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NJ Rev Stat § 53:1-20.21 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 53 - State Police|Section 53:1-20.21 - Purposes of DNA samples.

53:1-20.21 Purposes of DNA samples.  5. Tests shall be performed on each blood or other biological sample submitted pursuant to section 4 of P.L.1994, c.136 (C.53:1-20.20) in order to analyze and type the genetic markers contained in or derived from the DNA. Except insofar as the use of the results of these tests for such purposes would jeopardize or result in the loss of federal funding, the results of these tests shall be used for the following purposes:  a. For law enforcement identification purposes;  b. For development of a population database; c. To support identification research and protocol development of forensic DNA analysis methods;  d. To assist in the recovery or identification of human remains from mass disasters or for other humanitarian purposes;  e. For research, administrative and quality control purposes; f. For judicial proceedings, by order of the court, if otherwise admissible pursuant to applicable statutes or rules;  g. For criminal defense purposes, on behalf of a defendant, who shall have access to relevant samples and analyses performed in connection with the case in which the defendant is charged; and  h. For such other purposes as may be required under federal law as a condition for obtaining federal funding.  The DNA record of identification characteristics resulting from the DNA testing conducted pursuant to this section shall be stored and maintained in the State DNA database and forwarded to the FBI for inclusion in CODIS. The DNA sample itself will be stored and maintained in the State DNA databank.  L.1994,c.136,s.5; amended 2003, c.183, s.4.
NJ Rev Stat § 53:1-20.22 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 53 - State Police|Section 53:1-20.22 - Drawing of DNA samples; conditions.

53:1-20.22 Drawing of DNA samples; conditions.  6. a. Each blood sample required to be drawn or biological sample collected pursuant to section 4 of P.L.1994, c.136 (C.53:1-20.20) from persons who are incarcerated shall be drawn or collected at the place of incarceration. The law enforcement agency that effects an arrest for which DNA testing is required pursuant to P.L.2011, c.104 shall collect a DNA sample from the arrestee prior to the arrestee's release or incarceration. DNA samples from persons who are not sentenced to a term of confinement shall be drawn or collected at a prison or jail unit to be specified by the sentencing court. DNA samples from persons who are adjudicated delinquent shall be drawn or collected at a prison or jail identification and classification bureau specified by the family court. b. Only a correctional health nurse technician, physician, registered professional nurse, licensed practical nurse, laboratory or medical technician, phlebotomist or other health care worker with phlebotomy training shall draw any blood sample to be submitted for analysis, and only a correctional health nurse technician, physician, registered professional nurse, licensed practical nurse, laboratory or medical technician or person, including but not limited to a law enforcement officer, who has received biological sample collection training in accordance with protocols adopted by the Attorney General, in consultation with the Department of Corrections, shall collect or supervise the collection of any other biological sample to be submitted for analysis. c. In addition to any other person who has received biological sample collection training pursuant to subsection b. of this section, a law enforcement officer who has been appropriately trained and qualified pursuant to protocols adopted by the Attorney General, in consultation with the Department of Corrections, may collect or supervise the collection of a buccal swab sample to be submitted for analysis. d. No civil liability shall attach to any person authorized to draw blood or collect a biological sample by this section as a result of drawing blood or collecting the sample from any person if the blood was drawn or sample collected according to recognized medical procedures. No person shall be relieved from liability for negligence in the drawing or collecting of any DNA sample. No sample shall be drawn or collected pursuant to section 4 of P.L.1994, c.136 (C.53:1-20.20) if the division has previously received a blood or biological sample from the convicted person or the juvenile adjudicated delinquent which was adequate for successful analysis and identification. L.1994, c.136, s.6; amended 1997, c.341, s.4; 2003, c.183, s.5; 2011, c.104, s.3; 2015, c.263, s.3.
NJ Rev Stat § 53:1-20.23 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 53 - State Police|Section 53:1-20.23 - Rules; procedures

53:1-20.23. Rules; procedures  7. The division shall adopt rules governing the procedures to be used in the submission, identification, analysis and storage of DNA samples and typing results of DNA samples submitted under this act. The DNA sample shall be securely stored in the State databank. The typing results shall be securely stored in the State database. These procedures shall also include quality assurance guidelines to insure that DNA identification records meet audit standards for laboratories which submit DNA records to the State database. The DNA identification system established pursuant to this act shall be shall be compatible with that utilized by the FBI.  L.1994,c.136,s.7.
NJ Rev Stat § 53:1-20.24 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 53 - State Police|Section 53:1-20.24 - Use of State database

53:1-20.24. Use of State database  8. a. It shall be the duty of the division to store, analyze, classify and file in the State database and with the FBI for inclusion in CODIS the DNA record of identification characteristic profiles of DNA samples submitted pursuant to section 4 of this act and to make such information available from the State database as provided in this section. The division may contract out DNA typing analysis to a qualified DNA laboratory that meets established guidelines. The results of the DNA profile of individuals in the State database shall be made available to local, State or federal law enforcement agencies, and approved crime laboratories which serve these agencies, upon written or electronic request and in furtherance of an official investigation of a criminal offense. These records shall also be available upon receipt of a valid court order issued by a judge of the Superior Court directing the division to release these results to appropriate parties not listed above. The division shall maintain a file of such court orders.  b. The division shall adopt rules governing the methods of obtaining information from the State database and CODIS and procedures for verification of the identity and authority of the requester.  c. The division shall create a separate population database comprised of records obtained pursuant to this act after all personal identification is removed. Nothing shall prohibit the division from sharing or disseminating population databases with other law enforcement agencies, and crime laboratories that serve these agencies, upon written or electronic request and in furtherance of an official investigation of a criminal offense, or other third parties deemed necessary to assist with statistical analysis of the population databases. The population database may be made available to and searched by other agencies participating in the CODIS system.  L.1994,c.136,s.8.
NJ Rev Stat § 53:1-20.26 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 53 - State Police|Section 53:1-20.26 - Wrongful disclosure of information

53:1-20.26. Wrongful disclosure of information  10. Any person who by virtue of employment, or official position, has possession of, or access to, individually identifiable DNA information contained in the State DNA database or databank and who purposely discloses it in any manner to any person or agency not entitled to receive it is guilty of a disorderly person's offense.  L.1994,c.136,s.10.
NJ Rev Stat § 53:1-20.27 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 53 - State Police|Section 53:1-20.27 - Confidentiality

53:1-20.27. Confidentiality  11. All DNA profiles and samples submitted to the division pursuant to this act shall be treated as confidential except as provided in section 8 of this act.  L.1994,c.136,s.11.
NJ Rev Stat § 53:1-20.28 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 53 - State Police|Section 53:1-20.28 - Funding of act in first year

53:1-20.28. Funding of act in first year  12. The Attorney General shall use funds obtained through seizure, forfeiture or abandonment pursuant to any federal or State statutory or common law, and the proceeds of the sale of any such confiscated property or goods, as may be available and appropriate for the costs of implementing P.L.1994, c.136 (C.53:1-20.17) during the first year following enactment.  L.1994,c.136,s.12.
NJ Rev Stat § 53:1-20.28a (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 53 - State Police|Section 53:1-20.28a - "New Jersey Forensic DNA Laboratory Fund."

53:1-20.28a "New Jersey Forensic DNA Laboratory Fund."  7. a. There is created in the Division of State Police in the Department of Law and Public Safety a separate special account to be known as the "New Jersey Forensic DNA Laboratory Fund." All moneys paid to the Division of State Police pursuant to subsection g. of R.S.39:5-41 shall be deposited in the fund. b. Moneys in the "New Jersey Forensic DNA Laboratory Fund" shall be used for the expenses of DNA laboratories, criminalistics and other forensic applications. L.2003,c.183,s.7.
NJ Rev Stat § 53:1-20.29 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 53 - State Police|Section 53:1-20.29 - Liability for cost of certain blood or biological sample testing.

53:1-20.29 Liability for cost of certain blood or biological sample testing.  1. Any person required pursuant to the provisions of P.L.1994, c.136 (C.53:1-20.17 et seq.) to have a blood sample drawn or other biological sample collected for purposes of DNA testing shall be liable for the costs of such testing. L.1997,c.51,s.1; amended 2000, c.118, s.2.
NJ Rev Stat § 53:1-20.30 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 53 - State Police|Section 53:1-20.30 - Lien against property, income of offender

53:1-20.30. Lien against property, income of offender  2. The State shall have a lien against the property and income of each offender for whom DNA testing is conducted pursuant to section 1 of this act. The lien when properly filed as set forth herein shall have priority over all unrecorded encumbrances except for any restitutions, assessments or fines which the offender has been sentenced to pay. L.1997,c.51,s.2.
NJ Rev Stat § 53:1-20.31 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 53 - State Police|Section 53:1-20.31 - Form of lien

53:1-20.31. Form of lien  3. The lien shall be in a form to be prescribed by the Attorney General and shall contain the name of the offender who is the owner of the real property which is the subject of the lien. The lien shall be signed by the Attorney General or a designee assigned by the Attorney General.  L.1997,c.51,s.3.
NJ Rev Stat § 53:1-20.32 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 53 - State Police|Section 53:1-20.32 - Filing of lien

53:1-20.32. Filing of lien  4. The lien shall be filed with the clerk of the county or register of deeds and mortgages, as the case may be, and shall immediately attach to and become binding upon all real property in the ownership of the offender. If it is believed that the offender is the owner of real property within the State, but the exact location of same is not known, then the lien may be filed with the clerk of the Superior Court and shall become binding upon all real property of the offender wherever situate within the State. L.1997,c.51,s.4.
NJ Rev Stat § 53:1-20.33 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 53 - State Police|Section 53:1-20.33 - Forwarding of notice of lien, effect

53:1-20.33. Forwarding of notice of lien, effect  5. If it is found that the offender is possessed of any goods, rights, credits, chattels, moneys or effects which are held by any person, firm or corporation for the present or subsequent use of the offender, then the lien provided for herein, or a notice of the existence thereof, may be forwarded by registered mail to the person, firm, or corporation and shall become binding upon any property rights so held. The person, firm or corporation shall thereafter be precluded from disposing of the property rights until the lien is satisfied or until the holder of the lien consents thereto. Any person, firm or corporation disposing of any such property or moneys after receipt of notice of the lien shall be liable to the State for the value of the property or moneys of which disposition has been made. L.1997,c.51,s.5.
NJ Rev Stat § 53:1-20.34 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 53 - State Police|Section 53:1-20.34 - Provision of books for entering lien, recordation

53:1-20.34. Provision of books for entering lien, recordation  6. The clerk of the county or register of deeds and mortgages, or clerk of the Superior Court, as the case may be, shall provide suitable books in which he shall enter the liens filed hereunder properly indexed in the name of the offender. All liens and other papers incidental thereto required hereunder shall be received and recorded by the clerk of the county, register of deeds and mortgages, or clerk of the Superior Court, as the case may be, without payment of fees. L.1997,c.51,s.6.
NJ Rev Stat § 53:1-20.35 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 53 - State Police|Section 53:1-20.35 - Discharge of lien by the State

53:1-20.35. Discharge of lien by the State  7. To discharge any lien or liens filed hereunder, the Attorney General or an agent designated by the Attorney General shall file with the clerk of the county, register of deeds and mortgages or clerk of the Superior Court, as the case may be, a duly acknowledged certificate setting forth the fact that the State desires to discharge the lien of record. The Attorney General or an agent designated by the Attorney General is authorized to compromise for settlement any lien filed under the provisions of this act. A memorandum of the compromise and settlement signed by the Attorney General shall be sufficient authorization for a complete discharge of the lien. L.1997,c.51,s.7.
NJ Rev Stat § 53:1-20.36 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 53 - State Police|Section 53:1-20.36 - Discharge of lien by a person

53:1-20.36. Discharge of lien by a person  8. Any person desiring to secure immediate discharge of any lien may deposit with the court cash in sufficient amount to cover the amount of the lien or post a bond in an amount and with sureties to be approved by said court. Upon proper notice of this fact being given to the Attorney General a satisfaction of said lien shall be filed forthwith with the county clerk or register of deeds and mortgages as the case may be. L.1997,c.51,s.8.
NJ Rev Stat § 53:1-20.37 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 53 - State Police|Section 53:1-20.37 - Retaining of all DNA profile information.

53:1-20.37 Retaining of all DNA profile information.  2. a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the Division of State Police in the Department of Law and Public Safety shall retain all DNA profile information from biological samples taken from a convicted person pursuant to the provisions of section 1 of P.L.2001, c.377 (C.2A:84A-32a) and may use the profile information in the investigation and prosecution of other crimes. The DNA profile information shall be added to, stored and maintained in the State DNA databank established pursuant to the "DNA Database and Databank Act of 1994," P.L.1994, c.136 (C.53:1-20.17 et seq.) and shall be forwarded to the FBI for inclusion in CODIS.  b. The Attorney General shall adopt rules governing the procedures to be used in the analysis and storage of DNA profile information obtained in accordance with the provisions of P.L.2001, c.377 (C.2A:84A-32a et al.). L.2001,c.377,s.2.
NJ Rev Stat § 53:1-20.38 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 53 - State Police|Section 53:1-20.38 - Licensing of peddlers, solicitors by municipalities; definitions.

53:1-20.38 Licensing of peddlers, solicitors by municipalities; definitions.  1. a. If authorized by the county prosecutor, a municipality shall accept, for the purposes of licensing a person as a peddler or solicitor, the results of a criminal history record background check of State records conducted within the previous six months indicating no disqualifying information which was required for that person to be licensed in another municipality as a peddler or solicitor.  b. For the purposes of this section:  "Peddler" means any person traveling by vehicle of any kind, who conveys or transports goods, articles or property of any kind or description for the purpose of offering for sale, selling and delivering the same to customers, or offering to render immediate services of any kind or description, and shall include the words "hawker," "huckster" or "itinerant vendor." "Solicitor" means any person traveling by foot or vehicle of any kind, who sells or offers to sell goods, articles or property of any kind or description by sample or otherwise for future delivery, or who offers to render services at some time in the future, with or without accepting payment or partial payment for the same. L.2015, c.122, s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 53:1-21 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 53 - State Police|Section 53:1-21 - Creation; duties

53:1-21. Creation; duties  The superintendent may, with the approval of the governor, and if in his opinion the detective work of the state police so demands, create a state detective bureau, under his immediate supervision. The bureau shall maintain facilities for the detection of crime by the state police, and shall co-operate with and afford central information and fingerprints and other records for the various counties. For this purpose, the superintendent may, with the approval of the governor, utilize the services of not more than five of the members of the state police force as assistant state detectives. All applicants for detective work shall first be given a special examination by the superintendent to determine their qualifications and experience for such work.
NJ Rev Stat § 53:1-21.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 53 - State Police|Section 53:1-21.1 - Establishment of radiotelephone and intercommunicating system

53:1-21.1. Establishment of radiotelephone and intercommunicating system  There shall be established in the Division of State Police in the Department of Law and Public Safety under the direction of the Superintendent of State Police a modern, integrated mobile radiotelephone and intercommunicating system, which shall include sending and receiving stations at fixed State Police headquarters and State Police stations and in State Police mobile units and at such other locations as the police problems of the State may require for full operational control, for the prompt collection and distribution of police information throughout the State, and for use in disaster operations. L.1954, c. 49, s. 1.
NJ Rev Stat § 53:1-21.2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 53 - State Police|Section 53:1-21.2 - Equipment

53:1-21.2. Equipment  The Superintendent of State Police shall equip State Police headquarters, State Police stations and State Police mobile units with proper modern radiotelephone and intercommunicating facilities which shall be integrated into the said system. L.1954, c. 49, s. 2.
NJ Rev Stat § 53:1-21.3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 53 - State Police|Section 53:1-21.3 - Other State law enforcement agencies; use by

53:1-21.3. Other State law enforcement agencies; use by  When, in the opinion of the Superintendent of State Police, it will not interfere with State Police work, other New Jersey law enforcement agencies may be permitted by the Attorney-General to make use of the said system. Any such permission shall be subject to the conditions which the Superintendent of State Police shall find necessary or desirable to impose. L.1954, c. 49, s. 3.
NJ Rev Stat § 53:1-21.4 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 53 - State Police|Section 53:1-21.4 - Contract for furnishing of service

53:1-21.4. Contract for furnishing of service  The Superintendent of State Police, subject to the approval of the Attorney-General, is authorized and empowered to contract for the furnishing of modern mobile radiotelephone and intercommunicating service when, in the opinion of the Superintendent of State Police, such contract will provide for the most efficient service available. Any such contract shall be made subject to appropriations made by law. With the approval of the State Treasurer, any such contract may be entered into without competitive bidding. L.1954, c. 49, s. 4.
NJ Rev Stat § 53:1-21.5 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 53 - State Police|Section 53:1-21.5 - Transfer of title to State owned equipment and facilities

53:1-21.5. Transfer of title to State owned equipment and facilities  The Superintendent of State Police is hereby authorized and empowered to transfer title, on behalf of the State of New Jersey, to any mobile radiotelephone equipment and related facilities now owned by the State of New Jersey to any person, firm, or corporation which contracts to furnish the said service, upon such terms as may be agreed upon by the contractor and the Superintendent of State Police, all subject to the approval of the Attorney-General and the State Treasurer. The agreed upon purchase price of such equipment and related facilities shall be credited against the service charges during the first 12 months of operation under such contract. L.1954, c. 49, s. 5.
NJ Rev Stat § 53:1-23 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 53 - State Police|Section 53:1-23 - Physicians and other medical personnel

53:1-23. Physicians and other medical personnel  Subject to the availability of appropriations, the superintendent may appoint, as members of the staff of the State Police, and set the salary of, such physicians and other medical personnel as may be required, who shall serve at the pleasure of and be subject to the orders of the superintendent. Amended by L.1950, c. 154, p. 337, s. 2; L.1970, c. 52, s. 1, eff. May 14, 1970.
NJ Rev Stat § 53:1-24 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 53 - State Police|Section 53:1-24 - Cooks; civil service rights; titles

53:1-24. Cooks; civil service rights; titles  The superintendent may employ civilian cooks and cooks' helpers to conduct the mess at such salary as he may have to expend for such services. For the purpose of establishing civil service rights for full-time cooks and cooks' helpers in the employ of the Department of State Police, there are hereby established the following titles: Chefs, food service helpers. The present civilian employees of the Department of State Police shall be placed by the Civil Service Commission in the classified service and shall hold and retain their present title, pursuant to the provisions of Title 11, subtitle two, of the Revised Statutes. Amended by L.1940, c. 103, p. 242, s. 2.