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2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 53 - State Police › Section 53:1-15.1 - Designation of crime related to street gang activity; offense for which fingerprinting required.

53:1-15.1 Designation of crime related to street gang activity; offense for which fingerprinting required.
2. a. Upon the arrest of any person for a crime or offense for which fingerprinting is required, the arresting officer shall designate whether the crime or offense was related to criminal street gang activity on the form used for the collection of fingerprints pursuant to R.S.53:1-15. For the purposes of this section, a crime is related to criminal street gang activity if the crime was committed for the benefit of, at the direction of, or in association with a criminal street gang as defined in subsection h. of N.J.S.2C:44-3.
b. The form used for the collection of fingerprints pursuant to R.S.53:1-15 shall include a place for the arresting officer to designate whether the crime or offense was related to criminal street gang activity.
L.2005,c.332,s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 53 - State Police › Section 53:1-16 - Comparison of all records received

53:1-16. Comparison of all records received
The supervisor of the state bureau of identification shall compare all records received with those already on file in such bureau, and whether or not he finds that the person arrested has a criminal record or is a fugitive from justice, he shall at once inform the requesting agency or arresting officer of such fact.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 53 - State Police › Section 53:1-17 - Supervisor to instruct, assist and co-operate with local police officials

53:1-17. Supervisor to instruct, assist and co-operate with local police officials
The supervisor of the state bureau of identification shall co-operate with, afford instruction and offer assistance to sheriffs, chiefs of police and other law enforcement officers in the establishment and operation of their local systems of criminal identification and in obtaining fingerprints and other means of identification of all persons arrested on a complaint of an indictable offense, to assure co-ordination with the system of identification conducted by the state bureau. The superintendent of state police shall arrange for such co-operation, instruction and assistance by the supervisor.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 53 - State Police › Section 53:1-18 - Report of criminal charges or disorderly offenses; duty of clerks of courts

53:1-18. Report of criminal charges or disorderly offenses; duty of clerks of courts
For the purpose of submitting to the Governor and the Legislature a report of statistics on crime conditions in the annual report of the Division of State Police, the clerk of every court before which a person appears on any criminal charge or disorderly persons offense shall within 30 days report to the State Bureau of Identification the sentence of the court or other disposition of the case.
Amended by L.1967, c. 284, s. 1, eff. Jan. 23, 1968.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 53 - State Police › Section 53:1-18a - Report of statistics on crime conditions; duty of prosecutors

53:1-18a. Report of statistics on crime conditions; duty of prosecutors
For the purpose of submitting to the Governor and the Legislature a report of statistics on crime conditions in the annual report of the Division of State Police, the prosecutor of every county shall within 30 days report to the State Bureau of Identification, on forms prescribed by the superintendent of State Police, such information as he shall require for the aforesaid purpose.
L.1967, c. 284, s. 2, eff. Jan. 23, 1968.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 53 - State Police › Section 53:1-18.1 - Fingerprints of persons arrested for or charged with narcotic or dangerous drug offenses

53:1-18.1. Fingerprints of persons arrested for or charged with narcotic or dangerous drug offenses
Every law enforcement officer designated in R.S. 53:1-15 shall, immediately upon the arrest of any person for or within a reasonable time after the filing of a complaint by a law enforcement officer charging any person with any offense against the laws of the United States, or any offense against the laws of this State, relating to narcotic or dangerous drugs, whether the same shall be indictable or otherwise, take the fingerprints of such person and forward copies thereof together with photographs and such other description and information as is required by such section in the case of the arrest of persons for any offense indictable under the laws of this State.
L.1952, c. 92, p. 426, s. 1. Amended by L.1967, c. 298, s. 3, eff. Feb. 15, 1968; L.1981, c. 411, s. 2, eff. Jan. 7, 1982.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 53 - State Police › Section 53:1-18.2 - Reports on narcotic or dangerous drug cases; duty of clerks of court

53:1-18.2. Reports on narcotic or dangerous drug cases; duty of clerks of court
The clerk of every court of this State in which any person is prosecuted for an offense under the laws of this State relating to narcotic or dangerous drugs, whether the same be indictable or otherwise, shall promptly report to the State Bureau of Identification the sentence of the court or other disposition of the case.
L.1952, c. 92, p. 427, s. 2. Amended by L.1967, c. 298, s. 4, eff. Feb. 15, 1968.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 53 - State Police › Section 53:1-18.3 - Compilation of results of reports on narcotic or dangerous drug cases

53:1-18.3. Compilation of results of reports on narcotic or dangerous drug cases
It shall be the duty of the Superintendent of the State Police:
To compile and report annually to the Governor and to the Legislature the results of the reports of the arrests of all persons and the disposition of all cases involving offenses relating to narcotic or dangerous drugs, substances or compounds within the preceding year and to furnish quarterly reports of a like nature during the interim periods.
L.1952, c. 92, p. 427, s. 3. Amended by L.1967, c. 298, s. 5, eff. Feb. 15, 1968; L.1970, c. 227, s. 6, eff. Oct. 19, 1970; L.1984, c. 91, s. 3, eff. July 19, 1984.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 53 - State Police › Section 53:1-18.5 - "Dangerous drugs" defined

53:1-18.5. "Dangerous drugs" defined
As used in this act of which this act is amendatory and supplementary "dangerous drugs, substances or compounds" means and includes any of the following in any form: any depressant, stimulant or hallucinogenic drug, substance or compound as defined pursuant to section 1 of chapter 314 of the laws of 1966 (C. 24:6C-1) or the New Jersey Controlled Dangerous Substances Act or any prescription legend drug which is not a narcotic drug within the meaning of chapter 18 of Title 24 of the Revised Statutes or the New Jersey Controlled Dangerous Substances Act, unless obtained from, or on a valid prescription of, and used as prescribed by, a duly licensed physician, veterinarian or dentist.
Added by L.1967, c. 298, s. 2, eff. Feb. 15, 1968. Amended by L.1970, c. 227, s. 7, eff. Oct. 19, 1970.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 53 - State Police › Section 53:1-19 - Co-operation with national bureau and other agencies

53:1-19. Co-operation with national bureau and other agencies
The supervisor of the state bureau of identification shall co-operate with the bureaus in other states and with the bureau in the department of justice of the United States and shall develop and carry on an interstate, national and international system of identification within the requirements of the state bureau of identification.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 53 - State Police › Section 53:1-20 - Failure of officers to perform duties; misdemeanor; removal

53:1-20. Failure of officers to perform duties; misdemeanor; removal
Any officer mentioned in this article who shall neglect or refuse to make any report or to do any act required by any provision of this article shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and punished by a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars. Such neglect or refusal shall also constitute nonfeasance in office and subject the officer to removal therefrom.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 53 - State Police › Section 53:1-20.1 - File of criminal records kept

53:1-20.1. File of criminal records kept
To the end that there may be a centralization of information with regard to crime in this State, it shall be the duty of the county bureau of identification in each county and of the bureau of identification in the Department of the State Police to obtain and to keep on file all facts pertaining to criminal records, on forms substantially as follows:
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L.1939, c. 78, p. 129, s. 1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 53 - State Police › Section 53:1-20.2 - Duty of law enforcement officers and public officers and employees to supply information; County Bureau of Identification defined

53:1-20.2. Duty of law enforcement officers and public officers and employees to supply information; County Bureau of Identification defined
To the end that the county bureaus of identification in each of the counties of this State and the bureau of identification of the Department of the State Police may have available the requisite information for the keeping of such records, it shall be the duty of sheriffs, members of the State Police, county detectives, chiefs of police and other law enforcement officers, immediately upon the receipt of a complaint that an indictable offense has been committed, to forward to the county bureau of identification and the bureau of identification of the State Police Department all of such information which can at that time be obtained, on forms to be provided for that purpose by the head of the office in which such county bureau of identification is established.
It shall also be the duty of such officers, from time to time, upon receipt of additional information, to forward the same to the county bureau of identification and to the bureau of identification of the State Police Department, on forms to be provided for that purpose by the head of the office in which such county bureau of identification is established.
It shall also be the duty of the prosecutor of the pleas, the county clerks, and the probation office in the various counties of this State to supply to the county bureau of identification and to the bureau of identification in the Department of State Police all information on record in their respective offices which may be necessary to complete the records in the prescribed form, as set forth in section one hereof.
The duties herein prescribed to be performed by the public officers and employees herein referred to shall be additional to the duties now prescribed by law to be performed by such public officers and employees.
The words "The County Bureau of Identification," as used in this act, shall be taken to mean the bureau of identification as now established in the office of the sheriff or in the office of the prosecutors of the pleas in the respective counties in this State.
L.1939, c. 78, p. 131, s. 2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 53 - State Police › Section 53:1-20.3 - Release of prisoners from penal or other institutions; notice to bureau; photographs

53:1-20.3. Release of prisoners from penal or other institutions; notice to bureau; photographs
It shall be the duty of the wardens of the county jail in the various counties, of the wardens of the county penitentiaries and workhouses in the various counties of the State and of the Principal Keeper of the State Prison and of the wardens or superintendents of the other State institutions to which prisoners are or may be committed upon the release of any prisoner in their respective charges to notify the Bureau of Identification of the county from which that prisoner was committed and the Bureau of Identification of the State Police of the fact of such prisoner's release and the date of such release.
In the case of any such prisoner who was committed for a term of 5 years or more, it shall also be the duty of the Principal Keeper of the State Prison to forward to the Bureau of Identification of the county from which the prisoner was committed and to the Bureau of Identification of the State Police, at the time of giving the said notification, a photograph of the said prisoner taken within the 30-day period immediately preceding his release.
L.1940, c. 65, s. 1. Amended by L.1956, c. 45, p. 93, s. 1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 53 - State Police › Section 53:1-20.4 - Department originally arresting prisoner to be notified of his release

53:1-20.4. Department originally arresting prisoner to be notified of his release
It shall be the duty of the County Bureau of Identification in the several counties of the State immediately upon receipt of such information concerning the release of a prisoner to notify the head of the police department or other law enforcement department which made the original arrest of said prisoner that the said prisoner has been released and the date of his release.
L.1940, c. 65, s. 2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 53 - State Police › Section 53:1-20.5 - Definitions

53:1-20.5. Definitions
1. As used in this act:
a. "Processing criminal history record background checks" means the process whereby the State Bureau of Identification compares a set of fingerprints or name search request with those in its files for a determination as to the criminal history of the person identified by the request.
b. "Noncriminal matter" means any matter, other than the arrest of a person for an indictable offense or other criminal justice purpose, which requires the submission of a person's fingerprints or name search request to the State Bureau of Identification for processing. These matters include background investigations for licensing or employment, or both.
c. For purposes of this section, the criminal history record of a person does not include records concerning charges or adjudications of juvenile delinquency. Such records shall be disclosed only as provided in section 1 of P.L.1982, c.79 (C.2A:4A-60).
L.1985,c.69,s.1; amended 1994,c.56,s.5.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 53 - State Police › Section 53:1-20.7 - Criminal History Record Information Fund; use

53:1-20.7. Criminal History Record Information Fund; use
3. a. There is created in the Division of State Police in the Department of Law and Public Safety a separate special account to be known as the "Criminal History Record Information Fund." All moneys paid to the Division of State Police pursuant to section 2 of this act shall be deposited in the fund.
b. Moneys in the "Criminal History Record Information Fund" shall be used for the expenses of the State Bureau of Identification and for the expenses of the Department of Law and Public Safety related to processing criminal history record background checks submitted in noncriminal matters and, subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting, in the Department of the Treasury, for the purchase and equipping of new or replacement State Police vehicles. Any State Police vehicles purchased with funds from the "Criminal History Record Information Fund" pursuant to this section shall be utilized solely for patrol and pursuit purposes by state troopers, and shall not be assigned to any State Police employee for personal or administrative use.
L.1985,c.69,s.3; amended 1994,c.60,s.5.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 53 - State Police › Section 53:1-20.8 - Background check by State Police

53:1-20.8. Background check by State Police
The Division of State Police in the Department of Law and Public Safety shall conduct a criminal history record background check which includes a name and fingerprint identification check of each current and prospective employee of a facility to ascertain whether the person has a record of criminal history, pursuant to P.L. 1988, c. 45 (C. 30:4-3.4 et al.). The division shall conduct the background check only upon receipt of the person's written consent to conduct the background check.
For the purpose of conducting the criminal history record background check, the division shall examine its own files and arrange for a similar examination by federal authorities. The division shall forward the information obtained as a result of conducting the check to the Commissioner of Human Services.
P.L. 1988, c. 45, s. 8.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 53 - State Police › Section 53:1-20.9a - Applicant background check for certain health care professionals

53:1-20.9a. Applicant background check for certain health care professionals
14. a. In accordance with the provisions of sections 2 through 6 and sections 7 through 13 of P.L.1997, c.100 (C.26:2H-83 through 87 and C.45:11-24.3 through 24.9) and P.L.2002, c.104 (C.45:1-28 et al.), the Division of State Police in the Department of Law and Public Safety shall conduct a criminal history record background check, including a name and fingerprint identification check, of:
(1) each applicant for nurse aide or personal care assistant certification submitted to the Department of Health and Senior Services and of each applicant for homemaker-home health aide certification submitted to the New Jersey Board of Nursing in the Division of Consumer Affairs;
(2) each nurse aide or personal care assistant certified by the Department of Health and Senior Services and each homemaker-home health aide certified by the New Jersey Board of Nursing, as required pursuant to P.L.1997, c.100 (C.26:2H-83 et al.); and
(3) each applicant for licensure or other authorization to engage in a health care profession who is required to undergo a criminal history record background check pursuant to P.L.2002, c.104 (C.45:1-28 et al.).
b. For the purpose of conducting a criminal history record background check pursuant to subsection a. of this section, the Division of State Police shall examine its own files and arrange for a similar examination by federal authorities. The division shall immediately forward the information obtained as a result of conducting the check to: the Commissioner of Health and Senior Services, in the case of an applicant for nurse aide or personal care assistant certification or a certified nurse aide or personal care assistant; the New Jersey Board of Nursing in the Division of Consumer Affairs in the Department of Law and Public Safety, in the case of an applicant for homemaker-home health aide certification or a certified homemaker-home health aide; and the Director of the Division of Consumer Affairs in the Department of Law and Public Safety, in the case of an applicant for licensure or other authorization to practice as a health care professional as defined in section 1 of P.L.2002, c.104 (C.45:1-28).
L.1997,c.100,c.14; amended 1997, c.284, s.13; 2000, c.20, s.8; 2002, c.104, s.5.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 53 - State Police › Section 53:1-20.9b - Exchange of fingerprint data, information; determination; challenge.

53:1-20.9b Exchange of fingerprint data, information; determination; challenge.
8. a. The Commissioner of Children and Families is authorized to exchange fingerprint data with, and to receive information from, the Division of State Police in the Department of Law and Public Safety and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Upon receipt of the criminal history record information for an applicant or staff member of a child care center from the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Division of State Police, the Department of Children and Families shall notify the applicant or staff member, as applicable, and the child care center, in writing, of the applicant's or staff member's qualification or disqualification for employment or service under P.L.2000, c.77 (C.30:5B-6.10 et al.). If the applicant or staff member is disqualified, the convictions that constitute the basis for the disqualification shall be identified in the written notice to the applicant or staff member. The applicant or staff member shall have 14 days from the date of the written notice of disqualification to challenge the accuracy of the criminal history record information. If no challenge is filed or if the determination of the accuracy of the criminal history record information upholds the disqualification, the Department of Children and Families shall notify the center that the applicant or staff member has been disqualified from employment.
b. The Division of State Police shall promptly notify the Department of Children and Families in the event an applicant or staff member who was the subject of a criminal history record background check conducted pursuant to subsection a. of this section, is convicted of a crime or offense in this State after the date the background check was performed. Upon receipt of such notification, the Department of Children and Families shall make a determination regarding the employment of the applicant or staff member.
L.2000, c.77, s.8; amended 2004, c.130, s.122; 2006, c.47, s.201.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 53 - State Police › Section 53:1-20.9c - Authorization for exchange of fingerprint data, information on assisted living administrators.

53:1-20.9c Authorization for exchange of fingerprint data, information on assisted living administrators.
7. a. The Commissioner of Health and Senior Services is authorized to exchange fingerprint data with, and to receive information from, the Division of State Police in the Department of Law and Public Safety and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
b. The Division of State Police shall promptly notify the Department of Health and Senior Services in the event an applicant for certification as an assisted living administrator or a certified assisted living administrator, who was the subject of a criminal history record background check conducted pursuant to subsection a. of this section, is convicted of a crime or offense in this State after the date the background check was performed. Upon receipt of such notification, the department shall make a determination regarding the employment of the applicant or administrator.
L.2002,c.25,s.7.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 53 - State Police › Section 53:1-20.9d - Exchange of fingerprint data, criminal history record information on residential child care, adoption agency staff.

53:1-20.9d Exchange of fingerprint data, criminal history record information on residential child care, adoption agency staff.
7. a. The Commissioner of Children and Families is authorized to exchange fingerprint data with, and to receive criminal history record information from, the Division of State Police in the Department of Law and Public Safety and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Upon receipt of the criminal history record information for an applicant or staff member of a residential child care facility or approved adoption agency from the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Division of State Police, the Department of Children and Families shall notify the applicant or staff member, as applicable, and the residential child care facility or approved adoption agency, as applicable, in writing, of the applicant's or staff member's qualification or disqualification for employment or service under section 4 or 5 of P.L.2003, c.186 (C.30:4C-27.19 or C.30:4C-27.20) or section 4 or 5 of P.L.2008, c.114 (C.9:3-40.5 or C.9:3-40.6). If the applicant or staff member is disqualified, the convictions that constitute the basis for the disqualification shall be identified in the written notice to the applicant or staff member. The applicant or staff member shall have 14 days from the date of the written notice of disqualification to challenge the accuracy of the criminal history record information. If no challenge is filed or if the determination of the accuracy of the criminal history record information upholds the disqualification, the department shall notify the facility or agency, as applicable, that the applicant or staff member has been disqualified from employment.
b. The Division of State Police shall promptly notify the Department of Children and Families in the event an applicant or staff member, who was the subject of a criminal history record background check conducted pursuant to subsection a. of this section, is convicted of a crime or offense in this State after the date the background check was performed. Upon receipt of such notification, the department shall make a determination regarding the employment of the applicant or staff member.
L.2003, c.186, s.7; amended 2006, c.47, s.202; 2008, c.114, s.10.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 53 - State Police › Section 53:1-20.9e - Conducting of criminal history record background check for guardians.

53:1-20.9e Conducting of criminal history record background check for guardians.
8. a. In accordance with the provisions of sections 6 and 7 of P.L.2005, c.370 (C.52:27G-37 and C.52:27G-38), the Division of State Police in the Department of Law and Public Safety shall conduct a criminal history record background check, including a name and fingerprint identification check, of each person seeking registration as a professional guardian who is required to undergo a criminal history record background check pursuant to P.L.2005, c.370 (C.52:27G-32 et al.).
b. For the purpose of conducting a criminal history record background check pursuant to subsection a. of this section, the Division of State Police shall examine its own files and arrange for a similar examination by federal authorities. The division shall immediately forward the information obtained as a result of conducting the check to the public guardian.
c. The Division of State Police shall promptly notify the Office of the Public Guardian for Elderly Adults in the event a person who is required to undergo a criminal history record background check pursuant to section 6 of P.L.2005, c.370 (C.52:27G-37) is convicted of a crime or offense in this State after the date the background check was performed. Upon receipt of such notification, the public guardian shall make a determination regarding the continuation of the registration of the person as a professional guardian.
L.2005,c.370,s.8.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 53 - State Police › Section 53:1-20.9f - Exchange of fingerprint data.

53:1-20.9f Exchange of fingerprint data.
15. a. The Commissioner of Children and Families is authorized to exchange fingerprint data with, and to receive information from, the Division of State Police in the Department of Law and Public Safety and the Federal Bureau of Investigation in accordance with the provisions of section 14 of P.L.2006, c.47 (C.9:3A-14).
b. The Division of State Police shall promptly notify the Department of Children and Families in the event an applicant for a direct care staff member position or a direct care staff member who was the subject of a criminal history record background check conducted pursuant to subsection a. of this section, is convicted of a crime or offense in this State after the date the background check was performed. Upon receipt of such notification, the Department of Children and Families shall make a determination regarding the employment of the applicant or staff member.
L.2006, c.47, s.15.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 53 - State Police › Section 53:1-20.10 - Findings, declarations

53:1-20.10. Findings, declarations
1. The Legislature finds and declares that advances in computer technology offer promising opportunities for the solution of crimes and the apprehension of criminal offenders. It is, therefore, in the best interest of the State of New Jersey to authorize full participation by law enforcement agencies in the use of such advanced crime-fighting technology when its effectiveness and potential benefits for enhancing law enforcement and public safety have been amply demonstrated. The Violent Criminal Apprehension Program (VICAP), sponsored by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), clearly meets these tests.
VICAP is a national data center designed to collect, collate and analyze information regarding unsolved violent crimes, with emphasis on homicides. Since its inception, VICAP has demonstrated its capability to identify and inform law enforcement agencies in diverse geographic areas of similar patterns in the commission of seemingly unrelated crimes. Information supplied by VICAP has enabled these agencies to conduct joint investigations which have led to the expeditious apprehension of serial killers, rapists and other dangerous criminals.
It is fitting and proper, therefore, that New Jersey law enforcement agencies should take part in this program.
L.1992,c.22,s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 53 - State Police › Section 53:1-20.11 - Participation in Violent Criminal Apprehension Program

53:1-20.11. Participation in Violent Criminal Apprehension Program
2. The Division of State Police in the Department of Law and Public Safety shall be responsible for fostering and coordinating any participation by State and local law enforcement agencies in the Violent Criminal Apprehension Program (VICAP) sponsored by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Any such activity shall be conducted in conjunction with the division's Homicide Evaluation and Assessment Tracking (HEAT) program. The division may maintain a Statewide central registry which shall include, but not be limited to, information regarding:
(1) Solved or unsolved homicides or homicide attempts, especially those that involve abduction; appear to be random, motiveless or sexually motivated; or are known or suspected to be part of a series.
(2) Missing persons, where the circumstances indicate possible foul play.
(3) Unidentified dead bodies, where the manner of death is known or suspected to be homicide.
L.1992,c.22,s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 53 - State Police › Section 53:1-20.12 - Maintenance, transmission of information

53:1-20.12. Maintenance, transmission of information
3. Such information shall be maintained in a format that is compatible with the national VICAP data base maintained by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and regularly transmitted to the bureau for inclusion in this data base.
L.1992,c.22,s.3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 53 - State Police › Section 53:1-20.13 - Collection, reporting of information

53:1-20.13. Collection, reporting of information
4. The Division of State Police and all other initial investigatory law enforcement agencies in the State, including county prosecutors offices and municipal and county police departments, shall collect and report the information specified in section 2 of this act to the division in a standardized format and manner as may be determined by the Superintendent of State Police.
L.1992,c.22,s.4.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 53 - State Police › Section 53:1-20.14 - Equipment, supplies, services

53:1-20.14. Equipment, supplies, services
5. Within the limits of appropriations, the superintendent, with the approval of the Attorney General, may contract for and purchase any equipment, supplies or services necessary for the implementation of this act.
L.1992,c.22,s.5.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 53 - State Police › Section 53:1-20.15 - Rules, regulations

53:1-20.15. Rules, regulations
6. Pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), the Superintendent of State Police may adopt rules and regulations necessary to carry out the purposes of this act.
L.1992,c.22,s.6.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 53 - State Police › Section 53:1-20.16 - Criminal history record background check on adjusters

53:1-20.16. Criminal history record background check on adjusters
21. At the request of the Commissioner of Insurance, the Division of State Police in the Department of Law and Public Safety shall conduct a criminal history record background check, which includes a name and fingerprint identification check, of each individual applicant and proposed sublicensee for a public adjuster's license, to ascertain whether the person has a criminal history record, pursuant to subsection b. of section 6 of P.L.1993, c.66 (C.17:22B-6).
L.1993,c.66,s.21.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 53 - State Police › Section 53:1-20.18 - Findings, declarations regarding DNA databases.

53:1-20.18 Findings, declarations regarding DNA databases.
2. The Legislature finds and declares that DNA databanks are an important tool in criminal investigations and in deterring and detecting recidivist acts. It is the policy of this State to assist federal, state and local criminal justice and law enforcement agencies in the identification and detection of individuals who are the subjects of criminal investigations. It is therefore in the best interest of the State of New Jersey to establish a DNA database and a DNA databank containing blood or other biological samples submitted by every person convicted or found not guilty by reason of insanity of a crime or a specified disorderly persons offense and arrested for certain violent crimes. It is also in the best interest of the State of New Jersey to include in this DNA database and DNA databank blood or other biological samples submitted by juveniles adjudicated delinquent or adjudicated not delinquent by reason of insanity for acts, which if committed by an adult, would constitute a crime or a specified disorderly persons offense and by every juvenile arrested for certain violent crimes.
The Legislature further finds and declares that the minimal intrusion on an individual's privacy interest resulting from a DNA test is justified by the compelling governmental interests advanced by DNA analysis, for those who are convicted, adjudicated or found not guilty by reason of insanity for crimes or specified disorderly persons offenses, as well as for those who are arrested for certain violent crimes. It further finds that DNA testing enhances the State's ability to positively identify an offender, to ascertain whether an individual may be implicated in another offense, and to establish positive identification in the event the offender becomes a fugitive.
The Legislature finds, as did the Supreme Court of New Jersey, that there is a compelling parallel between the taking of DNA and fingerprinting, and that the purposes of DNA testing demonstrate "special needs" beyond ordinary law enforcement.
L.1994, c.136, s.2; amended 1997, c.341, s.1; 2003, c.183, s.1; 2011, c.104, s.1; 2015, c.263, s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 53 - State Police › Section 53:1-20.19 - Definitions regarding DNA databanks.

53:1-20.19 Definitions regarding DNA databanks.
3. As used in this act:
"CODIS" means the FBI's national DNA identification index system that allows the storage and exchange of DNA records submitted by State and local forensic laboratories.
"DNA" means deoxyribonucleic acid.
"DNA Record" means DNA identification information stored in the State DNA database or CODIS for the purpose of generating investigative leads or supporting statistical interpretation of DNA test results.
"DNA Sample" means a blood or other biological sample provided by any person convicted of any offense enumerated in section 4 of P.L.1994, c.136 (C.53:1-20.20) or provided by any juvenile adjudicated delinquent for an act which, if committed by an adult, would constitute any offense enumerated in section 4 of P.L.1994, c.136 (C.53:1-20.20) or submitted to the division for analysis pursuant to a criminal investigation.
"Division" means the Division of State Police in the Department of Law and Public Safety.
"FBI" means the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
"State DNA Database" means the DNA identification record system to be administered by the division which provides DNA records to the FBI for storage and maintenance in CODIS.
"State DNA Databank" means the repository of DNA samples collected under the provisions of this act.
L.1994,c.136,s.3; amended 1997, c.341, s.2; 2003, c.183, s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 53 - State Police › Section 53:1-20.21 - Purposes of DNA samples.

53:1-20.21 Purposes of DNA samples.
5. Tests shall be performed on each blood or other biological sample submitted pursuant to section 4 of P.L.1994, c.136 (C.53:1-20.20) in order to analyze and type the genetic markers contained in or derived from the DNA. Except insofar as the use of the results of these tests for such purposes would jeopardize or result in the loss of federal funding, the results of these tests shall be used for the following purposes:
a. For law enforcement identification purposes;
b. For development of a population database;
c. To support identification research and protocol development of forensic DNA analysis methods;
d. To assist in the recovery or identification of human remains from mass disasters or for other humanitarian purposes;
e. For research, administrative and quality control purposes;
f. For judicial proceedings, by order of the court, if otherwise admissible pursuant to applicable statutes or rules;
g. For criminal defense purposes, on behalf of a defendant, who shall have access to relevant samples and analyses performed in connection with the case in which the defendant is charged; and
h. For such other purposes as may be required under federal law as a condition for obtaining federal funding.
The DNA record of identification characteristics resulting from the DNA testing conducted pursuant to this section shall be stored and maintained in the State DNA database and forwarded to the FBI for inclusion in CODIS. The DNA sample itself will be stored and maintained in the State DNA databank.
L.1994,c.136,s.5; amended 2003, c.183, s.4.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 53 - State Police › Section 53:1-20.22 - Drawing of DNA samples; conditions.

53:1-20.22 Drawing of DNA samples; conditions.
6. a. Each blood sample required to be drawn or biological sample collected pursuant to section 4 of P.L.1994, c.136 (C.53:1-20.20) from persons who are incarcerated shall be drawn or collected at the place of incarceration. The law enforcement agency that effects an arrest for which DNA testing is required pursuant to P.L.2011, c.104 shall collect a DNA sample from the arrestee prior to the arrestee's release or incarceration. DNA samples from persons who are not sentenced to a term of confinement shall be drawn or collected at a prison or jail unit to be specified by the sentencing court. DNA samples from persons who are adjudicated delinquent shall be drawn or collected at a prison or jail identification and classification bureau specified by the family court.
b. Only a correctional health nurse technician, physician, registered professional nurse, licensed practical nurse, laboratory or medical technician, phlebotomist or other health care worker with phlebotomy training shall draw any blood sample to be submitted for analysis, and only a correctional health nurse technician, physician, registered professional nurse, licensed practical nurse, laboratory or medical technician or person, including but not limited to a law enforcement officer, who has received biological sample collection training in accordance with protocols adopted by the Attorney General, in consultation with the Department of Corrections, shall collect or supervise the collection of any other biological sample to be submitted for analysis.
c. In addition to any other person who has received biological sample collection training pursuant to subsection b. of this section, a law enforcement officer who has been appropriately trained and qualified pursuant to protocols adopted by the Attorney General, in consultation with the Department of Corrections, may collect or supervise the collection of a buccal swab sample to be submitted for analysis.
d. No civil liability shall attach to any person authorized to draw blood or collect a biological sample by this section as a result of drawing blood or collecting the sample from any person if the blood was drawn or sample collected according to recognized medical procedures. No person shall be relieved from liability for negligence in the drawing or collecting of any DNA sample. No sample shall be drawn or collected pursuant to section 4 of P.L.1994, c.136 (C.53:1-20.20) if the division has previously received a blood or biological sample from the convicted person or the juvenile adjudicated delinquent which was adequate for successful analysis and identification.
L.1994, c.136, s.6; amended 1997, c.341, s.4; 2003, c.183, s.5; 2011, c.104, s.3; 2015, c.263, s.3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 53 - State Police › Section 53:1-20.23 - Rules; procedures

53:1-20.23. Rules; procedures
7. The division shall adopt rules governing the procedures to be used in the submission, identification, analysis and storage of DNA samples and typing results of DNA samples submitted under this act. The DNA sample shall be securely stored in the State databank. The typing results shall be securely stored in the State database. These procedures shall also include quality assurance guidelines to insure that DNA identification records meet audit standards for laboratories which submit DNA records to the State database. The DNA identification system established pursuant to this act shall be shall be compatible with that utilized by the FBI.
L.1994,c.136,s.7.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 53 - State Police › Section 53:1-20.24 - Use of State database

53:1-20.24. Use of State database
8. a. It shall be the duty of the division to store, analyze, classify and file in the State database and with the FBI for inclusion in CODIS the DNA record of identification characteristic profiles of DNA samples submitted pursuant to section 4 of this act and to make such information available from the State database as provided in this section. The division may contract out DNA typing analysis to a qualified DNA laboratory that meets established guidelines. The results of the DNA profile of individuals in the State database shall be made available to local, State or federal law enforcement agencies, and approved crime laboratories which serve these agencies, upon written or electronic request and in furtherance of an official investigation of a criminal offense. These records shall also be available upon receipt of a valid court order issued by a judge of the Superior Court directing the division to release these results to appropriate parties not listed above. The division shall maintain a file of such court orders.
b. The division shall adopt rules governing the methods of obtaining information from the State database and CODIS and procedures for verification of the identity and authority of the requester.
c. The division shall create a separate population database comprised of records obtained pursuant to this act after all personal identification is removed. Nothing shall prohibit the division from sharing or disseminating population databases with other law enforcement agencies, and crime laboratories that serve these agencies, upon written or electronic request and in furtherance of an official investigation of a criminal offense, or other third parties deemed necessary to assist with statistical analysis of the population databases. The population database may be made available to and searched by other agencies participating in the CODIS system.
L.1994,c.136,s.8.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 53 - State Police › Section 53:1-20.26 - Wrongful disclosure of information

53:1-20.26. Wrongful disclosure of information
10. Any person who by virtue of employment, or official position, has possession of, or access to, individually identifiable DNA information contained in the State DNA database or databank and who purposely discloses it in any manner to any person or agency not entitled to receive it is guilty of a disorderly person's offense.
L.1994,c.136,s.10.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 53 - State Police › Section 53:1-20.28 - Funding of act in first year

53:1-20.28. Funding of act in first year
12. The Attorney General shall use funds obtained through seizure, forfeiture or abandonment pursuant to any federal or State statutory or common law, and the proceeds of the sale of any such confiscated property or goods, as may be available and appropriate for the costs of implementing P.L.1994, c.136 (C.53:1-20.17) during the first year following enactment.
L.1994,c.136,s.12.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 53 - State Police › Section 53:1-20.28a - "New Jersey Forensic DNA Laboratory Fund."

53:1-20.28a "New Jersey Forensic DNA Laboratory Fund."
7. a. There is created in the Division of State Police in the Department of Law and Public Safety a separate special account to be known as the "New Jersey Forensic DNA Laboratory Fund." All moneys paid to the Division of State Police pursuant to subsection g. of R.S.39:5-41 shall be deposited in the fund.
b. Moneys in the "New Jersey Forensic DNA Laboratory Fund" shall be used for the expenses of DNA laboratories, criminalistics and other forensic applications.
L.2003,c.183,s.7.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 53 - State Police › Section 53:1-20.29 - Liability for cost of certain blood or biological sample testing.

53:1-20.29 Liability for cost of certain blood or biological sample testing.
1. Any person required pursuant to the provisions of P.L.1994, c.136 (C.53:1-20.17 et seq.) to have a blood sample drawn or other biological sample collected for purposes of DNA testing shall be liable for the costs of such testing.
L.1997,c.51,s.1; amended 2000, c.118, s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 53 - State Police › Section 53:1-20.30 - Lien against property, income of offender

53:1-20.30. Lien against property, income of offender
2. The State shall have a lien against the property and income of each offender for whom DNA testing is conducted pursuant to section 1 of this act. The lien when properly filed as set forth herein shall have priority over all unrecorded encumbrances except for any restitutions, assessments or fines which the offender has been sentenced to pay.
L.1997,c.51,s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 53 - State Police › Section 53:1-20.31 - Form of lien

53:1-20.31. Form of lien
3. The lien shall be in a form to be prescribed by the Attorney General and shall contain the name of the offender who is the owner of the real property which is the subject of the lien. The lien shall be signed by the Attorney General or a designee assigned by the Attorney General.
L.1997,c.51,s.3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 53 - State Police › Section 53:1-20.32 - Filing of lien

53:1-20.32. Filing of lien
4. The lien shall be filed with the clerk of the county or register of deeds and mortgages, as the case may be, and shall immediately attach to and become binding upon all real property in the ownership of the offender.
If it is believed that the offender is the owner of real property within the State, but the exact location of same is not known, then the lien may be filed with the clerk of the Superior Court and shall become binding upon all real property of the offender wherever situate within the State.
L.1997,c.51,s.4.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 53 - State Police › Section 53:1-20.33 - Forwarding of notice of lien, effect

53:1-20.33. Forwarding of notice of lien, effect
5. If it is found that the offender is possessed of any goods, rights, credits, chattels, moneys or effects which are held by any person, firm or corporation for the present or subsequent use of the offender, then the lien provided for herein, or a notice of the existence thereof, may be forwarded by registered mail to the person, firm, or corporation and shall become binding upon any property rights so held. The person, firm or corporation shall thereafter be precluded from disposing of the property rights until the lien is satisfied or until the holder of the lien consents thereto.
Any person, firm or corporation disposing of any such property or moneys after receipt of notice of the lien shall be liable to the State for the value of the property or moneys of which disposition has been made.
L.1997,c.51,s.5.