New Jersey Statutes 34:5A-44. Petition for enforcement action
Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 34:5A-44
- Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
- person: includes corporations, companies, associations, societies, firms, partnerships and joint stock companies as well as individuals, unless restricted by the context to an individual as distinguished from a corporate entity or specifically restricted to one or some of the above enumerated synonyms and, when used to designate the owner of property which may be the subject of an offense, includes this State, the United States, any other State of the United States as defined infra and any foreign country or government lawfully owning or possessing property within this State. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
- State: extends to and includes any State, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia and the Canal Zone. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
a. Give notice of the complaint within 10 calendar days to the person alleged to be in violation;
b. Give notice to the citizen who filed the complaint of the scheduling of an enforcement investigation inspection to investigate the complaint within 30 calendar days of its having been filed;
c. Afford the complaining citizen or his or her representative an opportunity to be present during the enforcement investigation inspection. Public employees who bring complaints shall have the right to accompany the commissioner on an enforcement investigation inspection and shall receive payment of normal wages for time spent during normal working hours on the inspection;
d. Afford the complaining citizen access to all public records regarding the commissioner’s investigation; and
e. Render a final decision within 90 calendar days of receipt of a citizen complaint on the appropriate disposition, after investigation, of the citizen’s complaint. The decision shall either reference the initiation of an enforcement action or state the factual and legal basis of the decision not to bring an enforcement action.
Public employees bringing a complaint pursuant to this section shall have all protections and rights set forth in section 21 of P.L.1983, c.516 (C. 34:6A-45).
L.1994,c.21,s.12.