Title 10, Title 10: CIVIL RIGHTS

10:5-34 Affirmative action program, submission to State Treasurer; fee; approval. 4. Each prospective bidder on a public works contract or contracts and each subcontract bidder to a prime contract bidder shall formulate and submit to the State Treasurer his or its affirmative act…

10:5-35. Failure to include affirmative action program; nullity of contract; violations; fine a. Any public works contract including any subcontract awarded thereunder to any contractor which fails to contain the provisions set forth in sections 2 and 3 of this act shall be null …

10:5-36. State treasurer; enforcement; powers In carrying out his responsibilities under this act, the State Treasurer, in addition to and without limitation of other powers which he may have by law, shall have the following powers: a. To investigate and determine the percentage …

10:5-37. Costs of project; inclusion of expenses furthering equal employment opportunities Notwithstanding any provision of any State law, ordinance or regulation to the contrary, there may be included in the costs of a project or facility to which a public works contract relates…

10:5-38. Persons entitled to bring enforcement actions Any individual who has been discriminated against in violation of the provisions of this act and any organization which represents or acts to further the interests of individuals who have been discriminated against by reason …

10:5-39 Definitions. 1. As used in this act: a. "Affirmative action program for veterans" means a plan guaranteeing to veterans an equal employment opportunity, which includes, but is not limited to, the following areas: recruitment, selection, hiring, training, promotion, transf…

10:5-4 Obtaining employment and privileges without discrimination; civil right. 4. All persons shall have the opportunity to obtain employment and to obtain all the accommodations, advantages, facilities, and privileges of any place of public accommodation, publicly assisted hous…

10:5-4.1 Construction of act. 2. All of the provisions of the act to which this act is a supplement shall be construed to prohibit any unlawful discrimination against any person because such person is or has been at any time disabled or any unlawful employment practice against su…

10:5-40 Equal employment opportunities for veterans. 2. Each public works contract shall contain appropriate provisions in which contractors, subcontractors, or their assignees shall guarantee an equal employment opportunity to veterans. If any veteran believes any contractor of …

10:5-41 Affirmative action program for veterans; investigations. 3. The State Treasurer shall prescribe an affirmative action program for veterans. The Treasurer shall designate an appropriate official in the Department of the Treasury to receive and investigate any complaints ch…

10:5-42. Penalties Any person who violates this law or the provisions of a public works contract guaranteeing an equal employment opportunity to veterans shall be subject to any penalties allowable under law. L.1983, c. 197, s. 4, eff. May 27, 1983.

10:5-43. Short title 1. Sections 1 through 10 of this act shall be known and may be cited as the "Genetic Privacy Act." L.1996,c.126, s.1.

10:5-44. Findings, declarations relative to genetic information 2. The Legislature finds and declares: a. The DNA molecule contains information about an individual's probable medical future. This information is written in a code that is rapidly being broken. b. Genetic informatio…

10:5-45. Informed consent required to obtain genetic information 6. No person shall obtain genetic information from an individual, or from an individual's DNA sample, without first obtaining informed consent from the individual or the individual's representative according to regu…

10:5-46. Authorization to retain genetic information 7. a. No person shall retain an individual's genetic information without first obtaining authorization under the informed consent requirement of section 6 of P.L.1996, c.126 (C.10:5-45) from the individual or the individual's r…

10:5-47. Conditions for disclosure of genetic information 8. a. Regardless of the manner of receipt or the source of genetic information, including information received from an individual, a person may not disclose or be compelled, by subpoena or any other means, to disclose the …

10:5-48. Notice to persons receiving genetic testing 9. a. A person who requires or requests that genetic testing be done or receives records, results or findings of genetic testing shall provide the person tested with notice that the test was performed and that the records, resu…

10:5-49. Violations, penalties for unlawful disclosure of genetic information 10. a. Any person violating the provisions of sections 6 through 9, inclusive, of P.L.1996, c.126 (C.10:5-45 through C.10:5-48) shall be a disorderly person and shall be punished by a fine of $1,000, a …

10:5-5 Definitions relative to discrimination. 5. As used in P.L.1945, c.169 (C.10:5-1 et seq.), unless a different meaning clearly appears from the context: a. "Person" includes one or more individuals, partnerships, associations, organizations, labor organizations, corporations…

10:5-5.1. Division to be known as "Division on Civil Rights" The Division against Discrimination shall be known as the "Division on Civil Rights." L.1960, c. 59, p. 491, s. 3, eff. June 21, 1960.

10:5-50 Discrimination in housing for certain offenses; violations, fines, penalties. 17. a. A person alleging discrimination in public or private housing, real property, or a place of public accommodation, based on a prior arrest, charge, conviction, or adjudication of delinquen…

10:5-6. Division on Civil Rights created; powers. 6. There is created in the Department of Law and Public Safety a division known as "The Division on Civil Rights" with power to prevent and eliminate unlawful discrimination in the manner prohibited by P.L.1945, c.169 (C.10:5-1 et…

10:5-7. Composition of division; commission; membership; appointment; term; vacancies; compensation The said division shall consist of the Attorney General and the commission. The commission shall consist of 7 members; each member shall be appointed by the Governor, with the advi…

10:5-8 Attorney General's powers and duties. 8. The Attorney General shall: a. Exercise all powers of the division not vested in the commission. b. Administer the work of the division. c. Organize the division into sections, which shall include, but not be limited to, a section w…

10:5-8.1 Preparation of statement by Attorney General. 6. a. The Attorney General shall prepare a statement notifying landlords that the "Law Against Discrimination," P.L.1945, c.169 (C.10:5-1et seq.), as amended by P.L.2002, c.82, prohibits discrimination against tenants based o…

10:5-8.2 Investigation, enforcement actions, communications privileged. 9. a. When it shall appear to the Attorney General or the director that a person has engaged in, is engaging in, or is about to engage in any practice declared to be unlawful by the "Law Against Discriminatio…

10:5-9.1 Enforcement of laws against discrimination in public housing and real property. 1. The Division on Civil Rights in the Department of Law and Public Safety shall enforce the laws of this State against unlawful discrimination in housing built with, or leased with the assis…

10:5-9.2 Division on Civil Rights qualified as "certified agency." 13. The provisions of this amendatory and supplementary act, P.L.1992, c.146 (C.10:5-12.4 et al.), and P.L.2003, c.180, are intended to permit the Division on Civil Rights in the Department of Law and Public Safet…