New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 1 - ADMINISTRATIVE LAW › Chapter 1 - UNIFORM ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE RULES › Subchapter 18 - INITIAL DECISION; EXCEPTIONS; FINAL DECISION; REMAND; EXTENSIONS OF TIME LIMITS › Section 1:1-18.8 - Extensions of time limits

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) Time limits for
				filing an initial decision, filing exceptions and replies and issuing a final
				decision may be extended for good cause.
(b) A request for extension of any time
				period must be submitted no later than the day on which that time period is to
				expire. This requirement may be waived only in case of emergency or other
				unforeseeable circumstances.
(c)
				Requests to extend the time limit for initial decisions shall be submitted in
				writing to the Director of the Office of Administrative Law. If the Director
				concurs in the request, he or she shall sign a proposed order no later than the
				date the time limit for the initial decision is due to expire and shall forward
				the proposed order to the transmitting agency head. If the agency head approves
				the request, he or she shall within 10 days of receipt of the proposed order
				sign the proposed order and return it to the Director, who shall issue the
				order and cause it to be served on all parties.
(d) Requests to extend the time limit for
				exceptions and replies shall be submitted in writing to the transmitting agency
				head and served on all parties. If the agency head approves the request, he or
				she shall within 10 days sign and issue the order and cause it to be served on
				all parties. If the extended time limit necessitates an extension of the
				deadline for the final decision, the requirements of (e) below apply.
(e) An agency head may request a single
				extension of the time limit for filing a final decision for good cause. He or
				she shall sign and forward a proposed order to the Director of the Office of
				Administrative Law. If the Director approves the request, he or she shall
				within 10 days of receipt of the proposed order sign the proposed order and
				return it to the transmitting agency head, who shall issue the order and cause
				it to be served on all parties. Any additional request for an extension is
				contingent upon the unanimous consent of the parties. To be considered for
				approval, proposed orders for extensions must state the names of the consenting
				parties. First requests for extensions and second requests where the agency is
				only requesting the extension pursuant to
				1:1-17.8(c)  are
				exempt from the requirement to obtain unanimous consent.
(f) Any order granting an extension must set
				forth the factual basis constituting good cause for the extension, and
				establish a new time for filing the decision or exceptions and replies.
				Extensions for filing initial or final decisions may not exceed 45 days from
				the original decision due date. Additional extensions of not more than 45 days
				each may be granted only for good cause shown. For final decisions, the order
				must additionally state that unanimous consent to extend the due date was
				obtained from the parties.