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2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:17B-207 - Construction of act.

52:17B-207 Construction of act.
12. a. The provisions of this act shall not be construed to:
(1) permit two or more physicians or dentists to jointly engage in a coordinated cessation, reduction or limitation of the health care or dental services which they provide;
(2) permit two or more physicians or dentists to meet or communicate in order to jointly negotiate a requirement that at least one of the physicians or dentists, as a condition of participation with a carrier, be allowed to participate in all of the products offered by the carrier;
(3) permit two or more physicians or dentists to jointly negotiate with a carrier to exclude, limit or otherwise restrict a non-physician or non-dentist health care provider from participating in the carrier's health benefits or dental plan based substantially on the fact that the health care provider is not a physician or dentist, unless that exclusion, limitation or restriction is otherwise permitted by law;
(4) prohibit or restrict activity by physicians or dentists that is sanctioned under federal or State law or subject such activity to the requirements of this act;
(5) affect governmental approval of, or otherwise restrict activity by, physicians or dentists that is not prohibited under federal antitrust law; or
(6) require approval of physician or dentist contract terms to the extent that the terms are exempt from State regulation under section 514(a) of the "Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974," Pub.L.93-406 (29 U.S.C. s.1144(a)).
b. Prior to entering into negotiations with a carrier on behalf of two or more independent physicians or dentists over a contractual term or condition, a joint negotiation representative shall notify the physicians or dentists in writing of the provisions of this act and advise them as to their potential for legal action against physicians or dentists who violate federal antitrust law.
L.2001,c.371,s.12; per s.15, act expires April 8, 2008.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:17B-208 - Report to Governor, Legislature by Attorney General.

52:17B-208 Report to Governor, Legislature by Attorney General.
13. The Attorney General, in consultation with the Commissioners of Banking and Insurance and Health and Senior Services, shall report to the Governor and the Legislature no later than four years after the effective date of this act on its implementation.
The report shall include the number of petitions submitted for approval to engage in joint negotiations and the outcome of the petitions and the negotiations, an assessment of the effect the joint negotiations provided for in this act has had in restoring the competitive balance in the market for health care or dental services and in protecting access to quality patient care, an assessment of the impact this act has had on health insurance premiums in the State, and such other information that the Attorney General deems appropriate. The report shall also include the Attorney General's recommendations as to whether the provisions of this act shall be expanded to include other types of health care professionals and facilities.
The Attorney General, in consultation with the Commissioners of Banking and Insurance and Health and Senior Services, shall report to the Governor and the Legislature no later than five years after the effective date of this act with his recommendation as to whether this act shall be made permanent.
L.2001,c.371,s.13; per s.15, act expires April 8, 2008.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:17B-209 - Rules, regulations.

52:17B-209 Rules, regulations.
14. The Attorney General, in consultation with the Commissioners of Banking and Insurance and Health and Senior Services and pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), shall adopt rules and regulations to effectuate the purposes of this act.
L.2001,c.371,s.14; per s.15, act expires April 8, 2008.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:17B-210 - Pamphlet for students relative to pedophile crimes.

52:17B-210 Pamphlet for students relative to pedophile crimes.
1. The Attorney General, in consultation with the New Jersey School Boards Association, the New Jersey Coalition Against Sexual Assault, the New Jersey Education Association, and the Division on Women, shall prepare a pamphlet to educate children about pedophile crimes and how to reduce their chances of becoming victims of pedophile crimes. The pamphlet shall be distributed to all public and private elementary and secondary schools throughout the State. The schools shall reproduce the pamphlet for distribution to students. The pamphlets shall be designed by the Attorney General.
L.2005, c.347, s.1; amended 2012, c.16, s.138.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:17B-211 - Uniform enforcement relative to death, serious bodily injury resulting from motor vehicle accident.

52:17B-211 Uniform enforcement relative to death, serious bodily injury resulting from motor vehicle accident.
2. In order to promote uniform enforcement in matters when death or serious bodily injury arises out of a motor vehicle incident, any guidelines developed by the Attorney General pursuant to the provisions of section 1 of this act, P.L.2006, c.28 (C.2B:12-17.2), may be disseminated to the county prosecutors.
L.2006, c.28, s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:17B-212 - Definitions relative to missing persons.

52:17B-212 Definitions relative to missing persons.
1. As used in this act:
"High risk missing person" means a person whose whereabouts are not currently known and the circumstances of the person's disappearance suggest that the person may be at imminent or likely risk of injury or death. The circumstances that indicate that a person is a high risk missing person shall include, but not be limited to:
a. the person is missing as a result of a confirmed abduction or under circumstances that indicate that the person's disappearance was not voluntary;
b. the person is missing under known dangerous circumstances;
c. the person is missing more than 30 days;
d. there is evidence that the person is at risk because:
(1) the person missing is in need of medical attention or prescription medication such that it will have a serious adverse effect on the person's health if he or she does not receive the needed care or medication;
(2) the person missing does not have a pattern of running away or disappearing;
(3) the person missing may have been abducted by a non-custodial parent;
(4) the person missing is mentally impaired;
(5) the person missing is a person over the age of 13 and under the age of 21 years and any other risk factor is known; or
(6) the person missing has been the subject of past threats or acts of violence; and
e. any other factor that may indicate, in the judgment of the lead law enforcement agency, that the missing person may be at risk.
"Law enforcement agency" means a department, division, bureau, commission, board, or other authority of the State or of any political subdivision thereof which employs law enforcement officers.
"Law enforcement officer" means a person whose public duties include the power to act as an officer for the detection, apprehension, arrest, and conviction of offenders against the laws of this State.
"Lead law enforcement agency" means the law enforcement agency with primary responsibility for investigating a missing person case.
"Missing child" means a person 13 years of age or younger whose whereabouts are not currently known.
"Missing Persons Unit" means the Missing Persons Unit in the Division of State Police in the Department of Law and Public Safety established pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1983, c.467 (C.52:17B-9.7).
L.2007, c.279, s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:17B-213 - Acceptance of report of missing person without delay.

52:17B-213 Acceptance of report of missing person without delay.
2. a. A law enforcement agency shall accept without delay any report of a missing person. No law enforcement agency may refuse to accept a missing person report on the basis that:
(1) The missing person is an adult;
(2) The circumstances do not indicate foul play;
(3) The person has been missing for a short period of time;
(4) The person has been missing for a long period of time;
(5) There is no indication that the missing person was in the jurisdiction served by the law enforcement agency at the time of the disappearance;
(6) The circumstances suggest that the disappearance may be voluntary;
(7) The reporting person does not have personal knowledge of the facts;
(8) The reporting person cannot provide all of the information requested by the law enforcement agency;
(9) The reporting person lacks a familial or other relationship with the missing person; or
(10) For any other reason, except in cases where the law enforcement agency has direct knowledge that the person is, in fact, not missing and the exact whereabouts and welfare of the person are known to the agency at the time the report is being made.
b. The law enforcement agency that receives a report of a missing person shall be the lead law enforcement agency in charge of the missing person investigation, and shall continue in that capacity unless another law enforcement agency assumes primary responsibility over the investigation.
c. The lead law enforcement agency shall be entitled to the cooperation of any other law enforcement agency in the State.
L.2007, c.279, s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:17B-214 - Information about the missing person for record.

52:17B-214 Information about the missing person for record.
3. At the time a missing person report is filed, the law enforcement agency shall seek to ascertain and record the following information about the missing person:
a. The name of the missing person, including any aliases;
b. Date of birth;
c. Identifying marks, such as birthmarks, moles, tattoos, and scars;
d. Height and weight;
e. Gender;
f. Race;
g. Current hair color and true or natural hair color;
h. Eye color;
i. Prosthetics, surgical implants, or cosmetic implants;
j. Physical anomalies;
k. Blood type, if known;
l. Any medications the missing person is taking or needs to take;
m. Driver's license number, if known;
n. Social security number, if known;
o. A recent photograph of the missing person, if available;
p. A description of the clothing the missing person was believed to be wearing at the time of disappearance;
q. A description of notable items that the missing person may be carrying and wearing;
r. Information regarding the missing person's electronic communications devices, such as a cell phone number or e-mail address;
s. The reasons why the reporting person believes that the person is missing;
t. The name and location of the missing person's school or employer, if known;
u. The name and location of the missing person's dentist and primary care physician, if known;
v. Any circumstances that may indicate that the disappearance was not voluntary;
w. Any circumstances that indicate that the missing person may be at risk of injury or death;
x. A description of the possible means of transportation of the missing person, such as the make, model, color, license, and Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) of a motor vehicle;
y. Any identifying information about a known or possible abductor or the person last seen with the missing person including:
(1) name;
(2) physical description;
(3) date of birth;
(4) identifying marks;
(5) description of possible means of transportation, such as the make, model, color, license, and Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) of a motor vehicle; and
(6) known associates;
z. Any other information that can aid in locating the missing person; and
aa. Date of last contact.
L.2007, c.279, s.3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:17B-216 - Determination of designation as high-risk missing person.

52:17B-216 Determination of designation as high-risk missing person.
5. a. (1) Upon the initial receipt of a missing person report, a law enforcement agency shall seek to determine whether the person reported missing is to be designated a high-risk missing person.
(2) If a law enforcement agency has reason to believe that a person reported missing is a high-risk missing person pursuant to section 1 of P.L.2007, c.279 (C.52:17B-212), the agency shall contact the appropriate county prosecutor who shall determine whether the person reported missing is a high-risk missing person. If the prosecutor determines that the person is a high-risk missing person, there shall be a rebuttable presumption that the person is missing as a result of, or in association with, criminal activity, and the Missing Persons Unit may seek or obtain legal process pursuant to subsection h. of section 3 of P.L.1983, c.467 (C.52:17B-9.8).
If the Missing Persons Unit discovers evidence during the investigation which indicates that the missing person does not meet the definition of a high-risk missing person, there shall no longer be a rebuttable presumption that the person is missing as a result of, or in association with, criminal activity, and the Missing Persons Unit shall not seek or obtain legal process pursuant to subsection h. of section 3 of P.L.1983, c.467 (C.52:17B-9.8).
The Superior Court, Law Division may release any records that are obtained by the Missing Persons Unit to a governmental entity upon showing of good cause by the governmental entity.
b. If the initial determination of a person reported missing does not warrant designation of that person as high risk, it shall not preclude a later determination, based on further investigation or the discovery of additional information, that the missing person is high risk.
L.2007, c.279, s.5; amended 2023, c.59, s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:17B-218 - Practices, protocol for death scene investigations.

52:17B-218 Practices, protocol for death scene investigations.
7. a. The Attorney General shall provide information to local law enforcement agencies about best practices and protocols for handling death scene investigations.
b. The Attorney General shall identify any publications or training opportunities that may be available to local law enforcement officers concerning the handling of death scene investigations.
L.2007, c.279, s.7.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:17B-219 - Custody of human remains, notification if remains unidentified.

52:17B-219 Custody of human remains, notification if remains unidentified.
8. a. After performing any death scene investigation, as deemed appropriate under the circumstances, the official with custody of the human remains shall ensure that the human remains are delivered to the appropriate county or intercounty medical examiner.
b. Any county or intercounty medical examiner with custody of human remains that are not identified within 24 hours of discovery shall promptly notify the Missing Persons Unit of the location of those remains.
c. If the county or intercounty medical examiner with custody of remains cannot determine whether or not the remains found are human, the medical examiner shall so notify the Missing Persons Unit.
L.2007, c.279, s.8; amended 2018, c.62, s.49.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:17B-221 - Development, dissemination of best practices protocol to law enforcement.

52:17B-221 Development, dissemination of best practices protocol to law enforcement.
10. In implementing the provisions of this act and prior to the effective date, the Superintendent of State Police shall develop and disseminate to all law enforcement agencies in the State a best practices protocol for State and local law enforcement agencies to follow when addressing reports of missing persons, which protocol shall set forth uniform investigative standards for missing persons cases and any other procedures, practices and standards that the superintendent deems appropriate for handling missing person cases. The protocol shall include specific procedures, practices and standards applicable to cases involving high risk missing persons or missing children. The Superintendent of State Police shall develop and make available to each law enforcement agency in this State a training program on the procedures, practices and standards for the handling of high risk missing persons, missing children and missing persons cases set forth in the protocol adopted pursuant to and consistent with this act and section. Each law enforcement agency in this State shall comply with this protocol when the agency is notified of a missing person.
To assess the effectiveness of this protocol, the Missing Persons Unit annually shall review a sample of open missing persons cases from the immediately preceding year. Based upon its assessment, the Missing Persons Unit may recommend to the superintendent that the protocol be revised or amended and whether the training programs currently available to law enforcement agencies are adequate.
L.2007, c.279, s.10.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:17B-224 - Definitions relative to law enforcement professional standards.

52:17B-224 Definitions relative to law enforcement professional standards.
3. As used in this act:
"Consent decree" means the consent decree the State of New Jersey entered into with the United States Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division, in December 1999.
"Director" means the Director of the Office of Law Enforcement Professional Standards.
"Mobile video recording system" means any device or system installed or used in a police vehicle that electronically records visual images depicting activities that take place during a motor vehicle stop or other law enforcement action.
"Office" means the Office of Law Enforcement Professional Standards established pursuant to section 4 of P.L.2009, c.121 (C.52:17B-225).
"Personnel performance information system" means a computerized system that collects, uses and analyzes information relating to motor vehicle stops and law enforcement actions taken during the course of those stops; allegations of misconduct and investigations of those allegations; and any other information that is used to assist supervisors to evaluate the performance of State Police members and their compliance with applicable laws, rules, regulations and standing operating procedures. This term shall include, but is not limited to, the State Police Management Awareness and Personnel Performance System in operation on the effective date of this act and any successor system.
L.2009, c.121, s.3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:17B-225 - Office of Law Enforcement Professional Standards.

52:17B-225 Office of Law Enforcement Professional Standards.
4. a. There is created in the Department of Law and Public Safety an Office of Law Enforcement Professional Standards which shall perform such administrative, investigative, policy and training oversight, and monitoring functions, as the Attorney General shall direct, to assure and maintain the integrity of law enforcement activities performed by Division of State Police personnel, and to assist and provide guidance to other law enforcement entities Statewide.
b. In carrying out its duties and responsibilities, the office, and its constituent organizational units, shall exercise the Attorney General's constitutional, statutory and common law authority to act in the public interest, and shall have the authority to attend generally to legal matters in which the State or any of its officers or instrumentalities have an interest, and to execute the Attorney General's powers under the "Department of Law and Public Safety Act of 1948," P.L.1948, c.439 (C.52:17B-1 et seq.).
c. Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the authority of the superintendent under Title 53 of the Revised Statutes or the authority of the Attorney General.
L.2009, c.121, s.4.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:17B-226 - Appointment of director.

52:17B-226 Appointment of director.
5. The Attorney General shall appoint an individual qualified by education, experience, or professional background in the fields of law, investigation, criminal practice, and administration to serve as Director of the Office of Law Enforcement Professional Standards. The director shall operate under the authority and direct supervision of the Attorney General, and shall serve at the pleasure of the Attorney General.
L.2009, c.121, s.5.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:17B-227 - Organization of office.

52:17B-227 Organization of office.
6. Subject to the provisions of P.L.2009, c.121 (C.52:17B-222 et seq.), the director may, with the approval of the Attorney General, organize the work of the office into such bureaus and other organizational units as may be necessary for its efficient and effective operation. The director may delegate to employees in the office, and its constituent organizational units, such powers as are authorized under this act that the director deems appropriate, to be exercised subject to the supervision and control of the director. The Attorney General may assign to the office such employees of the Department of Law and Public Safety as may be necessary to assist the director in the performance of his duties. The office shall be authorized to call upon the expertise and assistance of every division, agency, office, bureau and unit within the Department of Law and Public Safety in order to carry out its mission. Each division, agency, office, bureau and unit within the Department of Law and Public Safety is hereby required, to the extent not inconsistent with any other law, to cooperate with the office and to provide such assistance the office may require to accomplish the purposes of P.L.2009, c.121 (C.52:17B-222 et seq.). It shall be the duty of all law enforcement agencies operating under the authority of the law of the State of New Jersey to cooperate with and aid the office in the performance of its duties.
L.2009, c.121, s.6.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:17B-229 - Preparation of reports by office.

52:17B-229 Preparation of reports by office.
8. On the first day of the sixth month after the issuance of the final report by the independent monitoring team appointed by the United States District Court pursuant to the consent decree, the office shall prepare a report that evaluates the Division of State Police's compliance with relevant performance standards and procedures and that is comparable substantively to the independent monitoring team's report. The initial report prepared by the office pursuant to this section shall evaluate the division's compliance during the period beginning on the day immediately following the last day of the period covered by the independent monitoring team's final report. The office shall thereafter prepare and issue such reports on a biannual basis. The reports required pursuant to this section shall be made available to the public.
The reports required by this section are not intended to evaluate compliance by the Division of State Police and the office with the provisions of P.L.2009, c.121 (C.52:17B-222 et seq.). That evaluative function shall be performed by the State Comptroller in conducting the audits and performance reviews required under the provisions of section 15 of P.L.2009, c.121 (C.52:17B-236).
L.2009, c.121, s.8.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:17B-230 - Specific authority of office relative to certain best practices.

52:17B-230 Specific authority of office relative to certain best practices.
9. The office shall have specific authority to provide advice and technical assistance to county and municipal law enforcement agencies concerning best practices for: the use of mobile video recording systems; supervisor reviews of mobile video recordings; data collection and documentation of investigative detentions, including but not limited to traffic stops and post-stop enforcement actions; in-service training on any applicable non-discrimination policy established by the Attorney General; the law of arrest, search and seizure, and equal protection; and the development and use of personnel performance information systems.
L.2009, c.121, s.9.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:17B-231 - Promoting, ensuring compliance with general policy.

52:17B-231 Promoting, ensuring compliance with general policy.
10. The office shall take appropriate steps to promote and ensure compliance with the general policy that all law enforcement officers not rely to any degree on the race or national or ethnic origin of motorists in selecting vehicles for traffic stops, or in deciding upon the scope and substance of post-stop actions, except in those instances where law enforcement officers are on the lookout for a specific suspect who has been identified in part by their race or their national or ethnic origin.
L.2009, c.121, s.10.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:17B-232 - Personnel performance information system.

52:17B-232 Personnel performance information system.
11. The Division of State Police shall maintain a personnel performance information system that meets or exceeds the specifications of the system in place upon termination of the consent decree. Funding for the purposes of maintaining, upgrading or modifying such systems shall be requested in the annual appropriations of the Department of Law and Public Safety independent of and in addition to any other requested funding.
L.2009, c.121, s.11.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:17B-233 - Participants in, material offered in training course, program.

52:17B-233 Participants in, material offered in training course, program.
12. The Superintendent of State Police shall ensure that no member of the State Police attends or participates in any training course or program relating to any applicable non-discrimination policy established by the Attorney General, the law of arrest, search and seizure or equal protection, or the manner for conducting motor vehicle stops or post-stop enforcement actions, unless the superintendent, or his designee, determines that attendance or participation in the training course or program is appropriate, considering the member's experience and present or pending duty assignment. This requirement shall apply to training provided by the Division of State Police, by any other law enforcement agency, by an association representing law enforcement offices or agencies, or by a private vendor. A member of the State Police attending a training course or program shall promptly report to the superintendent, through the chain of command, if the member knows or reasonably should know that the instruction provided during the course contradicts any Division of State Police rule, regulation, standing operating procedure, or operations instruction relating to any applicable non-discrimination policy established by the Attorney General; the law of arrest, search, seizure or equal protection; or the manner for lawfully conducting motor vehicle stops or post-stop enforcement actions. Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the authority of the office under paragraph (2) of subsection d. of section 7 of P.L.2009, c.121 (C.52:17B-228). Nothing in this section shall be construed to abrogate any applicable constitutional or collectively bargained rights.
L.2009, c.121, s.12.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:17B-234 - Certification of compliance.

52:17B-234 Certification of compliance.
13. a. The superintendent shall, on a semi-annual basis, certify to the Attorney General that the Division of State Police has complied with the requirements of P.L.2009, c.121 (C.52:17B-222 et seq.). Each troop commander shall, on a semi-annual basis, certify to the superintendent that the troop has complied with the requirements of P.L.2009, c.121 (C.52:17B-222 et seq.).
b. The Attorney General and the superintendent shall be responsible for ensuring the issuance or modification of any rule, regulation, standing operation procedure or operations instructions, training program or bulletin, interoffice communication or any other document or communication deemed necessary to effectuate the purposes of P.L.2009, c.121 (C.52:17B-222 et seq.). Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the existing powers or authority of the Attorney General, including the authority to issue directives to any or all law enforcement and prosecuting agencies in the State, or the authority of the superintendent under Title 53 of the Revised Statutes.
L.2009, c.121, s.13.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:17B-235 - Semi-annual public reports.

52:17B-235 Semi-annual public reports.
14. a. The office shall prepare semi-annual public reports that include aggregate statistics on State Police traffic enforcement activities and procedures, segregated by State Police station and providing aggregate data on the race and ethnicity of the civilians involved. These reports shall include aggregate statistics on the number of motor vehicle stops, reason for the motor vehicle stop, enforcement actions, including, but not limited to, summonses, warnings, and arrests, requests for consent to search, consent searches conducted, non-consensual searches, and the use of force. The reports shall also include aggregate statistics of the number of criminal charges filed, contraband seizures and wanted persons taken into custody related to motor vehicle stops, and such additional data as may be jointly directed by the superintendent and Attorney General.
b. The office shall prepare semi-annual public reports providing aggregate data regarding misconduct investigations, and the number of external, internal, and total complaints received and the disposition of those complaints.
c. The Attorney General shall, on an annual basis, report to the Governor, the Legislature and the public on the implementation of P.L.2009, c.121 (C.52:17B-222 et seq.). The Attorney General shall annually provide the State Treasurer and the Office of Management and Budget with an estimate of the funds needed to be appropriated to implement the provisions of this act, including but not limited to, estimates of funds needed to maintain adequate information technology and data analysis staffing and to provide adequate training.
d. The reports required by this section are not intended to evaluate compliance by the Division of State Police and the office with the provisions of P.L.2009, c.121 (C.52:17B-222 et seq.). That evaluative function shall be performed by the State Comptroller in conducting the audits and performance reviews required under the provisions of section 15 of P.L.2009, c.121 (C.52:27B-236).
L.2009, c.121, s.14.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:17B-236 - Risk-based audits, performance reviews conducted by State Comptroller.

52:17B-236 Risk-based audits, performance reviews conducted by State Comptroller.
15. a. The State Comptroller, established pursuant to P.L.2007, c.52 (C.52:15C-1 et seq.), shall conduct risk-based audits and performance reviews of the Division of State Police and the office to examine stops, post-stop enforcement activities, internal affairs and discipline, decisions not to refer a trooper to internal affairs notwithstanding the existence of a complaint, and training. The State Comptroller may also make recommendations on the funding and staffing levels of the office and the State Police.
b. The State Comptroller shall report to the Governor, the Legislature and the public on the results of the audits and performance reviews. The State Comptroller shall conduct an audit and performance review on a semi-annual basis during the first 18 months following the enactment of P.L.2009, c.121 (C.52:17B-222 et seq.), and thereafter shall conduct an audit and performance review on an annual basis.
c. Within the limits of funds appropriated for such purposes, the State Comptroller may obtain the services of consultants and other professionals necessary to conduct the risk-based audits and performance reviews required by this section.
d. The Division of State Police, the office, and the Department of Law and Public Safety shall cooperate with the State Comptroller and provide to the State Comptroller such information, resources, and other assistance deemed necessary by the State Comptroller to conduct the audits and performance reviews required by this section.
L.2009, c.121, s.15.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:17B-237.1 - Display of human trafficking public awareness sign; penalty for failure to display.

52:17B-237.1 Display of human trafficking public awareness sign; penalty for failure to display.
2. Display of Human Trafficking Public-Awareness Sign; Penalty for Failure to Display.
a. Pursuant to section 1 of P.L. 2013, c.51 (C.52:17B-237), the Commission on Human Trafficking shall develop and determine the language for a public awareness sign that contains the national, 24-hour toll-free hotline telephone service on human trafficking described under section 18 of P.L.2013, c.51 (C.2C:13-11) and otherwise meets the requirements contained in subsection d. of this section. The public awareness sign shall be revised and modified by the Commission from time to time as need may require.
b. The following establishments to the extent practicable shall display the public awareness sign described in subsection a. in a place that is clearly conspicuous and visible to employees and the public:
(1) Strip clubs or sexually oriented businesses as defined in subsection a. of section 2 of P.L.1995, c.167 (C.2C:33-12.2), including, but not limited to, within every dressing room and within every restroom and restroom stall;
(2) Places of business of employers of massage or bodywork therapists, which employers are subject to registration, and which therapists are subject to licensure, pursuant to P.L.1999, c.19 (C.45:11-53 et seq.) and section 13 of P.L.2007, c.337 (C.45:11-68 et al.), including, but not limited to, within every dressing room and within every restroom and restroom stall;
(3) Bars;
(4) Airports;
(5) Passenger rail or light rail stations;
(6) Bus stations;
(7) Welcome Centers;
(8) Truck stops;
(9) Weigh Stations;
(10) Emergency rooms within general acute care hospitals;
(11) Urgent care centers;
(12) Farm labor contractors and day haulers;
(13) Privately operated job recruitment centers;
(14) Service areas and safety rest areas located along interstate highways in New Jersey;
(15) All forms of public transportation, including every railroad passenger car; and
(16) Hotels, motels, bed and breakfast establishments, campsites, and similar places of public accommodation.
c. Owners and operators of private and public school buses are encouraged to display the public awareness sign described in subsection a. in a place that is clearly conspicuous and visible to students.
d. The public awareness sign to be posted pursuant to subsection b. shall be no smaller than eight and one-half inches by eleven inches in size, printed in 16-point font, in English and Spanish.
e. A business or establishment that fails to comply with the requirements of this section shall be liable for a civil penalty of $300 for a first offense and $1000 for each subsequent offense.
L.2021, c.3, s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:17B-238 - "Human Trafficking Survivor's Assistance Fund."

52:17B-238 "Human Trafficking Survivor's Assistance Fund."
2. a. There is established the "Human Trafficking Survivor's Assistance Fund" as a separate, non-lapsing, dedicated fund in the General Fund, which shall be administered by the Attorney General. All monies deposited in the fund pursuant to P.L.2013, c.51 (C.52:17B-237 et al.), any other enactment, or as otherwise provided from any public or private source shall be used for the provision of services to victims of human trafficking, to promote awareness of human trafficking, and the development, maintenance, revision, and distribution of training course and other educational materials, and the operation of educational or training programs, in accordance with sections 11 and 19 of P.L.2013, c.51 (C.2C:34-1.2 and C.2C:13-12). All expenditures from the fund shall be made by the Attorney General, in consultation with the Commission on Human Trafficking established by section 1 of P.L.2013, c.51 (C.52:17B-237), and done so in accordance with rules and regulations promulgated by the Attorney General and other applicable law.
b. Receipt of expenditures from the fund by any provider of services to victims of human trafficking shall not be based or otherwise conditioned upon the previous, present, or future cooperation of the recipient regarding any law enforcement investigation or prosecution, or lack thereof.
L.2013, c.51, s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:17B-240 - Study Commission on Violence.

52:17B-240 Study Commission on Violence.
2. a. There is established a Study Commission on Violence to study the issue of violence. The commission shall consist of nine members. To the greatest extent practical, the public members shall have a background or education in mental health or criminology. One member of the commission shall be the Attorney General or a designee, who shall serve ex-officio. One member of the commission shall be the Commissioner of Health or a designee, who shall serve ex-officio. One member of the commission shall be the Administrative Director of the Courts or a designee, who shall serve ex-officio. One member of the commission shall be the Commissioner of Human Services or a designee, who shall serve ex-officio. One member of the commission shall be the President of the County Prosecutor's Association of New Jersey or a designee, who shall serve ex-officio. Two public members of the commission shall be appointed by the Governor. One member appointed by the Governor shall be a person who has a background or education in mental health, and the other member appointed by the Governor shall be a person who has a background or education in the study or treatment of domestic violence. One public member of the commission shall be appointed by the President of the Senate. One public member of the commission shall be appointed by the Speaker of the General Assembly.
Vacancies in the membership of the commission shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointments were made.
b. The members of the commission shall be appointed within 30 days of the effective date of P.L.2013, c.109 (C.52:17B-239 et seq.) and shall hold their initial organizational meeting as soon as practicable, but no later than 30 days following the appointment of the commission's members. The members shall select a chairperson from among the members. The chairperson shall appoint a secretary who need not be a member of the commission.
c. Members of the commission shall serve without compensation, but shall be reimbursed for necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties as members of the commission, within the limits of funds appropriated or otherwise made available to the commission for its purpose.
d. The Department of Law and Public Safety shall provide support staff to the commission, as necessary.
e. The commission shall further be entitled to call to its assistance and avail itself of the services of the employees of any State, county or municipal department, board, bureau, commission, or agency as it may require and as may be available to it for its purposes.
L.2013, c.109, s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:17B-241 - Duty of the commission.

52:17B-241 Duty of the commission.
3. a. It shall be the duty of the commission to study the trends of violence, the source of violence, and the impact of violence on the community, to develop a method to address the epidemic of violence at the federal and State levels, and to make recommendations for State and Congressional action.
b. The commission shall seek out funding and grants for the implementation of programs to reduce violence from sources including, but not limited to, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and any other funding sources.
c. The commission shall study the issue of insufficient access to mental health treatment and violence.
d. The commission shall study and make recommendations regarding whether the Special Offenders Unit created by the Union County Prosecutor's Office to address the increase in criminal prosecutions against individuals with mental illness should be expanded to other counties.
e. The commission shall study and recommend whether the community-based mental health treatment system, through which there are involuntary outpatient commitments under a court order supervised by a case manager, should be expanded to all counties in this State and how to adequately fund the program in all counties.
L.2013, c.109, s.3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:17B-242 - Public hearings, report to Governor, Legislature.

52:17B-242 Public hearings, report to Governor, Legislature.
4. a. The commission shall conduct public hearings in furtherance of its general purposes at such place or places as it shall designate, at which it may request the appearance of officials of any federal, State or interstate department, board, bureau, commission, agency, or authority and solicit the testimony of interested groups and the general public.
b. The commission shall issue the first report to the Governor and to the Legislature pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1991, c.164 (C.52:14-19.1), no later than the first day of the seventh month following its organization and shall issue annual reports thereafter, containing its findings and recommendations, including any recommendations for legislation and recommendations for Congressional action that it deems appropriate.
L.2013, c.109, s.4.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:17B-242.1 - Findings, declarations relative to violence intervention strategies.

52:17B-242.1 Findings, declarations relative to violence intervention strategies.
1. The Legislature finds and declares that:
a. In New Jersey, community violence is a public health crisis that disproportionately impacts underserved communities of color and firearm violence specifically is a major component of that violence;
b. Each year, New Jersey suffers more than 1,000 interpersonal shootings and, in 2016, African American and Latino men constituted 90 percent of the total firearm homicide victims in the State;
c. A few New Jersey cities suffer the vast majority of homicides in this State, most of which are committed with a firearm, and in 2015, more than half of the State's total homicides occurred in the cities of Camden, Jersey City, Newark, Paterson, and Trenton;
d. This violence results in enormous trauma, lifelong health impairments, immeasurable human suffering, and significant economic costs;
e. The direct costs of firearm violence in New Jersey are over $1.2 billion per year including healthcare expenses, law enforcement and criminal justice expenses, costs to employers, and lost income, and when reduced quality of life attributable to pain and suffering is considered, the overall economic cost of firearm violence is $3.3 billion per year;
f. The vast majority of victims and perpetrators of violence are young men of color who are at heightened risk for exposure to violence because of a number of risk factors, including lack of educational and economic opportunity, unaddressed mental health needs, substance use disorder issues, unstable housing situations, and previous exposure to violence;
g. Research indicates that in most cities in the United States less than a half percent of a given city's population is responsible for the vast majority of violence, and that effectively intervening with this high risk population is essential to addressing and preventing interpersonal violence;
h. Historically, community-based violence intervention strategies have demonstrated remarkable success at reducing shootings and other incidents involving the use of firearms in heavily impacted communities, and, when properly implemented and consistently funded, these programs produce impressive life-saving and cost-saving results in a short period of time;
i. Large reductions in violence have been seen in cities that centrally coordinate multiple violence reduction strategies, including New York City; and
j. Providing consistent funding and support to the evidence-based violence reduction initiatives is an essential part of New Jersey's comprehensive response to interpersonal firearm violence, and given the extremely high cost of firearm violence, public investment in these solutions is very likely to generate significant savings for New Jersey taxpayers.
L.2019, c.365, s.1; amended 2023, c.177, s.145.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:17B-242.2 - New Jersey Violence Intervention Program.

52:17B-242.2 New Jersey Violence Intervention Program.
2. The New Jersey Violence Intervention Program is established in the Office of the Attorney General, in the Department of Law and Public Safety. The purpose of the program is to invest in effective, evidence-based violence reduction initiatives focused on the highest-risk individuals in communities disproportionately impacted by community violence, with a particular emphasis on firearm violence.
Specifically, the Office of the Attorney General shall establish, advertise, and administer grants through the New Jersey Violence Intervention Program, conduct program evaluation to determine the effectiveness of the violence intervention programs, submit and post reports to provide transparency regarding the effectiveness of the programs, and hold public forums to gather community input regarding the programs.
L.2019, c.365, s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:17B-242.4 - Application for grant.

52:17B-242.4 Application for grant.
4. Application for a grant shall be made in a manner and form as determined by the Office of the Attorney General. A formal Notice of Availability of Funding shall be posted prior to the time for acceptance of applications. However, at a minimum, in applying for the grant, the applicant shall provide:
a. a description of how the applicant proposes to use the grant funds to implement an evidence-based violence reduction initiative pursuant to the provisions of this act;
b. a description of how the applicant proposes to use the grant funds to promote or improve coordination among agencies, organizations, and any already-existing violence reduction strategies or
programs, in order to minimize duplication of services and achieve maximum impact;
c. objective evidence indicating that the applicant's proposed violence reduction initiative would likely reduce rates of homicides and other incidents involving the use of firearms; and
d. clearly defined, measurable objectives for the violence reduction initiative.
L.2019, c.365, s.4.