serve to alert firefighters, when responding to an emergency situation, that a residential structure or nonresidential structure is equipped with, or is served by, a roof mounted solar photovoltaic system and that reasonable precautions may be necessary when responding to the emergency. f. The provisions of this act shall be enforced in accordance with enforcement procedures set forth in the "Uniform Fire Safety Act," P.L.1983, c.383 (C.52:27D-192 et seq.). L.2013, c.228, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 52:27F-18 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 27F / Section 27F-18
Periodic reports by energy industries; rules and regulations; analysis by commissioner; report; disclosure of information; hearings
Status: in_force

a. The commissioner shall adopt rules and regulations requiring the periodic reporting by energy industries of energy information which shall include but not be limited to the following: (1) Electrical generating capacity in the State; long-range plans for additions to said capacity; efficiency of electrical generation; price and cost factors in electrical generation; types and quantities of fuels used; projections of future demand, consumption of electricity by sectors; times, duration, and levels of peak demand; (2) Petroleum refining capacity; amount and type of fuel produced; amount and type of fuel sold; interstate transfers of fuel; price and cost factors in refining, production, and sale; long-term plans for alterations or additions to refining capacity; location, amount, and type of fuel storage; (3) Storage capacity for gases; amount and end uses of gases sold; price and cost factors in the sale and use of gases; and (4) Such other information as the commissioner may determine necessary for carrying out the purposes of this act. b. The commissioner shall at least annually publish a report analyzing all energy information collected. c. The commissioner shall have the discretion to obtain energy information from an affiliate of any energy industry or from an association or organization of industries of which any such energy industry is a member. Whenever energy information supplied by an energy industry is so obtained by the commissioner, the energy industry to which such information pertains shall be promptly notified of the energy information so obtained and shall be given an opportunity to correct or amplify such information. d. Trade secrets collected under this section shall be exempt from the requirements of P.L.1963, c. 73 (C. 47:1A-1 et seq.). The commissioner shall promulgate rules and regulations for the conduct of administrative hearings on the issue of whether certain energy information should not be disclosed to the public. L.1977, c. 146, s. 16, eff. July 11, 1977.
N.J. Stat. § 52:27D-124f — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 27D / Section 27D-124f
Rules and regulations
Status: in_force

The commissioner may adopt such rules and regulations as he may deem necessary or appropriate in order to implement the provisions of this act. L.1981, c. 494, s. 6, eff. Jan. 12, 1982.
N.J. Stat. § 52:27BBBB-4 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 27BBBB / Section 27BBBB-4
Determination of whether municipality is in need of stabilization and recovery.
Status: in_force

4. a. The director may ascertain whether a municipality should be deemed a municipality in need of stabilization and recovery. If the director ascertains that a municipality should be deemed a municipality in need of stabilization and recovery, the director shall recommend that the commissioner make that determination. Within seven days of receipt of the director's recommendation, the commissioner shall make the final determination of whether to deem the municipality a municipality in need of stabilization and recovery and subject to the provisions of P.L.2016, c.4 (C.52:27BBBB-1 et al.). The commissioner shall notify the Governor, the State Treasurer, and the director when a determination has been made and a municipality is subject to the provisions of P.L.2016, c.4 (C.52:27BBBB-1 et al.). The director shall then notify the municipal clerk, or other appropriate municipal official of the municipality, in writing, of the determination. A municipality in need of stabilization and recovery shall be subject to the provisions of P.L.2016, c.4 (C.52:27BBBB-1 et al.) until the end of the recovery plan adopted pursuant to subsection b. of this section and approved by the commissioner pursuant to subsection c. of this section, or until the first day of the 181st month next following the date on which the municipality becomes subject to the requirements and provisions of sections 5 through 11, 14, 16, and 17 of P.L.2016, c.4 (C.52:27BBBB-5 et al.), as applicable. b. Not later than 150 days next following the commissioner's final determination that a municipality is in need of stabilization and recovery, the governing body of the municipality in need of stabilization and recovery shall prepare and adopt a resolution containing a fifteen-year recovery plan, commencing on the first day of the first fiscal year of the municipality next following the enactment of P.L.2016, c.4 (C.52:27BBBB-1 et al.), that is sufficient to effectuate the financial stability of the municipality. The recovery plan shall establish processes and identify specific actions undertaken by the municipality following the determination that it is a municipality in need of stabilization and recovery pursuant to subsection a. of this section and actions to be undertaken by the municipality if the recovery plan is approved pursuant to subsection c. of this section. The recovery plan shall include a proposed balanced budget for the first fiscal year of the municipality next following the enactment of P.L.2016, c.4 (C.52:27BBBB-1 et al.), which shall be consistent with the "Local Budget Law," N.J.S.40A:4-1 et seq., except as otherwise stated in this subsection. There shall be no requirement for the proposed balanced budget to identify amounts outstanding, including accrued interest, on any obligation to the State of New Jersey, including any office, department, division, bureau, board, commission, or agency of the State, for deferred pension and health benefit payments for the first fiscal year of the municipality prior to the enactment of P.L.2016, c.4 (C.52:27BBBB-1 et al.). For the purposes of the proposed budget prepared pursuant to this subsection, the municipality in need of stabilization and recovery is not required to appropriate the total amount necessary for the extinguishment of all outstanding property tax appeal debt. For the purposes of the proposed budget prepared pursuant to this subsection, the municipality in need of stabilization and recovery shall identify and account for the loss in revenue from any anticipated set-offs arising from all such property tax appeal debt or identify and appropriate for any amounts owed in the first fiscal year of the municipality next following the enactment of P.L.2016, c.4 (C.52:27BBBB-1 et al.) for the continued repayment of debts related to all property tax appeals settled by the municipality. To effectuate financial stability, in addition to the proposed balanced budget, the recovery plan shall include detailed processes to: (1) achieve sustainable net reductions in the municipality's general appropriations to be commensurate with revenues anticipated in the proposed budget; (2) ensure that the municipality remits to the county in which it is located the full amount of all property taxes or payments in lieu of property taxes owed by law to the county on the dates on which the payments are due; (3) ensure that the municipality remits to the school district serving the municipality the full amount of all property taxes or payments in lieu of property taxes owed by law to the school district on the dates the payments are due; (4) schedule for the repayment of debts, including any accrued interest, as of the date of the commissioner's determination pursuant to subsection a. of this section, including, without limitation, any money owed to the State of New Jersey, including any office, department, division, bureau, board, commission, or agency of the State, for deferred pension and health benefits payments; (5) account for future payments on bonded debt and unbonded debt, including, without limitation, any general obligation bonds, refunding bonds, pension refunding bonds, tax appeal bonds, and unbonded tax appeal settlements, obligations, liens, or judgments known to the municipality as of the date of the commissioner's determination pursuant to subsection a. of this section; (6) account for future payments on any off balance sheet liabilities of the municipality known to the municipality as of the date of the commissioner's determination pursuant to subsection a. of this section; (7) ensure the repayment of the loan in accordance with section 18 of P.L.2016, c.4 (C.52:27BBBB-16), including accrued interest; and (8) increase the municipality's revenues, including, without limitation, through the establishment of long-term economic and land use development strategies. c. The recovery plan shall be submitted by the governing body to the commissioner. The commissioner, within five business days next following the day of receipt of the plan, shall determine, in the commissioner's sole and exclusive discretion, whether the recovery plan is likely or is not likely to achieve financial stability for the municipality. If the commissioner determines that the recovery plan is likely to achieve financial stability for the municipality, the plan shall be effective and the provisions of sections 5 through 11, 14, 16, and 17 of P.L.2016, c.4 (C.52:27BBBB-5 through C.52:27BBBB-9, C.52:27BBBB-12, C.52:27BBBB-14, and C.52:27BBBB-15) shall not be applicable with respect to the municipality in need of stabilization and recovery. If the commissioner determines that the recovery plan is likely to achieve financial stability for the municipality, the plan shall be implemented beginning on the first day of the first fiscal year of the municipality next following the enactment of P.L.2016, c.4 (C.52:27BBBB-1 et al.) and the municipality in need of stabilization and recovery shall strictly comply with the recovery plan. If the commissioner determines that the plan is not likely to achieve financial stability for the municipality, if the municipality fails to submit a plan, if the commissioner determines that the municipality is not strictly complying with a recovery plan approved by the commissioner pursuant to this subsection, or if the commissioner determines that a recovery plan approved by the commissioner pursuant to this subsection is no longer likely to achieve financial stability, the municipality shall be immediately subject to the requirements and provisions of sections 5 through 11, 14, 16, and 17 of P.L.2016, c.4 (C.52:27BBBB-5 et al.) for as long as the municipality is deemed a municipality in need of stabilization and recovery. L.2016, c.4, s.4; amended 2021, c.124, s.1; 2025, c.324, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 52:34-6.2 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 34 / Section 34-6.2
Cooperative purchasing agreements with other states for purchases of goods, services; rules, regulations.
Status: in_force

7. a. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law to the contrary except the provisions of R.S.30:4-95, and as an alternative to the procedures concerning the awarding of public contracts provided in P.L.1954, c.48 (C.52:34-6 et seq.), the Director of the Division of Purchase and Property in the Department of the Treasury may enter into cooperative purchasing agreements with one or more other states, or political subdivisions thereof, for the purchase of goods and services. A cooperative purchasing agreement shall allow the jurisdictions which are parties thereto to standardize and combine their requirements for the purchase of a particular good or service into a single contract solicitation which shall be competitively bid and awarded by one of the jurisdictions on behalf of jurisdictions participating in the contract. b. (1) The director may elect to purchase goods or services through a contract awarded pursuant to a cooperative purchasing agreement whenever the director determines this to be the most cost-effective method of procurement. Prior to entering into any contract to be awarded or already awarded through a cooperative purchasing agreement, the director shall review and approve the specifications and proposed terms and conditions of the contract. (2) The director may also elect to purchase goods or services through a contract awarded pursuant to a nationally recognized and accepted cooperative purchasing agreement that has been developed utilizing a competitive bidding process, in which other states participate, whenever the director determines this to be the most cost-effective method of procurement. Prior to entering into any contract to be awarded through a nationally recognized and accepted cooperative purchasing agreement that has been developed utilizing a competitive bidding process, the director shall review and approve the specifications and proposed terms and conditions of the contract. (3) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, any contracting unit authorized to purchase goods, or to contract for services, may make purchases and contract for services through the use of a nationally recognized and accepted cooperative purchasing agreement that has been developed utilizing a competitive bidding process by another contracting unit within the State of New Jersey, or within any other state, when available. A contracting unit may only purchase and contract for construction services for a public works project through a cooperative purchasing agreement competitively bid in compliance with P.L.2025, c.180 (C.52:34-6.2a et al.) and let by a contracting unit in the State of New Jersey. Public works projects undertaken by a contracting unit through a cooperative purchasing agreement are subject to the “Public Works Contractor Registration Act,” P.L.1999, c.238 (C.34:11-56.48 et seq.) and the “New Jersey Prevailing Wage Act,” P.L.1963, c.150 (C.34:11-56.25 et seq.). Prior to making purchases or contracting for services, the contracting unit shall determine that the use of the cooperative purchasing agreement shall result in cost savings after all factors, including charges for service, material, and delivery, have been considered. The use of nationally recognized and accepted cooperative purchasing agreements by a contracting unit as defined in the “Local Public Contracts Law,” P.L.1971, c.198 (C.40A:11-1 et seq.), a board of education as defined in the “Public School Contracts Law,” P.L.1977, c.114 (C.18A:18A-1 et seq.), or a county college as defined in the “County College Contracts Law,” P.L.1982, c.189 (C.18A:64A-25.1 et seq.) shall be subject to such rules and regulations as may be adopted and promulgated by the Director of the Division of Local Government Services in the Department of Community Affairs in consultation with the Director of the Division of Purchase and Property, the Commissioner of Education, and the Secretary of Higher Education. (4) A contracting unit shall not utilize a time-and-materials contract available through a cooperative purchasing agreement for public works construction projects subject to the “New Jersey Prevailing Wage Act,” P.L.1963, c.150 (C.34:11-56.25 et seq.). (5) For the purposes of prevailing wage enforcement, a contracting unit that awards a cooperative contract for public works construction shall verify and maintain an accurate copy of: (a) the name, principal business address in the State, and telephone number of the contractor; or (b) if the contractor's principal business address is not within the State, the name and address of the contractor's custodian of records and agent for service of process in this State. (6) A contracting unit that establishes a cooperative purchasing agreement for public works construction shall require awarded contractors to submit copies of the certified payroll records for every public works construction project performed under the contract and retain those copies for a period of not less than three years. Contractors shall be prohibited from performing public works projects under a cooperative purchasing agreement if they: (a) fail to provide copies of submitted certified payroll records on more than three occasions; or (b) are found to have violated the “New Jersey Prevailing Wage Act,” P.L.1963, c.150 (C.34:11-56.25 et seq.) by the Department of Labor and Workforce Development. (7) The contracting unit that lets a cooperative contract shall publicly post on its website upon award the following information for all public works construction projects: (a) the contracting unit where the project will be completed; (b) the contract number of the cooperative contract utilized; (c) the contractor performing the public works construction project; (d) the cost of the project; and (e) confirmation certified payroll records are received. (8) Contracting units implementing a cooperative purchasing agreement shall solicit from the Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development the list produced and maintained pursuant to P.L.1963, c.150 (C.34:11-56.37) and shall: (a) not award a cooperative contract to a contractor or subcontractor listed by the commissioner; (b) verify on a monthly basis after the time of award and for the duration of the contract term that any contractor or subcontractor awarded a cooperative contract was not added to the list by the commissioner; (c) terminate a contract with a contractor or subcontractor listed by the commissioner after the time of the cooperative contract award; and (d) cause a contractor to terminate a subcontract with a subcontractor listed by the commissioner after the time of the cooperative contract award. (9) The Director of the Division of Local Government Services in the Department of Community Affairs shall prohibit a contracting unit from serving as a lead agency for a cooperative purchasing agreement if the contracting unit fails to comply with the requirements of this section. (10) If any provision of P.L.2025, c.180 (C.52:34-6.2a et al.) or its application to any person or circumstances is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of P.L.2025, c.180 (C.52:34-6.2a et al.) which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of P.L.2025, c.180 (C.52:34-6.2a et al.) are severable. For purposes of this section, "contracting unit" means any county, municipality, special district, school district, fire district, State college or university, public research university, county college, or any board, commission, committee, authority, or agency, which is not a State board, commission, committee, authority, or agency, and which has administrative jurisdiction over any district, included or operating in whole or in part, within the territorial boundaries of any county or municipality which exercises functions which are appropriate for the exercise by one or more units of local government, and which has statutory power to make purchases and enter into contracts awarded by a contracting agent for the provision or performance of goods or services, and the New Jersey Transit Corporation created pursuant to P.L.1979, c.150 (C.27:25-1 et seq.). For purposes of this section, “time-and-materials contract” means a contract for the actual costs for materials and acquiring services on the basis of direct labor hours at specified fixed hourly rates that include wages, overhead, general and administrative expenses, and profit. c. The director may solicit bids and award contracts on behalf of this State and other jurisdictions which are parties to a cooperative purchasing agreement provided that the agreement specifies that each jurisdiction participating in a contract is solely responsible for the payment of the purchase price and cost of purchases made by it under the terms of any contract awarded pursuant to the agreement. d. The director may promulgate rules and regulations pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), which are necessary to effectuate the purposes of this section. L.1996, c.16, s.7; amended 2005, c.336, s.13; 2011, c.139, s.1; 2016, c.50, s.5; 2018, c.162, s.14; 2025, c.180, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 52:27BBB-20 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 27BBB / Section 27BBB-20
Additional NJ SAVER rebate for certain residents.
Status: in_force

20. A resident of a qualified municipality who has paid property taxes for the tax year on a homestead that is owned as such and who is eligible to receive an NJ SAVER rebate pursuant to P.L.1999, c.63 (C.54:4-8.58a et al.) shall, subject to appropriation, receive an NJ SAVER rebate in an amount equal to 150% of the amount otherwise owed that resident pursuant to section 4 of P.L.1999, c.63 (C.54:4-8.58b) during the time that the municipality is under rehabilitation and economic recovery. L.2002,c.43,s.20.
N.J. Stat. § 52:16A-141 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 16A / Section 16A-141
Findings, declarations.
Status: in_force

1. The Legislature finds and declares that: The State of New Jersey recognizes its historical ties with Haiti and economic concerns shared by its Haitian-American residents regarding the Republic of Haiti; Haiti has faced significant challenges, including natural disasters, political instability, and socio-economic hardships; It is imperative for New Jersey to recognize that it has the fourth largest Haitian population in the United States; and The State should take concrete steps to address the economic challenges within its Haitian-American community and should work diligently to foster a mutual and beneficial relationship with Haiti. L.2025, c.54, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 52:32-18 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 32 / Section 32-18
Declaration; finding
Status: in_force

The Legislature declares that the existence of a strong and healthy free enterprise system is directly related to the well-being and competitive strength of small business, female business and minority business concerns and to the opportunity for small business, female business and minority business to have free entry into business, to grow and to expand; and finds that the State must ensure that a fair proportion of the State's total purchases and contracts for construction, property and services is placed with small business, female business and minority business concerns. L. 1983, c. 482, s. 2. Amended by L. 1985, c. 384, s. 3.
N.J. Stat. § 52:27B-69.1 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 27B / Section 27B-69.1
Authority to hold office as member of local government board and municipal office
Status: in_force

It shall be lawful for a member of the Local Government Board in the Division of Local Government in the State Department of the Treasury who has been or shall be selected by reason of his experience either as a member of a municipal governing body or as a municipal official, to hold simultaneously his office as a member of the said local government board and a municipal office. L.1964, c. 252, s. 1.
N.J. Stat. § 52:16A-84 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 16A / Section 16A-84
Obligations of recipients
Status: in_force

13. a. All qualified organizations receiving moneys from the Cultural Trust pursuant to this act shall enter into an agreement with the board, which shall provide for monitoring the allocation and use of moneys to ensure that such moneys are held and used consistent with the purposes of this act. b. As determined by the board, the qualified organizations in receipt of moneys from the Trust Fund shall report to the board on its activities, financial status, and use of the moneys disbursed to it by the board. L.2000,c.76,s.13.
N.J. Stat. § 52:18A-186 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 18A / Section 18A-186
Division of functions, powers and duties relating to data processing and telecommunications between administration and treasurer
Status: in_force

The administration shall have those functions, powers and duties set forth in sections 10 through 13 of this act relating to the procurement of data processing and telecommunications equipment and services and the operation of telecommunications systems. The remaining functions, powers and duties set forth in sections 10 through 13 of this act shall be exercised by the Treasurer. L.1984, c. 34, s. 9.
N.J. Stat. § 52:15C-22 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 15C / Section 15C-22
Transfer of employees from Office of Inspector General.
Status: in_force

3. a. Notwithstanding the "State Agency Transfer Act," P.L.1971, c.375 (C.52:14D-1 et seq.), the office and the term of the Inspector General established pursuant to section 3 of P.L.2005, c.119 (C.52:15B-3) shall terminate on the effective date of this act, P.L.2010, c.33 (C.52:15C-20 et seq.). b. Employees of the Office of the Inspector General who are employed by the office on the effective date of this act, P.L.2010, c.33 (C.52:15C-20 et seq.), and determined by the State Comptroller to be necessary to carry out the duties of the Office of the State Comptroller pursuant to this act are continued and transferred to the Office of the State Comptroller. Such transfers shall be consistent with the "State Agency Transfer Act," P.L.1971, c.375 (C.52:14D-1 et seq.). Employees transferred pursuant to this act, P.L.2010, c.33 (C.52:15C-20 et seq.), shall be deemed confidential employees for the purposes of the "New Jersey Employer-Employee Relations Act," P.L.1941, c. 100 (C.34:13A-1 et seq.). c. Except as otherwise provided by this section and section 2 of this act, P.L.2010, c.33 (C.52:15C-21), the "State Agency Transfer Act," P.L.1971, c.375 (C.52:14D-1 et seq.), shall apply to the transfer of the Office of the Inspector General. L.2010, c.33, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 52:17B-110 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 17B / Section 17B-110
Removal of county prosecutor from office
Status: in_force

In addition to any and all methods now provided by law for the removal from office of a county prosecutor, a county prosecutor may be removed from office by the Governor for cause after a public hearing and upon due notice and an opportunity to be heard in his defense. L.1970, c. 74, s. 14, eff. May 21, 1970.
N.J. Stat. § 52:4B-3.3 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 4B / Section 4B-3.3
Violent Crimes Compensation Board abolished.
Status: in_force

3. The Violent Crimes Compensation Board established pursuant to section 3 of P.L.1971, c.317 (C.52:4B-3) is abolished and the terms of the persons serving as members of that board on the effective date of P.L.2007, c.95 (C.52:4B-3.2 et al.) shall cease and determine as of that effective date. L.2007,c.95,s.3.