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USA Statutes : new_jersey
Title : TITLE 52 STATE GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENTS AND OFFICERS
Chapter : 52:17B-5.
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52:17B-5. Division of Law headed by Attorney General; transfer of powers and duties to Division
The Division of Law shall be headed by the Attorney General and shall be administered by him and his deputy attorneys-general and deputy assistant attorneys-general as provided herein and as may be provided by other law.
The Department of Law, together with all of its functions, powers and duties, is continued, but such department is hereby transferred to and constituted the Division of Law in the Department of Law and Public Safety established hereunder.
The functions, powers and duties conferred upon, or required to be exercised or performed by the Attorney-General are continued but such functions, powers and duties are hereby transferred to and vested in the Division of Law established hereunder, and shall be exercised and performed by the Attorney General as the head of such division.
L.1948, c. 439, p. 1709, s. 5.
52:17B-5.1. Uniform crime reporting system; establishment
A uniform crime reporting system shall be established under the direction, control and supervision of the Attorney General in the Department of Law and Public Safety. The Attorney General shall have the power and duty, by such rules and regulations as he may deem necessary, to collect and gather such information from such local and county police authorities as may be and is hereinafter prescribed in this act.
L.1966, c. 37, s. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1967.
52:17B-5.2. Collection of information by Division of State Police
The Attorney General may designate the Division of State Police in the Department of Law and Public Safety to be the agency which shall collect, gather, assemble and collate such information as is prescribed by this act.
L.1966, c. 37, s. 2, eff. Jan. 1, 1967.
52:17B-5.3 Quarterly crime report by local and county police; contents, incidence of street gang activity.
3. a. All local and county police authorities shall submit a quarterly report to the Attorney General, on forms prescribed by the Attorney General, which report shall contain the number and nature of offenses committed within their respective jurisdictions, the disposition of such matters, information relating to criminal street gang activities within their respective jurisdictions, and such other information as the Attorney General may require, respecting information relating to the cause and prevention of crime, recidivism, the rehabilitation of criminals and the proper administration of criminal justice.
b. A law enforcement officer who responds to an offense involving criminal street gang activity shall complete a gang related incident offense report on a form prescribed by the Superintendent of State Police. All information contained in the gang related incident offense report shall be forwarded to the appropriate county bureau of identification and to the Superintendent of State Police.
L.1966,c.37,s.3; amended 2005, c.332, s.1.
52:17B-5.4 Compilation, analysis, classification of crime statistics.
4. a. Upon receipt of such information the Attorney General shall have such data collated and formulated and shall compile such statistics as he may deem necessary in order to present a proper classification and analysis of the volume and nature of crime and the administration of criminal justice within this State.
b. The classification and analysis presented in accordance with subsection a. shall include a section on the per capita crime statistics for a resort municipality as defined in section 3 of P.L.1998, c.50 (C.34:1-5.2). That section shall contain data based on both the population of the resort municipality and the annual mean population of that municipality as estimated by the Department of Labor pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1998, c.50 (C.34:1-5.1).
L.1966,c.37,s.4; amended 1998, c.50, s.1.
52:17B-5.5. Annual report by Attorney General
The Attorney General shall render an annual report of the results of the information gathered and collated to the Governor and the Legislature.
L.1966, c. 37, s. 5, eff. Jan. 1, 1967.
52:17B-5.6. Office of Consumer Protection; establishment
There is hereby established in the Division of Law of the Department of Law and Public Safety a bureau which shall be known as the Office of Consumer Protection.
L.1967, c. 23, s. 1, eff. March 30, 1967.
52:17B-5.7. Functions, powers and duties of the Attorney General
All of the functions, powers and duties of the Attorney General deriving from chapter 39 of the laws of 1960 as supplemented shall be exercised by him through the Office of Consumer Protection established hereunder.
L.1967, c. 23, s. 2, eff. March 30, 1967.
52:17B-5.8. Executive-director; appointment; compensation; assistance
The office shall be administered by an executive-director who shall be appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the Attorney General. The Attorney General shall fix the compensation of the executive-director within the limits of available appropriations and shall assign to the office such employees in the Department of Law and Public Safety as may be necessary to assist the executive-director in the performance of his duties and for the efficient operation of the work of the office.
L.1967, c. 23, s. 3, eff. March 30, 1967.
52:17B-5.9. Powers and duties
The office shall, in addition to other powers and duties, vested in it by this act, or any other law:
(a) Receive and forward to appropriate agencies of the State for final processing and determination complaints from any citizen relating to consumer affairs. It shall be the further responsibility of this office to maintain records indicating the final disposition of any matter so referred;
(b) Advise the Governor and the Attorney General as to all matters affecting the interests of the public as consumers;
(c) Review State policies and programs of primary importance to consumers or the unmet consumer needs which can appropriately be met through State action;
(d) Consider the aspects of State policies, programs and operations wherein the view of consumers should be made available to State officials and the manner in which such views can be communicated to appropriate departments and agencies;
(e) Recommend the enactment of such legislation as it deems necessary to protect and promote the interests of the public as consumers;
(f) Appear before governmental departments, agencies and commissions to represent and be heard on behalf of consumer interests;
(g) Cooperate with and establish necessary liaison with consumer organizations;
(h) Assist in the coordination of Federal, State and municipal activities relating to consumer affairs; and
(i) Do such other acts as may be incidental to the exercise of the powers and functions conferred by this act.
L.1967, c. 23, s. 4, eff. March 30, 1967.
52:17B-5.10. Cooperation of other departments and agencies
All departments, agencies, officers and employees of the State shall cooperate with the office in carrying out its functions under this act.
L.1967, c. 23, s. 5, eff. March 30, 1967.
52:17B-5.11. Citizens@ Consumer Advisory Committee; members; terms; vacancies; expenses
There is hereby established in the Office of Consumer Protection a Citizens@ Consumer Advisory Committee, which shall consist of the executive-director of the office as chairman and 9 private citizens of the State appointed by the Governor for terms of 3 years; provided that the terms of the members first appointed shall be arranged by the Governor so that 3 of such terms shall expire in each successive year ensuing after such appointments. Members shall serve until their respective successors shall have been appointed and shall have qualified. Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment for the remainder of the unexpired term. Members shall serve without compensation but shall be entitled to be reimbursed for all reasonable and necessary expenses. The committee shall meet at the call of its chairman, the time and place of such meetings to be fixed by the chairman.
L.1967, c. 23, s. 6, eff. March 30, 1967.
52:17B-5.12. Functions of the committee
The committee shall consult with and advise the office on issues of broad economic policy of immediate concern to consumers, on governmental programs to meet consumer needs or to protect consumer interests, and on needed improvements in the flow of consumer research material to the public. The committee may arrange through the chairman for fact-finding studies to enable the committee to carry out its responsibilities. In carrying out its functions the committee shall, insofar as practicable, provide interested organizations and individuals an opportunity to present their views and recommendations to the committee for its consideration.
L.1967, c. 23, s. 7, eff. March 30, 1967.
52:17B-5.13. Action for recovery of moneys; officers of public entities convicted of diversion of public moneys
Whenever it appears that any person holding public office, position or employment in municipal, county or State Government, or any board, body, agency, authority or commission thereof, including elected and appointed persons has taken public moneys and converted them to his own use, or has used his office, position or employment to obtain moneys for himself which should have been used for the benefit of the taxpayers and citizens of this State, and has been convicted of a crime in connection therewith, the Attorney General may start proceedings, in the State or Federal court that he deems proper, for recovery of the moneys.
L.1973, c. 36, s. 1, eff. Feb. 21, 1973.
52:17B-5.14. Return to public entity of money recovered in action
Any moneys recovered by the Attorney General pursuant to section 1 of this act shall be returned to the municipality, county or State Government from which it was taken or diverted, less the actual costs of recovery.
L.1973, c. 36, s. 2, eff. Feb. 21, 1973.
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