Title 52, STATE GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENTS AND OFFICERS

52:17B-26. Organization of existing department of weights and measures continued Except as otherwise provided herein, or as may be changed pursuant to authorization contained herein or in any other law, the organization of the existing department of weights and measures is contin…

52:17B-27. Attorney General; efficiency of departmental operations; coordination; integration The Attorney General shall, after consultation with the heads of the several divisions in the department, develop, and from time to time revise, a program designed to accomplish the grea…

52:17B-28. Powers of Attorney General in matters of adjudications and licenses Any power, except (1) that of adjudication after a hearing required by statute, (2) that of granting or denying any application for a license, permit, transportation insignia, or removal of a disqualif…

52:17B-29. Division of Professional Boards, powers, duties and property transferred to The New Jersey State Board of Public Accountants, the New Jersey State Board of Architects, the State Board of Registration and Examination in Dentistry, the Board of Embalmers and Funeral Dire…

52:17B-3. Divisions established in Department There is hereby established in the Department of Law and Public Safety a Division of Law, a Division of State Police, a Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control, a Division of Motor Vehicles, a Division of Weights and Measures and a Div…

52:17B-3.1. Appointment of certain assistant deputy Attorneys General to permanent positions in classified service without competitive examination Assistant deputy Attorneys General in the Division of Law in the Department of Law and Public Safety not exceeding 6 in number at any…

52:17B-3.2. Construction of act Nothing in this act shall be construed to deprive any person of any tenure rights or of any other right or protection provided him under any other law. L.1966, c. 152, s. 2.

52:17B-3.3. Repealer Section 8 of "An act to establish a Department of Law in the State Government," approved March 7, 1944, is repealed. L.1966, c. 152, s. 3.

52:17B-30. Boards within Division of Professional Boards; powers and duties Subject to the provisions hereinafter set forth, each of the respective boards within the Division of Professional Boards established hereunder shall continue to have all of the powers and shall exercise …

52:17B-31. Terms of office of members of boards transferred not affected This act shall not affect the terms of office of the present members of the respective boards enumerated in section twenty-nine hereof. Such boards shall continue to be constituted as provided by existing la…

52:17B-32. Removal of board members; vacancies Any member of any of the boards enumerated in section twenty-nine hereof may be removed from office by the Governor, for cause, upon notice and opportunity to be heard. Any vacancy occurring in the membership of any of such boards sh…

52:17B-32.1. Compensation and expenses of members of Board of Pharmacy Subject to the limitations and restrictions contained in the act to which this act is a supplement: Each member of the Board of Pharmacy of the State of New Jersey, other than the secretary, shall continue to …

52:17B-32.2. Effective date This act shall take effect July first, one thousand nine hundred and fifty-two. L.1952, c. 329, p. 1054, s. 2.

52:17B-33. Appointment, employment or removal of officers and employees; compensation The authority, vested pursuant to existing law in any of the respective boards enumerated in section twenty-nine hereof, or in any member or officer thereof, to appoint, employ or remove any off…

52:17B-34. Transfer of officers and employees of boards to Division of Professional Boards Such officers and employees of each of the respective boards enumerated in section twenty-nine hereof, as such board may determine are needed for the proper performance of the work of such …

52:17B-35. Attorney General; powers and duties in respect to Division of Professional Boards In addition to other powers and duties specifically conferred and imposed upon him by this act or by any other law, the Attorney General shall: a. Exercise general supervision over the wo…

52:17B-36. Funds of board, transfer to State treasury The treasurer or custodian of the funds of each of the respective boards enumerated in section twenty-nine hereof shall, on the effective date hereof, through the Attorney General, transfer to the State treasury all funds and …

52:17B-37. License fees, fines and penalties; disposition Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law to the contrary: a. All license, certificate, permit, registration and renewal fees prescribed by law for any of the professions or occupations with which any of the boards e…

52:17B-39. Budget requests On or before the tenth day of January, one thousand nine hundred and forty-nine, each of the boards within the Division of Professional Boards established hereunder shall prepare and submit to the Attorney General a budget request for appropriations for…

52:17B-4. Powers and duties of Attorney General The Attorney General, in addition to the functions, powers and duties specifically conferred and imposed upon him, shall: a. Maintain suitable headquarters for the department and such other quarters within the State as he may deem n…

52:17B-4.1. Governmental immunity study; recommendations; technical and clerical assistance The Attorney General is authorized, during the fiscal years commencing July 1, 1966, to study the present general provisions of the statutes and case law relating to governmental immunity …

52:17B-4.10 Establishment of minority recruitment and selection program. 2. a. Each law enforcement agency in this State shall establish a minority recruitment and selection program in accordance with guidelines established by the Attorney General pursuant to section 4 of this ac…

52:17B-4.11 Annual reports. 3. a. Each State law enforcement agency, including the Division of State Police, shall annually report to the Attorney General and each municipal and county law enforcement agency in this State shall annually report to the county prosecutor with jurisd…

52:17B-4.12 Guidelines, directives. 4. The Attorney General shall develop for dissemination to law enforcement agencies and county prosecutors throughout this State those guidelines or directives deemed necessary or appropriate to ensure the uniform application of this act. L.202…

52:17B-4.13 Attorney General, steps to combat organized retail theft. 6. a. The Attorney General shall undertake such steps as the Attorney General deems appropriate to promote the effective investigation, prosecution, and deterrence of organized retail theft in this State, which…

52:17B-4.14 Use of force policy core principles, revisions, public hearings. 1. a. The Attorney General shall review the Statewide use of force policy applicable to law enforcement officers every even numbered year, or in such shorter time frame as the Attorney General may deem a…

52:17B-4.15 Incident reports, public access. 2. a. The Attorney General shall establish and maintain a procedure by which all incidents involving the use of force by a law enforcement officer are reported to the Department of Law and Public Safety, and shall compile such informat…

52:17B-4.16 Guidelines for law enforcement, barricaded individual. 3. a. The Attorney General shall issue and revise as needed guidelines and procedures applicable to law enforcement encounters involving a barricaded individual. Any revision to such guidelines and procedures shal…

52:17B-4.17 Crowd management training, law enforcement. 1. a. For purposes of this section: “Flash mob” means a gathering or pop-up party of 50 or more persons, typically organized through social media or other electronic communication, that occurs without advance notice to the m…

52:17B-4.18 Guidelines on bias incident investigation standards. 1. a. As used in this section, “bias incident” means any suspected or confirmed violation of paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection a. of section 1 of P.L.2001, c.443 (C.2C:16-1). b. The Attorney General shall maintain …

52:17B-4.19 Reporting of data concerning firearms crimes that did not result in bodily injury. 1. a. The prosecutor of each county shall collect, record, and report data to the Attorney General concerning a crime or, in the case of a juvenile, an act which if committed by an adul…

52:17B-4.2. Advisory committee; members; expenses The Attorney General is further authorized to appoint an advisory committee of not more than 9 persons representing the State, municipalities, counties, the General Assembly and Senate Chairmen of the Judiciary Committees of the L…

52:17B-4.20 Short title. 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the “Safe Communities Act.” L.2025, c.401, s.1.

52:17B-4.21 Findings and declarations. 2. The Legislature finds and declares that: a. One of the founding principles of this nation is the freedom to worship in peace. Our religious institutions should be places where community members feel safe to convene. Individuals should not…

52:17B-4.22 Definitions. 3. As used in this act: “Federal civil law enforcement” means any effort to investigate, enforce, or assist in the investigation or enforcement of any federal civil immigration law, and includes any effort to investigate, enforce, or assist in the investi…

52:17B-4.23 Model policies developed to ensure personal freedom in sensitive locations. 4. a. The Attorney General, in consultation with appropriate government entities and stakeholders, shall develop model policies to ensure personal freedom in sensitive locations. These locatio…

52:17B-4.3. Bulletproof vests; donations; acceptance Any monetary donation by a private individual made available to the State, which specifies the purchase of bulletproof vests, or any donation of bulletproof vests, which vests meet the requirements of those used as standard equ…

52:17B-4.4 "Body Armor Replacement" fund; program. 1. There is created in the Department of Law and Public Safety a nonlapsing revolving fund to be known as the "Body Armor Replacement" fund. This fund shall be the repository for moneys provided pursuant to subsection d. of R.S.3…

52:17B-4.4a "Microstamp Fund" established. 4. a. There is created in the Department of the Treasury a nonlapsing fund entitled the "Microstamp Fund." The fund shall be the depository for any State appropriations or other monies provided for the purchase of microstamping-enabled f…

52:17B-4.5 Training program for law enforcement officers on substances used to facilitate sexual assaults 7. a. The Department of Law and Public Safety shall establish and maintain a suitable training program for law enforcement officers regarding the use of narcotics, anesthetic…

52:17B-4.6 Notice to law enforcement explaining provisions of act on unlawful evictions. 4. Within 30 days of the effective date of P.L.2005, c.319 (C.2C:33-11.1 et al.), the Attorney General shall prepare a notice explaining the provisions of P.L.2005, c.319 (C.2C:33-11.1 et al.…

52:17B-4.7 Gang education seminars for school administrators. 1. a. The Attorney General shall develop and maintain, in coordination with the Commissioner of Education, a gang education seminar program to educate public and nonpublic school administrators on how to recognize sign…

52:17B-4.8 Appointment of certain State law enforcement department officers. 3. a. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law to the contrary, the appointing authority of a State law enforcement department or agency, other than the Division of State Police but including the …

52:17B-4.9 Definitions. 1. For the purposes of this act: "Law enforcement agency" means a department, division, bureau, commission, board or other authority of the State or of any political subdivision thereof which has by statute or ordinance the responsibility of detecting and …

52:17B-40. Surplus; disposition Any surplus remaining in any year to the credit of any of the boards or agencies within the Division of Professional Boards established hereunder, after annual appropriations made as provided herein, shall be paid into and become part of the Genera…

52:17B-41. Orders, rules and regulations This act shall not affect the orders, rules and regulations heretofore made or promulgated by any of the respective boards enumerated in section twenty-nine of this act, but such orders, rules and regulations shall continue with full force…