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NJ Rev Stat § 26:7-21 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics|Section 26:7-21 - Enforcement

26:7-21. Enforcement  11. The provisions of this act shall be enforced and all penalties for the violation thereof shall be recovered in accordance with the provisions of "the penalty enforcement law" (N.J.S.2A:58-1 et seq.), and of any act amendatory thereof and supplementary thereto, and in addition to the provisions and remedies therein contained, the following provisions and remedies shall be applicable in any proceeding brought for a penalty for a violation under the provisions of this act:  (a) The following courts shall have jurisdiction of such proceeding in addition to those prescribed in said law, namely: the Superior Court and municipal courts;  (b) The complaint in such proceeding may be made on information and belief by any employee of the State Department of Health;  (c) A warrant may issue in lieu of summons in such proceeding; (d) The hearing in such proceeding shall be without a jury; (e) If the defendant in such proceeding shall fail to pay forthwith the amount of any money judgment rendered against him, the said defendant may be committed as provided in said law;  (f) Such proceeding may be instituted on any day of the week or on a Sunday or a holiday;  (g) Any sums received in payment of a money judgment entered in such proceeding shall be remitted to the State Department of Health;  (h) An appeal from any judgment entered in such proceeding may be taken in the manner provided by law.  L.1950,c.256,s.11; amended 1991,c.91,s.298.
NJ Rev Stat § 26:7-22 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics|Section 26:7-22 - Jurisdiction to restrain acts in violation of laws or regulations

26:7-22. Jurisdiction to restrain acts in violation of laws or regulations  The Superior Court of this State is hereby vested with jurisdiction and discretionary power in an action in the court brought at the suit of the Attorney-General or of the State Department to prevent and restrain the cremation of dead human bodies by any person who has not first obtained the license required by this act, or to prevent and restrain the violation by any person of the provisions of this act, or of any rule or regulation promulgated hereunder. L.1950, c. 256, p. 898, s. 12. Amended by L.1953, c. 26, p. 480, s. 54.
NJ Rev Stat § 26:7-23 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics|Section 26:7-23 - Repeal

26:7-23. Repeal  Chapter seven of Title 26 of the Revised Statutes is repealed. L.1950, c. 256, p. 898, s. 13.
NJ Rev Stat § 26:8-1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics|Section 26:8-1 - Definitions.

26:8-1 Definitions.  26:8-1. As used in this chapter: "Vital statistics" means statistics concerning births, deaths, fetal deaths, marriages, civil unions and domestic partnerships established pursuant to P.L.2003, c.246 (C.26:8A-1 et al.). "Vital records" means the birth, death, fetal death, marriage, civil union and domestic partnership records from which vital statistics are produced.  "State registrar" means the State registrar of vital statistics; "Local registrar" or "registrar" means the local registrar of vital statistics of any district; and "registration district" or "district" means a registration district as constituted by this article. "Live birth" or "birth" means the complete expulsion or extraction from its mother of a product of conception, irrespective of the duration of pregnancy, which, after such separation, breathes or shows any other evidence of life such as beating of the heart, pulsation of the umbilical cord, or definite movement of voluntary muscles, whether or not the umbilical cord has been cut or the placenta attached.  "Authentication" means the entry by the Chief State Medical Examiner, Deputy Chief State Medical Examiner, or a county or intercounty medical examiner or assistant county or intercounty medical examiner, funeral director or physician into the New Jersey Electronic Death Registration System of a personal identification code, digital signature or other identifier unique to that user, by which the information entered into the system by the user is authenticated by the user who assumes responsibility for its accuracy. "Authentication" also means the process by which the State registrar or a local registrar, deputy registrar, alternate deputy registrar or subregistrar indicates that person's review and approval of information entered into the system by the Chief State Medical Examiner, Deputy Chief State Medical Examiner, or a county or intercounty medical examiner or assistant county or intercounty medical examiner, funeral director or physician.  "Electronic registration system" means any electronic method, including, but not limited to, one based on Internet technology, of collecting, transmitting, recording and authenticating information from one or more responsible parties, which is necessary to complete a vital record, and is designed to replace a manual, paper-based data collection, recordation and signature system. "New Jersey Electronic Death Registration System" or "NJ-EDRS" is an electronic registration system for completing a certification of death or fetal death record that is authorized, designed and maintained by the State registrar. amended 1965, c.78, s.32; 2003, c.221, s.12; 2003, c.246, s.14; 2006, c.103, s.37; 2018, c.62,s.30.
NJ Rev Stat § 26:8-2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics|Section 26:8-2 - Registration district

26:8-2. Registration district  Every incorporated political subdivision, including a county, but not a school district, shall constitute a registration district.
NJ Rev Stat § 26:8-3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics|Section 26:8-3 - Consolidation of districts

26:8-3. Consolidation of districts  The state department, or the local boards having jurisdiction of the territory in question, may combine two or more registration districts when desirable to facilitate registration.
NJ Rev Stat § 26:8-4 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics|Section 26:8-4 - Duty to furnish information relative to birth, death, marriage, civil union, domestic partnership.

26:8-4 Duty to furnish information relative to birth, death, marriage, civil union, domestic partnership.  26:8-4. Duty to furnish information relative to birth, death, marriage, civil union, domestic partnership. Upon demand of the State registrar in person, by mail, by means of the NJ-EDRS, or through the local registrar, every physician, midwife, informant, funeral director, or other person having knowledge of the facts relative to any birth, death, fetal death, marriage, civil union or domestic partnership, shall supply such information as he may possess, upon a form provided by the State registrar, or through the NJ-EDRS, or upon the original birth, death, fetal death, marriage, civil union or domestic partnership certificate or its electronic facsimile or digitized form thereof. Amended 1965, c.78, s.33; 2003, c.221, s.13; 2003, c.246, s.15; 2006, c.103, s.38.
NJ Rev Stat § 26:8-5 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics|Section 26:8-5 - Institutional records

26:8-5. Institutional records  The person in charge of a hospital, almshouse, lying-in, penal, or other institution, public or private, to which any person resorts for treatment of disease or for confinement, or is committed by process of law, shall make a record of all the personal and statistical particulars relative to each inmate in such institution, at the time of admission, and shall make a complete medical record covering the period of such person's confinement in such institution. The medical records provided for herein or photographic reproductions thereof shall be retained by the custodian of records of such institution for a period of 10 years following the most recent discharge of the patient, or until the person confined therein reaches the age of 23 years, whichever is the longer period of time. In addition, a discharge summary sheet shall be retained by such custodian of records for a period of 20 years following the most recent discharge of the patient. The discharge summary sheet shall contain the patient's name, address, dates of admission and discharge and a summary of the treatment and medication rendered during the patient's stay. Any X-ray films related to such confinement, or any size reproductions thereof which maintain the clarity of the original shall be retained by such custodian of records for a period of 5 years. In case of any person admitted or committed for treatment of disease, the physician in charge shall specify, for entry in the record, the nature of the disease and where, in his opinion, it was contracted. The personal particulars and information required by this section shall be obtained from the individual himself if practicable; and when not, they shall be obtained in as complete a manner as possible from relatives, friends, or other persons acquainted with the facts. Amended by L.1970, c. 288, s. 1, eff. Dec. 14, 1970; L.1975, c. 282, s. 1, eff. Jan. 12, 1976.
NJ Rev Stat § 26:8-6 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics|Section 26:8-6 - Registration of midwives, funeral directors.

26:8-6 Registration of midwives, funeral directors.  26:8-6. a. Every midwife and funeral director shall register annually his name, address and occupation, and his license number, with the local registrar of the district in which he resides and shall register that information with the local registrar immediately upon moving to another registration district.  b. The provisions of subsection a. of this section, with respect to funeral directors, shall be satisfied by the implementation of periodic data exchanges between the State Board of Mortuary Science and the State registrar, which shall begin no later than 18 months after the date of enactment of P.L.2003, c.221, in a manner to be prescribed by the State registrar. Amended 2003, c.221, s.14.
NJ Rev Stat § 26:8-7 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics|Section 26:8-7 - Registration of vital records by state department

26:8-7. Registration of vital records by state department  The State department shall provide for registration of vital records. Amended by L.1965, c. 78, s. 34.
NJ Rev Stat § 26:8-8 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics|Section 26:8-8 - Vital record facilities

26:8-8. Vital record facilities  Suitable quarters shall be provided for the registration of vital records, which quarters shall be properly equipped with fire resistant area and filing cases for the permanent and safe preservation of all official records made and retained under this chapter and chapter 6 of this Title (s. 26:6-1 et seq.) as well as Chapter 1 of Title 37 of the Revised Statutes.  Amended by L. 1965, c. 78, s. 35; L. 1985, c. 194, s. 1, eff. June 26, 1985.
NJ Rev Stat § 26:8-9 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics|Section 26:8-9 - State registrar

26:8-9. State registrar  The State department shall appoint a competent vital statistician, who shall be known as the State registrar of vital statistics. Amended by L.1965, c. 78, s. 36.
NJ Rev Stat § 26:8-11 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics|Section 26:8-11 - Local registrar, appointment; county clerk, authorized to act as local registrar, certain circumstances.

26:8-11 Local registrar, appointment; county clerk, authorized to act as local registrar, certain circumstances.  26:8-11. a. (1) The county governing body, by resolution, subject to the provisions of paragraph (2) of this subsection, may permit the county clerk to act as the local registrar for any registration district within the county that designates the county clerk as its local registrar pursuant to subsection b. of this section. The resolution may limit the districts eligible to use the county clerk as the local registrar by population. (2) Whenever a county governing body adopts a resolution permitting the county clerk to act as the local registrar for any registration district within the county, the resolution shall not take effect until 30 days after the governing body has: (a) published the resolution, together with a notice of the date of passage or approval, or both, at least once in a newspaper published in the county, or, if there is no newspaper published in the county, then in a newspaper of general circulation within the county, (b) prepared operations plans clearly delineating the responsibilities of the local registrar and the county clerk and filed those operations plans with the State Registrar, and (c) prepared a plan to ensure the security of the vital records, related indices, safety papers and other materials of the county including the planned method of secure storage and transfer of the vital records from a municipality to the county, and filed the security plan with the State Registrar. b. The local board having jurisdiction over an eligible registration district, within a county that permits the county clerk to act as local registrar, may designate the county clerk as its local registrar by adopting a resolution for that purpose and filing the resolution with the county clerk. c. The local board having jurisdiction over each registration district shall appoint a local registrar for that district, which shall be the county clerk in the case of a registration district that has designated the county clerk pursuant to this section. In those districts which by governmental organization structure have no separate board of health, the appointment shall be made by the governing body. In any district having a population of less than 5,000 persons in which the county clerk does not act as the local registrar the municipal clerk shall be appointed as local registrar at a salary to be determined by the appointing authority. Amended 1965, c.78, s.37; 2005, c.261, s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 26:8-12 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics|Section 26:8-12 - Approval of appointment by state department

26:8-12. Approval of appointment by state department  The appointment of a local registrar shall be immediately certified to the state department, but shall not become effective until thirty days from the date of filing of the certificate, unless sooner approved in writing by the department. If within the thirty days the department shall disapprove of the appointment, the office shall be deemed vacant.
NJ Rev Stat § 26:8-13 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics|Section 26:8-13 - Term of office

26:8-13. Term of office  The term of office of a local registrar shall be 3 years and he shall serve until his successor has been appointed and qualified. If the local registrar is the municipal clerk, his term of office shall be concurrent with his term of office as clerk, and he shall be subject to all rules and regulations of the State registrar. Amended by L.1948, c. 205, p. 1005, s. 1; L.1965, c. 78, s. 38.
NJ Rev Stat § 26:8-14 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics|Section 26:8-14 - Appointment of successors

26:8-14. Appointment of successors  At least 10 days before the expiration of the term of office of a local registrar his successor shall be appointed by the appointing authority. Amended by L.1965, c. 78, s. 39.
NJ Rev Stat § 26:8-15 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics|Section 26:8-15 - Vacancy

26:8-15. Vacancy  Any vacancy occurring in the office of local registrar shall be filled in the same manner as an original appointment but for the unexpired term only. If in case of such vacancy, the appointing authority shall not within 10 days thereafter fill such vacancy and certify the same to the State department, the department may make such appointment, and in the meantime the clerk or executive officer of the appointing authority shall act as local registrar. Amended by L.1965, c. 78, s. 40.
NJ Rev Stat § 26:8-16 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics|Section 26:8-16 - Persons eligible as local registrars

26:8-16. Persons eligible as local registrars  No physician, midwife or funeral director shall be appointed as local registrar, but in any registration district where full time health officers or other full time health officials will, in the judgment of the State department, properly conduct registration of vital records such officials or one or more of them may be appointed as local registrars in and for such registration district and they shall be subject to the rules and regulations of the State registrar and to all the provisions of this chapter and chapter 6 of this Title (s. 26:6-1 et seq.) as well as chapter 1 of Title 37 of the Revised Statutes. The prohibition against appointment of a physician as registrar shall not apply where the physician is also a full time health officer. Amended by L.1941, c. 252, p. 674, s. 1; L.1965, c. 78, s. 41.
NJ Rev Stat § 26:8-17 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics|Section 26:8-17 - Local registrar; appointment of deputy, alternate deputy registrar.

26:8-17 Local registrar; appointment of deputy, alternate deputy registrar.  26:8-17. The local registrar, immediately upon acceptance of the appointment, shall appoint a deputy to assist in the normal, day-to-day operation of the office and whose duty shall be to act in the registrar's stead in case of absence, disability or death of the registrar. In case of death of the local registrar the deputy shall act as local registrar until a new local registrar has been appointed and qualified.  In addition to a deputy registrar, the local registrar may appoint one or two alternate deputy registrars if the local registrar deems such an appointment to be necessary for the office to function efficiently and to provide quality service to the public. The deputy registrar and alternate deputy registrar shall have the authority to receive birth certificates and death certificates; to issue burial permits, and copies of birth, death, marriage, civil union and domestic partnership certificates; to take the oath on marriage and civil union license applications; and to issue marriage and civil union licenses and register domestic partnerships. The deputy registrar and alternate deputy registrar shall receive instructions from and perform their duties under the direct supervision of the registrar, who shall be the final authority with the responsibility of fulfilling the duties of the local registrar outlined in R.S.26:8-25. The deputy registrar and any alternate deputy registrar shall serve at the pleasure of the local registrar.  Amended 1948, c.205, s.2; 1995, c.87, s.1; 2003, c.246, s.16; 2006, c.103, s.39.
NJ Rev Stat § 26:8-18 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics|Section 26:8-18 - Subregistrar; appointment

26:8-18. Subregistrar; appointment  When it appears necessary for the convenience of the people in any registration district, the local registrar may, with the approval of the State registrar, appoint one or more suitable persons to act as subregistrars, who shall be authorized to receive certificates of births and deaths and to issue burial or removal permits and transit permits in or for such portions of the district as may be designated. Amended by L.1965, c. 78, s. 42.
NJ Rev Stat § 26:8-19 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics|Section 26:8-19 - Removal from office

26:8-19. Removal from office  26:8-19. Any local registrar, deputy registrar, alternate deputy registrar, or subregistrar, who in the judgment of the State department fails or neglects to discharge efficiently the duties of his office as set forth in this chapter or chapter 6 of this Title (R.S.26:6-1 et seq.), as well as chapter 1 of Title 37 of the Revised Statutes, may be removed by the State department, and he shall also be subject to such penalties as are provided by this chapter. Upon such removal the office shall be deemed vacant.  Amended 1965,c.78,s.43; 1995,c.87,s.2.
NJ Rev Stat § 26:8-20 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics|Section 26:8-20 - Nonapplicability

26:8-20. Nonapplicability  26:8-20. The provisions of this chapter fixing the terms of office and providing methods of appointment and removal shall not apply to the positions of local registrar, deputy registrar, alternate deputy registrar, or subregistrar in municipalities operating under the provisions of the "Civil Service Act," Title 11A of the New Jersey Statutes.  Amended 1995,c.87,s.3.
NJ Rev Stat § 26:8-21 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics|Section 26:8-21 - Applicability of chapter

26:8-21. Applicability of chapter  26:8-21. Every provision of this chapter, of chapter 6 of this Title (R.S.26:6-1 et seq.), as well as chapter 1 of Title 37 of the Revised Statutes, and of the rules and regulations of the State department applicable to local registrars in the registration of vital records, and the issuance of burial or removal, and transit permits, shall apply to deputy registrars, alternate deputy registrars, and subregistrars with the exception that the prohibitions in section 26:6-16 against appointment of physicians or funeral directors need not apply to subregistrars if their appointment would be advantageous for efficient registration of vital records.  Amended 1965,c.78,s.44; 1995,c.87,s.4.
NJ Rev Stat § 26:8-21.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics|Section 26:8-21.1 - Rules, regulations.

26:8-21.1 Rules, regulations.  28. The Commissioner of Health, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), shall adopt rules and regulations to effectuate the purposes of this act. L.2003, c.221, s.28; amended 2012, c.17, s.348.
NJ Rev Stat § 26:8-22 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics|Section 26:8-22 - Oath of office

26:8-22. Oath of office  26:8-22. Before entering upon their respective duties the state registrar, local registrar, deputy local registrar, alternate deputy registrar, and subregistrar shall take an oath to perform faithfully and impartially the duties of his office. The oath of the state registrar shall be filed with the state department and the oaths of the local registrar, deputy local registrar, alternate deputy registrar, and subregistrar shall be filed with the local board. If any such oath is not filed within ten days after the appointment, the office shall be deemed vacant.  Amended 1995,c.87,s.5.
NJ Rev Stat § 26:8-23 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 26 - Health and Vital Statistics|Section 26:8-23 - Duty of the department; examination of records.

26:8-23 Duty of the department; examination of records.  26:8-23. The Department of Health shall have charge of the registration of births, deaths, fetal deaths, marriages, civil unions, and domestic partnerships and shall procure the prompt and accurate registration of the same in each registration district and in the department. The department may promulgate any rule or regulation which it deems necessary for the uniform and thorough enforcement of this section. The department may decline permission to examine any record except in the presence of an officer or employee of the department. amended 1941, c.251; 1965, c.78, s.45; 2003, c.246, s.17; 2006, c.103, s.40; 2012, c.17, s.349.