Title 44, Title 44: POOR

44:7-13. Burial of old-age assistance recipient If, on the death of a person receiving old-age assistance, it shall appear to the satisfaction of the county welfare agency after investigation that there are insufficient funds to pay his burial and funeral expenses, and that there…

44:7-14. Recipient to pledge property 44:7-14. (a) Every county welfare board shall require, as a condition to granting assistance in any case, that all or any part of the property, either real or personal, of a person applying for old age assistance, be pledged to said county we…

44:7-15. Certificate of amount of assistance; filing; effect; proceedings for collection and satisfaction; levy; disposition of proceeds; voluntary conveyance At any time the county welfare agency may execute and file with the county clerk or register of deeds and mortgages, as t…

44:7-16. Record of reimbursement agreements; satisfaction The county clerks or registers of deeds and mortgages, as the case may be, shall record in a book to be known as "reimbursement agreements" the said certificates, and shall make a complete alphabetical index to the same, a…

44:7-17. Application for assistance An applicant for old age assistance shall make his application therefor to the county welfare board for the county in which the applicant resides. The person requesting assistance may apply in person or the application may be made by another in…

44:7-18. Investigation of and notice to applicant; review of determination When the county welfare board receives an application for old age assistance, an investigation and record shall promptly be made of the circumstances of the applicant. The object of such investigation shal…

44:7-19. Assistance by relatives; enforcement 44:7-19. The county director of welfare in cases of application for old age assistance shall ascertain, if possible, the relatives and other persons chargeable by law for the support of such applicant, and proceed to obtain their assi…

44:7-2. Construction This chapter shall be liberally construed and nothing therein shall be construed as repealing any other law or part thereof providing for the settlement and relief of the poor except in so far as inconsistent therewith, and the provisions of this chapter shal…

44:7-20. Director's power to issue subpoenas; contempt; false testimony 44:7-20. For the purpose of ascertaining and determining the facts and circumstances concerning any application for assistance made under this chapter the county director of welfare shall have power, in his d…

44:7-21. Report when application granted; change of amount of assistance; cancellation, revocation or suspension If the application for assistance be granted, the county welfare board shall report the fact to the State division. The amount of assistance may at any time be changed…

44:7-22. Reconsideration of grant; revised grant All old age assistance under this chapter shall be reconsidered from time to time as may be provided for by the rules of the state division. After such further investigation as the county welfare board may deem necessary or the sta…

44:7-23. Reports by county welfare board to state division The county welfare board shall report to the state division at such times and in such manner and form as the division may prescribe, the number of applications granted and the grants of old age assistance changed, revoked…

44:7-24. Ascertainment and appropriation of county's share of cost; temporary rates; payments Subject to payment of the State's share, each county welfare board shall furnish old age assistance as provided in this chapter to the persons eligible therefor in its jurisdiction. The …

44:7-25. State's share; additional payment 44:7-25. The State shall pay to each county welfare board the full amount of any funds received by the State from the federal government as federal participation with respect to expenditures made by such county welfare board for old age …

44:7-26. Claims for state's share filed monthly; approval and payment Claims for the state's share as provided in section 44:7-25 of this title shall be presented monthly in advance by the county welfare board through the state division to the comptroller of the treasury, and sha…

44:7-27. Allotment of federal funds; payment Any funds received by the State from the Federal Government for administrative costs of old age assistance shall be ratably shared by the State division and the several county welfare boards in proportion to their respective annual app…

44:7-28. Governor to include state's share in budget; annual appropriation The governor shall fix and determine and state in his annual budget message a sum sufficient to pay the estimated amount of the state's net share of old age assistance as provided in section 44:7-25 of thi…

44:7-29. State treasurer to receive federal funds; adjustment between contributing agencies The State Treasurer may receive from the Federal Government such grants of money as shall represent the Federal Government's share of old age assistance and the administration cost thereof…

44:7-3. Persons entitled to old age assistance; applications Subject to the provisions of this chapter, every needy person, sixty-five years of age or upwards, residing in this State, and otherwise qualified as hereinafter set forth, shall be entitled to old age assistance. All p…

44:7-30. County and state settlement; liability of respective counties For the purposes of this chapter, any person applying for old age assistance shall be deemed at all times a resident of that county in which he maintains his customary place of abode and the responsibility for…

44:7-31. Complaint filed when assistance improperly granted; investigation; payments suspended or canceled Any person who has knowledge that old age assistance is being improperly granted or administered under this chapter may file a complaint in writing with the State division s…

44:7-32. Obtaining assistance falsely a misdemeanor; future grants denied Any person who, by means of a false statement, or false representation, or by impersonation, or other fraudulent device, obtains or attempts to obtain, or aids or abets, any person to obtain funds under thi…

44:7-33. Violation of chapter; penalty Any person who knowingly violates any provision of this chapter for which no penalty is specifically provided shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars, or imprisonment for not mor…

44:7-34. Recipient of assistance not to receive other public aid A person sixty-five years of age or more not receiving old age assistance under this chapter is not by reason of his age debarred from receiving public relief and care under the provisions of any other law, but no r…

44:7-35. Assistance exempt from taxation levy and process; bankruptcy All amounts paid as old age assistance shall be exempt from any tax levied by the state or by any subdivision thereof, and exempt from levy and sale, garnishment, attachment, or any other process whatsoever and…

44:7-36. First class counties over 800,000 having municipal welfare home but no county welfare home; annual payments to county welfare board for cost of maintenance of persons in home In any county of the first class having a population of over eight hundred thousand, in which th…

44:7-37. Appropriation for year in which act is adopted; borrowing funds If the board of chosen freeholders shall have made no appropriation in its annual budget to carry out the provisions of this act for the fiscal year in which this act was adopted, said board may appropriate …

44:7-38. Permanent and total disability; assistance from county welfare board; residence Subject to the provisions of this act and the provisions of chapter 7 of Title 44 of the Revised Statutes as hereinafter specified, any needy person residing in New Jersey who has attained th…

44:7-39. Laws governing assistance for permanent and total disability The assistance to be extended under this act shall be known as "assistance for the permanently and totally disabled," but shall in all other respects be governed by the conditions of eligibility and all other r…

44:7-4. Recipient of assistance not deemed pauper No person receiving assistance under this chapter shall be deemed to be or classified as a pauper by reason thereof.

44:7-40. Payments by State to each county welfare board The State shall pay to each county welfare board the full amount of any funds received by the State from the federal government as federal participation with respect to expenditures made by such county welfare board for assi…

44:7-41. Application for assistance for permanent and total disability All persons wishing to make application for assistance for the permanently and totally disabled shall have opportunity to do so and assistance shall be furnished with reasonable promptness to all of such perso…

44:7-42. Rules and regulations and administrative orders Under general policies established by the State Board of Control, the Commissioner of Institutions and Agencies is authorized, directed and empowered to issue all necessary rules and regulations and administrative orders an…

44:7-43. Needy blind persons; assistance from county welfare board Subject to the provisions of this act and the provisions of chapter 7 of Title 44 of the Revised Statutes as hereinafter specified, any needy person residing in New Jersey who has attained the age of 18 years and …

44:7-44. Law governing assistance for the blind The assistance to be extended under this act shall be known as "assistance for the blind," but shall in all other respects be governed by the conditions of eligibility and all other requirements, conditions, limitations and procedur…

44:7-45. Rules, regulations and administrative orders Under general policies established by the State Board of Control, the Commissioner of Institutions and Agencies is authorized, directed and empowered to issue, or to cause to be issued by the appropriate departmental officers …

44:7-46. Payments by state to each county welfare board The State shall pay to each county welfare board the full amount of any funds received by the State from the federal government as federal participation with respect to expenditures made by such county welfare board for assi…

44:7-47. Transfer of functions, powers and duties All of the functions, powers and duties of, and records and property maintained by, and unexpended appropriation balances available to the Commission for the Blind, under and with respect to statutes repealed by sections 47 and 48…

44:7-48. Supplementary provisions Sections 41 through 45 of this act shall supplement chapter 7 of Title 44 of the Revised Statutes. L.1962, c. 197, s. 46.

44:7-49. Repeals Sections 30:6-3, 30:6-4, 30:6-5, 30:6-8, 30:6-9, 30:6-10 and 30:6-14 of the Revised Statutes are repealed. L.1962, c. 197, s. 47.

44:7-5. Eligibility of applicants; details Old age assistance shall be granted under this chapter to any person who: a. Has attained the age of 65 years; b. Lacks adequate support; is unable to support himself; is without parents, spouse, or children able to support him and witho…

44:7-50. Repeals The act entitled "An act relating to assistance to needy blind persons in New Jersey, supplementing chapter 6 of Title 30, and amending sections 30:6-3, 30:6-5 and 30:6-14 of the Revised Statutes," approved April 25, 1946 (P.L.1946, c. 168) is repealed. L.1962, c…

44:7-6. Division of old age assistance continued; director; powers and duties; rules and regulations subject to approval of Civil Service Commission The division of old age assistance created in the Department of Institutions and Agencies by the act entitled "An act to provide fo…

44:7-6.1. Wages and terms and conditions of employment; collective negotiation with authorized employee organization Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S. 44:7-6 or P.L.1950, c. 166 (C. 30:4B-1 et seq.), a county welfare agency has complete authority to establish wages and terms…

44:7-6.2. Negotiated agreement not in compliance with federal law and endangers receipt of federal funds; notice; hearing; determination; authority of commissioner a. If the Commissioner of Human Services determines that (1) a provision in an agreement between a county welfare ag…

44:7-6.3. Action or notice of action to be taken on wages or terms and conditions of employment by federal government; consultation on position by commissioner If the federal government initiates an action or notifies the Commissioner of Human Services of any action it may take t…