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

52:27D-521 "Boardwalk Preservation Fund" established, functions; annual report, Governor, Legislature. 1. a. There is established a "Boardwalk Preservation Fund" in the Department of Community Affairs for the purpose of providing grants to counties and municipalities for boardwal…

52:27D-53. State renewal assistance fund; creation (a) There is hereby created in the State Treasury a special account which shall be known as the State Urban Renewal Assistance Fund. There shall be included in said fund all moneys appropriated by the Legislature of this State fo…

52:27D-54. Administration of act by commissioner The commissioner shall administer this act with such flexibility as will permit full co-operation between State, Federal and local public agencies and governments as well as private persons, associations or corporations, it being t…

52:27D-55. Prohibited interest in projects (a) Neither the commissioner nor any officer or employee of the department shall acquire or hold any interest, direct or indirect, in any urban renewal project assisted pursuant to this act or in any property included therein, nor retain…

52:27D-56. Rules and regulations; filing The commissioner shall issue and promulgate such rules and regulations as are necessary and appropriate to carry out the purposes of this act, and may revise, repeal or amend said rules and regulations from time to time as the commissioner…

52:27D-57. Partial invalidity If any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence or other part of this act is adjudged unconstitutional or invalid, such judgment shall not affect, impair or invalidate the remainder of this act, but shall be confined in its effect to the section, sub…

52:27D-58. Inconsistent acts All acts and parts of acts inconsistent herewith are hereby superseded. L.1967, c. 80, s. 15, eff. May 31, 1967.

52:27D-59. Short title This act shall be known as, and may be cited as, the "Department of Community Affairs Demonstration Grant Law of 1967." L.1967, c. 82, s. 1, eff. May 31, 1967.

52:27D-6 Organization of department. 6. (a) There is hereby established in the Department of Community Affairs an Office of Community Services, a Division of Local Finance, a Division of Housing and Urban Renewal, a Division of State and Regional Planning, a Division on Aging, a …

52:27D-60. Declaration of necessity; liberal construction This act being deemed and hereby declared remedial legislation necessary for the protection of the health and welfare of the residents of this State by encouraging nonprofit and mutual housing sponsors to construct or reha…

52:27D-61. Legislative findings The Legislature finds that there is an extreme shortage of safe and sanitary accommodations in this State available to families with moderate incomes, and that the ordinary operations of private, profit-making enterprises alone cannot satisfy the d…

52:27D-62. Definitions The following terms whenever used or referred to in this act shall have the following respective meanings for the purposes of this act, except in those instances where the context clearly indicates otherwise: (a) The term "act" shall mean this act, and any …

52:27D-63. Revolving housing development and demonstration grant fund (a) There is hereby created and established in the department a revolving and demonstration grant fund to be known as the Revolving Housing Development and Demonstration Grant Fund, which fund shall consist of:…

52:27D-64. Advances to nonprofit and mutual housing sponsors; repayment (a) The commissioner is hereby authorized to use the moneys held in the fund, or any portion thereof, to make noninterest bearing advances to nonprofit and mutual housing sponsors to defray development costs …

52:27D-64.1. Legislative findings; importance of housing finance agency to revolving housing development and demonstration grant fund The Legislature finds that the Revolving Housing Development and Demonstration Grant Fund established under section 5 of the act to which this act…

52:27D-64.2. New Jersey housing finance agency; purchase of notes, bonds and other obligations by fund The commissioner is hereby authorized to use the moneys held in the fund, or any portion thereof, to purchase notes, bonds or other obligations of the New Jersey Housing Finance…

52:27D-65. Advisory, consultative, training and educational services to assist nonprofit or mutual housing sponsors The commissioner is hereby authorized to provide nonprofit or mutual housing sponsors with such advisory, consultative, training and educational services as will as…

52:27D-66. Demonstration programs; grants; preference to certain programs; reports (a) The commissioner is hereby authorized to conduct demonstration programs, to participate in any public or private program, and to make grants from the fund to any person, association or corporat…

52:27D-67. Rules and regulations The commissioner shall issue and promulgate such rules and regulations as are necessary and appropriate to carry out the purposes of this act, and to revise, repeal or amend said rules and regulations from time to time as the commissioner may deem…

52:27D-68. Examination of books and accounts The State Treasurer is hereby authorized to, and shall, examine, from time to time, the books and accounts of the department relating to the fund. L.1967, c. 82, s. 10, eff. May 31, 1967.

52:27D-69. Inconsistent acts All acts and parts of acts inconsistent herewith are hereby superseded. L.1967, c. 82, s. 11, eff. May 31, 1967.

52:27D-7. New Jersey office of economic opportunity continued in department of community affairs The New Jersey Office of Economic Opportunity created by Executive Order No. 17 of 1964, together with all of its functions, powers and duties, is transferred to and constituted the O…

52:27D-70. Partial invalidity If any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence or other part of this act is adjudged unconstitutional or invalid, such judgment shall not affect, impair or invalidate the remainder of this act, but shall be confined in its effect to the section, sub…

52:27D-8. Transfer of powers and duties exercised by commissioner of conservation and economic development All functions, powers and duties heretofore exercised by the Commissioner of Conservation and Economic Development or his designated representative pursuant to the Regional …

52:27D-9 Additional powers and duties. 9. The department shall, in addition to other powers and duties invested in it by this act, or by any other law: (a) Assist in the coordination of State and Federal activities relating to local government; (b) Advise and inform the Governor …

52:27D-9.1. Educational program concerning rights of grandparents The Department of Community Affairs shall develop a program which: a. makes grandparents aware of their rights under P.L.1971, c. 420 (C. 9:2-7.1) which establishes visitation rights for grandparents in cases invol…

52:27D-9.2. Development of program; consultation with courts and bar association The Department of Community Affairs shall develop this outreach and educational program in consultation with the Administrative Office of the Courts and the New Jersey State Bar Association. The prog…

52:27D-9.3. Regulations Subject to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c. 410 (C. 52:14B-1 et seq.), the Commissioner of the Department of Community Affairs shall adopt all regulations necessary to effectuate the purposes of this act. L.1984, c. 183, s. 3.

52:27D-9.4 Schedule, toll-free telephone number, online application, established, Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, receipt of benefits. 1. a. The Department of Community Affairs shall establish a schedule of days and hours of operation, a toll-free telephone number, and…

52:27D-9.5 Memorandum of understanding, utility assistance program, Division of Housing and Community Resources, consolidated application portal. 1. a. As used in this section: "Department" means the Department of Community Affairs. "Director" means the Director of the Division o…

52:27D-99. Transfer of functions, powers and duties of bureau of recreation and board of recreation examiners to department of community affairs a. The Bureau of Recreation established pursuant to P.L.1950, c. 338, as amended and supplemented (C. 13:1B-15.1), together with all it…

52:27E-54. Communications, records; confidentiality protected 5. All communications between the individual client and any attorney in or engaged by the former Department of the Public Advocate shall remain fully protected by the attorney-client privilege subsequent to the effecti…

52:27E-55 Office of the Public Defender continued, transferred to the Department of the Treasury. 6. a. The Office of the Public Defender created by P.L.1967, c.43 (C.2A:158A-1 et seq.), together with all its functions, powers and duties is continued and transferred to and consti…

52:27E-56. Preservation of rights, duties as result of allocation to Department of State 8. Allocation of the Office of the Public Defender to the Department of State as provided herein shall not alter or change the term, tenure of office, rights, obligations, duties or responsib…

52:27E-57. Appropriated funds 10. Funds appropriated to the Office of the Public Defender shall be available for the expenses associated with the defense of pool attorneys hired by the Office of the Public Defender for the representation of indigent clients if these pool attorney…

52:27E-75 Access to client records, files by designated agencies. 37. Any agency designated by the Governor to serve as the State's protection and advocacy agency for the mentally ill and for the developmentally disabled shall have the same access to client records and files, to …

52:27E-76. Public Defender's actions 65. Any action brought by the Public Defender or any persons authorized herein to institute or participate in actions before the courts or agencies of this State shall be brought in the name of the person serving as the Public Defender or in t…

52:27E-77. Rights, terms preserved 66. This act shall not: a. affect the tenure, compensation, and pension rights, if any, of the lawful holder thereof, in any position not specifically abolished herein, upon the effective date of P.L.1994, c.58 (C.52:27E-50 et al.); b. alter the…

52:27E-78. No new causes of action 67. The provisions of P.L.1994, c.58 (C.52:27E-50 et al.) in and of themselves shall not be construed so as to create any new causes of action, or to authorize any suit against the Legislature or either House or the officers thereof. L.1994,c.58…

52:27E-80. Severability 69. If any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence or other part of P.L.1994, c.58 (C.52:27E-50 et al.) is adjudged unconstitutional or invalid, such judgment shall not affect, impair or invalidate the remainder of P.L.1994, c.58 (C.52:27E-50 et al.), but…

52:27EE-12 Definitions. 12. Definitions. As used in sections 27, 32, 33, 48, 50, 51 and 64 of P.L.2005, c.155 (C.52:27EE-27, C.52:27EE-32, C.52:27EE-33, C.52:27EE-48, C.52:27EE-50, C.52:27EE-51 and C.52:27EE-64): "consumer insurance rate increases" means prior approval rate incre…

52:27EE-21 Dispute settlement office; established. 21. Dispute Settlement Office; established. There is hereby established in the Office of the Public Defender the Dispute Settlement Office. L.2005, c.155, s.21; amended 2010, c.34, s.21.

52:27EE-22 Dispute settlement office; services. 22. Dispute Settlement Office; services. a. The Dispute Settlement Office may provide, in the discretion of the Public Defender, mediation and other third party neutral services in the resolution of disputes which involve the public…

52:27EE-23 Dispute settlement office; transfer of functions. 23. Dispute Settlement Office; transfer of functions. All functions, powers and duties which had been vested in the Office of Dispute Settlement in the Division of Citizen Relations in the Department of the Public Advoc…

52:27EE-26 Office of Corrections Ombudsperson; transfer of functions. 26. Office of Corrections Ombudsperson; transfer of functions. a. All functions, powers, and duties now vested in the Corrections Ombudsperson in the Department of the Public Advocate are hereby transferred to …

52:27EE-27 Corrections Ombudsperson; jurisdiction. 27. Corrections Ombudsperson; jurisdiction. Any person, over the age of 18 years, who is convicted of a crime under the laws of the State of New Jersey and sentenced to a correctional facility for more than 364 days is a "State-s…