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- New Jersey Statutes 10:1-1 Right of citizens to hold office or employment; no discrimination because of sex or marital status
The right of citizens of this State to hold office or employment shall be coextensive with their right to vote, shall be equal as to ...
- New Jersey Statutes 10:1-2 Equal rights and privileges of all persons in public places
All persons within the jurisdiction of this state shall be entitled to the full and equal accommodations, advantages, facilities and privileges of any places of ...
- New Jersey Statutes 10:1-3 Exclusions based on race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, marital status, or sex unlawful
No owner, lessee, proprietor, manager, superintendent, agent or employee of any such place shall directly or indirectly refuse, withhold from, or deny to, any person ...
- New Jersey Statutes 10:1-4 Written announcement of discrimination; presumption
The production of any such written or printed communication, notice or advertisement, purporting to relate to any such place and to be made by any ...
- New Jersey Statutes 10:1-5 Place of public accommodation, resort or amusement defined
A place of public accommodation, resort or amusement within the meaning of this chapter shall be deemed to include any inn, tavern, road house or ...
- New Jersey Statutes 10:1-6 Penalty and punishment
Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of sections 10:1-2 to 10:1-5 of this Title by denying to any citizen, except for reasons ...
- New Jersey Statutes 10:1-7 Jurisdiction; costs and attorney's fees
10:1-7. The aggrieved party or parties in any action authorized by R.S.10:1-6 may institute said action in the name of the State of New Jersey ...
- New Jersey Statutes 10:1-8 Jurors not disqualified for race, color, creed, national origin, ancestry, marital status, or sex; penalty
No citizen possessing all other qualifications prescribed by law shall be disqualified for service as a grand or petit juror in any court on account ...
- New Jersey Statutes 10:1-9 Discrimination due to color or sex in burial of dead, misdemeanor
No cemetery corporation, association or company, organized under any law of this State, owning or having control of any cemetery or place for the burial ...
- New Jersey Statutes 10:1-10 Defense industries; discrimination in employment based on race, color, creed, national origin, ancestry, marital status or sex
It shall be unlawful for any employer engaged to any extent whatsoever in the production, manufacture or distribution of military or naval material, equipment or ...
- New Jersey Statutes 10:1-11 Exclusion from, denial of, or aid or incitement of another to deny public employment or employment in defense industry
Any employer or person who (1) Excludes a citizen by reason of race, color, creed, national origin, ancestry, marital status or sex, from any public ...
- New Jersey Statutes 10:1-12 "Employer" and "industry" defined
(a) "Employer" includes any individual, partnership, association, corporation, business trust, legal representative or any organized group of persons acting directly or indirectly in the interest ...
- New Jersey Statutes 10:2-1 Antidiscrimination provisions.
10:2-1. Antidiscrimination provisions. Every contract for or on behalf of the State or any county or municipality or other political subdivision of the ...
- New Jersey Statutes 10:2-3 Rules and regulations; notice of complaint and hearing
The Attorney General shall adopt, promulgate, amend and rescind suitable rules and regulations to carry out the provisions of this Title. The Attorney General or ...
- New Jersey Statutes 10:2-4 Notice of decision; fixing penalty
On rendering his decision under section 10:2-2 of this Title, the Attorney General or his representative shall notify the State agency, or county or municipality ...
- New Jersey Statutes 10:3-1 Age discrimination prohibited; exceptions.
1. In the selection of persons for employment in the service of the State, or of any county or municipality thereof, no ...
- New Jersey Statutes 10:4-7 Legislative findings and declaration
The Legislature finds and declares that the right of the public to be present at all meetings of public bodies, and to witness in full ...
- New Jersey Statutes 10:4-8 Definitions
As used in this act: a. "Public body" means a commission, authority, board, council, committee or any other group of two or more persons organized ...
- New Jersey Statutes 10:4-9 Meeting of public body; adequate notice to public; necessity; exceptions
a. Except as provided by subsection b. of this section, or for any meeting limited only to consideration of items listed in section 7. b. ...
- New Jersey Statutes 10:4-9.1 Electronic notice of meeting of public body; terms defined
1. In addition to the notice requirements of the "Open Public Meetings Act," P.L.1975, c.231 (C.10:4-6 et seq.), a public body may ...
- New Jersey Statutes 10:4-9.2 Construction of act
2. Nothing in this act shall be construed as affecting or superseding the adequate notice requirements that are imposed by the "Open ...
- New Jersey Statutes 10:4-10 Statement in minutes of meeting on adequate notice
At the commencement of every meeting of a public body the person presiding shall announce publicly, and shall cause to be entered in the minutes ...
- New Jersey Statutes 10:4-11 Failure to invite portion of members to circumvent provisions of act; prohibition
No person or public body shall fail to invite a portion of its members to a meeting for the purpose of circumventing the provisions of ...
- New Jersey Statutes 10:4-12 Meetings open to public; exceptions.
7. a. Except as provided by subsection b. of this section all meetings of public bodies shall be open to the public at ...
- New Jersey Statutes 10:4-13 Exclusion of public; resolution; adoption; contents
No public body shall exclude the public from any meeting to discuss any matter described in subsection 7. b. until the public body shall first ...
- New Jersey Statutes 10:4-14 Minutes of meetings; availability to public
Each public body shall keep reasonably comprehensible minutes of all its meetings showing the time and place, the members present, the subjects considered, the actions ...
- New Jersey Statutes 10:4-15 Proceeding in lieu of prerogative writ to void action at nonconforming meeting; parties; limitation; corrective or remedial action
a. Any action taken by a public body at a meeting which does not conform with the provisions of this act shall be voidable in ...
- New Jersey Statutes 10:4-16 Injunctive orders or other remedies to insure compliance
Any person, including a member of the public, may apply to the Superior Court for injunctive orders or other remedies to insure compliance with the ...
- New Jersey Statutes 10:4-17 Penalty; enforcement
12. Any person who knowingly violates any of the foregoing sections of this act shall be fined $100.00 for the first offense and no less ...
- New Jersey Statutes 10:4-18 Schedule of regular meetings of public body; publicity; revision; procedure
At least once each year, within 7 days following the annual organization or reorganization meeting of a public body, or if there be no such ...
- New Jersey Statutes 10:4-19 Requests for notices of meetings; annual renewal
Any person may request that a public body mail to him copies of any regular meeting schedule or revision described in section 13 of this ...
- New Jersey Statutes 10:4-20 Severability
If any section, subsection, clause, sentence, paragraph, or part of this act or the application thereof to any person or circumstances, shall, for any reason, ...
- New Jersey Statutes 10:4-21 Liberal construction
This act shall be liberally construed in order to accomplish its purpose and the public policy of this State as set forth in section 2. ...
- New Jersey Statutes 10:5-1 Short title
This act shall be known as "Law Against Discrimination." L.1945, c. 169, p. 589, s. 1, eff. April 16, 1945. ...
- New Jersey Statutes 10:5-2 Police power, enactment deemed exercise of
The enactment hereof shall be deemed an exercise of the police power of the State for the protection of the public safety, health and morals ...
- New Jersey Statutes 10:5-2.1 Other laws unaffected
Nothing contained in this act or in P.L. 1945, c. 169 (C. 10:5-1 et seq.) shall be construed to require or authorize any act prohibited ...
- New Jersey Statutes 10:5-2.2 Higher education exception
Notwithstanding the provisions of section 1 of P.L. 1938, c. 295 (C. 10:3-1) and section 8 of P.L. 1962, c. 37 (C. 10:5-2.1), an employee ...
- New Jersey Statutes 10:5-4 Obtaining employment, accommodations and privileges without discrimination; civil right.
4. All persons shall have the opportunity to obtain employment, and to obtain all the accommodations, advantages, facilities, and privileges of any ...
- New Jersey Statutes 10:5-4.1 Construction of act.
2. All of the provisions of the act to which this act is a supplement shall be construed to prohibit any unlawful ...
- New Jersey Statutes 10:5-5 Definitions relative to discrimination.
5. As used in P.L.1945, c.169 (C.10:5-1 et seq.), unless a different meaning clearly appears from the context: a. ...
- New Jersey Statutes 10:5-5.1 Division to be known as "Division on Civil Rights"
The Division against Discrimination shall be known as the "Division on Civil Rights." L.1960, c. 59, p. 491, s. 3, eff. June 21, 1960. ...
- New Jersey Statutes 10:5-6 Division on Civil Rights created; powers.
6. There is created in the Department of Law and Public Safety a division known as "The Division on Civil Rights" with ...
- New Jersey Statutes 10:5-8 Attorney General's powers and duties.
8. The Attorney General shall: a. Exercise all powers of the division not vested in the commission. ...
- New Jersey Statutes 10:5-8.1 Preparation of statement by Attorney General.
6. a. The Attorney General shall prepare a statement notifying landlords that the "Law Against Discrimination," P.L.1945, c.169 (C.10:5-1et seq.), as amended by ...
- New Jersey Statutes 10:5-9.1 Enforcement of laws against discrimination in public housing and real property.
1. The Division on Civil Rights in the Department of Law and Public Safety shall enforce the laws of this State against ...
- New Jersey Statutes 10:5-9.2 Division on Civil Rights qualified as "certified agency."
13. The provisions of this amendatory and supplementary act, P.L.1992, c.146 (C.10:5-12.4 et al.), and P.L.2003, c.180, are intended to permit the ...
- New Jersey Statutes 10:5-10 Commission's powers and duties; local commissions.
9. The commission shall: a. Consult with and advise the Attorney General with respect to the work of the ...
- New Jersey Statutes 10:5-11 Evidence in obedience to summons; immunity of witnesses
No person shall be excused from attending and testifying or from producing records, correspondence, documents or other evidence in obedience to the subpoena of the ...
- New Jersey Statutes 10:5-12 Unlawful employment practices, discrimination.
11. It shall be an unlawful employment practice, or, as the case may be, an unlawful discrimination: a. For ...
- New Jersey Statutes 10:5-12.1 Reinstatement, back pay
Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, relief for having been required to retire in violation of the provisions of section 11 of P.L. ...
- New Jersey Statutes 10:5-12.2 Unlawful discrimination against Medicaid applicants, recipients of public assistance
It shall be an unlawful discrimination for any skilled nursing or intermediate care facility which is a Medicaid provider pursuant to P.L.1968, c.413 (C.30:4D-1 et ...
- New Jersey Statutes 10:5-12.3 Report of admission denial
A person or agency having knowledge that a skilled nursing or intermediate care facility whose Medicaid occupancy level is less than the Statewide occupancy level ...
- New Jersey Statutes 10:5-12.4 Failure to use barrier free housing standards, unlawful discrimination.
11. A failure to design and construct any multi-family dwelling of four units or more in accordance with barrier free standards promulgated ...
- New Jersey Statutes 10:5-12.5 Regulation of land use, housing, unlawful discrimination.
12. a. It shall be an unlawful discrimination for a municipality, county or other local civil or political subdivision of the State of ...
- New Jersey Statutes 10:5-12.6 Liability imposed on employers who discharge, discriminate against employee who displays the American flag.
1. No employer, public or private, shall discharge or discriminate against an employee in compensation or in terms, conditions or privileges of ...
- New Jersey Statutes 10:5-13 Filing complaint; prosecution of suit in Superior Court, jury trial
Any person claiming to be aggrieved by an unlawful employment practice or an unlawful discrimination may, personally or by an attorney-at-law, make, sign and file ...
- New Jersey Statutes 10:5-14 Investigation of complaint; Attorney General's duties.
13. After the filing of any complaint, the Attorney General shall cause prompt investigation to be made in connection therewith and advise ...
- New Jersey Statutes 10:5-14.1 Enforcement of act; summary proceedings
At any time after the filing of any complaint the Attorney General may proceed against any person in a summary manner in the Superior Court ...
- New Jersey Statutes 10:5-14.1a Penalties; disposition
2. Any person who violates any of the provisions of the "Law Against Discrimination," P.L.1945, c.169 (C.10:5-1 et seq.), shall, in addition ...
- New Jersey Statutes 10:5-14.2 Counties and municipalities over 200,000; office of civil rights; creation and establishment; officers; organization; powers
Any county, except as hereinafter provided or any municipality with a population of at least 200,000 in a county of the first class, may, upon ...
- New Jersey Statutes 10:5-14.3 Delegation of powers by Attorney General; review of findings and conclusions
Upon a finding that the public interest may be better served thereby, the Attorney General may delegate to such county or municipal office of civil ...
- New Jersey Statutes 10:5-15 Notice requiring respondent to answer charges; place of hearing
In case of failure so to eliminate such practice or discrimination, or in advance thereof if in his judgment circumstances so warrant, the Attorney General ...
- New Jersey Statutes 10:5-16 Practice and procedure.
15. When the director has issued a finding of probable cause, the case in support of the complaint shall be presented before ...
- New Jersey Statutes 10:5-17 Findings and conclusions of director; order.
16. If, upon all evidence at the hearing, the director shall find that the respondent has engaged in any unlawful employment practice ...
- New Jersey Statutes 10:5-18 Rules of practice; limitations
The Attorney General shall establish rules of practice to govern, expedite and effectuate the foregoing procedure and his own actions thereunder. Any complaint filed in ...
- New Jersey Statutes 10:5-19 Enforcement of orders
Observance of an order of the director issued pursuant to the provisions of this act including collection or enforcement of damages or penalties may be ...
- New Jersey Statutes 10:5-21 Appeals
Any person aggrieved by a final order of the director may take an appeal therefrom to the Superior Court, Appellate Division as an appeal from ...
- New Jersey Statutes 10:5-24 Transcript of hearing
Any party may require that a transcript of a hearing be prepared at his cost. L.1945, c. 169, p. 598, s. 23. Amended by L.1949, ...
- New Jersey Statutes 10:5-25 Attorney for division; compensation
The Attorney General shall appoint or assign the attorney for the division who may be a deputy attorney general. If said attorney is not a ...
- New Jersey Statutes 10:5-26 Resisting or impeding performance of duties; violation of orders; punishment
Any person who shall willfully resist, prevent, impede or interfere with the Attorney General or any representative of the division in the performance of duty ...
- New Jersey Statutes 10:5-27 Construction of act; other laws not affected; exception; other remedies.
26. The provisions of this act shall be construed fairly and justly with due regard to the interests of all parties. Nothing ...
- New Jersey Statutes 10:5-27.1 Attorney fees.
6. In any action or proceeding brought under this act, the prevailing party may be awarded a reasonable attorney's fee as part ...
- New Jersey Statutes 10:5-29 Person with a disability; accompaniment by service or guide dog; use of public facilities; liabilities.
1. Any person with a disability accompanied by a service or guide dog trained by a recognized training agency or school is ...
- New Jersey Statutes 10:5-29.1 Person with a disability; unlawful employment practice.
3. Unless it can be clearly shown that a person's disability would prevent such person from performing a particular job, it is ...
- New Jersey Statutes 10:5-29.2 Housing accommodations.
4. A person with a disability is entitled to rent, lease or purchase, as other members of the general public, all housing ...
- New Jersey Statutes 10:5-29.3 Service, guide dog trainer; access to public facilities; responsibilities.
5. A service or guide dog trainer, while engaged in the actual training process and activities of service dogs or guide dogs, ...
- New Jersey Statutes 10:5-29.4 Right-of-way for person accompanied by or instructing a guide dog.
6. A person with a disability accompanied by a guide dog, or a guide dog instructor engaged in instructing a guide dog, ...
- New Jersey Statutes 10:5-29.5 Violations, misrepresentation, interference with disabled persons, guide or service dogs; fine.
7. Any person who violates the provisions of P.L.1977, c.456 in a manner not otherwise prohibited by P.L.1945, c.169 (C.10:5-1 et seq.), ...
- New Jersey Statutes 10:5-29.6 Rights and privileges relative to service dogs.
9. Whenever the law accords rights and privileges to or imposes conditions and restrictions upon blind persons with respect to their use ...
- New Jersey Statutes 10:5-29.7 Definitions relative to access for certain working dogs.
1. As used in this act: "Housing accommodation" means the same as the term is defined in subsection u. of ...
- New Jersey Statutes 10:5-29.8 Law enforcement, emergency service workers with working dog entitled to full access.
2. Any member of a police, fire, law enforcement or other related emergency service agency, accompanied by a working dog, trained by ...
- New Jersey Statutes 10:5-29.9 Possessors of working dog, certain, entitlement to housing, business accommodations.
3. A member of a police, fire, law enforcement or other related emergency service agency who possesses a working dog, is entitled ...
- New Jersey Statutes 10:5-29.10 Violations; fine.
4. Any person who violates a provision of this act shall be subject to a fine of between $100 and $500. ...
- New Jersey Statutes 10:5-30 Administration and enforcement
The provisions of this act shall be administered and enforced by the Division of Civil Rights in the Department of Law and Public Safety pursuant ...
- New Jersey Statutes 10:5-31 Definitions.
1. As used in this act: a. "Public works contract" means any contract to be performed for or on ...
- New Jersey Statutes 10:5-32 Public works contract not awarded without agreement and guarantee of equal opportunity.
2. No public works contract shall be awarded by the State, a county, municipality or other political subdivision of the State, or ...
- New Jersey Statutes 10:5-33 Contents of bid specs, contract provisions.
3. The State or any county or municipality or other political subdivision of the State, or any agency of or authority created ...
- New Jersey Statutes 10:5-35 Failure to include affirmative action program; nullity of contract; violations; fine
a. Any public works contract including any subcontract awarded thereunder to any contractor which fails to contain the provisions set forth in sections 2 and ...
- New Jersey Statutes 10:5-36 State treasurer; enforcement; powers
In carrying out his responsibilities under this act, the State Treasurer, in addition to and without limitation of other powers which he may have by ...
- New Jersey Statutes 10:5-37 Costs of project; inclusion of expenses furthering equal employment opportunities
Notwithstanding any provision of any State law, ordinance or regulation to the contrary, there may be included in the costs of a project or facility ...
- New Jersey Statutes 10:5-38 Persons entitled to bring enforcement actions
Any individual who has been discriminated against in violation of the provisions of this act and any organization which represents or acts to further the ...
- New Jersey Statutes 10:5-39 Definitions
As used in this act: a. "Affirmative action program for veterans of the Vietnam era" means a plan guaranteeing to veterans of the Vietnam era ...
- New Jersey Statutes 10:5-40 Equal employment opportunities for Vietnam era veterans; public works contracts; complaint; investigations
Each public works contract shall contain appropriate provisions in which contractors, subcontractors, or their assignees shall guarantee an equal employment opportunity to veterans of the ...
- New Jersey Statutes 10:5-41 Affirmative action program for veterans; investigations
The State Treasurer shall prescribe an affirmative action program for veterans of the Vietnam era. The Treasurer shall designate an appropriate official in the Department ...
- New Jersey Statutes 10:5-42 Penalties
Any person who violates this law or the provisions of a public works contract guaranteeing an equal employment opportunity to veterans shall be subject to ...
- New Jersey Statutes 10:5-43 Short title
1. Sections 1 through 10 of this act shall be known and may be cited as the "Genetic Privacy Act." L.1996,c.126, ...
- New Jersey Statutes 10:5-44 Findings, declarations relative to genetic information
2. The Legislature finds and declares: a. The DNA molecule contains information about an individual's probable medical future. This information is ...
- New Jersey Statutes 10:5-45 Informed consent required to obtain genetic information
6. No person shall obtain genetic information from an individual, or from an individual's DNA sample, without first obtaining informed consent from the ...
- New Jersey Statutes 10:5-46 Authorization to retain genetic information
7. a. No person shall retain an individual's genetic information without first obtaining authorization under the informed consent requirement of section 6 of ...
- New Jersey Statutes 10:5-47 Conditions for disclosure of genetic information
8. a. Regardless of the manner of receipt or the source of genetic information, including information received from an individual, a person may ...
- New Jersey Statutes 10:5-48 Notice to persons receiving genetic testing
9. a. A person who requires or requests that genetic testing be done or receives records, results or findings of genetic testing shall ...
- New Jersey Statutes 10:5-49 Violations, penalties for unlawful disclosure of genetic information
10. a. Any person violating the provisions of sections 6 through 9, inclusive, of P.L.1996, c.126 (C.10:5-45 through C.10:5-48) shall be a disorderly ...
- New Jersey Statutes 10:6-1 Short title.
1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "New Jersey Civil Rights Act." L.2004,c.143,s.1. ...
- New Jersey Statutes 10:6-2 Actions permitted under the "New Jersey Civil Rights Act."
2. a. If a person, whether or not acting under color of law, subjects or causes to be subjected any other person to ...
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