New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 1 - ADMINISTRATIVE LAW › Chapter 1 - UNIFORM ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE RULES › Subchapter 8 - FILING AND TRANSMISSION OF CONTESTED CASES IN THE OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE LAW › Section 1:1-8.2 - Transmission of contested cases to the Office of Administrative Law

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) In every proceeding to be filed in the
				Office of Administrative Law, the agency shall complete a transmittal form,
				furnished by the Clerk of the Office of Administrative Law, containing the
				following information:
1. The name of the
				agency transmitting the case;
2.
				The name, address and telephone number of the agency's transmitting
				officer;
3. The name or title of
				the proceeding, including the designation petitioner/respondent or
				appellant/appellee when appropriate;
4. The agency docket or reference
				number;
5. A description of the
				nature of the case, including a statement of the legal authority and
				jurisdiction upon which the agency action is based or under which the hearing
				is to be held, a reference to particular statutes and rules involved as well as
				a brief summary of the matters of fact and law asserted. If this information is
				included in a pleading that is attached to the transmittal form pursuant to (b)
				below, the agency may refer to the pleading in order to satisfy this
				requirement;
6. An indication as to
				whether the agency has attempted settlement;
7. An estimate of the total time required for
				the hearing;
8. Whether a court
				stenographer is requested. If a stenographer is not requested, the Office of
				Administrative Law will provide an audiotape recording for the hearing. When a
				stenographer is requested by the transmitting agency, the appearance fee shall
				be paid by the transmitting agency. When the transmitting agency notifies the
				Clerk that a court stenographer is required because a party so requests, the
				appearance fee shall be paid by that party;
9. Anticipated special features or
				requirements, including the need for emergent relief, discovery, motions,
				prehearing conference or conference hearing and whether the case is a
				remand;
10. The names, addresses
				and telephone numbers, and e-mail addresses if available, of all parties and
				their attorneys or other representatives, with each person clearly designated
				as either party or representative. For any party that is a corporation, the
				transmitting agency shall provide the name, address and telephone number, and
				e-mail address if available, of the corporation's attorney or non-lawyer
				representative qualified under
				1:1-5.4(b)2 
				v.
11. A request for a barrier-free
				hearing location if it is known that a handicapped person will be present;
				and
12. The names of any other
				agencies claiming jurisdiction over either the entire or any portion of the
				factual dispute presented in the transmitted contested case.
13. The transmitting agency may provide the
				name and address of one additional person other than a party or representative
				to receive a copy of all Clerk's notices in the case. If no person is
				designated, the OAL shall send an informational copy of notices to the agency's
				transmitting officer.