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2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:15C-22 - Transfer of employees from Office of Inspector General.

52:15C-22 Transfer of employees from Office of Inspector General.
3. a. Notwithstanding the "State Agency Transfer Act," P.L.1971, c.375 (C.52:14D-1 et seq.), the office and the term of the Inspector General established pursuant to section 3 of P.L.2005, c.119 (C.52:15B-3) shall terminate on the effective date of this act, P.L.2010, c.33 (C.52:15C-20 et seq.).
b. Employees of the Office of the Inspector General who are employed by the office on the effective date of this act, P.L.2010, c.33 (C.52:15C-20 et seq.), and determined by the State Comptroller to be necessary to carry out the duties of the Office of the State Comptroller pursuant to this act are continued and transferred to the Office of the State Comptroller. Such transfers shall be consistent with the "State Agency Transfer Act," P.L.1971, c.375 (C.52:14D-1 et seq.). Employees transferred pursuant to this act, P.L.2010, c.33 (C.52:15C-20 et seq.), shall be deemed confidential employees for the purposes of the "New Jersey Employer-Employee Relations Act," P.L.1941, c. 100 (C.34:13A-1 et seq.).
c. Except as otherwise provided by this section and section 2 of this act, P.L.2010, c.33 (C.52:15C-21), the "State Agency Transfer Act," P.L.1971, c.375 (C.52:14D-1 et seq.), shall apply to the transfer of the Office of the Inspector General.
L.2010, c.33, s.3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:15C-23 - Office of Medicaid Inspector General abolished, functions, powers, duties transferred.

52:15C-23 Office of Medicaid Inspector General abolished, functions, powers, duties transferred.
4. a. The Office of the Medicaid Inspector General established pursuant to P.L.2007, c.58 (C.30:4D-53 et seq.) in the Office of the Inspector General is abolished and all of its functions, powers and duties, except as otherwise provided by this act, P.L.2010, c.33 (C.52:15C-20 et seq.), are continued and transferred to the Office of the State Comptroller.
b. Except as otherwise provided in this act, P.L.2010, c.33 (C.52:15C-20 et seq.), whenever, in any law, rule, regulation, order, reorganization plan, contract, document, judicial or administrative proceeding, or otherwise, reference is made to the Office of the Medicaid Inspector General the same shall mean and refer to the Office of the State Comptroller.
c. The functions, powers, and duties conferred upon, or required to be exercised by, the Medicaid Inspector General are continued but such functions, powers, and duties are hereby transferred to and shall be exercised and performed by the State Comptroller.
L.2010, c.33, s.4.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:15C-24 - Transfer of employees from Office of Medicaid Inspector General.

52:15C-24 Transfer of employees from Office of Medicaid Inspector General.
5. a. Notwithstanding the "State Agency Transfer Act," P.L.1971, c.375 (C.52:14D-1 et seq.), the office and the term of the Medicaid Inspector General established pursuant to section 4 of P.L.2007, c.58 (C.30:4D-56) shall terminate on the effective date of this act, P.L.2010, c.33 (C.52:15C-20 et seq.).
b. Employees of the Office of the Medicaid Inspector General, including the Medicaid Inspector General, who are employed by the office on the effective date of this act, P.L.2010, c.33 (C.52:15C-20 et seq.), and determined by the State Comptroller to be necessary to carry out the duties of the Office of State Comptroller pursuant to this act are continued and transferred to the Office of the State Comptroller. Such transfers shall be consistent with the "State Agency Transfer Act," P.L.1971, c.375 (C.52:14D-1 et seq.). Employees transferred pursuant to this act, P.L.2010, c.33 (C.52:15C-20 et seq.), shall be deemed confidential employees for the purposes of the "New Jersey Employer-Employee Relations Act," P.L.1941, c.100 (C.34:13A-1 et seq.).
c. Except as otherwise provided by this section and section 4 of this act, P.L.2010, c.33 (C.52:15C-23), the "State Agency Transfer Act," P.L.1971, c.375 (C.52:14D-1 et seq.) shall apply to the transfer of the Office of the Medicaid Inspector General.
d. An employee in the classified service transferred to the Office of the State Comptroller pursuant to this section, may remain in the classified service, provided, however, that when the transferred employee no longer serves in that classified position, the classified position shall be abolished. Nothing in this section shall be construed as limiting the authority of the State Comptroller to reclassify positions within the office as provided by law.
L.2010, c.33, s.5.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:15D-1 - Findings, declarations relative to deployment of oversight monitors in implementation of certain recovery and rebuilding projects.

52:15D-1 Findings, declarations relative to deployment of oversight monitors in implementation of certain recovery and rebuilding projects.
1. The Legislature finds and declares that:
a. Hurricane Sandy has inflicted approximately $30,000,000,000 worth of damage upon the State and exposed the need for more than $7,000,000,000 in mitigation efforts to buttress the State's defenses from future storms, according to the Governor's initial estimates of November of 2012;
b. The State of New Jersey, with the assistance of the federal government, shall endeavor to repair, rebuild, and revitalize the portions of the State devastated by Hurricane Sandy;
c. The State of New Jersey is duty bound to its residents and all taxpayers in the United States to ensure that all resources dedicated to the recovery from Hurricane Sandy be applied in an efficient manner and that the State should take all necessary precautions to prevent, detect, and remediate waste, fraud, and abuse;
d. Given the severity of the damage caused by Hurricane Sandy and the magnitude of the resources necessary to begin the recovery process there is a need to ensure that the State has sufficient capacity for efficient oversight; and
e. The use of integrity monitors as independent oversight providers may be an effective measure to supplement the State's existing compliance control mechanisms to prevent the inefficient expenditure of Hurricane Sandy recovery resources.
L.2013, c.37, s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:15D-3 - Findings, declarations relative to Superstorm Sandy aid money.

52:15D-3 Findings, declarations relative to Superstorm Sandy aid money.
1. The Legislature finds and declares that:
In the autumn of 2012, Superstorm Sandy ravaged New Jersey's shoreline, as well as many other communities in the State. The storm destroyed or damaged more than 72,000 of the State's homes and businesses, has driven more than a quarter-million State residents to seek governmental assistance, and has resulted in more than $36 billion in damage and recovery needs. In addition, due to the time it has taken to distribute recovery aid following Superstorm Sandy, many of those affected by the storm now face the reality of foreclosure on their home mortgages. While New Jersey communities have taken certain important steps toward recovery, the work to rebuild is not yet complete.
Recognizing that there are numerous challenges associated with the efficient and expedient distribution of federal recovery resources following a disaster of the scale of Superstorm Sandy, the processes for individuals and communities to obtain governmental assistance has not been as fast as the Governor and the Legislature would like, and can be improved. Although the reasons for delays in obtaining assistance vary, the State has an obligation to those affected by the storm to make the process of obtaining benefits as user friendly and transparent as possible. For these reasons and others, it is necessary for the Governor and the Legislature to codify and expand upon standards and safeguards for the treatment of individuals and communities seeking financial assistance in recovering from Superstorm Sandy.
L.2015, c.102, s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:15D-4 - Definitions relative to Superstorm Sandy aid money.

52:15D-4 Definitions relative to Superstorm Sandy aid money.
2. As used in P.L.2015, c.102 (C.52:15D-3 et seq.), as amended and supplemented:
"Agency" means the New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency established pursuant to section 4 of P.L.1983, c.530 (C.55:14K-4). "Applicant" means an individual or business that has applied for, is waiting for, or is receiving benefits under a recovery and rebuilding program, and shall include individuals who are awaiting the completion of a construction project using benefits received under a recovery and rebuilding program.
"Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Community Affairs.
"Department" means the Department of Community Affairs.
"Forbearance" means a period of time during which obligations for mortgage and interest payments are suspended.
"FRM" means the Fund for Restoration of Multifamily Housing.
"Qualified contractor pool" means a listing of contractors approved by the Department of Community Affairs participating in the RREM program.
"LMI" means Low-to-Moderate Income and the program for which policies and procedures have been adopted by the Department of Community Affairs.
"Mortgage" means a mortgage, trust deed, or other security in the nature of a residential mortgage.
"Recovery and rebuilding program" means the use of funding provided by the federal government for the RREM and LMI programs, which are intended to help individuals rebuild and recover from Superstorm Sandy, the TBRA program, which is intended to assist renters in returning to and residing in areas impacted by Superstorm Sandy, and the FRM program, which is intended to assist developers in repairing or replacing rental housing units damaged or destroyed by Superstorm Sandy.
"RREM" means Reconstruction, Rehabilitation, Elevation and Mitigation.
"Sandy-impacted homeowner" means a homeowner for whom one or both of the following are true:
(1) the homeowner received rental assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency as a result of damage to his or her primary residence due to Superstorm Sandy; or
(2) the homeowner has been approved for assistance through the RREM or LMI program.
"Superstorm Sandy" means the major storm that made landfall in New Jersey on October 29, 2012.
"TBRA" means Tenant-Based Rental Assistance.
L.2015, c.102, s.2; amended 2017, c.15, s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:15D-6 - Targets for distribution of assistance; quarterly goals.

52:15D-6 Targets for distribution of assistance; quarterly goals.
4. Within 60 days of the effective date of P.L.2015, c.102 (C.52:15D-3 et seq.), the department shall develop targets for the distribution of assistance to homeowner and renter applicants through recovery and rebuilding programs. The department shall establish quarterly goals detailing the amount of assistance that the department intends to disburse through recovery and rebuilding programs. These goals shall be based upon the department's past experience administering funds through recovery and rebuilding programs and the experience of other states that have distributed federal funds for disaster recovery.
At a minimum, the targets shall provide for the majority of eligible RREM applicants to receive 50 percent or more of RREM program funding that the department has awarded them by December 31, 2015 and for all eligible RREM applicants to receive 100 percent of RREM program funding by September 30, 2017, provided that all funding distributions comply with applicable State and federal laws and regulations.
L.2015, c.102, s.4.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:15D-8 - Report to Governor, Legislature.

52:15D-8 Report to Governor, Legislature.
6. a. Within 60 days of the effective date of P.L.2015, c.102 (C.52:15D-3 et seq.), the commissioner shall report to the Governor and the Legislature, pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1991, c.164 (C.52:14-19.1), regarding the allocation of Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery funds and other funds that may be available for relief efforts associated with Superstorm Sandy. The commissioner shall evaluate and determine the extent to which the department may provide unused Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery funds and other funds that may be available for similar purposes to persons, who have submitted an application for assistance from a recovery and rebuilding program that is still pending before the department, as interim assistance for the applicants' mortgage payments and rent. If the commissioner determines that utilizing unused Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery funds, other funds that may be available for similar purposes, or both, for interim assistance is inappropriate, then the commissioner shall issue a report to the Governor and the Legislature, pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1991, c.164 (C.52:14-19.1), detailing why the use of these funds for interim assistance is inappropriate. If the commissioner determines that utilizing unused Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery funds, other funds that may be available for similar purposes, or both, for interim assistance is appropriate, then the commissioner shall issue a report to the Governor and the Legislature, pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1991, c.164 (C.52:14-19.1), establishing a strategy for the rapid disbursement of unused Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery funds, other funds that may be available for similar purposes, or both, for interim assistance.
b. The report required by this section shall include:
(1) an estimate of the total need for interim assistance among persons who have submitted an application for assistance from a recovery and rebuilding program that is still pending before the department;
(2) the portion of the total need for interim assistance that the department intends to meet through the rapid disbursement of unused Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery funds and other funds that may be available for similar purposes;
(3) the portion of the total need for interim assistance that the department intends not to meet through the rapid disbursement of unused Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery funds and other funds that may be available for similar purposes; and
(4) the means by which the department will decide which applicants will receive interim assistance if the department determines that it cannot satisfy the full need for interim assistance among persons who have submitted an application for assistance from a recovery and rebuilding program that is still pending before the department.
L.2015, c.102, s.6.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:15D-9 - Provision of timeline to TBRA applicant.

52:15D-9 Provision of timeline to TBRA applicant.
7. Within 60 days of the effective date of P.L.2015, c.102 (C.52:15D-3 et seq.), the department shall:
a. Provide each applicant to the TBRA program with a timeline setting forth a general estimation of the time in which an applicant can expect to receive assistance through the TBRA program, based upon the department's past experience administering funds through the TBRA program. The timeline shall track the process of applying for assistance from the TBRA program from the time an applicant files his or her application.
b. Provide each applicant to the TBRA program with information about the status of his or her individual application, including;
(1) the date on which the department received the application;
(2) a list of all required documents or other verifications submitted by the applicant related to the application and the date on which the department received each document; and
(3) a list of all documents or other verifications which still need to be submitted by the applicant in order to complete the TBRA application and the date on which each item must be received.
c. Upon request from an applicant to the TBRA program appealing a decision to deny the applicant benefits under the program, provide to the applicant information about the status of his or her appeal, including:
(1) the date on which the applicant filed the appeal;
(2) all pending reviews of the appeal and the date of any upcoming hearings related to the appeal;
(3) the department's final determination, if one is made as of the date the request for information is fulfilled, or otherwise the date on which the applicant can expect that the department will make a final determination concerning the appeal;
(4) a list of all documents related to the appeal and the date on which each document was filed; and
(5) an explanation for any decision to deny an application for aid, and, if eventual approval is still possible, an explanation for ways to remedy the application.
d. In the event the department denies an appeal by a TBRA applicant, the department shall refer the applicant to a housing counselor who is certified by the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development or is part of a program established by the department to provide housing counseling to people impacted by Superstorm Sandy.
L.2015, c.102, s.7; amended 2017, c.15, s.4.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:15D-10 - Provision of timeline to FRM applicant.

52:15D-10 Provision of timeline to FRM applicant.
8. Within 60 days of the effective date of P.L.2015, c.102 (C.52:15D-3 et seq.), the agency shall, at the request of the applicant:
a. Provide each applicant to the FRM program with a timeline setting forth a general estimation of the time in which an applicant can expect to receive assistance through the FRM program, based upon the agency's past experience administering funds through the FRM program. The timeline shall track the process of applying for assistance from the FRM program from the time an applicant files his or her application.
b. Provide each applicant to the FRM program with information about the status of his or her individual application, including;
(1) the date on which the application was received;
(2) a list of all required documents or other verification submitted by the applicant related to the application and the date on which the agency received each document; and
(3) a list of all documents or other verifications which still need to be submitted by the applicant in order to complete the FRM application and the date on which each item must be received.
c. Provide to each applicant to the FRM program appealing a decision to deny the applicant benefits under the program information about the status of his or her appeal, including:
(1) the date on which the applicant filed the appeal;
(2) all pending reviews of the appeal and the date of any upcoming hearings related to the appeal;
(3) the agency's final determination, if one is made as of the date the request for information is fulfilled, or otherwise the date on which the applicant can expect that the agency will make a final determination concerning the appeal; and
(4) a list of all documents related to the appeal and the date on which each document was filed.
d. In the event the agency denies an appeal by a FRM applicant, the agency shall refer the applicant to a housing professional at the State housing recovery center serving the area in which the applicant resides.
L.2015, c.102, s.8.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:15D-11 - Telephone hotline.

52:15D-11 Telephone hotline.
9. Within 60 days of the effective date of P.L.2015, c.102 (C.52:15D-3 et seq.), the department shall establish a telephone hotline available, at a minimum, weekdays between 9:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. through which applicants may request the general or individualized information that the department and agency must provide pursuant to P.L.2015, c.102 (C.52:15D-3 et seq.).
L.2015, c.102, s.9.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:15D-12 - Actions relative to National Flood Insurance claim payments.

52:15D-12 Actions relative to National Flood Insurance claim payments.
10. The department shall not, to the full extent permitted by federal law or regulation, deem any National Flood Insurance Program claim payments to any National Flood Insurance Program policy holder made on or after May 18, 2015 to be a duplication of benefits of any federal grant award, or to require any other reduction of a previously determined grant or benefit to an applicant based on such payments. The department shall take available steps, including the submission of a waiver request to the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development or the Federal Emergency Management Agency, if either agency legally can grant such a waiver, in order to ensure that National Flood Insurance Program claim payments made on or after May 18, 2015 do not operate as a duplication of benefits with any existing federal grant award, or otherwise reduce the amount of an applicant's award.
L.2015, c.102, s.10.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:15D-14 - Distribution of fraud-response funding.

52:15D-14 Distribution of fraud-response funding.
1. a. The commissioner shall permit the distribution of fraud-response funding to an applicant if a government agency notifies the department, in writing, that there is reasonable cause to believe that a RREM or LMI program contractor has engaged in conduct in violation of the New Jersey consumer fraud act, P.L.1960, c.39 (C.56:8-1 et seq.), or regulations promulgated thereto, in connection with a RREM or LMI program contract to complete work on the applicant's house. The department shall distribute fraud-response funding regardless of whether an applicant presents a charging document, so long as the government agency has provided written notification pursuant to this subsection.
b. The commissioner shall consult the Division of Consumer Affairs in the Department of Law and Public Safety to develop an appropriate process for a government agency to submit written notification pursuant to subsection a. of this section.
c. An applicant shall not be entitled to a fraud-response funding award if any portion of the award would amount to a duplicative benefit or would otherwise violate the "Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act," (42 U.S.C. s.5155), or another provision of federal law.
d. As used in this section:
"Applicant" means a RREM or LMI program beneficiary who applies for fraud-response funding.
"Charging document" means a document alleging that the applicant's contractor has been charged with fraud or theft by deception in connection with a RREM or LMI program contract to complete work on the applicant's house, which shall include, but not be limited to, an arrest warrant, a criminal complaint, an accusation signed by a prosecuting attorney, or an indictment.
"Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Community Affairs.
"Department" means the Department of Community Affairs.
"Fraud-response funding" means funding allocated by the federal government, which may be allocated to reimburse an applicant, who has been defrauded by a RREM or LMI program contractor.
"Government agency" means the Division of Consumer Affairs in the Department of Law and Public Safety, the Office of the Attorney General, a county prosecutor's office, a State, county, or municipal law enforcement agency, a federal law enforcement agency, or any other government law enforcement authority.
"RREM or LMI program" means the Reconstruction, Rehabilitation, Elevation, and Mitigation Program or the Low-to-Moderate Income Homeowners Rebuilding Program, established by the department for the purpose of distributing federal funding allocated towards recovery from Superstorm Sandy.
L.2019, c.485, s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:16-1 - Bond; conditions; surety; filing

52:16-1. Bond; conditions; surety; filing
The Secretary of State, before entering upon the performance of his duties, shall enter into bond to the State of New Jersey, with sufficient surety to be approved by a judge of the Superior Court, in the sum of five thousand dollars ($5,000.00), conditioned that he will well and truly execute the office of Secretary of State, and faithfully and impartially perform and execute all things pertaining to said office, both as regards the State and all persons concerned, and at the expiration of his said office, deliver all the books, records and papers remaining in or appertaining to said office, to his successor. If individual and not corporate surety is given, the sureties shall be at least two in number and shall be freeholders of the State.
Said bond, when so executed, shall be recorded in the office of the Clerk of the Superior Court and thereafter delivered by such clerk to the State Treasurer who shall keep it among the public papers of his office.
Amended by L.1953, c. 49, p. 856, s. 16.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:16-2 - Oath; form; filing

52:16-2. Oath; form; filing
The Secretary of State, after having given bond as required by section 52:16-1 of this Title, shall take and subscribe the following oath before the Chief Justice or any associate justice of the Supreme Court or any judge of the Superior Court:
"I, A. B., do solemnly swear that I will well and truly, faithfully, impartially and justly execute the office of Secretary of State of New Jersey, of the same, agreeably to law, according to the best of my skill and understanding."
Said oath, so subscribed, shall be delivered by the justice or judge administering the same to the State Treasurer who shall keep it among the public papers of his office.
Amended by L.1953, c. 49, p. 857, s. 17.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:16-5 - Assistant secretary of state

52:16-5. Assistant secretary of state
The Secretary of State may appoint an assistant in his office who shall be commissioned by the Governor to be Assistant Secretary of State and who shall hold his office during the pleasure of the Secretary of State making the appointment, but in no case to extend beyond the term for which said Secretary of State is commissioned.
Said assistant shall take and subscribe an oath of like form and character as is required of the Secretary of State and shall give bond to the State in the sum of $2,500.00 with like conditions and to be approved in like manner as is required by section 52:16-1 of this Title.
The Assistant Secretary of State shall, during the absence or inability through sickness or other cause of the Secretary of State, have the same powers and perform all the duties which are imposed by law upon the Secretary of State.
Amended by L.1959, c. 47, p. 155, s. 1, eff. May 29, 1959.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:16-7 - Seal of secretary of state; validity of sealed instruments

52:16-7. Seal of secretary of state; validity of sealed instruments
The seal of the secretary of state now in use shall be continued to be used until otherwise provided, and shall remain in the custody of the secretary of state.
All commissions, writs, process and other proceedings and instruments of writings, certificates and exemplifications, required to be sealed by the secretary of state, shall be valid and effectual when sealed with the seal of said secretary.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:16-8 - Recording and filing papers

52:16-8. Recording and filing papers
The Secretary of State shall, with all convenient speed, record all papers which shall come to his hands and which it is his duty to record, and also file such papers in his office, agreeably to law.
Amended by L.1953, c. 49, p. 858, s. 20.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:16-8.1 - Filings with, certification from State's commercial recording program; applicability

52:16-8.1. Filings with, certification from State's commercial recording program; applicability
1. a. Notwithstanding the statutory provisions to the contrary, for any of the areas listed in subsection b. of this section, whenever a law of this State directs a filing to be made with, or a certification to be obtained from, the Office of the Secretary of State, that law shall be construed to mean a filing with, or a certification from, the State's commercial recording program, no matter where the program is assigned as part of any government reorganization plan.
b. The provisions set forth in subsection a. of this section shall apply to filings and certifications for corporations and all other legal business entities, Uniform Commercial Code financing statements, notaries public and foreign commissioners of deeds, apostilles and other certifications used in international and domestic document exchange, trade names, trade and service marks, collection agency bonds, and legal name changes.
L.2000,c.152.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:16-9 - Monthly abstract of corporate certificates, etc., certified to state tax commissioner

52:16-9. Monthly abstract of corporate certificates, etc., certified to state tax commissioner
The secretary of state shall prepare and certify to the state tax commissioner, within thirty days after the end of each calendar month, abstracts of all corporate certificates, documents and other writings now or hereafter required to be filed in the office of the secretary, and so filed during said calendar month, pursuant to Title 14, Corporations, General.
The abstracts shall show in a summary form, which form may be prescribed by the state tax commissioner, all pertinent information necessary to enable the commissioner effectively to discharge his duties in computing and determining the annual license fee or franchise tax with respect to all corporations subject thereto pursuant to Title 14, Corporations, General, and pursuant to article 1 of chapter 13 of the title Taxation (s. 54:13-1 et seq.).
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:16-10 - Fees to State Treasurer

52:16-10. Fees to State Treasurer
52:16-10. The Secretary of State shall not be entitled to, or take, receive or retain, except for the use of the State, any compensation, pay, fee or emolument whatsoever, other than his annual salary, for any act or service performed or thing done or furnished by the Secretary of State in any official capacity, or under any law of this State. The gross amount of all moneys received by the secretary in any capacity for the use of the State shall be paid to the State Treasurer, except as is otherwise provided in this 1987 amendatory and supplementary act.
Amended 1987,c.435,s.16.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:16-10.1 - Secretary of State Fund

52:16-10.1. Secretary of State Fund
17. There is created a revolving fund in the General Treasury, to be administered by the Secretary of State, to be the depository of all fees received by the Department of State pursuant to N.J.S.12A:9-525; N.J.S.14A:15-2 and N.J.S.14A:15-3; N.J.S.15A:15-1 and N.J.S.15A:15-2; section 11 of P.L.1987, c.435 (C.22A:4-1a); section 65 of P.L.1983, c.489 (C.42:2A-68); R.S.48:3-38; section 2 of P.L.1979, c.460 (C.52:7-11); R.S.52:16-10; sections 3 through 6 of P.L.1966, c.263 (C.56:3-13.3 through C.56:3-13.6); and section 5 of P.L.1971, c.171 (C.56:3-13.7a). The fund is to be known as the "Secretary of State Fund." The moneys deposited in the fund are dedicated and pledged solely for the purposes contained in this 1987 amendatory and supplementary act and shall be in addition to any moneys appropriated by the Legislature to the department for the purposes specified in section 19 of this act. When the Administrator of the Office of Telecommunications and Information Systems certifies to the Governor and State Treasurer that the design, construction, purchase and implementation of an automated information system within the Division of Commercial Recording in the Department of State is completed, the Secretary of State Fund shall be terminated and all fees received by the Department of State shall be deposited in the General Fund.
L.1987,c.435,s.17; amended 2001, c.117, s.31.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:16-10.2 - Annual appropriation

52:16-10.2. Annual appropriation
Commencing with fiscal year 1988 and in each year thereafter, there shall be appropriated from the Secretary of State Fund to the General Fund an amount equivalent to the lesser of:
a. $11,000,000.00; or
b. the total amount of fees deposited in the Secretary of State Fund during the fiscal year.
L. 1987, c. 435, s. 18.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:16-10.3 - Additional appropriations

52:16-10.3. Additional appropriations
There shall be appropriated from the Secretary of State Fund to the Department of State in fiscal year 1988 and in each year thereafter, amounts in excess of the amount required to be appropriated pursuant to section 18 of this act, for the following purposes:
a. designing, constructing, purchasing, maintaining and implementing an automated information system within the Division of Commercial Recording in the Department of State; and
b. establishing a centralized filing office for farm product liens as provided in the Federal Food Security Act and any federal regulations adopted pursuant to that act.
L. 1987, c. 435, s. 19.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:16-10.4 - Joint committee

52:16-10.4. Joint committee
The Judiciary committees of the Senate and General Assembly, or their respective successors, are constituted a joint committee for the purposes of monitoring and evaluating whether the implementation of purposes set forth in section 19 of this act are being conducted in a timely fashion and pursuant to the parameters and schedules set forth in the modernization schedule developed for the Division of Commercial Recording. The joint committee shall also review the expenditures made from the fund established pursuant to section 17 of this act to verify that expenditures made from moneys appropriated from the fund are consistent with the purposes set forth in section 19 of this act.
The joint committee shall report its findings annually to the Legislature.
L. 1987, c. 435, s. 20.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:16-11 - Penalty for refusal to issue commissions or for taking illegal fees

52:16-11. Penalty for refusal to issue commissions or for taking illegal fees
Whenever the secretary of state shall:
a. Neglect or refuse to issue a commission to any person elected or appointed to an office within the state; or
b. Take fees for any commission where by law he is not entitled to fees; or
c. Where he is entitled to fees, take more than by law he is entitled to take--
He shall for every such offense forfeit the sum of one hundred and fifty dollars, to be recovered, with costs, by any person suing for the same; one-half to go to the prosecutor and the other half to the state treasurer for the use of the state.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:16A-2 - Secretary of State; appointment; salary; term; vacancy

52:16A-2. Secretary of State; appointment; salary; term; vacancy
The head of the Department of State shall be the Secretary of State who shall be appointed by the Governor, with the advice and consent of the Senate, and who shall serve during the term of office of the Governor. He shall receive such salary as shall be provided by law. Any vacancy occurring in the office of Secretary of State shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment, but for the unexpired term only.
The person in office as Secretary of State on the thirty-first day of December, one thousand nine hundred and forty-eight, shall hold the office of Secretary of State in the Department of State established hereunder for the unexpired period of the term for which he was appointed, and until his successor is appointed and qualifies.
L.1948, c. 445, p. 1757, s. 2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:16A-3 - Powers, duties and property of existing Secretary of State transferred to Department of State

52:16A-3. Powers, duties and property of existing Secretary of State transferred to Department of State
The functions, powers, duties, records and property of the existing office of Secretary of State, and of the Secretary of State, are hereby transferred to and vested in the Department of State established hereunder, and shall be exercised and used by the Secretary of State pursuant to the provisions of this act and as otherwise provided by law.
L.1948, c. 445, p. 1757, s. 3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:16A-10 - Board of State Canvassers

52:16A-10. Board of State Canvassers
There shall be in the Department of State the Board of State Canvassers, to be constituted as provided by law.
The Board of State Canvassers shall have and exercise all of the functions, powers and duties conferred and imposed upon it by law.
L.1948, c. 445, p. 1759, s. 10.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:16A-11 - Powers and duties of Secretary of State

52:16A-11. Powers and duties of Secretary of State
In addition to other powers and duties specifically conferred and imposed upon him by this act or by any other law, the Secretary of State shall:
(a) Supervise the work of the employees engaged in the Department of State.
(b) Adopt uniform procedures for all secretarial, recording and clerical duties for each office within the Department of State.
(c) Maintain a public register of all persons licensed by the State Athletic Commissioner.
(d) Integrate, so far as practicable, all staff services of the Department of State and of each of the offices therein.
L.1948, c. 445, p. 1759, s. 11.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:16A-11.1 - Payment of fees in advance of performance by Department of State

52:16A-11.1. Payment of fees in advance of performance by Department of State
The Department of State may require, for the performance of any service for which any fee is payable, payment in advance of the performance of the service. For convenience the department may receive reasonable deposits in advance from persons desiring services for which fees are payable and the department shall account at least annually to the persons making or maintaining such deposits.
L.1961, c. 137, p. 806, s. 1, eff. Jan. 9, 1962.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:16A-12 - Request officer, Secretary of State as

52:16A-12. Request officer, Secretary of State as
The Secretary of State shall be the request officer of the Department of State within the meaning of such term as defined in chapter one hundred twelve of the laws of one thousand nine hundred and forty-four.
L.1948, c. 445, p. 1760, s. 12.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:16A-13 - Employees of existing office of Secretary of State transferred

52:16A-13. Employees of existing office of Secretary of State transferred
Such employees of the existing office of Secretary of State, as the Secretary of State may determine are needed for the proper performance of the functions and duties imposed upon him, are hereby transferred to the Department of State established hereunder. Persons thus transferred shall be assigned to such duties as the Secretary of State shall determine.
L.1948, c. 445, p. 1760, s. 13.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:16A-14 - Appropriations transferred

52:16A-14. Appropriations transferred
All appropriations available and to become available to the Secretary of State, and all appropriations available and to become available to the State Athletic Commissioner are hereby transferred to the Department of State established hereunder, and shall be available for the objects and purposes for which appropriated.
L.1948, c. 445, p. 1760, s. 14.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:16A-15 - Civil Service, pension or retirement rights not affected

52:16A-15. Civil Service, pension or retirement rights not affected
Nothing in this act shall be construed to deprive any person 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.1948, c. 445, p. 1760, s. 15.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:16A-16 - Orders, rules and regulations of Secretary of State continued

52:16A-16. Orders, rules and regulations of Secretary of State continued
This act shall not affect the orders, rules and regulations heretofore made or promulgated by the Secretary of State but such orders, rules and regulations shall continue with full force and effect until amended or repealed by the Secretary of State.
L.1948, c. 445, p. 1760, s. 16.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:16A-17 - Orders, rules and regulations of Athletic Commissioner continued

52:16A-17. Orders, rules and regulations of Athletic Commissioner continued
This act shall not affect the orders, rules and regulations heretofore made or promulgated by the State Athletic Commissioner, but such orders, rules and regulations shall continue with full force and effect until amended or repealed by the State Athletic Commissioner.
L.1948, c. 445, p. 1760, s. 17.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:16A-20 - Pending actions or proceedings by or against officers whose powers and duties are transferred

52:16A-20. Pending actions or proceedings by or against officers whose powers and duties are transferred
This act shall not affect actions or proceedings, civil or criminal, brought by or against any officer, the functions, powers and duties of whom have been herein assigned or transferred to the Department of State or to any officer or agency continued or constituted hereunder, and pending on the effective date of this act, and such actions or proceedings may be prosecuted or defended in the same manner and to the same effect by the department, officer or agency to which such assignment or transfer has been made hereunder, 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 officer, the functions, powers and duties of whom have been herein assigned or transferred to the Department of State or to any officer or agency continued or constituted hereunder, and all such matters or proceedings pending before such officer on the effective date of this act shall be continued by the department, officer or agency to which such assignment or transfer has been made hereunder, as if the foregoing provisions had not taken effect.
L.1948, c. 445, p. 1761, s. 20.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:16A-21 - Professional or occupational licenses not affected

52:16A-21. Professional or occupational licenses not affected
Nothing in this act shall affect the validity of any license, certificate of registration, or other authorization, heretofore issued to any person under any prior law, to practice any profession or to engage in any occupation governed or regulated by the provisions of this act or by any officer, the functions, powers and duties of whom have been herein transferred or assigned to an officer within the Department of State established hereunder; but all persons holding such licenses, certificates of registration, or other authorization shall in all other respects be subject to the provisions of this act and to the respective provisions of law governing or regulating such profession or occupation.
L.1948, c. 445, p. 1761, s. 21.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:16A-22 - Repeal

52:16A-22. Repeal
All acts and parts of acts inconsistent with any of the provisions of this act are, to the extent of such inconsistency, hereby repealed.
L.1948, c. 445, p. 1762, s. 22.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:16A-24 - Effective date

52:16A-24. Effective date
This act shall take effect on the first day of January, one thousand nine hundred and forty-nine, except that any appointment, and any confirmation of any appointment, permitted by this act may be made prior to such date.
L.1948, c. 445, p. 1762, s. 24.