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NJ Rev Stat § 52:13B-7 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:13B-7 - Forwarding of request for fiscal note; preparation, return to Legislative Budget and Finance Officer.

52:13B-7 Forwarding of request for fiscal note; preparation, return to Legislative Budget and Finance Officer.  2. a. It shall be the duty of the director, upon receipt of a request for a fiscal note, to forward the request within 5 business days to the State department, commission or agency which would be authorized or required to carry out the purposes of the bill or, if the bill would affect the expenditures or revenues of any political subdivision of the State, to the State department, commission or agency having the most adequate information pertaining thereto. b. Within 20 business days after receiving a request for a fiscal note from the director, the State department, commission or agency shall prepare and return to the director a fiscal note containing the most accurate estimate possible, in dollars, concerning the amount by which expenditures or revenues will be increased or decreased for the State or any of its political subdivisions. The fiscal note shall contain information relating to as many fiscal years as can reasonably be foreseen. c. Within 5 business days after receiving a fiscal note from a State department, commission or agency, the director shall return the fiscal note to the Legislative Budget and Finance Officer. The director shall include with the fiscal note a statement (1) concurring with the fiscal note, (2) suggesting alternative dollar amounts, or (3) indicating any other information which the director deems relevant. L.1980, c.67, s.2; amended 2007, c.151, s.2.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:13B-8 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:13B-8 - Statement of Legislative Budget and Finance Officer appended to fiscal note.

52:13B-8 Statement of Legislative Budget and Finance Officer appended to fiscal note.  3. Upon receiving a fiscal note from the director, the Legislative Budget and Finance Officer shall, by a date consistent with legislative consideration, append thereto a statement (1) concurring with the fiscal note, (2) suggesting alternative dollar amounts, or (3) indicating any other information which the Officer deems relevant. L.1980, c.67, s.3; amended 2007, c.151, s.3.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:13B-9 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:13B-9 - Nonreceipt of fiscal note, production of legislative fiscal estimate.

52:13B-9 Nonreceipt of fiscal note, production of legislative fiscal estimate.  4. If the Legislative Budget and Finance Officer has not received a fiscal note from the director by a date consistent with legislative consideration, the Officer shall cause a legislative fiscal estimate to be produced by the Office of Legislative Services as soon as practicable. The legislative fiscal estimate shall contain the same information as would be included in a fiscal note. In addition, it shall contain the following statement: "This legislative fiscal estimate has been produced by the Office of Legislative Services due to the failure of the Executive Branch to respond to our request for a fiscal note."  L.1980, c.67, s.4; amended 2007, c.151, s.4.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:13B-10 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:13B-10 - Electronic copy of fiscal note, estimate to sponsor, notice of right to object.

52:13B-10 Electronic copy of fiscal note, estimate to sponsor, notice of right to object.  5. When the Legislative Budget and Finance Officer has a complete fiscal note or legislative fiscal estimate, the Officer shall transmit an electronic copy of the fiscal note or legislative fiscal estimate to the sponsor whose name first appears on the bill with a notice that the sponsor may object to the fiscal note or legislative fiscal estimate within three business days after the transmittal of the electronic copy. L.1980, c.67, s.5; amended 2007, c.151, s.5.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:13B-11 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:13B-11 - Approval, objection by sponsor, publishing of fiscal note, estimate.

52:13B-11 Approval, objection by sponsor, publishing of fiscal note, estimate.  6. If, after the three-day review period provided in section 5 of P.L.1980, c.67 (C.52:13B-10), the Legislative Budget and Finance Officer has received no objections from the sponsor, the Officer shall cause the fiscal note or legislative fiscal estimate to be printed and promptly made available through the Office of Legislative Services to all members of the Legislature and to the general public. If, however, the sponsor objects to the fiscal note or legislative fiscal estimate, the Legislative Budget and Finance Officer shall promptly review it and make any changes therein which the Officer might deem as reasonable, in the interest of accuracy and objectivity. Any fiscal note or legislative fiscal estimate with which a sponsor does not concur after being reviewed by the Legislative Budget and Finance Officer shall contain the following statement: "The sponsor does not concur with the information presented herein." L.1980, c.67, s.6; amended 2007, c.151, s.6.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:13B-13 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:13B-13 - Emergency request for fiscal information.

52:13B-13 Emergency request for fiscal information.  8. Whenever the Legislative Budget and Finance Officer has reason to believe that a fiscal note on any bill will be required more quickly than provided for in this act, the Officer shall submit to the director an emergency request for fiscal information, which the director shall cause to be completed as quickly as possible, but in no case later than 10 business days. This emergency request shall be in addition to a request for a fiscal note and shall represent the director's best judgment as to the fiscal implications of pending legislation. L.1980, c.67, s.8; amended 2007, c.151, s.7.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:13B-14 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:13B-14 - Sponsor, chair, presiding officer request for fiscal note, permissive.

52:13B-14 Sponsor, chair, presiding officer request for fiscal note, permissive.  9. a. In any case in which the Legislative Budget and Finance Officer has not determined, pursuant to this act, that a bill contains fiscal implications, the sponsor of the bill, the chairman of the committee to which the bill was referred, or the presiding officer of the House, may direct the Legislative Budget and Finance Officer to request a fiscal note, if, in the opinion of any of them, one is warranted. b. In any case in which a bill is amended and those amendments affect the fiscal implications of the bill, the Legislative Budget and Finance Officer shall request a fiscal note. L.1980, c.67, s.9; amended 2007, c.151, s.8.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:13C-18 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:13C-18 - Declaration of intent.

52:13C-18 Declaration of intent.  1. The Legislature affirms that the preservation of responsible government requires that the fullest opportunity be afforded to the people of the State to petition their government for the redress of grievances and to express freely to individual legislators, committees of the Legislature and the Governor their opinion on legislation and current issues, to Executive Branch officers and agencies their opinion on rules and regulations developed and promulgated by those officers and agencies in the exercise of powers delegated to them by law, and to the Governor and Executive Branch officers and agencies their opinion on matters involving the administration of various governmental processes by the Governor and those officers and agencies in the exercise of powers delegated to them by law. The Legislature finds, however, that the preservation and maintenance of the integrity of the legislative process, the regulatory process and governmental process, including the development and promulgation of rules and regulations or administration of various governmental processes to effectuate the implementation of statutory law, requires the identification in certain instances of persons and groups who seek to influence the content, introduction, passage or defeat of legislation, the proposal, adoption, amendment, or repeal of rules and regulations or the administration of various governmental processes, and, where it is not otherwise apparent or readily ascertainable, the nature of the interest which those persons and groups seek to advance or protect through such activity.  It is in the public interest to closely monitor the activities of governmental affairs agents and lobbyists with respect to their involvement in influencing legislative, regulatory and governmental processes to ensure the integrity of government. Therefore, it is the purpose of this act, as amended by P.L.2004, c.27, to require adequate disclosure in certain instances in order to make available to the Legislature, governmental officials and the public information relative to the activities of persons who seek to influence the content, introduction, passage or defeat of legislation, the proposal, adoption, amendment or repeal of rules and regulations or the administration of various governmental processes by such means.  L.1971,c.183,s.1; amended 1991, c.243, s.2; 2004, c.27, s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:13C-19 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:13C-19 - Short title.

52:13C-19 Short title.  2. This act shall be known as the "Legislative and Governmental Process Activities Disclosure Act." L.1971,c.183,s.2; amended 2004, c.27, s.2.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:13C-21a (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:13C-21a - Nonresident governmental affairs agent, lobbyist, filing of consent to service of process.

52:13C-21a Nonresident governmental affairs agent, lobbyist, filing of consent to service of process.  4. Any governmental affairs agent or lobbyist not a resident of this State, or not a corporation of this State or authorized to do business in this State, shall file with the Election Law Enforcement Commission, before attempting to influence legislation, regulation or governmental process, or within 30 days of the effective date of P.L.2004, c.27, as appropriate, its consent to service of process at an address within this State, or by regular mail at an address outside this State. L.1981,c.150,s.4; amended 2004, c.27, s.5.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:13C-21b (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:13C-21b - Restriction on offer of gifts, etc. to certain State officers or employees.

52:13C-21b Restriction on offer of gifts, etc. to certain State officers or employees.  3. Except as expressly authorized in section 13 of P.L.1971, c.182 (C.52:13D-24) or when the lobbyist or governmental affairs agent is a member of the immediate family of the officer or staff member of the Executive Branch or member of the Legislature or legislative staff, no lobbyist or governmental affairs agent shall offer or give or agree to offer or give, directly or indirectly, any compensation, reward, employment, gift, honorarium or other thing of value to an officer or staff member of the Executive Branch or member of the Legislature or legislative staff, totaling more than $250.00 in a calendar year. The $250.00 limit on any compensation, reward, gift, honorarium or other thing of value shall also apply to each member of the immediate family of a member of the Legislature, as defined in section 2 of P.L.1971, c.182 (C.52:13D-13) to be a spouse, child, parent, or sibling of the member residing in the same household as the member of the Legislature. b. The prohibition in subsection a. of this section on offering or giving, or agreeing to offer or give, any compensation, reward, gift, honorarium or other thing of value shall not apply if it is in the course of employment, by an employer other than the State, of an individual covered in subsection a. of this section or a member of the immediate family. The prohibition in subsection a. of this section on offering or giving, or agreeing to offer or give, any compensation, reward, gift, honorarium or other thing of value shall not apply if receipt is from a member of the immediate family when the family member received such in the course of his or her employment. c. Subsection a. of this section shall not apply if an officer or staff member of the Executive Branch or member of the Legislature or legislative staff who accepted any compensation, reward, gift, honorarium or other thing of value offered or given by a lobbyist or governmental affairs agent makes a full reimbursement, within 90 days of acceptance, to the lobbyist or governmental affairs agent in an amount equal to the money accepted or the fair market value of that which was accepted if other than money. As used in this subsection, "fair market value" means the actual cost of the compensation, reward, gift, honorarium or other thing of value accepted. d. A violation of this section shall not constitute a crime or offense under the laws of this State. L.2003,c.255,s.3; amended 2004, c.27, s.6.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:13C-21.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:13C-21.1 - Employment of unregistered governmental affairs agent.

52:13C-21.1 Employment of unregistered governmental affairs agent.  1. Any person who knowingly employs another person to serve as a governmental affairs agent who is not registered as required by section 4 of the act of which this act is a supplement, except upon the condition that such person register as a governmental affairs agent as provided by law or who continues to employ any such person who has not registered within the time required by law, shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a crime of the fourth degree. L.1977,c.92,s.1; amended 2004, c.27, s.7
NJ Rev Stat § 52:13C-21.2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:13C-21.2 - Representation of adverse interest, fourth degree crime.

52:13C-21.2 Representation of adverse interest, fourth degree crime.  1. Any governmental affairs agent who knowingly represents an interest adverse to any of his employer's without first obtaining such employer's written consent thereto, after full disclosure to such employer of such adverse interest, shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a crime of the fourth degree. L.1977,c.90,s.1; amended 2004, c.27, s.8.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:13C-21.3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:13C-21.3 - Introduction of legislation for purposes of later employment, fourth degree crime.

52:13C-21.3 Introduction of legislation for purposes of later employment, fourth degree crime.  1. Any governmental affairs agent who knowingly causes, influences, or otherwise secures the introduction of any legislation or amendment thereto for the purpose of thereafter being employed to prevent the passage thereof, shall upon conviction be guilty of a crime of the fourth degree. L.1977,c.91,s.1; amended 2004, c.27, s.9
NJ Rev Stat § 52:13C-21.4 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:13C-21.4 - Activities as governmental affairs agent for certain persons restricted; penalties.

52:13C-21.4 Activities as governmental affairs agent for certain persons restricted; penalties.  1. a. As used in this section, "person" means any member of the Legislature, the Governor, the Lieutenant Governor or the head of a principal department of the Executive Branch. b. No person, within one year next subsequent to the termination of the office or employment of such person, shall register as a "governmental affairs agent" as defined in section 3 of P.L.1971, c.183 (C.52:13C-20). c. Any person who knowingly and willfully violates the provisions of subsection b. of this section shall be subject to a penalty of not more than $10,000 and shall be barred from activities prohibited under subsection b. for up to an additional five years. d. Upon receiving evidence of any violation of this section, the Election Law Enforcement Commission shall have the power to hold, or to cause to be held, hearings about the violation and, upon finding any person to have committed a violation, to assess such penalty, within the limits prescribed herein, as it deems proper under the circumstances, which penalty may be collected in a summary proceeding pursuant to the "Penalty Enforcement Law of 1999," P.L.1999, c.274 (C.2A:58-10 et seq.). L.2004, c.34, s.1; amended 2009, c.66, s.39.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:13C-21.5 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:13C-21.5 - Contingent fees, prohibited.

52:13C-21.5 Contingent fees, prohibited.  2. A governmental affairs agent shall not enter into any agreement, arrangement, or understanding under which the governmental affairs agent's compensation, or any portion thereof, is made contingent upon the success of any attempt to influence legislation, regulation or governmental process. L.2004,c.38,s.2.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:13C-22 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:13C-22 - Quarterly reports; contents.

52:13C-22 Quarterly reports; contents.  5. a. Every governmental affairs agent shall file with the commission a signed quarterly report of his activity in attempting to influence legislation, regulation or governmental processes during each such quarter.  b. The quarterly reports required under this section shall be made in the form and manner prescribed by the commission and shall be filed between the first and tenth days of each calendar quarter for such activity during the preceding calendar quarter. The commission may, in its discretion, permit joint reports by persons subject to this act.  c. Each such quarterly report shall: (1) describe the particular items of legislation, regulation, or governmental process, the particular items in the annual appropriation legislation or appropriation legislation that is supplemental to that legislation, and any general category or type of legislation, regulation or governmental process regarding which the governmental affairs agent acted as a governmental affairs agent during the quarter, and any particular items or general types of legislation, regulation, or governmental processes which he actively promoted or opposed during the quarter; and (2) supply any information necessary to make the notice of representation filed by the governmental affairs agent pursuant to section 4 of P.L.1971, c.183 (C.52:13C-21), current and accurate as of the final day of the calendar quarter covered by the report. L.1971, c.183, s.5; amended 1991, c.244, s.3; 2004, c.27, s.10; 2007, c.201.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:13C-22.1a (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:13C-22.1a - Governmental affairs agent, disclosure of certain service.

52:13C-22.1a Governmental affairs agent, disclosure of certain service.  7. A person who is registered as a governmental affairs agent and who, on or after the effective date of P.L.1991, c.243 (C.52:13C-18 et al.) or on or after P.L.2004, c.27 for the purpose of influencing governmental processes, serves or shall serve as a member of any independent State authority, county improvement authority or municipal utilities authority, or as a member from New Jersey on an inter-state or bi-state authority, or as a member of any board or commission established by statute or resolution or by executive order of the Governor or by the Legislature or by any agency, department or other instrumentality of the State shall disclose such service, including the name of the authority, board or commission and the date upon which his term as a member thereof expires, in the annual report required to be made under section 2 of P.L.1981, c.150 (C.52:13C-22.1).  L.1991,c.243,s.7; amended 2004, c.27, s.12.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:13C-22.4 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:13C-22.4 - Report of benefits to recipients.

52:13C-22.4 Report of benefits to recipients.  1. a. Each governmental affairs agent and lobbyist shall provide to each member of the Legislature, legislative staff, the Governor, the Lieutenant Governor, the Governor's staff, or an officer or staff member of the Executive Branch who receives a benefit that is required to be reported to the commission pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1981, c.150 (C.52:13C-22.1), a full written and certified report describing the benefit, including a description of the benefit, the amount of the benefit, the date it was provided and to whom it was paid. b. The reports shall be transmitted to the member of the Legislature, legislative staff, the Governor, the Lieutenant Governor, the Governor's staff, or an officer or staff member of the Executive Branch by each governmental affairs agent or lobbyist no later than February 1 of each year and shall cover benefits provided in the immediately preceding calendar year. In the event that a governmental affairs agent or lobbyist provides more than one benefit to a member of the Legislature, legislative staff, the Governor, the Lieutenant Governor, the Governor's staff, or an officer or staff member of the Executive Branch during a calendar year, the reports describing those benefits required pursuant to subsection a. of this section may be combined into one report or filed as separate reports. L.1996, c.144, s.1; amended 2004, c.27, s.13; 2009, c.66, s.41.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:13C-23a (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:13C-23a - Fee imposed by ELEC on governmental affairs agent.

52:13C-23a Fee imposed by ELEC on governmental affairs agent.  1. In addition to any fee collected pursuant to subsection j. of section 6 of P.L.1971, c.183 (C.52:13C-23), the commission shall establish and collect no later than January 31 of each year a $100 fee from each governmental affairs agent for deposit into the General Fund. Such moneys shall be allocated annually by the Legislature for use by the commission. L.2004,c.37,s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:13C-23.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:13C-23.1 - Violations, penalties.

52:13C-23.1 Violations, penalties.  11. Upon receiving evidence of any violation of P.L.1971, c.183 (C.52:13C-18 et seq.), as amended and supplemented, the commission shall have power to bring complaint proceedings, to issue subpoenas for the production of witnesses and documents, and to hold or to cause to be held by the Office of Administrative Law, hearings upon such complaint. In addition to any other penalty provided by law, any person who is found to have committed such a violation shall be liable for a civil penalty not in excess of $1,000, which penalty may be collected in a summary proceeding pursuant to the "Penalty Enforcement Law of 1999," P.L.1999, c.274 (C.2A:58-10 et seq.).  L.1991,c.244,s.11; amended 2004, c.27, s.15.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:13C-23.2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:13C-23.2 - Rules, regulations

52:13C-23.2. Rules, regulations  12. The commission shall adopt such rules and regulations as may be necessary to effectuate the purposes of P.L.1971, c.183 (C.52:13C-18 et seq.), as amended and supplemented.  L.1991,c.244,s.12.