N.J. Admin. Code § 13:1E-1.3

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 24, December 18, 2024

Section 13:1E-1.3 - Other agencies

(a) The following agencies are allocated to the Department of Law and Public Safety, but are not subject to the supervision of the Attorney General:

1. The Human Relations Council develops policy proposals for the State and assists with coordinating efforts to promote prejudice reduction and prevention and deter crimes based upon the victim's race, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, ethnicity, gender or physical or cognitive disability;

2. The State Ethics Commission initiates, receives, hears and reviews complaints regarding violations of the New Jersey Conflicts of Interest Law. The Commission also reviews and approves codes of ethics issued by executive branch agencies and is responsible for enforcing sections of the Casino Control Act concerning pre-employment interests and post-employment restrictions on members of the Casino Control Commission and employees of the Division of Gaming Enforcement.

3. The Election Law Enforcement Commission enforces the New Jersey Campaign Expenditures and Reporting Law;

4. The Victims of Crime Compensation Board administers the Criminal Injuries Compensation Act. The Board provides Statewide victim-witness programs and information and conducts a victim counseling service;

5. The Juvenile Justice Commission is responsible for the management and operation of all State facilities and programs for juveniles involved in the juvenile justice system, adopts a Statewide Master Plan for effective provision of juvenile justice services and sanctions at the State, county and local level, administers the State/Community Partnership Grant Program, establishes county youth services commissions to implement the Partnership, and adopts standards for county juvenile detention facilities and programs; and

6. The Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness was established by Executive Order No. 5 (Corzine 2006). Included in the Office are the former Office of Counter Terrorism and the Domestic Security Preparedness Task Force. The Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness is responsible for planning, overseeing and distributing discretionary State and Federal homeland security and preparedness funding and is designated as the State Administrative Agency for all Federal homeland security funding. The Office of Homeland Security and preparedness is the central State agency responsible for gathering and disseminating intelligence and information relating to counter-terrorism to other law enforcement agencies. The main telephone number of the Office is (609) 584-4000. To report suspicious activity the public should call 1-866-4-SAFE-NJ (1-866-472-3365).

N.J. Admin. Code § 13:1E-1.3

Amended by R.2007 d.161, effective 4/19/2007.
See: 39 N.J.R. 2124(a).
In (a)2, substituted "State Ethics Commission" for "Executive Commission on Ethical Standards"; in (a)4, deleted "and" at the end; in (a)5, substituted "; and" for the period at the end; and added (a)6.