New Jersey Statutes 40A:9-133.5. Revocation, suspension
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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 40A:9-133.5
- clerk: means the clerk of a municipality or of a board of chosen freeholders. See New Jersey Statutes 40A:1-1
- director: means the Director of the Division of Local Government Services in the Department of Community Affairs. See New Jersey Statutes 40A:1-1
- 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
Any registered municipal clerk certificate may be revoked or suspended by the director for dishonest practices, or willful or intentional failure, neglect or refusal to comply with the Constitution of the State of New Jersey or laws relating to the duties of the municipal clerk, or other good cause. The governing body or chief executive officer of any municipality may request a review by the director of the practices of a registered municipal clerk. No certificate shall be revoked or suspended except upon a proper hearing before the director or his designee after due notice. If the registered municipal clerk certificate shall be revoked, such person shall be removed from office by the director, his office shall be declared vacant, and he shall not be eligible to hold that office, nor may he make application for recertification, for a period of five years from the date of the revocation.
L. 1985, c. 174, s. 5, eff. May 31, 1985.