New Jersey Statutes 44:7-18. Investigation of and notice to applicant; review of determination
Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 44:7-18
- Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
- Assistance: means money payments to or on behalf of eligible persons. See New Jersey Statutes 44:7-1
- County welfare board: means the boards established within the several counties for the purposes of administering welfare to the needy, whether set up under the authority of this chapter or pursuant to any other laws of this State. See New Jersey Statutes 44:7-1
- Director of welfare: means the director of the county welfare board. See New Jersey Statutes 44:7-1
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
- Old age assistance: means assistance to aged needy persons as provided by this chapter, and, unless otherwise indicated, includes all programs of assistance for other specified classes of persons authorized to be administered by or through the county welfare boards. See New Jersey Statutes 44:7-1
- 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
- State division: means the bureau of assistance as set up within the Department of Human Services. See New Jersey Statutes 44:7-1
The county welfare board shall at once report to the State division its decision in each case together with copies of such supporting records as the State division may require. Such decision shall be final, except that where an application is not acted upon by the county welfare board within 30 days after the filing of the application, or the application is denied, or the grant is deemed inadequate, either by the State division or by the applicant, the State division may review the case in its discretion or the applicant may appeal to the State division by filing a petition with the division setting forth the facts in full as to the necessity of such assistance. Whereupon a representative of the State division shall hold a fair hearing on the appeal, and if the appeal is sustained by the State division the payments of assistance in the amount determined by the State division must be paid by said county welfare board as herein provided.
Amended by L.1938, c. 361, p. 910, s. 12, eff. July 1, 1938; L.1943, c. 164, p. 478, s. 5; L.1944, c. 84, p. 166, s. 3; L.1953, c. 213, p. 1617, s. 5; L.1968, c. 139, s. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1969; L.1969, c. 222, s. 1.