N.J. Admin. Code § 13:57-1.4

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 21, November 4, 2024

Section 13:57-1.4 - Failure to report

(a) Law enforcement agencies that fail to submit the reports required at N.J.A.C. 13:57-1.2 shall be subject to the following actions:

1. On the 15th day following the close of the reporting period, an electronic notice of delinquency will be auto-generated to the law enforcement agency's UCR reporter;

2. If the report is not received by the 22nd day following the close of the reporting period, an electronic notice of delinquency will be auto-generated to the head of the law enforcement agency and other administrative workstations within the law enforcement agency;

3. If the report is not received by the 30th day following the close of the reporting period, an electronic notice of delinquency shall be sent both electronically and through U.S. mail to the respective county prosecutor and the UCR representative of the New Jersey State Association of Chiefs of Police;

4. On the 15th day following the close of the reporting period, an electronic notice of delinquency shall be sent to the law enforcement agency's UCR reporter;

5. In the discretion of the Attorney General, appropriate action may include, but shall not be limited to, suspension or termination of eligibility to receive forfeiture moneys and/or award of grant funds provided to the law enforcement agency by or through the Department of Law and Public Safety, and additional notice of such action may be sent to the respective county prosecutor's office, including authorizing the prosecutor to exercise direct oversight, as well as the governing body or chief executive of the municipality or other government entity;

6. At the time of compilation of any of the annual Uniform Crime Report, a reporting agency that has not supplied the necessary information after being contacted by the UCR Unit, shall be noted as "DID NOT REPORT" in the annual publication; and

7. The Division of State Police UCR Unit shall make every effort to contact the head of the agency to ascertain the reasons for the delinquency and to assist with possible solutions to any identified problems.

N.J. Admin. Code § 13:57-1.4

New Rule, R.2010 d.087, effective 6/7/2010.
See: 41 N.J.R. 4189(a), 42 N.J.R. 1057(a).

Amended by 54 N.J.R. 2397(a), effective 12/19/2022