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

52:7-15 Statewide authority. 6. Statewide authority. A notary public who has been duly commissioned and qualified is authorized to perform the duties of a notary public throughout the State. L.1979, c.460, s.6; amended 2021, c.179, s.10.

52:7-17 Manual. 8. Manual. a. The State Treasurer shall maintain a manual on the Department of the Treasury's website that sets forth the requirements, functions, duties, and responsibilities of a notary public. The manual shall include, but not be limited to, the statutes, rules…

52:7-18 Statement by notary public after change in name; filing; evidence of continuance of powers and privileges. 9. Statement by Notary Public after Change in Name; Filing; Evidence of Continuance of Powers and Privileges. a. If a notary public adopts a name different from that…

52:7-19 Certificate of notarial act. 10. Certificate of Notarial Act. a. A notarial act shall be evidenced by a certificate. The certificate shall: (1) be executed contemporaneously with the performance of the notarial act; (2) be signed and dated by the notarial officer; (3) ide…

52:8-1. Apportionment of surplus revenue among counties; repayment; loans; annual statement L.1837, p. 432 (Rev.1877, pp. 1131, 1132, s.s. 1 to 4 [C.S. pp. 5052 to 5054, s.s. 1 to 4] ), entitled "An act making provisions for the deposit and distribution of so much of the surplus …

52:8-2. Receipt of fund by state treasurer; taxation to raise principal; cancellation of receipts The State Treasurer shall receive from the several counties or municipalities all of the amounts of the "1837 Surplus Revenue Fund" deposited with the counties in accordance with the…

52:8-3. Transfer of duties to state treasurer; notices to counties To carry out and accomplish the purposes of this chapter and the act of March tenth, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-seven, the state treasurer may do all or any of the acts or duties heretofore cast upon th…

52:8-4. Definition of fund; state treasurer as custodian The moneys received by the state treasurer pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall be kept as a fund to be known as the "1837 Surplus Revenue Fund" . The treasurer is hereby constituted the custodian of the fund an…

52:8-5. Investment of moneys in fund The moneys in said fund shall be invested by the state treasurer only in bonds of the United States or of the state of New Jersey or of any county, municipality or school district of this state, or in the negotiable notes of any county, munici…

52:8-6. Apportionment of income The income of the fund shall be apportioned annually on or before the thirtieth day of June to the several counties in the proportion that the amount repaid or redeposited in the State treasury by each county shall bear to the total of the principa…

52:9-1. State director of United New Jersey Railroad and Canal Company; appointment, compensation and duties The following acts and parts of acts are hereby saved from repeal: a. Sections 3 and 4 of an act entitled "An act to prescribe and declare the mode of appointing certain o…

52:9A-1. Eastern goldfinch designated as state bird The eastern goldfinch is hereby designated as the New Jersey state bird.

52:9A-10 Black Swallowtail designated State butterfly. 1. The Black Swallowtail butterfly (Papilio polyxenes) is designated as the New Jersey State Butterfly. L.2015, c.176, s.1.

52:9A-11 USS New Jersey designated State ship. 1. The USS New Jersey is designated as the New Jersey State Ship. L.2017, c.168, s.1.

52:9A-12 "Garden State" designated State slogan. 1. "Garden State" is designated as the New Jersey State Slogan. L.2017, c.214, s.1.

52:9A-13 Bog turtle designated as State reptile. 1. The Bog Turtle (Glyptemys muhlenbergii) is designated as the New Jersey State Reptile. L.2018, c.41, s.1.

52:9A-14 Thomas Alva Edison designated State Inventor. 1. Thomas Alva Edison is designated as New Jersey State Inventor. L.2019, c.78, s.1.

52:9A-15 Streptomyces griseus designated New Jersey State Microbe. 1. Streptomyces griseus is designated as the New Jersey State Microbe. L.2019, c.104.

52:9A-16 New Jersey State Dog. 1. The Seeing Eye(r) dog is designated as the New Jersey State Dog. L.2019, c.415, s.1.

52:9A-17 Harriet Tubman Museum. 1. The Howell House on Lafayette Street in Cape May, New Jersey is recognized as the Harriet Tubman Museum in New Jersey. L.2020, c.91, s.1.

52:9A-18 Funding for museum signs. 2. State and other public funds shall not be used for producing, purchasing, or erecting signs bearing the designation established under section 1 of this act, P.L.2020, c.91 (C.52:9A-17). The Governor, or the designee thereof, is authorized to …

52:9A-19 Franklinite, official State mineral. 1. Franklinite is designated as the official mineral of the State of New Jersey. L.2023, c.110.

52:9A-2. Violet; designation as state flower The violet (common meadow, V. sororia) is designated the New Jersey State Flower. L.1971, c. 444, s. 1, eff. Feb. 15, 1972.

52:9A-20 Cranberry juice, State juice. 1. Cranberry juice is designated as the State juice. L.2023, c.134.

52:9A-3. Honey bee; designation as state bug The honey bee (apis mellifera) is designated as the New Jersey State Bug. L.1974, c. 42, s. 1, eff. June 20, 1974.

52:9A-4. Horse; designation as state animal The horse (Equus Caballus) is designated as the New Jersey State Animal. L.1977, c. 173, s. 1, eff. Aug. 14, 1977.

52:9A-5. Designation of State dinosaur The Hadrosaurus Foulkii is designated as the New Jersey State Dinosaur. L.1991,c.161,s.2.

52:9A-6 Designation of State Freshwater Fish. 1. The brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) is designated as the New Jersey State Freshwater Fish. L.1991, c.342, s.1; amended 2017, c.194, s.3.

52:9A-6.1 Striped bass designated NJ State Salt Water Fish. 1. The striped bass (Morone saxatilis) is designated as the New Jersey State Saltwater Fish. L.2017, c.194, s.1.

52:9A-7. Designation of State shell 1. The shell of the knobbed whelk (busycon carica (gmelin)) is designated the New Jersey State Shell. L.1995,c.89.

52:9A-8 A.J. Meerwald designated New Jersey State Tall Ship. 1. The schooner A.J. Meerwald is designated as the New Jersey State Tall Ship. L.1998,c.9,s.1.

52:9A-9 Highbush blueberry designated State fruit. 1. The highbush blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum) is designated as the New Jersey State Fruit. L.2003,c.245,s.1.

52:9B-1. Commission established; functions There is hereby established the New Jersey Intergovernmental Relations Commission, whose function it shall be to carry forward the participation of this State as a member of the Council of State Governments, both regionally and nationall…

52:9B-2. Standing committee of Senate; membership There is hereby established a standing committee on intergovernmental relations, of the Senate, to consist of five Senators. The members and chairman of this committee shall be designated in the same manner as are the members and …

52:9B-3. Standing committee of general assembly; membership There is hereby established a similar standing committee on intergovernmental relations, of the General Assembly, also to consist of five members, and the members and chairman of this committee shall be designated in the…

52:9B-4. Membership of commission The New Jersey Intergovernmental Relations Commission shall be composed of 15 members, namely: The five members of the committee on intergovernmental relations of the Senate. The five members of the committee on intergovernmental relations of the…

52:9B-5. Organization meeting; committees and advisory boards The commission shall meet annually in the month of January at the call of the Governor for the purpose of organization by the selection from among its members of a chairman and the appointment of a secretary and such o…

52:9B-6. Report to governor and legislature; compensation; expenses; employees The commission shall report to the governor and to the legislature within fifteen days after the convening of each regular legislative session, and at such other times as it deems appropriate. Its memb…

52:9B-7. Standing committees; functions The Standing Committee of the Senate and the Standing Committee of the General Assembly shall function during regular sessions of the Legislature, and also during the interim periods between such sessions and their members shall serve until…

52:9B-8. Notification to other states The secretary of state shall forthwith communicate the text of this measure to the governor, to the senate, and to the house of representatives of each of the other states of the Union, and memorialize each legislature which has not already d…

52:9DD-10 Confidentiality 3. The council shall hold confidential any information acquired during the course of mediation or dispute resolution. L.1997,c.257,s.3.

52:9DD-11 Powers of council 4. The council shall have the following powers: a. to conduct public hearings throughout the State; b. to establish subcommittees; c. to perform fact finding functions and prepare reports on particular issues regarding race; color; religion; sexual ori…

52:9DD-12 Meetings of council 5. The council shall meet at least quarterly and hold hearings at such place or places it shall deem necessary. L.1997,c.257,s.5.

52:9DD-13 Appropriations 6. The Legislature shall annually appropriate such sums as are necessary to effectuate the purposes of this act. L.1997,c.257,s.6.

52:9DD-8 New Jersey Human Relations Council. 1. a. There is hereby created the New Jersey Human Relations Council, referred to hereinafter as the council, which shall promote prejudice reduction education and address the problem of bias and violent acts based on the victim's race…

52:9DD-9 Duties of council 2. It shall be the duty of the council: a. to develop policy proposals for the State and assist with coordinating efforts to promote prejudice reduction and prevent and deter crimes based upon the victim's race, color, religion, national origin, sexual …