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NJ Rev Stat § 47:3-23 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 47 - Public Records|Section 47:3-23 - Cancelled bonds and other evidences of indebtedness; destruction

47:3-23. Cancelled bonds and other evidences of indebtedness; destruction  Whenever, under the laws of this State, there shall have been issued and sold by the State or by any municipality, county, or school district, bonds, coupons, or other evidences of indebtedness and such bonds, coupons and other evidences of indebtedness shall have been cancelled and redeemed by the State Treasurer, the State House Commission, or by any agency or authorized official of the State, or by any municipality, county, or school district issuing the same, it shall be lawful for the official or officials in charge of the issuance, redemption and cancellation of such bonds, coupons or other evidences of indebtedness to destroy the same upon the written consent of the bureau, subject to regulations which shall be made and promulgated by the State Records Committee established by section six hereof. The said officials, in the same manner, may destroy any bonds, coupons or other evidences of indebtedness which have been printed and which remain unused, or any registered bonds which remain unused at the time the issue has completely matured. L.1953, c. 410, p. 2063, s. 9.
NJ Rev Stat § 47:3-24 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 47 - Public Records|Section 47:3-24 - Time for destruction or other disposition of bonds and other evidences of indebtedness

47:3-24. Time for destruction or other disposition of bonds and other evidences of indebtedness  The bureau, subject to regulations which shall be made and promulgated by the State Records Committee established by section six hereof, may give its consent to the immediate destruction or other disposition of bonds, coupons or other evidences of indebtedness which have not been used, but shall not consent to the destruction or other disposition of temporary bonds unless they have been replaced by definitive bonds, and then, only after the expiration of a year from the date of such replacement, or to the destruction or other disposition of bonds, coupons or other evidences of indebtedness which have been issued, except after the expiration of a period of seven years from their cancellation or maturity dates. L.1953, c. 410, p. 2064, s. 10.
NJ Rev Stat § 47:3-25 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 47 - Public Records|Section 47:3-25 - Certificate of destruction; filing; evidence

47:3-25. Certificate of destruction; filing; evidence  Whenever bonds, coupons or other evidences of indebtedness are destroyed or otherwise disposed of under the provisions of this section, a certificate of destruction shall be prepared by the official having charge of such destruction or other disposition, setting forth the dates of issuances, the series and serial numbers and the face amounts of such bonds, coupons or other evidences of indebtedness. Where the said certificates relate to State issues, they shall be filed in the office of the Secretary of State and where they relate to county or municipal issues, they shall be filed in the office of the chief financial officer of the county or municipality, as the case may be. Any such certificate or certified copy thereof shall be receivable in evidence in any court or proceeding as prima facie evidence of the destruction of such bonds, coupons or other evidences of indebtedness. L.1953, c. 410, p. 2064, s. 11.
NJ Rev Stat § 47:3-26 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 47 - Public Records|Section 47:3-26 - Standards, procedures and rules

47:3-26. Standards, procedures and rules  12. The Bureau of Archives and History in the Department of Education, with the approval of the State Records Committee established by section six hereof, shall formulate standards, procedures and rules for the photographing, microphotographing, microfilming, data processing and image processing of public records and for the preservation, examination and use of such records, including the indexing and arrangement thereof, for convenient reference purposes.  Whenever any officer, commission, agency or authority of the State or of any political subdivision thereof, including subordinate boards thereof, shall have photographed, microphotographed, microfilmed, data processed or image processed all or any part of the public records, kept or required by law to be received and indexed in such manner as to conform with the standards, procedures and rules, and such photographs, microphotographs, microfilms, or data processed or image processed documents have been placed in conveniently accessible files and provision shall have been made for the preservation, examination and use of the same in conformity with the said standards and procedures, the original records from which the photographs, microphotographs, microfilms, or data processed or image processed documents have been made, or any part thereof, may be destroyed or the records therein otherwise effectively obliterated; provided, the said bureau shall first have given its written consent to such destruction or other disposition.  In the event of any such destruction or other disposition of any public records under the provisions of this section, the photograph, microphotograph, microfilm, or data processed or image processed document or a certified copy of said photograph, microphotograph, microfilm, or data processed or image processed document shall be receivable in evidence in any court or proceeding and shall have the same force and effect as though the original public record had been there produced and proved.  L.1953,c.410,s.12; amended 1994,c.140,s.4.
NJ Rev Stat § 47:3-27 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 47 - Public Records|Section 47:3-27 - Public records in private possession, bureau may demand

47:3-27. Public records in private possession, bureau may demand  The bureau is empowered to demand and receive from any person any public record in private possession belonging to this State, or to any county, municipality or school district thereof. L.1953, c. 410, p. 2066, s. 13.
NJ Rev Stat § 47:3-28 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 47 - Public Records|Section 47:3-28 - Public records in private possession, person entitled to custody may demand

47:3-28. Public records in private possession, person entitled to custody may demand  Any person who is entitled by law to the custody of public records shall demand the same from any person in whose possession they may be, and such records forthwith shall be delivered to the officer charged by law with their custody. L.1953, c. 410, p. 2066, s. 14.
NJ Rev Stat § 47:3-29 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 47 - Public Records|Section 47:3-29 - Removal, alteration or destruction of public records with malicious intent

47:3-29. Removal, alteration or destruction of public records with malicious intent  Any person who, without the consent of the person authorized to have custody thereof, removes an official record or paper from the files of any public agency or body, or who alters any map, plat, or other paper signed and approved by a public official without permission, or who alters, defaces, mutilates or destroys with malicious intent any public record shall be guilty of a high misdemeanor. L.1953, c. 410, p. 2066, s. 15. Amended by L.1968, c. 465, s. 1, eff. Feb. 21, 1969.
NJ Rev Stat § 47:3-30 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 47 - Public Records|Section 47:3-30 - Rules and regulations

47:3-30. Rules and regulations  The bureau shall, with the approval of the State Records Committee established by section six hereof, make and promulgate rules and regulations for the effective administration of the laws relating the public records. L.1953, c. 410, p. 2066, s. 16.
NJ Rev Stat § 47:3-31 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 47 - Public Records|Section 47:3-31 - Repeal

47:3-31. Repeal  Sections 47:3-1 to 47:3-6 of the Revised Statutes and "An act concerning the destruction of cancelled and redeemed acknowledgments of indebtedness, commonly known as "scrip,' which have been issued and sold by any municipality or county, and supplementing chapter three of Title 47 of the Revised Statutes," approved June fourteenth, one thousand nine hundred and thirty-eight, are repealed. L.1953, c. 410, p. 2066, s. 17.
NJ Rev Stat § 47:3-32 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 47 - Public Records|Section 47:3-32 - Inconsistency between provisions of this act and other acts

47:3-32. Inconsistency between provisions of this act and other acts  In the event of any inconsistency between the provisions of this act and the provisions of "An act concerning certain papers and records on file in the offices of the county clerks and registers of deeds and mortgages, and supplementing chapter three of Title 47 of the Revised Statutes," approved July twenty-fifth, one thousand nine hundred and fifty-three (P.L.1953, c. 269) or of "An act concerning the destruction or other disposition of certain papers on file in the offices of the county clerks, pertaining to the former courts of oyer and terminer, circuit courts, courts of common pleas, courts of quarter sessions and courts of special sessions," approved July twenty-fifth, one thousand nine hundred and fifty-three (P.L.1953, c. 270), the provisions of such other act shall prevail. L.1953, c. 410, p. 2066, s. 18.
NJ Rev Stat § 47:4-1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 47 - Public Records|Section 47:4-1 - Short title

47:4-1. Short title  47:4-1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Address Confidentiality Program Act." L.1997,c.369,s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 47:4-2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 47 - Public Records|Section 47:4-2 - Address confidentiality for certain individuals.

47:4-2 Address confidentiality for certain individuals.  47:4-2. The Legislature finds that persons attempting to escape from actual or threatened domestic violence, stalking, or sexual assault, and reproductive health service patients and providers may establish new addresses to prevent their assailants or other individuals from finding them. The purpose of this act is to enable public agencies to respond to requests for public records without disclosing the location of a victim of domestic violence, stalking, or sexual assault, or reproductive health service patients and providers, to enable interagency cooperation with the Director of the Division on Women in the Department of Children and Families in providing address confidentiality for victims of domestic violence, stalking, and sexual assault, and reproductive health service patients and providers, and to enable public agencies to accept a program participant's use of an address designated by the director as a substitute mailing address. amended 2019, c.175, s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 47:4-3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 47 - Public Records|Section 47:4-3 - Definitions relative to protection of certain qualified persons.

47:4-3 Definitions relative to protection of certain qualified persons.  47:4-3. As used in this act: "Address" means a residential street address, school address, or work address of a qualified person, as specified on the qualified person's application to be a program participant under this act. "Division" means the Division on Women in the Department of Children and Families. "Director" means the Director of the Division on Women in the Department of Children and Families. "Domestic violence" means an act defined in section 3 of P.L.1991, c.261 (C.2C:25-19), if the act has been reported to a law enforcement agency or court. "Qualified person" means a reproductive health service patient or provider, a victim of domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking, or a family member of any such person. "Program participant" means a qualified person certified by the director as eligible to participate in the Address Confidentiality Program established by this act. "Reproductive health service provider" means a hospital, clinic, physician's office, or other facility that provides reproductive health services, including an employee, a volunteer, or a contractor of the provider. "Reproductive health services" means medical, surgical, counseling, or referral services relating to the human reproductive system, including services relating to pregnancy or the termination of a pregnancy. "Sexual assault" means an act of sexual assault as defined in N.J.S.2C:14-2, if the act has been reported to a law enforcement agency or court. "Stalking" means an act defined in section 1 of P.L.1992, c.209 (C.2C:12-10), if the act has been reported to a law enforcement agency or court. Amended 2019, amended 2019, c.175, s.2.
NJ Rev Stat § 47:4-4 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 47 - Public Records|Section 47:4-4 - "Address Confidentiality Program."

47:4-4 "Address Confidentiality Program."  47:4-4. a. There is created in the division a program to be known as the "Address Confidentiality Program." A qualified person 18 years of age or over, a parent or guardian acting on behalf of a minor, or a guardian acting on behalf of an incapacitated qualified person may apply to the director to have an address designated by the director as the applicant's address. The director shall approve an application if it is filed in the manner and on the form prescribed by the director and if it contains: (1) a sworn statement by the applicant that the applicant has good reason to believe: (a) that the applicant is a qualified person as defined in this act or the applicant has applied for an order pursuant to P.L.2015, c.147 (C.2C:14-13 et al.); and (b) that the applicant fears further violent acts from the applicant's assailant or violent acts from other individuals;  (2) a designation of the director as agent for the purpose of receiving process and for the purpose of receipt of mail; (3) the mailing address where the applicant can be contacted by the director, and a telephone number where the applicant can be called; (4) the new address or addresses that the applicant requests not be disclosed because of the increased risk of domestic violence, stalking, sexual assault, or other violence; and (5) the signature of the applicant and any person who assisted in the preparation of the application, and the date. b. An application shall be filed with the director. c. Upon approving a completed application, the director shall certify the applicant as a program participant. An applicant shall be certified for four years following the date of filing unless the certification is withdrawn or invalidated before that date. d. A program participant may apply to be recertified every four years thereafter. e. A program participant may use the address designated by the director as his or her work address. f. Upon receipt of first class mail addressed to a program participant, the director or a designee shall forward the mail to the actual address of the participant. The director may arrange to receive and forward other kinds and classes of mail for any program participant at the participant's expense. The actual address of a program participant shall be available only to the director and to those employees involved in the operation of the address confidentiality program and to law enforcement officers for law enforcement purposes. g. The director, in accordance with the provisions of the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), shall promulgate rules and regulations to effectuate the purposes of this act. amended 2019, c.175, s.3.
NJ Rev Stat § 47:4-5 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 47 - Public Records|Section 47:4-5 - Cancelling of certification.

47:4-5 Cancelling of certification.  47:4-5. The director may cancel a program participant's certification if: (1) the program participant obtains a name change through an order of the court; (2) the program participant changes the participant's residential address and does not provide seven days' advance notice to the director; (3) mail forwarded by the director to the address or addresses provided by the program participant is returned as undeliverable; or (4) any information on the application is false. The application form shall notify each applicant of the provisions of this section. amended 2019, c.175, s.4.
NJ Rev Stat § 47:4-6 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 47 - Public Records|Section 47:4-6 - Use of designated address, exceptions.

47:4-6 Use of designated address, exceptions.  47:4-6. A program participant may request that any State or local agency use the address designated by the director as the program participant's address. The agency shall accept the address designated by the director as a program participant's address, unless the agency has demonstrated to the satisfaction of the director that: (1) the agency has a bona fide statutory basis for requiring the program participant to disclose to it the actual location of the program participant; and (2) the disclosed confidential address of the program participant will be used only for that statutory purpose and will not be disclosed or made available in any way to any other person or agency. amended 2019, c.175, s.5.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:1-1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:1-1 - Application of provisions of general corporation law

48:1-1. Application of provisions of general corporation law  Every corporation organized under any of the provisions of this title, in addition to the powers conferred upon it by the provisions of this title, shall have the general powers and privileges conferred by Title 14, Corporations, General, and shall be governed by the provisions and be subject to the restrictions and liabilities in said Title 14 contained, so far as the same are appropriate to and not inconsistent with the provisions of the act under which any such corporation is organized or created and are convenient or necessary to the objects set forth in its certificate of incorporation.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:2-1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:2-1 - Board of Public Utilities continued; membership; terms.

48:2-1 Board of Public Utilities continued; membership; terms.  48:2-1. a. The Board of Public Utilities, named pursuant to Reorganization Plan No. 001-1994, effective on July 4, 1994, and allocated in, but not of, the Department of the Treasury pursuant to that plan, is continued and is designated as the Board of Public Utilities or the "board." b. The board shall consist of five citizens of this State who shall devote their entire time to the duties of the board and shall not engage in any occupation, profession or other gainful employment.  c. Members of the board shall be appointed by the Governor, with the advice and consent of the Senate, for terms of six years. The terms of office of the members of the board shall continue until their successors are appointed and qualified. No person shall act as a member of the board until that person's appointment has been confirmed by the Senate. Not more than three of the members of the board shall be members of the same political party. All vacancies, except through the expiration of term, shall be filled for the unexpired term only. Amended 1948, c.90, s.1; 1973, c.294, s.1; 2001, c.132, s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:2-1.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:2-1.1 - Designation of president of board.

48:2-1.1 Designation of president of board.  2. The Governor shall designate one of the members of the Board of Public Utilities as president of the board. Any member of the board so designated shall serve as the president at the pleasure of the Governor making that designation and until a successor has been designated. The president of the board shall be its presiding officer and the chief administrative officer of the Board of Public Utilities. The other members of the board shall be eligible to appointment to fill a vacancy in the office of president of the board. L.1948,c.90,s.2; amended 2001, c.132, s.2.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:2-1.2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:2-1.2 - Repeal

48:2-1.2. Repeal  All acts and parts of acts inconsistent with any of the provisions of this act are, to the extent of such inconsistency, hereby repealed. L.1948, c. 90, p. 507, s. 3.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:2-1.3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:2-1.3 - Short title

48:2-1.3. Short title  This act shall be known as, and may be cited as, the "Department of Public Utilities Act of 1948." L.1948, c. 90, p. 507, s. 4.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:2-1.4 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:2-1.4 - Effective date

48:2-1.4. Effective date  This act shall take effect on the first day of July, one thousand nine hundred and forty-eight, except that any designation permitted by this act may be made prior to such date. L.1948, c. 90, p. 507, s. 5.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:2-2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:2-2 - Seal; employees; compensation

48:2-2. Seal; employees; compensation  The board shall have a common seal. It shall appoint a secretary, assistant secretaries, counsel and such other employees as it may deem necessary and fix their duties and terms of service. It shall fix the compensation of all officers and employees, subject to the provisions of Title 11, Civil Service, except where otherwise provided by statute. Amended by L.1962, c. 198, s. 1.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:2-3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:2-3 - Office; director of office management; meetings

48:2-3. Office; director of office management; meetings  The board shall have a principal office and such other offices in such place and places as the Governor in writing may designate, and shall be provided with all necessary furniture, stationery, maps, supplies and office appliances. The board shall appoint a director of office management to serve such office and offices and fix his duties and terms of service. It shall fix the compensation of the director of office management at not less than range code A-32 under the State of New Jersey Compensation Plan, effective June 23, 1973. The board shall meet at such times and places within this State as it may provide. Amended by L.1951, c. 326, p. 1162, s. 1, eff. July 17, 1951; L.1974, c. 82, s. 1, eff. Aug. 13, 1974.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:2-3.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:2-3.1 - Principal office; filing of copy of designation

48:2-3.1. Principal office; filing of copy of designation  Upon the designation by the Governor of the principal office of the Board of Public Utility Commissioners pursuant to section 48:2-3 of the Revised Statutes, the board shall file in the office of the Secretary of State a copy of such designation, and thereafter, wherever reference is made in any law to the office of the board in Trenton it shall be given effect as though it specifically referred to said principal office so designated. L.1951, c. 326, p. 1162, s. 2.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:2-4 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:2-4 - Duties of secretary

48:2-4. Duties of secretary  The secretary or in his absence an assistant secretary shall keep full and correct minutes of all the transactions and proceedings of the board and perform the other duties required of him. He shall be the official reporter of the proceedings of the board. Amended by L.1962, c. 198, s. 2.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:2-5 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:2-5 - Salary

48:2-5. Salary  The members of the board shall each receive such compensation as shall be provided by law. Amended by L.1962, c. 65, s. 10; L.1962, c. 198, s. 3; L.1973, c. 294, s. 2, eff. Jan. 1, 1974; L.1974, c. 55, s. 4, eff. July 1, 1974.