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NJ Rev Stat § 52:18A-1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:18A-1 - "Department" defined

52:18A-1. "Department" defined  There is hereby established in the executive branch of the State Government a principal department which shall be known as the Department of the Treasury. As used in this act, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the word "department" means the Department of the Treasury established herein. L.1948, c. 92, p. 511, s. 1.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:18A-2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:18A-2 - State Treasurer

52:18A-2. State Treasurer  The administrator and head of the department shall be the State Treasurer, who shall be a person qualified by training and experience to perform the duties of his office, and who shall be appointed by the Governor, with the advice and consent of the Senate. The State Treasurer shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor during the Governor's term of office and until the appointment and qualification of the State Treasurer's successor. He shall receive such salary as shall be provided by law. The person in office as State Treasurer on the thirtieth day of June, one thousand nine hundred and forty-eight, shall hold the office of State Treasurer in the Department of the Treasury established hereunder for the period of his term which remains unexpired on the effective date of this act and until his successor has been appointed and has qualified. L.1948, c. 92, p. 511, s. 2.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:18A-2a (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:18A-2a - Transfer of revenues to Health Care Subsidy Fund

52:18A-2a. Transfer of revenues to Health Care Subsidy Fund  5. The State Treasurer shall transfer to the Health Care Subsidy Fund established pursuant to section 8 of P.L.1992, c.160 (C.26:2H-18.58), revenues generated from third party liability recoveries by the State for the purposes provided in section 4 of P.L.1996, c.29 (C.26:2H-18.58a). L.1996,c.29,s.5.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:18A-2.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:18A-2.1 - Board of Public Utilities; transferred

52:18A-2.1. Board of Public Utilities; transferred  a. The Board of Public Utilities and the positions of president and commissioners thereof, designated as such pursuant to the provisions of P.L.1977, c. 146 (C. 52:27F-1 et seq.), are continued and designated as the Board of Public Utilities and the president and commissioners thereof in but not of the Department of the Treasury. Notwithstanding this allocation, the board shall be independent of any supervision or control by the Department of the Treasury or by any officer thereof, and, unless otherwise expressly provided by law, the board shall be independent of any supervision or control by the Division of Energy Planning and Conservation in the Department of Commerce, Energy and Economic Development or by any officer thereof. The Department of Civil Service shall not reclassify any title or position transferred from the Board of Public Utilities pursuant to this act without the approval of the board. The president and commissioners of the Board of Public Utilities shall be appointed in the manner, and shall receive such salaries as shall be provided by law.  b. All functions, powers and duties now vested in the Board of Public Utilities in the Department of Energy and in the positions of president and commissioners thereof are transferred to and assumed by the Board of Public Utilities in the Department of the Treasury and the president and commissioners thereof.  c. Whenever in any law, rule, regulation, order, contract, document, judicial or administrative proceeding or otherwise, reference is made to the Board of Public Utilities in the Department of Energy, the same shall mean and refer to the Board of Public Utilities in the Department of the Treasury.  L. 1987,c.365,s.9.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:18A-3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:18A-3 - Divisions within Department

52:18A-3. Divisions within Department  There shall be within the Department of the Treasury a Division of Budget and Accounting, a Division of Purchase and Property, a Division of Taxation, and a Division of the New Jersey Racing Commission. The State Treasurer shall have authority to organize and maintain in his offices an Administrative Division and to assign to employment therein such secretarial, clerical and other assistants in the department as his office and the internal operations of the department shall require. L.1948, c. 92, p. 512, s. 3. Amended by L.1983, c. 36, s. 7, eff. Jan. 26, 1983.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:18A-4 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:18A-4 - Division of Budget and Accounting transferred

52:18A-4. Division of Budget and Accounting transferred  The Division of Budget and Accounting of the existing State Department of Taxation and Finance, together with all of its functions, powers and duties is continued, but such division is hereby transferred to and constituted the Division of Budget and Accounting in the Department of the Treasury established hereunder. L.1948, c. 92, p. 512, s. 4.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:18A-5 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:18A-5 - Director of Division of Budget and Accounting

52:18A-5. Director of Division of Budget and Accounting  The Division of Budget and Accounting shall be headed by a director, who shall be a person qualified by training and experience to direct the work assigned to such division. The director of such division shall be appointed by the Governor, with the advice and consent of the Senate, and shall serve during the term of office of the Governor appointing him and until the director's successor is appointed and has qualified. The director of the Division of Budget and Accounting shall receive such salary as shall be provided by law. L.1948, c. 92, p. 512, s. 5.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:18A-6 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:18A-6 - State Commissioner of Taxation and Finance, powers and duties of transferred

52:18A-6. State Commissioner of Taxation and Finance, powers and duties of transferred  The functions, powers and duties heretofore vested in, and exercised or performed by the State Commissioner of Taxation and Finance, through the Bureau of the Budget of the Division of Budget and Accounting in the existing State Department of Taxation and Finance are hereby transferred to and shall be exercised and performed by the State Treasurer through the Division of Budget and Accounting in the Department of the Treasury established hereunder. The functions, powers and duties heretofore vested in, and exercised or performed by, the State Commissioner of Taxation and Finance, through the Bureau of Accounting of the Division of Budget and Accounting in the existing State Department of Taxation and Finance, are hereby transferred to and shall be exercised and performed by the director of the Division of Budget and Accounting established hereunder, through such division. L.1948, c. 92, p. 513, s. 6.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:18A-6.2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:18A-6.2 - Reference to "Commissioner of Taxation and Finance" deemed reference to Director of Division of Budget and Accounting

52:18A-6.2. Reference to "Commissioner of Taxation and Finance" deemed reference to Director of Division of Budget and Accounting  Whenever the term "Commissioner of Taxation and Finance" occurs or any reference is made thereto in any of the statutes enumerated in section one hereof, the same shall be deemed to mean or refer to the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting in the Department of the Treasury. L.1949, c. 8, p. 34, s. 2.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:18A-7 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:18A-7 - Former Office of State Comptroller abolished; accounting and financial management to Division of Budget and Accounting.

52:18A-7 Former Office of State Comptroller abolished; accounting and financial management to Division of Budget and Accounting.  7. The office of State Comptroller, also designated and referred to as "Comptroller of the Treasury," as continued and transferred to and constituted an office within the Division of Budget and Accounting in the Department of the Treasury pursuant to the "Department of the Treasury Act of 1948," P.L.1948, c.92 (C.52:18A-1 et seq.), is abolished, and the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting shall exercise the powers and perform the functions and duties concerning accounting and financial management vested in, or imposed upon, the comptroller of the treasury, as may be established by law. L.1948, c.92, s.7; amended 2007, c.52, s.24.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:18A-8 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:18A-8 - State revenues; depositories; reports; accounting

52:18A-8. State revenues; depositories; reports; accounting  All State revenue collected by any department, institution, commission, board, committee or official of this State shall, except as otherwise provided by law, be deposited, in the method prescribed by the director of the Division of Budget and Accounting, to the credit of the State of New Jersey in such depositories as the State Treasurer shall designate. A report of such moneys collected shall be submitted to such director and the State Treasurer in such form as the director shall prescribe. Such reports shall be submitted not later than the tenth day of the month following that during which such moneys were received. The director of the Division of Budget and Accounting, upon receiving such report, shall audit and register all amounts contained therein and make proper accounting thereof. L.1948, c. 92, p. 513, s. 8.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:18A-8.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:18A-8.1 - Fiscal agent or custodian for funds and other assets; agreements.

52:18A-8.1 Fiscal agent or custodian for funds and other assets; agreements.  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.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:18A-8.1a (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:18A-8.1a - Definitions used in C.52:18A-8.1.

52:18A-8.1a Definitions used in C.52:18A-8.1.  2. As used in section 1 of P.L.1954, c.22 (C.52:18A-8.1): "Branch office" means an office at a fixed location other than a principal office, however designated, at which any business that may be conducted in a principal office of a bank may be transacted. "Clearinghouse" means an association of banks or other payors regularly settling mutual claims, accounts and other items such as securities, payments and income. "Custodian," "primary custodian," "fiscal agent" and "primary fiscal agent" means a bank which is selected by the State Treasurer to perform fiduciary functions in the maintenance of public trust funds and assets. "Depository" means a separately incorporated bank or association of banks which serves as a temporary trustee for securities on behalf of a custodian, sub-custodian, fiscal agent or sub-fiscal agent. "Principal office" means the headquarters of a bank which is its principal place of business. "Sub-custodian" or "sub-fiscal agent" means a bank, located in any state or country, to which a primary custodian or primary fiscal agent may delegate its duties and responsibilities. L.2001,c.286,s.2.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:18A-8.2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:18A-8.2 - Services to be performed

52:18A-8.2. Services to be performed  Such agreements may provide, at the discretion of the State Treasurer, that such fiscal agent or custodian may perform any or all of the following services: make or accept delivery of securities; exchange securities, collect interest or dividends thereon and principal thereof; surrender securities for exchange, redemption or payment; hold securities, cash or other assets of the State or of any such pension agency, system or fund, as aforementioned, in safekeeping; deposit in such account or accounts as the State Treasurer shall designate, the proceeds of the sale, exchange, redemption or payment of securities and of interest or dividends thereon, and such other related services as the State Treasurer may determine. L.1954, c. 22, p. 77, s. 2.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:18A-8.3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:18A-8.3 - Provision against loss or damage required in agreements

52:18A-8.3. Provision against loss or damage required in agreements  All agreements entered into by the State Treasurer with any bank pursuant to this act, shall provide that such bank or banks shall be responsible to the State, to the State Treasurer, and to any pension agency, fund or system concerned, for the proper and faithful performance of the services required of it pursuant to the terms of the agreement, for the fidelity and integrity of the officers, employees and agents employed in any undertaking under said agreement, and for any and all loss or damage which may result from any failure to discharge or from any improper or incorrect discharge of their duties, and that such bank or banks shall save harmless the State, the State Treasurer, and any pension agency, fund or system concerned, or any trustee or officer thereof, from any and all loss or damage caused thereby. L.1954, c. 22, p. 77, s. 3.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:18A-8.4 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:18A-8.4 - Fee for returned check collected by Department of the Treasury

52:18A-8.4 Fee for returned check collected by Department of the Treasury  42. The State Treasurer may in the Treasurer's discretion charge a fee of $50 for each check, received for payment of any fee, fine, penalty or other charge collected by the Department of the Treasury, that is returned due to insufficient funds or as the result of a stop payment order, provided that no fee shall be imposed under this section that is in addition to or in lieu of a fee that the Treasurer or any agency or employee of the Department of the Treasury is required or authorized under any other law to collect due to such a return of check payment. L.2002,c.34,s.42.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:18A-9 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:18A-9 - Forms

52:18A-9. Forms  The director of the Division of Budget and Accounting shall have authority to prescribe uniform forms to be used by all departments or other agencies of the State Government in encumbering any funds appropriated. The director of the Division of Budget and Accounting shall prepare the forms upon which shall be rendered all statements of indebtedness against any department, institution, commission, committee, official, board, or body of State Government. The forms, in this section provided, shall, when so prepared, be the only forms used for the evidence and record of such encumbrances and indebtedness. L.1948, c. 92, p. 514, s. 9.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:18A-10 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:18A-10 - Encumbrance requests and statements of indebtedness; approval; examination; warrant checks

52:18A-10. Encumbrance requests and statements of indebtedness; approval; examination; warrant checks  Each department, commission, committee, official, board or body of any institution or organization of the State shall designate the proper officer who shall approve and sign all encumbrance requests and statements of indebtedness. The designation shall be filed in the office of the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting; and the requests and statements of indebtedness shall be presented to such director. The Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting shall examine, audit and adjust all encumbrances and statements of indebtedness so presented. He may administer an oath to the persons presenting the encumbrance or statement of indebtedness and to any witness presented on behalf of such person and may examine such person or witness as to the truth, fairness and correctness of such encumbrance or statement of indebtedness. The Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting and the State Treasurer shall execute warrant checks in settlement of statements of indebtedness after such statements of indebtedness have been audited and approved by the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting and after such warrant checks have been registered by him. Warrant checks after having been executed, shall be delivered to the payees. L.1948, c. 92, p. 514, s. 10. Amended by L.1950, c. 61, p. 107, s. 1.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:18A-11 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:18A-11 - Checks or drafts for transfer of funds

52:18A-11. Checks or drafts for transfer of funds  Checks or drafts used only for the transfer of State funds from one depository to another, drawn to the order of the State of New Jersey and restrictively endorsed by the State Treasurer in the following manner: "Transfer of State Funds--For Deposit Only," need not be signed by the director of the Division of Budget and Accounting. L.1948, c. 92, p. 515, s. 11.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:18A-12 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:18A-12 - Certain provisions of law construed as applying to the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.

52:18A-12 Certain provisions of law construed as applying to the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.  12. Wherever a provision of law relating to the presentation of claims or bills for approval, the drawing of warrants, the countersigning of receipts and checks, the administration of petty cash funds, the apportionment of taxes on railroad and canal property, applied to the Comptroller, or to the State Commissioner of Taxation and Finance from July 1, 1948, the effective date of the "Department of the Treasury Act of 1948," P.L.1948, c.92 (C.52:18A-1 et seq.), until the effective date of P.L.2007, c.52 (C.52:15C-1 et al.), such provision of law shall be construed as having applied instead to the director of the Division of Budget and Accounting. L.1948, c.92, s.12; amended 2007, c.52, s.25.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:18A-13 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:18A-13 - Vacancies in certain offices, notice to banks.

52:18A-13 Vacancies in certain offices, notice to banks.  13. The Secretary of State shall, when the offices of State Treasurer or director of the Division of Budget and Accounting shall become vacant or the officers or either of them shall no longer be authorized to act as such, respectively, give written notice forthwith to all national banks located in this State and institutions authorized by the State to carry on a banking business of such vacancy or termination of power. No bank shall thereafter pay any check or draft of the State Treasurer, signed or countersigned by any person after his office shall become vacant or after he shall no longer be authorized to act. L.1948, c.92, s.13; amended 2007, c.52, s.26.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:18A-16 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:18A-16 - Division of Purchase and Property transferred

52:18A-16. Division of Purchase and Property transferred  The Division of Purchase and Property of the existing State Department of Taxation and Finance, together with all of its functions, powers and duties is continued, but such division is hereby transferred to and constituted the Division of Purchase and Property in the Department of the Treasury established hereunder. L.1948, c. 92, p. 516, s. 16.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:18A-17 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:18A-17 - Director of Division of Purchase and Property

52:18A-17. Director of Division of Purchase and Property  The Division of Purchase and Property shall be headed by a director, who shall be a person qualified by training and experience to direct the work assigned to such division. The director of such division shall be appointed by the Governor, with the advice and consent of the Senate, and shall serve during the term of office of the Governor appointing him and until the director's successor is appointed and has qualified. The director of the Division of Purchase and Property shall receive such salary as shall be provided by law. The person in office as director of the Division of Purchase and Property of the existing State Department of Taxation and Finance on the thirtieth day of June, one thousand nine hundred and forty-eight, shall hold the office of director of the Division of Purchase and Property in the Department of the Treasury established hereunder for the period of his term as director of the Division of Purchase and Property in the existing State Department of Taxation and Finance which remains unexpired on the effective date of this act, and until his successor is appointed and has qualified. L.1948, c. 92, p. 516, s. 17.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:18A-18 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:18A-18 - Powers and duties of director of Division of Purchase and Property transferred

52:18A-18. Powers and duties of director of Division of Purchase and Property transferred  The functions, powers and duties of the director of the Division of Purchase and Property of the existing State Department of Taxation and Finance are continued, but such functions, powers and duties are hereby transferred to and vested in the director of the Division of Purchase and Property established hereunder in the Department of the Treasury. L.1948, c. 92, p. 517, s. 18.