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NJ Rev Stat § 47:1A-2.2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 47 - Public Records|Section 47:1A-2.2 - Access to certain information by convict prohibited; exceptions.

47:1A-2.2 Access to certain information by convict prohibited; exceptions.  1. a. Notwithstanding the provisions of P.L.1963, c.73 (C.47:1A-1 et seq.) or the provisions of any other law to the contrary, where it shall appear that a person who is convicted of any indictable offense under the laws of this State, any other state or the United States is seeking government records containing personal information pertaining to the person's victim or the victim's family, including but not limited to a victim's home address, home telephone number, work or school address, work telephone number, social security account number, medical history or any other identifying information, the right of access provided for in P.L.1963, c.73 (C.47:1A-1 et seq.) as amended and supplemented shall be denied. b. A government record containing personal identifying information which is protected under the provisions of this section may be released only if the information is necessary to assist in the defense of the requestor. A determination that the information is necessary to assist in the requestor's defense shall be made by the court upon motion by the requestor or his representative. c. Notwithstanding the provisions of P.L.1963, c.73 (C.47:1A-1 et seq.) as amended and supplemented, or any other law to the contrary, a custodian shall not comply with an anonymous request for a government record which is protected under the provisions of this section. L.1998,c.17,s.1; amended 2001, c.404, s.4.
NJ Rev Stat § 47:1A-6 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 47 - Public Records|Section 47:1A-6 - Proceeding to challenge denial of access to record.

47:1A-6 Proceeding to challenge denial of access to record.  7. A person who is denied access to a government record by the custodian of the record, at the option of the requestor, may: institute a proceeding to challenge the custodian's decision by filing an action in Superior Court which shall be heard in the vicinage where it is filed by a Superior Court Judge who has been designated to hear such cases because of that judge's knowledge and expertise in matters relating to access to government records; or in lieu of filing an action in Superior Court, file a complaint with the Government Records Council established pursuant to section 8 of P.L.2001, c.404 (C.47:1A-7).  The right to institute any proceeding under this section shall be solely that of the requestor. Any such proceeding shall proceed in a summary or expedited manner. The public agency shall have the burden of proving that the denial of access is authorized by law. If it is determined that access has been improperly denied, the court or agency head shall order that access be allowed. A requestor who prevails in any proceeding shall be entitled to a reasonable attorney's fee. L.2001,c.404,s.7.
NJ Rev Stat § 47:1A-8 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 47 - Public Records|Section 47:1A-8 - Construction of act.

47:1A-8 Construction of act.  9. Nothing contained in P.L.1963, c.73 (C.47:1A-1 et seq.), as amended and supplemented, shall be construed as limiting the common law right of access to a government record, including criminal investigatory records of a law enforcement agency. L.2001,c.404,s.9.
NJ Rev Stat § 47:1A-9 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 47 - Public Records|Section 47:1A-9 - Other laws, regulations, privileges unaffected.

47:1A-9 Other laws, regulations, privileges unaffected.  10. a. The provisions of this act, P.L.2001, c.404 (C.47:1A-5 et al.), shall not abrogate any exemption of a public record or government record from public access heretofore made pursuant to P.L.1963, c.73 (C.47:1A-1 et seq.); any other statute; resolution of either or both Houses of the Legislature; regulation promulgated under the authority of any statute or Executive Order of the Governor; Executive Order of the Governor; Rules of Court; any federal law; federal regulation; or federal order. b. The provisions of this act, P.L.2001, c.404 (C.47:1A-5 et al.), shall not abrogate or erode any executive or legislative privilege or grant of confidentiality heretofore established or recognized by the Constitution of this State, statute, court rule or judicial case law, which privilege or grant of confidentiality may duly be claimed to restrict public access to a public record or government record. L.2001,c.404,s.10.
NJ Rev Stat § 47:1A-10 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 47 - Public Records|Section 47:1A-10 - Personnel, pension records not considered public information; exceptions.

47:1A-10 Personnel, pension records not considered public information; exceptions.  11. Notwithstanding the provisions of P.L.1963, c.73 (C.47:1A-1 et seq.) or any other law to the contrary, the personnel or pension records of any individual in the possession of a public agency, including but not limited to records relating to any grievance filed by or against an individual, shall not be considered a government record and shall not be made available for public access, except that: an individual's name, title, position, salary, payroll record, length of service, date of separation and the reason therefor, and the amount and type of any pension received shall be a government record; personnel or pension records of any individual shall be accessible when required to be disclosed by another law, when disclosure is essential to the performance of official duties of a person duly authorized by this State or the United States, or when authorized by an individual in interest; and data contained in information which disclose conformity with specific experiential, educational or medical qualifications required for government employment or for receipt of a public pension, but not including any detailed medical or psychological information, shall be a government record. L.2001,c.404,s.11.
NJ Rev Stat § 47:1A-11 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 47 - Public Records|Section 47:1A-11 - Violations, penalties, disciplinary proceeding.

47:1A-11 Violations, penalties, disciplinary proceeding.  12. a. A public official, officer, employee or custodian who knowingly and willfully violates P.L.1963, c.73 (C.47:1A-1 et seq.), as amended and supplemented, and is found to have unreasonably denied access under the totality of the circumstances, shall be subject to a civil penalty of $1,000 for an initial violation, $2,500 for a second violation that occurs within 10 years of an initial violation, and $5,000 for a third violation that occurs within 10 years of an initial violation. This penalty shall be collected and enforced in proceedings in accordance with the "Penalty Enforcement Law of 1999," P.L.1999, c.274 (C.2A:58-10 et seq.), and the rules of court governing actions for the collection of civil penalties. The Superior Court shall have jurisdiction of proceedings for the collection and enforcement of the penalty imposed by this section. Appropriate disciplinary proceedings may be initiated against a public official, officer, employee or custodian against whom a penalty has been imposed. L.2001,c.404,s.12.
NJ Rev Stat § 47:1A-12 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 47 - Public Records|Section 47:1A-12 - Court rules.

47:1A-12 Court rules.  13. The New Jersey Supreme Court may adopt such court rules as it deems necessary to effectuate the purposes of this act. L.2001,c.404,s.13.
NJ Rev Stat § 47:1A-13 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 47 - Public Records|Section 47:1A-13 - Annual budget request for the council.

47:1A-13 Annual budget request for the council.  14. The Commissioner of Community Affairs shall include in the annual budget request of the Department of Community Affairs a request for sufficient funds to effectuate the purposes of section 8 of P.L.2001, c.404 (C.47:1A-7). L.2001,c.404,s.14.
NJ Rev Stat § 47:2-3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 47 - Public Records|Section 47:2-3 - Custody and control of records of extinct offices and bodies

47:2-3. Custody and control of records of extinct offices and bodies  The public record office shall have general and exclusive supervision, care, custody and control of all public records, books, pamphlets, documents, manuscripts, archives, maps and papers of any public office, body, board, institution or society which has or may become extinct, unless the care, custody and control of the same is otherwise provided for by law.
NJ Rev Stat § 47:2-4 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 47 - Public Records|Section 47:2-4 - Examination of records of counties, municipalities or public bodies and institutions; indexing and preservation

47:2-4. Examination of records of counties, municipalities or public bodies and institutions; indexing and preservation  The public record office, through its director, shall examine into the condition of the records, books, pamphlets, documents, manuscripts, archives, maps and papers, now or hereafter kept, filed or recorded in the several public offices of every county or municipality, or required by law to be kept by any public body, board, institution or society created under any law of the state in any county or municipality. Any public official may prescribe such system of indexing, and establish such rules and regulations concerning the care and preservation of such records as to him shall seem proper in any department of which he is in charge.
NJ Rev Stat § 47:2-5 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 47 - Public Records|Section 47:2-5 - Preservation and restoration of certain records

47:2-5. Preservation and restoration of certain records  The public record office shall take such action as may be necessary to put the records it shall examine pursuant to section 47:2-4 of this title, or over which it shall obtain control pursuant to section 47:2-3 of this title, into the custody and condition contemplated by the various laws relating thereto, and shall provide for their restoration and preservation. The public record office shall cause copies of such records to be made whenever, by reason of age, use, exposure or any casualty, it shall be deemed necessary.
NJ Rev Stat § 47:2-6 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 47 - Public Records|Section 47:2-6 - Copies of records as evidence; certification; originals preserved

47:2-6. Copies of records as evidence; certification; originals preserved  Whenever a copy of any record is made in accordance with the provisions of section 47:2-5 of this title, and after it has been compared with the original, it shall be certified by the public official or board having the legal custody and control of the original. Thereafter, the copy shall be considered and accepted as evidence, and treated for all other purposes, as though it were the original. The original shall be cared for and preserved, as if no copy had been made, for such examination as may be directed by an order of court in any action or proceeding in which the accuracy of the copy is questioned.
NJ Rev Stat § 47:2-7 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 47 - Public Records|Section 47:2-7 - Transfer of records

47:2-7. Transfer of records  The officers of any state department, or of any county or municipality, or of any institution or society created under any law of this state, may transfer to the public record office public records or other records, books, papers, documents, archives, maps or plans which are not in general use, and the record office shall receive the same when so transferred and shall provide for the custody and preservation thereof.
NJ Rev Stat § 47:2-8 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 47 - Public Records|Section 47:2-8 - Historical records; acquisition and preservation

47:2-8. Historical records; acquisition and preservation  The public record office may acquire, preserve, classify and collate official records, letters and other material bearing upon the history of the government and the people of New Jersey, or transcripts of such records and papers whenever the board of commissioners cannot or may not desire to acquire the originals thereof.
NJ Rev Stat § 47:3-8.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 47 - Public Records|Section 47:3-8.1 - Copies of reports of audit filed with director of Division of Local Government; destruction; notice

47:3-8.1. Copies of reports of audit filed with director of Division of Local Government; destruction; notice  Every certified duplicate copy of a report of audit filed with the director of the Division of Local Government in the Department of the Treasury, pursuant to section 40:4-8 of the Revised Statutes, shall be retained in the files of the said director for a ten-year period, following which it shall be destroyed except as otherwise herein provided. At the conclusion of the ten-year period the director shall notify the clerk of the board of chosen freeholders or the clerk of the municipality, as the case may be, in writing that the said duplicate copy is subject to destruction, unless the county or municipality desires the same for its permanent files, in which case the director shall deliver the same to the clerk of the board of chosen freeholders or the clerk of the municipality, and shall secure therefor a written receipt. In case any county or municipality does not desire to receive such duplicate copy, or fails to advise the director within ninety days after the receipt of the said written notice, the said director shall notify the head of the archives and history bureau of the Department of Education that unless said bureau desires to receive said duplicate copy it will be destroyed. L.1952, c. 217, p. 749, s. 1, eff. May 17, 1952.
NJ Rev Stat § 47:3-8.2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 47 - Public Records|Section 47:3-8.2 - Copies of reports of audits; for years 1918 to 1940; opportunity to receive before destruction

47:3-8.2. Copies of reports of audits; for years 1918 to 1940; opportunity to receive before destruction  The said director is authorized to destroy all copies of reports of audits for the years one thousand nine hundred and eighteen to one thousand nine hundred and forty, inclusive, remaining in his possession after opportunity to receive the same is afforded to counties, municipalities and the archives and history bureau of the Department of Education in a similar manner as provided in section one hereof. L.1952, c. 217, p. 749, s. 2.
NJ Rev Stat § 47:3-10 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 47 - Public Records|Section 47:3-10 - Retention of specific papers may be ordered

47:3-10. Retention of specific papers may be ordered  The Superior Court assignment judge or the county judge, of the county, may order the retention of specific papers included in any of the aforedescribed papers and direct that such specific papers be retained by the county clerk or register of deeds and mortgages, as the case may be, as a part of the permanent records of the county. L.1953, c. 269, p. 1797, s. 2.
NJ Rev Stat § 47:3-11 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 47 - Public Records|Section 47:3-11 - Notices before destruction

47:3-11. Notices before destruction  3. None of the papers described in this act shall be removed and destroyed, or the records therein effectively obliterated, as provided herein, except on sixty days' written notice to the Superior Court Assignment Judge, and to the Division of State Library, Archives and History, in the Department of Education, and said division may acquire any of said papers for inclusion in the material bearing upon the history of the Government and the people of this State in the custody of the said division. Upon any such disposition of said papers by the county clerk or register of deeds and mortgages, as provided herein, the said county clerk or register of deeds and mortgages, as the case may be, shall file with the said division, a certificate under his hand and seal, setting forth the papers disposed of and the date of disposition. A copy of every such certificate shall be retained in the office of the county clerk or register of deeds and mortgages.  L.1953,c.269,s.3; amended 1991,c.91,s.468.
NJ Rev Stat § 47:3-12 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 47 - Public Records|Section 47:3-12 - Effective date

47:3-12. Effective date  This act shall take effect July first, one thousand nine hundred and fifty-three. L.1953, c. 269, p. 1798, s. 4.
NJ Rev Stat § 47:3-13 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 47 - Public Records|Section 47:3-13 - Papers on file over 25 years in office of county clerk; obliteration

47:3-13. Papers on file over 25 years in office of county clerk; obliteration  Whenever any papers have been on file for more than twenty-five years in the office of any county clerk, pertaining to the former court of oyer and terminer, circuit court, court of common pleas, court of quarter sessions, court of special sessions, and county court of said county, and form no part of the record of an enforceable judgment, the Superior Court Assignment Judge of the county, wherein such papers are on file, may order and direct the clerk of the county to remove or destroy such papers or otherwise effectively obliterate the records therein. L.1953, c. 270, p. 1799, s. 1. Amended by L.1983, c. 321, s. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1983.
NJ Rev Stat § 47:3-14 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 47 - Public Records|Section 47:3-14 - Effective date

47:3-14. Effective date  This act shall take effect July first, one thousand nine hundred and fifty-three. L.1953, c. 270, p. 1799, s. 2.
NJ Rev Stat § 47:3-15 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 47 - Public Records|Section 47:3-15 - Short title

47:3-15. Short title  This act shall be known and cited as "Destruction of Public Records Law (1953)." L.1953, c. 410, p. 2061, s. 1, eff. Sept. 18, 1953.
NJ Rev Stat § 47:3-16 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 47 - Public Records|Section 47:3-16 - Terms defined

47:3-16. Terms defined  2. As used in this act, except where the context indicates otherwise, the words "public records" mean any paper, written or printed book, document or drawing, map or plan, photograph, microfilm, data processed or image processed document, sound-recording or similar device, or any copy thereof which has been made or is required by law to be received for filing, indexing, or reproducing by any officer, commission, agency or authority of the State or of any political subdivision thereof, including subordinate boards thereof, or that has been received by any such officer, commission, agency or authority of the State or of any political subdivision thereof, including subordinate boards thereof, in connection with the transaction of public business and has been retained by such recipient or its successor as evidence of its activities or because of the information contained therein.  As used in this act the word "bureau" means the Bureau of Archives and History in the Department of Education.  L.1953,c.410,s.2; amended 1994,c.140,s.3.
NJ Rev Stat § 47:3-17 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 47 - Public Records|Section 47:3-17 - Consent of bureau to disposition or destruction of public records or documents

47:3-17. Consent of bureau to disposition or destruction of public records or documents  No person shall destroy, sell or otherwise dispose of any public record, archives or printed public documents which are under his control or in his care or custody, whether or not they are in current use, without first having advised the Bureau of Archives and History in the Department of Education of their nature, and obtained the written consent of that bureau; which consent may be given by said bureau only if the same is in conformance with regulations governing the granting thereof which shall be made and promulgated by the State Records Committee established by section six of this act. L.1953, c. 410, p. 2062, s. 3.
NJ Rev Stat § 47:3-18 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 47 - Public Records|Section 47:3-18 - Classifications and categories

47:3-18. Classifications and categories  The bureau may from time to time establish specific classifications and categories for various types of the said "public records" and, in giving its consent as provided herein, may do so in a general and continuing manner according to the said classifications and categories. L.1953, c. 410, p. 2062, s. 4.
NJ Rev Stat § 47:3-19 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 47 - Public Records|Section 47:3-19 - Schedules

47:3-19. Schedules  The bureau, in co-operation with the several State departments, commissions and agencies, shall make a study of the kind and character of public records in their control or custody and shall prepare proposed schedules for submission to the State Records Committee established by section six hereof for its approval and advise the said several departments, commissions and agencies of all applicable operative schedules. L.1953, c. 410, p. 2062, s. 5.
NJ Rev Stat § 47:3-20 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 47 - Public Records|Section 47:3-20 - State Records Committee; approval of schedule; regulations

47:3-20. State Records Committee; approval of schedule; regulations  No such schedule shall be operative unless approved by the State Records Committee which is hereby established in the State Department of Education and which shall consist of the State Treasurer, the Attorney-General, the State Auditor, the Director of the Division of Local Government in the Department of the Treasury, and the head of the Bureau of Archives and History in the Department of Education. Each member of the committee may designate in writing a representative to act in his place on said committee. The State Records Committee shall have the powers and duties prescribed for it herein and shall make and promulgate such regulations, not inconsistent with law, as may be necessary to adequately effectuate such powers and duties. L.1953, c. 410, p. 2062, s. 6.
NJ Rev Stat § 47:3-21 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 47 - Public Records|Section 47:3-21 - Schedule; filing of copy; retention of original

47:3-21. Schedule; filing of copy; retention of original  Whenever any such schedule is approved by the committee, a copy thereof shall be filed with the State department, commission or agency involved and with the State Auditor, and the original approval shall be retained by the Bureau of Archives and History in the Department of Education. Thereupon, such schedule shall remain in force and effect and may be acted upon by the said department, commission or agency until superseded by a subsequent duly approved schedule. L.1953, c. 410, p. 2063, s. 7.
NJ Rev Stat § 47:3-22 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 47 - Public Records|Section 47:3-22 - Liability of officials and others for destruction of public records

47:3-22. Liability of officials and others for destruction of public records  No State official, or head of a State department, commission or other agency shall be held liable on his official bond, or in the way of damages for loss, or in any other manner, civil or criminal, because of the destruction of public records pursuant to the provisions of this act or any other law authorizing such destruction. L.1953, c. 410, p. 2063, s. 8.