No petition shall be denied without first affording the petitioner a hearing, which the Director shall schedule to be held at this Division by the Director under N.J.S.A. 52:14F-8 or by an Administrative Law Judge as a contested case pursuant to N.J.A.C. 1:1-3.2. The petitioner and two character witnesses will be required to appear in person at said hearing and to testify under oath.
N.J. Admin. Code § 13:2-15.3
See: 22 New Jersey Register 1811(a), 22 New Jersey Register 2508(c).
Prohibited petition denial without a hearing, and added text regarding N.J.S.A. 52:14F-8 and N.J.A.C. 1:1-3.2.