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2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:17B-107 - Appearance of attorney general for state in investigations, criminal actions or proceedings

52:17B-107. Appearance of attorney general for state in investigations, criminal actions or proceedings
11. a. (1) Whenever in the opinion of the Attorney General the interests of the State will be furthered by so doing, the Attorney General may (a) supersede a county prosecutor in any investigation, criminal action or proceeding, (b) participate in any investigation, criminal action or proceeding, or (c) initiate any investigation, criminal action or proceeding.
(2) Whenever a person's death occurs during an encounter with a police officer or other law enforcement officer acting in the officer's official capacity or while the decedent was in custody, the Attorney General shall supersede the county prosecutor of the county in which the incident occurred for the purpose of conducting, personally or by a designated deputy or assistant attorney general, any investigation, criminal action or proceeding concerning the incident. The Attorney General or designee shall present evidence concerning the incident to a county grand jury impaneled pursuant to N.J.S.2B:21-1 et seq., or a State grand jury, either one regularly impaneled or one requested to be impaneled by the Attorney General or the Director of the Division of Criminal Justice pursuant to N.J.S.2B:22-1 for this specific purpose, in order to determine if the evidence supports the return of an indictment against the officer. Any further investigation, criminal action or proceeding, following an indictment, shall be conducted under the law as any other investigation, criminal action or proceeding resulting from a grand jury indictment; provided that, pursuant to either N.J.S.2B:21-7 or N.J.S.2B:22-7, as applicable, the venue for any action or proceeding shall be a court or tribunal located in a county other than the county in which the incident, resulting in the officer's indictment, occurred.
In such instances of supersession, except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, the Attorney General or designated deputy or assistant attorney general may appear for the State in any court or tribunal for the purpose of conducting such investigations, criminal actions or proceedings as shall be necessary to promote and safeguard the public interests of the State and secure the enforcement of the laws of the State.
b. The Attorney General may in his discretion act for any county prosecutor in representing the interests of the State in any and all appeals and applications for post-conviction remedies.
L.1970, c.74. s.11; amended 2019, c.1, s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:17B-107.1 - Law enforcement identity subject to public disclosure

52:17B-107.1. Law enforcement identity subject to public disclosure
2. Whenever a person's death occurs during an encounter with a police officer or other law enforcement officer acting in the officer's official capacity or while the decedent was in custody, requiring the Attorney General to supersede the county prosecutor of the county in which the incident occurred for the purpose of conducting any investigation, criminal action or proceeding concerning the incident in accordance with paragraph (2) of subsection a. of section 11 of P.L.1970, c.74 (C.52:17B-107), the identity of each investigating and arresting officer shall remain subject to public disclosure pursuant to the provisions of P.L.1963, c.73 (C.47:1A-1 et seq.).
L.2019, c.1, s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:17B-108 - Attorney General to have power and authority of prosecutor; appointment of assistants; payment for services

52:17B-108. Attorney General to have power and authority of prosecutor; appointment of assistants; payment for services
12. Whenever the Attorney General, personally or by his deputies or assistants, shall attend in any county for the prosecution of all or any part of the criminal business of the State in said county, he shall have all the power and authority of the county prosecutor, including the investigation of alleged crimes, the attendance before the criminal courts and grand juries of the county, the preparation and trial of indictments for crimes, the representation of the State in all proceedings in criminal cases on appeal or otherwise in the courts of this State, and in addition, shall have the power to appoint such temporary assistants, aides, investigators or other personnel and incur such expenses as he shall deem necessary.
Whenever the criminal business or any part of the criminal business of any county is prosecuted by the Attorney General, personally or by his deputies or assistants, there shall be paid by the treasurer of the county such sum for that service, including the compensation of any deputy or assistant Attorney General, as the assignment judge of the Superior Court of the county shall certify and fix on the application of the Attorney General; provided that the compensation allowed shall not exceed that provided by law for the payment by said county for the same or similar services.
L.1970,c.74,s.12; amended 1991,c.91,s.500.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:17B-109 - Powers and duties of county prosecutor

52:17B-109. Powers and duties of county prosecutor
Except as provided in this act, the powers and duties conferred upon or required of the Attorney General by this act shall not be construed to deprive the county prosecutors of any of their authority in respect to criminal prosecutions, or relieve them from any of their duties to enforce the criminal laws of the State.
L.1970, c. 74, s. 13, eff. May 21, 1970.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:17B-110 - Removal of county prosecutor from office

52:17B-110. Removal of county prosecutor from office
In addition to any and all methods now provided by law for the removal from office of a county prosecutor, a county prosecutor may be removed from office by the Governor for cause after a public hearing and upon due notice and an opportunity to be heard in his defense.
L.1970, c. 74, s. 14, eff. May 21, 1970.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:17B-111 - Reports

52:17B-111. Reports
a. The Attorney General shall annually submit to the Governor and to the Legislature a report setting forth the activities of the Division of Criminal Justice during the preceding calendar year, together with suggestions and recommendations for the adequate and uniform enforcement of the criminal laws of the State. The Attorney General shall include in his report an abstract of the annual reports of the several county prosecutors.
b. Each county prosecutor shall annually submit to the Attorney General a written report for the last preceding calendar year, covering such items of information and such dispositions of complaints, investigations, criminal actions and proceedings as the Attorney General shall prescribe. The Attorney General may also require the several county prosecutors to submit, from time to time, reports as to any matters pertaining to the duties of their office.
L.1970, c. 74, s. 15, eff. May 21, 1970.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:17B-112 - Cooperation with attorney general by law enforcement officers

52:17B-112. Cooperation with attorney general by law enforcement officers
a. It shall be the duty of the several county prosecutors to cooperate with and aid the Attorney General in the performance of his duties.
b. It shall be the duty of the police officers of the several counties and municipalities of this State and all other law enforcement officers to cooperate with and aid the Attorney General and the several county prosecutors in the performance of their respective duties.
c. The Attorney General may, from time to time, and as often as may be required, call into conference the county prosecutors, the chiefs of police of the several counties and municipalities and any other law enforcement officers of this State or such of them as he may deem advisable, for the purpose of discussing the duties of their respective offices with a view to the adequate and uniform enforcement of the criminal laws of this State.
L.1970, c. 74, s. 16, eff. May 21, 1970.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:17B-113 - Studies and surveys

52:17B-113. Studies and surveys
The Attorney General is authorized and empowered to make studies and surveys of the organization, procedures and methods of operation and administration of all law enforcement agencies within the State, including any bi-State agency, with a view toward preventing crime, improving the administration of criminal justice, and securing the improved enforcement of the criminal law.
L.1970, c. 74, s. 17, eff. May 21, 1970.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:17B-114 - Construction of act

52:17B-114. Construction of act
This act is declared to be supplementary to all existing acts, excepting those specifically repealed by section 22, and shall be interpreted as conferring independent authority, unconditioned by any existing act.
L.1970, c. 74, s. 18, eff. May 21, 1970.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:17B-115 - Employee rights

52:17B-115. Employee rights
Nothing in this act shall be construed to deprive any person of any tenure rights or of any right or protection provided him by Title 11 of the Revised Statutes, Civil Service, or under any pension law or retirement system.
L.1970, c. 74, s. 21, eff. May 21, 1970.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:17B-116 - Repealer

52:17B-116. Repealer
N.J.S. 2A:158-14, sections 5 and 15 of P.L.1944, chapter 20 (C. 52:17A-5, C. 52:17A-15) and all acts and parts of acts inconsistent with any of the provisions of this act are, to the extent of such inconsistency, superseded and repealed.
L.1970, c. 74, s. 22, eff. May 21, 1970.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:17B-117 - Partial invalidity

52:17B-117. Partial invalidity
If any clause, sentence, paragraph or part of this act be adjudged by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such judgment shall not affect, impair or invalidate the remainder of this act, and it is hereby declared to be the legislative intent that this act would have been adopted had such invalid provision not been included herein.
L.1970, c. 74, s. 23, eff. May 21, 1970.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:17B-119 - Declaration of policy

52:17B-119. Declaration of policy
The Legislature recognizes that closer coordination among the various State agencies dealing with consumer affairs will substantially enhance the effectiveness of the State's efforts to adequately protect the interests of New Jersey consumers. Accordingly it is hereby declared to be the public policy of this State to secure the benefits of a uniform and efficient enforcement of the State's public protection laws and administration of consumer affairs throughout the State. All the provisions of this act shall be liberally construed to achieve these ends and administered and enforced with a view to carrying out the above declaration of policy.
L.1971, c. 134, s. 2, eff. May 6, 1971.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:17B-120 - Division of consumer affairs; director; appointment; salary

52:17B-120. Division of consumer affairs; director; appointment; salary
There is hereby established in the State Department of Law and Public Safety the Division of Consumer Affairs. The division shall be under the immediate supervision of a director who shall administer the work of the division under the direction and supervision of the Attorney General. He shall be appointed by the Governor, with the advice and consent of the Senate, and shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor. The Director of the Division of Consumer Affairs shall receive such salary as shall be determined by the Attorney General within the limits of available appropriations, and he shall devote his entire time and attention to the duties of his office.
L.1971, c. 134, s. 3, eff. May 6, 1971.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:17B-121 - Organization; employees

52:17B-121. Organization; employees
The Attorney General shall organize the work of the division in such bureaus and other organizational units as he may determine to be necessary for efficient and effective operation and shall assign to the division such employees in the Department of Law and Public Safety as may be necessary to assist the director in the performance of his duties.
L.1971, c. 134, s. 4, eff. May 6, 1971.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:17B-122 - Powers of attorney general; investigations; rules and regulations; hearing examiners

52:17B-122. Powers of attorney general; investigations; rules and regulations; hearing examiners
To effectuate the purposes of this act and in addition to any other powers and duties provided in or by this act, the Attorney General:
a. May, personally or through his designee, issue subpoenas to any person, administer an oath or affirmation to any person, conduct hearings in aid of any investigation or inquiry, and promulgate such rules and regulations as may be necessary, all of which shall have the force of law;
b. Shall appoint such qualified hearing examiners as may be necessary to exercise the functions, duties, and powers of the Division of Consumer Affairs. Each hearing examiner shall serve at the pleasure of the Attorney General. The director of the division may designate in his place any hearing examiner to conduct any hearing and recommend findings of fact and conclusions of law. The hearing examiner shall receive such compensation as may be determined by the Attorney General, subject to available appropriations.
L.1971, c. 134, s. 5, eff. May 6, 1971.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:17B-123 - Division of weights and measures; transfer of powers, functions and duties

52:17B-123. Division of weights and measures; transfer of powers, functions and duties
All the functions, powers, and duties of the Division of Weights and Measures, in the Department of Law and Public Safety (C. 52:17B-23 et seq.), are transferred to the Division of Consumer Affairs established hereunder.
L.1971, c. 134, s. 6, eff. May 6, 1971.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:17B-124 - Office of consumer protection; transfer of functions, powers and duties

52:17B-124. Office of consumer protection; transfer of functions, powers and duties
All the functions, powers, and duties, including the functions, powers, and duties of the Attorney General derived from chapter 39 of the laws of 1960 (C. 56:8-1 et seq.) as amended or supplemented, of the Office of Consumer Protection in the Department of Law and Public Safety (C. 52:17B-5.6 et seq.) are transferred to the Division of Consumer Affairs established hereunder.
L.1971, c. 134, s. 7, eff. May 6, 1971.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:17B-124.1 - Physician required to report toy related death or injury

52:17B-124.1. Physician required to report toy related death or injury
1. Whenever any physician has before him a person whose injury or death he determines to be, or reasonably suspects may be, toy related he shall, in accordance with the rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to section 2 of this act, report his findings to the Director of the Division of Consumer Affairs in the Department of Law and Public Safety.
The director of any hospital, health-care facility, health maintenance organization, public health center, medical center, or emergency medical treatment facility wherein any physician has made such a determination, or has such a reasonable suspicion, as to whether an injury or death is toy related, shall, in accordance with the rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to section 2 of this act, report that physician's findings to the director.
The director shall review, organize and keep a record of the information set forth in the reports of toy related injuries and deaths submitted by physicians pursuant to this section.
The director, on a regular basis, shall make the information recorded pursuant to this section available to the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission for inclusion in its Injury or Potential Injury Incident Data Base. The information so recorded shall also be made available to the public for a fee determined to be reasonable by the director.
If, on the basis of his review, the director shall determine that a specific toy or item poses an immediate danger or potential threat to the safety of the citizens of this State, he shall immediately issue a public notice, warning the public of his findings concerning that toy or item.
L.1991,c.250,s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:17B-125 - Bureau of securities; transfer of functions, powers and duties

52:17B-125. Bureau of securities; transfer of functions, powers and duties
All the functions, powers, and duties of the Bureau of Securities in the Department of Law and Public Safety (C. 49:3-66 et seq.) are transferred to the Division of Consumer Affairs established hereunder.
L.1971, c. 134, s. 8, eff. May 6, 1971.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:17B-126 - Division of professional boards; transfer of functions, powers and duties to division of consumer affairs

52:17B-126. Division of professional boards; transfer of functions, powers and duties to division of consumer affairs
All the functions, powers, and duties of the Division of Professional Boards, in the Department of Law and Public Safety (C. 52:17B-29 et seq.) including those of the boards and agencies contained therein, are transferred to the Division of Consumer Affairs established hereunder.
L.1971, c. 134, s. 9, eff. May 6, 1971.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:17B-127 - Continuance of boards within division of professional boards

52:17B-127. Continuance of boards within division of professional boards
Each of the several boards within the Division of Professional Boards shall continue to have all of the powers and shall exercise all of the functions and duties vested in, or imposed upon, it by law. In addition nothing in this act shall be construed to affect the compensation of respective officers, members or employees of such boards as provided by law.
L.1971, c. 134, s. 10, eff. May 6, 1971.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:17B-128 - Terms of office of members of boards within former division of professional boards

52:17B-128. Terms of office of members of boards within former division of professional boards
This act shall not affect the terms of office of the present members of the respective boards in the former Division of Professional Boards. Such boards shall continue to be constituted as provided by existing law.
L.1971, c. 134, s. 11, eff. May 6, 1971.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:17B-130 - Transfer of employees of division, board, etc. transferred to division of consumer affairs

52:17B-130. Transfer of employees of division, board, etc. transferred to division of consumer affairs
All employees of any division, office, board or other agency, the functions, powers and duties of which have been herein assigned or transferred to the Division of Consumer Affairs, shall upon the effective date of this act be transferred to the Division of Consumer Affairs.
L.1971, c. 134, s. 13, eff. May 6, 1971.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:17B-131 - Application of act to civil service, pension laws or retirement system

52:17B-131. Application of act to civil service, pension laws or retirement system
Nothing in this act shall be construed to deprive any person of any tenure rights or of any right or protection provided him by Title 11 of the Revised Statutes, Civil Service, or under any pension law or retirement system.
L.1971, c. 134, s. 14, eff. May 6, 1971.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:17B-132 - Transfer of appropriations and other moneys of division, board, etc. transferred to division of consumer affairs

52:17B-132. Transfer of appropriations and other moneys of division, board, etc. transferred to division of consumer affairs
Except as provided in section 16 of this act, all appropriations and other moneys available and to become available to any division, office or other agency, the functions, powers and duties of which have been herein assigned or transferred to the Division of Consumer Affairs, are hereby transferred to the Division of Consumer Affairs established hereunder, and shall be available for the objectives and purposes for which appropriated, subject to any terms, restrictions, limitations or other requirements imposed by State or Federal law.
L.1971, c. 134, s. 15, eff. May 6, 1971.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:17B-133 - Appropriations for boards within former division of professional boards

52:17B-133. Appropriations for boards within former division of professional boards
This act shall not affect the manner in which the appropriations of the several boards of the former Division of Professional Boards are obtained and disposed of; in addition all fees, fines, penalties and other moneys payable to the boards within the former Division of Professional Boards shall continue to be paid into the State Treasury and credited to the respective boards as provided by law.
L.1971, c. 134, s. 16, eff. May 6, 1971.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:17B-134 - Transfer of books, records, property, etc. of transferred division, board, etc.

52:17B-134. Transfer of books, records, property, etc. of transferred division, board, etc.
All files, books, papers, records, equipment and other property of any division, office, board or other agency, the functions, powers and duties of which have been herein assigned or transferred to the Division of Consumer Affairs, shall upon the effective date of this act be transferred to the Division of Consumer Affairs.
L.1971, c. 134, s. 17, eff. May 6, 1971.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:17B-135 - Effect on orders, rules and regulations of transferred division, board, etc.

52:17B-135. Effect on orders, rules and regulations of transferred division, board, etc.
This act shall not affect orders, rules and regulations heretofore made or promulgated by any division, office, board or other agency, the functions, powers and duties of which have been herein assigned or transferred to the Division of Consumer Affairs; but such orders, rules and regulations shall continue with full force and effect until amended or repealed pursuant to law.
L.1971, c. 134, s. 18, eff. May 6, 1971.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:17B-136 - Effect of transfers on pending actions or proceedings, orders or recommendations

52:17B-136. Effect of transfers on pending actions or proceedings, orders or recommendations
This act shall not affect any actions or proceedings, civil or criminal, brought by or against any division, office, board or other agency, the functions, powers and duties of which have been herein assigned or transferred to the Division of Consumer Affairs, and pending on the effective date of this act, but such actions or proceedings may be prosecuted or defended in the same manner and to the same effect by the Division of Consumer Affairs as if the foregoing provisions had not taken effect; nor shall any of the foregoing provisions affect any order or recommendation made by, or other matters or proceedings before, any division, office, board or other agency, the functions, powers and duties of which have been herein assigned or transferred to the Division of Consumer Affairs, and all such matters or proceedings pending before such division, office or other agency on the effective date of this act shall be continued by the Division of Consumer Affairs, as if the foregoing provisions had not taken effect.
L.1971, c. 134, s. 19, eff. May 6, 1971.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:17B-137 - Powers of attorney general over transferred division, board, etc.

52:17B-137. Powers of attorney general over transferred division, board, etc.
Nothing in this act shall be construed to limit the powers of the Attorney General with respect to any division, office, board or other agency herein assigned or transferred to the Division of Consumer Affairs established hereunder.
L.1971, c. 134, s. 20, eff. May 6, 1971.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:17B-138 - Transfer of state board of barber examiners to division of consumer affairs

52:17B-138. Transfer of state board of barber examiners to division of consumer affairs
The State Board of Barber Examiners together with its functions, powers and duties is hereby transferred to the Division of Consumer Affairs in the Department of Law and Public Safety.
L.1972, c. 18, s. 1, eff. May 1, 1972.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:17B-139 - Method of transfer

52:17B-139. Method of transfer
The transfer directed by this act shall be made in accordance with the "State Agency Transfer Act," P.L.1971, c. 375 (C. 52:14D-1 et seq.).
L.1972, c. 18, s. 2, eff. May 1, 1972.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:17B-139.1 - Transfer of powers and duties of commissioner of labor and industry and private employee agency section in department of labor and industry concerning employment agencies to Attorney General and division of consumer affairs

52:17B-139.1. Transfer of powers and duties of commissioner of labor and industry and private employee agency section in department of labor and industry concerning employment agencies to Attorney General and division of consumer affairs
All the functions, powers and duties of the Commissioner of Labor and Industry and the Private Employee Agency Section in the Department of Labor and Industry with respect to the regulation and licensing of employment agencies pursuant to the provisions of P.L.1951, c. 337 (C. 34:8-24 et seq.) are hereby transferred to the Attorney General and the Division of Consumer Affairs in the Department of Law and Public Safety.
L.1972, c. 117, s. 1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:17B-139.2 - Reference to commissioner of labor and industry as reference to Attorney General

52:17B-139.2. Reference to commissioner of labor and industry as reference to Attorney General
Whenever the term "Commissioner of Labor and Industry" or "commissioner" occurs in P.L.1951, c. 337 (C. 34:8-24 et seq.), the same shall be deemed to mean or refer to the Attorney General or his duly authorized representative.
L.1972, c. 117, s. 2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:17B-139.3 - Method of transfer

52:17B-139.3. Method of transfer
The transfer directed by this act shall be made in accordance with the "State Agency Transfer Act," P.L.1971, c. 375 (C. 52:14D-1 et seq.).
L.1972, c. 117, s. 3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:17B-139.4 - Bureau of Employment and Personnel Services

52:17B-139.4. Bureau of Employment and Personnel Services
There is established a Bureau of Employment and Personnel Services in the Division of Consumer Affairs in the Department of Law and Public Safety. The Director of the Division of Consumer Affairs shall have authority to administer the provisions of this act with the oversight of the Attorney General. The director shall appoint the chief of the bureau, who shall serve under the direction and supervision of the director and who shall receive a salary as provided by law.
L.1989, c.331, s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:17B-139.5 - Functions, powers, duties transferred to Bureau of Employment and Personnel Services

52:17B-139.5. Functions, powers, duties transferred to Bureau of Employment and Personnel Services
All the functions, powers and duties of the Private Employment Agency Section in the Division of Consumer Affairs in the Department of Law and Public Safety are hereby transferred to the Bureau of Employment and Personnel Services in the Division of Consumer Affairs. That transfer shall be made in accordance with the provisions of the "State Agency Transfer Act," P.L.1971, c.375 (C.52:14D-1 et seq.).
L.1989, c.331, s.26.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:17B-139.6 - Validity of previous licenses unaffected

52:17B-139.6. Validity of previous licenses unaffected
Nothing in this act shall affect the validity of any license previously issued to any person by the Private Employment Agency Section in the Division of Consumer Affairs and Office of the Attorney General in the Department of Law and Public Safety, but each person holding a previously issued license shall, in all other respects, be subject to the provisions of this act.
L.1989, c.331, s.27.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:17B-139.8 - Notification by patient

52:17B-139.8. Notification by patient
2. A patient who declines to give his written informed consent for the notification requirements of this act shall, promptly upon being provided with the oxygen or oxygen delivery system, notify the appropriate fire department or company of his name and address and of the existence of the oxygen or oxygen delivery system at his residence.
L.2002,c.118,s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:17B-139.9 - Duties of director

52:17B-139.9. Duties of director
3. The Director of the Division of Consumer Affairs in the Department of Law and Public Safety shall:
a. Notify all licensed pharmacists in the State of the requirements of this act and provide public notice to other providers of oxygen or oxygen delivery systems of the requirements of this act in newspapers throughout the State;
b. Prepare a patient information brochure regarding the safe handling, use and storage of oxygen or oxygen delivery systems and make copies available to pharmacists and other providers of oxygen or oxygen delivery systems; and
c. Report to the Governor and the Legislature within one year of the effective date of this act on the effectiveness of the notification program.
L.2002,c.118,s.3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:17B-139.10 - Noncompliance; disorderly person

52:17B-139.10. Noncompliance; disorderly person
4. A pharmacist, other provider of oxygen or an oxygen delivery system or patient who knowingly fails to comply with the provisions of this act is a disorderly person.
L.2002,c.118,s.4.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:17B-139.11 - Rules, regulations by Division of Consumer Affairs

52:17B-139.11. Rules, regulations by Division of Consumer Affairs
5. The Director of the Division of Consumer Affairs in the Department of Law and Public Safety shall, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), adopt rules and regulations to effectuate the purpose of this act concerning the requirements imposed by this act upon pharmacists and other providers of oxygen or oxygen delivery systems. The rules shall establish the procedures pharmacists and other providers of oxygen or oxygen delivery systems shall follow to obtain written informed consent and to notify the appropriate fire department or company serving the municipality in which the patient resides of the patient's name and address and of the existence of oxygen or an oxygen delivery system at the patient's residence.
L.2002,c.118,s.5.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:17B-139.12 - Regulations by Division of Fire Safety

52:17B-139.12. Regulations by Division of Fire Safety
6. Pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), the Director of the Division of Fire Safety in the Department of Community Affairs shall promulgate regulations concerning the placement of warning signs on residences containing oxygen or an oxygen delivery system.
L.2002,c.118,s.6.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:17B:139.13 - Rules, regulations.

52:17B:139.13 Rules, regulations.
21. The Director of the Division of Consumer Affairs in the Department of Law and Public Safety, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), shall adopt such rules and regulations as are necessary to implement the provisions of sections 1 through 20 of P.L.2019, c.59 (C.26:16-1 et seq.), including the required reporting of information to the division by health care professionals pursuant to section 13 of P.L.2019, c.59 (C.26:16-13).
L.2019, c.59, s.21.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:17B-142 - Legislative findings and determinations

52:17B-142. Legislative findings and determinations
The Legislature finds and determines that crime and delinquency are essentially State and local problems; that crime and delinquency are complex social phenomena requiring the attention and efforts of the criminal justice system, State, county and local governments and the citizens of this State; and that the establishment of appropriate goals, objectives and standards for the reduction of crime and delinquency and for the administration of justice must be a priority concern.
The Legislature further finds and determines that, to meet the challenges enumerated above, the functions of the criminal justice system must be coordinated more efficiently and effectively; that the full and effective use of resources affecting State, county and local criminal justice systems requires the complete cooperation of government agencies on all levels; and that training, research, evaluation, technical assistance and public education activities must be encouraged and focused on the improvement of the criminal justice system and the generation of new methods for the prevention of crime and delinquency.
L.1978, c. 176, s. 1, eff. Dec. 28, 1978.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:17B-143 - State law enforcement planning agency; in DLPS but responsible to Governor.

52:17B-143 State law enforcement planning agency; in DLPS but responsible to Governor.
2. The State Law Enforcement Planning Agency created pursuant to Executive Order No. 45, dated August 13, 1968, is continued and constituted as the State Law Enforcement Planning Agency (hereinafter "agency"). For the purposes of complying with the provisions of Article V, Section IV, paragraph 1 of the New Jersey Constitution, the agency is allocated to the Department of Law and Public Safety, but, notwithstanding said allocation, the agency shall be independent of any supervision or control by the department or by any board or officer thereof. The agency shall be responsible to the Governor.
L.1968, c.176, s.2; amended 2007, c.39, s.8.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:17B-145 - Executive director; appointment; qualifications; salary; powers and duties

52:17B-145. Executive director; appointment; qualifications; salary; powers and duties
The Governor shall appoint an executive director as the administrative head of the agency. He shall be a person qualified by training and experience to perform the duties of the position. He shall devote his entire time to the duties of his office, and shall receive a salary which shall be within a salary range as established by the Department of Civil Service with the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
The executive director shall organize the work of the agency and establish therein such administrative subdivisions as he may deem necessary, proper and expedient. He may formulate and adopt rules and regulations and prescribe duties for the efficient conduct of the business, work and general administration of the agency. He may delegate to subordinate officers or employees in the agency such of his powers as he may deem desirable to be exercised under his supervision and control.
L.1978, c. 176, s. 4, eff. Dec. 28, 1978.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:17B-147 - Powers and duties of agency.

52:17B-147 Powers and duties of agency.
6. The agency shall:
a. Serve as the State planning agency pursuant to the Federal Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 and the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974, as amended, and other related federal or State acts;
b. (Deleted by amendment, P.L.2007, c.39);
c. Advise and assist the Governor in developing policies, plans, programs and budgets for improving the coordination, administration and effectiveness of the criminal justice system in the State;
d. Prepare a State comprehensive criminal justice plan on behalf of the Governor, which plan, and any substantial modifications thereto, shall be submitted to the Legislature for an advisory review of goals, priorities and policies contained therein, and shall be periodically updated and based on an analysis of the State's criminal justice needs and problems;
e. Establish goals, priorities and standards for the reduction of crime and the improvement of the administration of justice in the State;
f. Recommend legislation concerning criminal justice matters to the Governor and Legislature;
g. Encourage local and regional comprehensive criminal justice planning efforts;
h. Monitor and evaluate programs and projects, funded in whole or in part by or through the State Government, aimed at reducing crime and delinquency and improving the administration of justice;
i. Cooperate with and render technical assistance to State agencies, units of county and local government and public or private agencies relating to the criminal justice system;
j. Apply for, contract for, receive and expend for its purposes any appropriations or grants from the State, its political subdivisions, the federal government or any other source, public or private;
k. Have the authority to collect from any State, county or local governmental entity information, data, reports, statistics or such other material which is necessary to carry out the agency's functions; and
l. Perform such other duties as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this act.
L.1968, c.176, s.6; amended 2007, c.39, s.9.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:17B-148 - Annual report of agency

52:17B-148. Annual report of agency
The agency shall report annually to the Governor, the Legislature, the courts and the chief executives of county and local government on the implementation of each of the programs supported by funds it administers, including its evaluation of the effectiveness of each such program.
L.1978, c. 176, s. 7, eff. Dec. 28, 1978.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:17B-149 - Annual appropriations in state budget

52:17B-149. Annual appropriations in state budget
Funds shall be appropriated in the annual State budget to provide the required matching funds mandated under the relevant Federal acts each fiscal year and for such other purposes as are necessary to carry out the purposes of this act.
L.1978, c. 176, s. 8, eff. Dec. 28, 1978.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:17B-150 - Application of State Agency Transfer Act

52:17B-150. Application of State Agency Transfer Act
This act shall be subject to the provisions of the "State Agency Transfer Act," P.L.1971, c. 375 (C. 52:14D-1 et seq.); provided, however, that the employees of the agency may continue to be employed in accordance with the unclassified service of the Civil Service.
L.1978, c. 176, s. 9, eff. Dec. 28, 1978.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:17B-160 - Findings, declarations

52:17B-160. Findings, declarations
2. The Legislature finds and declares:
Crime and the fear of crime continue to grip far too many New Jersey residents. The volume of crimes committed in this State has risen by almost 10 percent over the past 10 years, according to the State Police, with violent crime comprising an ever-greater proportion of the total. A recent Statewide survey revealed that one of every seven New Jersey residents had been a crime victim within the past six months.
While crime has mushroomed, its face and scope have changed dramatically. Rural and suburban communities, formerly considered safe havens, are now plagued by crimes once thought confined to urban areas. In fact, offenses such as carjackings are as likely to occur in suburban shopping malls as in big cities.
As criminals have widened their base of operations, local efforts to cope with crime have been stretched dangerously thin by economic adversity. Cash-strapped communities across the State have laid off or restrained the hiring of police officers--the first line of defense against criminals. These communities also have been required to curtail expenditures for the equipment--cars, radios and body armor--necessary for effective police operations.
It is clearly time for action to deal with this epidemic of crime in a forceful, yet enlightened, manner. The Safe and Secure Communities Program, established by this act, will enable the police and the community to create a partnership designed to identify and develop strategies to impact crime and improve the quality of life by (1) combining State, federal and local resources to rapidly place 2,000 additional police officers in communities throughout the State, (2) providing hard-pressed municipalities with funding to purchase the equipment vital to effective police operations, (3) imposing an additional penalty on lawbreakers to establish a continuing source of funding to pay for these officers and equipment, (4) deploying the additional officers and equipment in a focused, community-oriented manner that will assure their maximum impact in combatting crime, and (5) initiating such other programs as will meet the particular needs of municipalities.
L.1993,c.220,s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:17B-161 - Definitions

52:17B-161. Definitions
3. As used in this act:
"Eligible municipality" means a municipality, which has a police department or force, in which the number of violent and nonviolent crimes per police officer exceeds 70% of the Statewide average of municipalities with a municipal police department or force, as reported in the 1991 Uniform Crime Report published by the Division of State Police.
"Fringe benefits" means payments made by the employer for an employee's retirement, social security, health and dental insurance, workers compensation, and unemployment, disability and survivor's insurance.
"Fund" means the Safe Neighborhoods Services Fund established by section 5 of this act.
"Law enforcement equipment" or "equipment" means that equipment required for the provision of law enforcement services including, but not limited to, police cars, computers and peripheral equipment, police radios and other communications gear, weapons and body armor for which a grant is awarded pursuant to section 9 of this act.
"Law enforcement project" or "project" means a project employing police officers for which a grant is awarded pursuant to section 9 of this act.
"Other law enforcement personnel" means non-police employees who enhance a project's law enforcement capacity by performing paperwork and related support services, thereby allowing police officers to devote more time to direct community policing duties.
"Program" means the "Safe and Secure Communities Program" established by this act.
L.1993,c.220,s.3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:17B-162 - Objectives provided for by act

52:17B-162. Objectives provided for by act
4. It is the purpose of this act to provide assistance to municipalities for law enforcement projects which accomplish the following objectives as warranted by the needs of the community:
a. Policing in a community-oriented manner through an emphasis on the use of foot patrols, personal interaction between police officers and residents, and participation in community crime prevention programs;
b. Targeting law enforcement activities toward the specific needs of persons who live or work in a particular neighborhood, such as children, senior citizens or merchants;
c. Encouraging resident involvement in activities that contribute to crime prevention, including citizen patrols, safe houses, neighborhood watch groups, and crime prevention educational programs;
d. Reducing the incidence of criminal behavior, such as drug trafficking or youth gang activity, that disrupts the normal functioning of a community;
e. Implementing the Violent Offenders Removal Program to identify and expeditiously apprehend violent criminals who operate within a targeted area; and
f. Developing other innovative strategies which hold promise for preventing or reducing crime within a defined neighborhood or with respect to a particular demographic group within the municipality.
L.1993,c.220,s.4.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:17B-163 - "Safe Neighborhoods Services Fund," created

52:17B-163. "Safe Neighborhoods Services Fund," created
5. a. There is created in the Department of the Treasury a nonlapsing fund entitled the "Safe Neighborhoods Services Fund." The fund shall be the depository for the assessments collected pursuant to section 11 of this act, for any State appropriations, federal grants received pursuant to subsection c. of this section, or other moneys provided to carry out the purposes of this act and for the interest earned on these deposits. The fund shall be administered by the State Treasurer.
b. Of the moneys deposited in the fund, 75% shall be available for approved law enforcement projects and 25% shall be available for the purchase of law enforcement equipment.
c. Notwithstanding the provisions of any law to the contrary, any federal funding received by the State, or for which the State is currently eligible or becomes eligible, for purposes within the purview of this act shall be deposited into the fund.
d. In no event shall moneys deposited in the fund be used to defray the cost of administering this act, except as provided in subsection e. of section 10 of this act.
L.1993,c.220,s.5.