Title 52, Title 52: STATE GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENTS AND OFFICERS

52:14E-7. Council; meetings; vote necessary for validity of acts The council shall meet at such times as may be necessary to fulfill the requirements set forth in this act, except that the Governor may at any time by issuing a declaration of an emergency convene the council. The …

52:14E-8 Council's powers, duties. 8. The council shall be authorized to perform the following functions and exercise the following powers: a. Review, evaluate and recommend to the Legislature any necessary changes in any existing compact between this State and the federal govern…

52:14E-9. Payments from fund Payments out of the fund shall be made by the State Treasurer, upon certification by the council and warrant of the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting. L.1972, c. 133, s. 9, eff. Aug. 17, 1972.

52:14F-1. Establishment; allocation within department of state; office defined There is hereby established in the Executive Branch of the State Government the Office of Administrative Law. For the purpose of complying with the provisions of Article V, Section IV, paragraph 1 of t…

52:14F-10. Repeal of inconsistent acts and parts of act All acts and parts of acts inconsistent with any of the provisions of this amendatory and supplementary act are, to the extent of such inconsistency, superseded and repealed. L.1978, c. 67, s. 13.

52:14F-11. Severability If any provision of this act or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the act which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application and t…

52:14F-12. Environmental unit 1. a. The Director of the Office of Administrative Law shall, within 12 months after the effective date of this act, establish within the Office of Administrative Law an environmental unit consisting of administrative law judges having special expert…

52:14F-13. Environmental workload reports 2. The director shall, within 12 months after enactment, and annually thereafter, notify the Assembly Energy and Environment Committee and the Senate Environmental Quality Committee or their successors, of the number of cases pending in t…

52:14F-14 Definitions relative to expedited appeals in OAL. 11. As used in sections 12 through 18 of P.L.2004, c.89 (C.52:14F-15 through C.52:14F-21): "Applicant" means any person applying for a permit pursuant to section 3, 5, 7, 9 or 10 of P.L.2004, c.89 (C.52:27D-10.4, C.13:1D…

52:14F-15 Expedited appeal of contested permit action. 12. Upon the request of the applicant and in accordance with sections 14, 15, and 16 of P.L. 2004, c.89 (C.52:14F-17, C.52:14F-18 and C.52:14F-19), the Office of Administrative Law shall provide for the expedited appeal of an…

52:14F-16 Smart Growth Unit established in OAL. 13. a. There is hereby established within the Office of Administrative Law a Smart Growth Unit consisting of administrative law judges having expertise in the matters heard pursuant to this section. All cases transmitted to the Offi…

52:14F-17 Transmittal of administrative record. 14. a. Within 15 days after the receipt by the Division of Smart Growth of notice of an applicant's request for an expedited review pursuant to subparagraph (d) of paragraph (1) of subsection c. of section 5, subparagraph (d) of par…

52:14F-18 Denial of expedited permit, expedited hearing. 15. a. If an application for a permit for a proposed project in a smart growth area is denied, the Office of Administrative Law shall provide an expedited hearing to review the denial of the permit upon the request of the a…

52:14F-19 Expedited hearing on terms or conditions on permits in smart growth areas. 16. a. If an application for a permit for a proposed project in a smart growth area is approved by the Division of Smart Growth with terms or conditions, the Office of Administrative Law shall pr…

52:14F-2. Transfer of functions, powers and duties of division of administrative procedure to office of administrative law All the functions, powers and duties heretofore exercised by the Division of Administrative Procedure in the Department of State pursuant to the Administrati…

52:14F-20 Filing fees in Smart Growth Unit. 17. The Office of Administrative Law shall have authority to establish filing fees, payable by the applicant, necessary to administer the Smart Growth Unit, including the direct and indirect costs for personnel, operating expenses, equi…

52:14F-21 OAL rules, regulations. 18. The Office of Administrative Law may adopt those rules and regulations that it deems necessary to carry out the requirements of P.L.2004, c.89 (C.52:27D-10.2 et al.), which shall be effective upon filing. L.2004,c.89,s.18.

52:14F-21.1 Special education law unit, Office of Administrative Law, establishment. 1. a. The director and Chief Administrative Law Judge of the Office of Administrative Law shall establish within the Office of Administrative Law a special education unit consisting of administra…

52:14F-21.2 Annual report to the Governor, Legislature. 2. The director and Chief Administrative Law Judge shall prepare an annual report to the Governor and, pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1991, c.164 (C.52:14-19.1), to the Legislature, regarding the special education unit establi…

52:14F-21.3 Track system development, petition status. 3. The director and Chief Administrative Law Judge of the Office of Administrative Law, in consultation with the Department of Education, shall develop a system to track a due process petition once it is assigned to an admini…

52:14F-22 Appeals referred to Office of Administrative Law. 5. a. Appeals filed with the Treasurer pursuant to section 4 of P.L.2005, c.124 (C.52:18-38) shall be referred to the Office of Administrative Law for hearing, and shall be given priority by that office. b. The Office of…

52:14F-23 Administrative Law Judge, power to hear application for a wage execution. 8. a. An Administrative Law Judge shall have the power to hear the State's application for a wage execution pursuant to subsection b. of N.J.S. 2A:17-50 and to issue an order directing that an exe…

52:14F-3 Director. 3. The head of the office shall be the director who shall be an attorney-at-law of this State for a minimum of five years. The director shall be appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate. The director shall serve for a term of six year…

52:14F-4 Administrative law judges; appointment, terms; compensation; recall. 4. Permanent administrative law judges shall be appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate to initial terms of one year. During this initial term, each judge shall be subject to…

52:14F-4.1 Inapplicability of mandatory retirement for administrative law judges, certain. 17. The mandatory retirement provisions implemented pursuant to this act, P.L.1999, c.380 (C.52:14-15.115 et al.), shall be inapplicable for three years after the effective date of this act…

52:14F-4.2 Certain administrative law judges permitted to work beyond age 70. 19. Notwithstanding the provisions of this act, P.L.1999, c.380 (C.52:14-15.115 et al.), to the contrary, any judge of the Office of Administrative Law who is 60 years of age or older on the effective d…

52:14F-5 Powers, duties of Director and Chief Administrative Law Judge. 5. The Director and Chief Administrative Law Judge of the Office of Administrative Law shall: a. Administer and cause the work of the office to be performed in such manner and pursuant to such program as may …

52:14F-6. Administrative law judges, assignment; special appointment 6. a. Administrative law judges shall be assigned by the director from the office to an agency to preside over contested cases in accordance with the special expertise of the administrative law judge. b. A perso…

52:14F-7. Construction of act 9. a. Nothing in this amendatory and supplementary act shall be construed to deprive the head of any agency of the authority pursuant to section 10 of P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-10) to determine whether a case is contested or to adopt, reject or modif…

52:14F-8 Administrative Law jurisdictional exclusions *Text of section operative until Dec. 31, 1987 Unless a specific request is made by the agency, no administrative law judge shall be assigned by the director to hear contested cases with respect to: a. The State Board of Parol…

52:14F-9. Applicability of State Agency Transfer Act This act shall be subject to the provisions of the State Agency Transfer Act, P.L.1971, c. 375 (C. 52:14D-1 et seq.). L.1978, c. 67, s. 11.

52:15-1. Salary of governor The Governor shall receive such salary as shall be provided by law. Amended by L.1962, c. 65, s. 11, eff. July 1, 1962.

52:15-2. Oath of governor Every person who is elected governor shall, before entering upon the execution of his office, take and subscribe the following oath, to wit: "I, , elected governor of the state of New Jersey, do solemnly promise and swear that I will diligently, faithful…

52:15-3. Secretary to the governor The Governor may appoint and commission a person to be known as the secretary to the Governor who shall hold his office during the pleasure of the Governor and shall keep a correct record of all executive proceedings and decisions and do all oth…

52:15-4. Oath of acting governor Whenever the functions, powers, and duties and emoluments of the office of Governor shall devolve upon the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Assembly or any other person, in accordance with Article V, Section I, or Article IV, S…

52:15-5 Title and signature of acting governor; continuous service of at least 180 days confers title of Governor. 52:15-5. Whenever the functions, powers, duties and emoluments of the office of Governor shall have devolved upon the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the Hou…

52:15-6. Governor may delegate to executive officer duty to approve plans, contracts, etc.; revocation Wherever the approval of the governor is required by any law of this state for any plans or specifications for any building or other structure to be erected, repaired or altered…

52:15-7. Examination and investigation of officer, department, board, bureau or commission; witnesses; expenses; divulging information; cross-examination The Governor is authorized at any time, either in person or by one or more persons appointed by him for the purpose, to examin…

52:15-8. Counsel and associate counsels to governor; appointment; duties Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law to the contrary: A. The Governor may appoint and commission a person to be known as counsel to the Governor and one or more persons to be known as associate co…

52:15A-1. Short title This act may be cited as "The Gubernatorial Transition Act." L.1969, c. 213, s. 1, eff. Nov. 5, 1969.

52:15A-2. Legislative declaration; purpose of act The Legislature declares it to be the purpose of this act to promote the orderly transfer of the executive power in connection with the expiration of the term of office of a Governor and the inauguration of a new Governor. The int…

52:15A-3 Services and facilities provided to Governor-elect upon request. 3. (a) The Director of the Division of Purchase and Property referred to in P.L.1969, c.213 (C.52:15A-1 et seq.) as "the director," is authorized to provide, upon request, to each Governor-elect, for use in…

52:15A-4. Services and facilities provided to former governor upon request; rights of employees The director is authorized to provide, upon request, to each former Governor, for a period not to exceed 6 months from the date of the expiration of his term of office as Governor, for…

52:15A-5. Appropriation of funds There are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the director such funds as may be necessary for carrying out the purposes of this act to remain available during the fiscal year in which the transition occurs and the next succeeding fiscal year. …

52:15A-6 Appointment of Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action officer for gubernatorial transitions. 1. The chairperson of the Civil Service Commission shall designate an individual who shall be an employee in the human resources office of the Civil Service Commissi…

52:15B-1 Findings, declarations relative to an Office of the Inspector General. 1. The Legislature finds and declares that: the State of New Jersey expends more than $28 billion in taxpayer funds each year, and agencies at other levels of government expend billions more; it is fu…