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• New Jersey Civil Rights Laws Section 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 Civil Rights Laws Section 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 Civil Rights Laws Section 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 Civil Rights Laws Section 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 Civil Rights Laws Section 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 Civil Rights Laws Section 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 ...
• New Jersey Civil Rights Laws Section 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 ...
• New Jersey Civil Rights Laws Section 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 Civil Rights Laws Section 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 Civil Rights Laws Section 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 Civil Rights Laws Section 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 Civil Rights Laws Section 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 ...
• New Jersey Civil Rights Laws Section 10:2-1. Antidiscrimination provisions
  10:2-1. Every contract for or on behalf of the State or any county or municipality or other political subdivision of the State, or ...
• New Jersey Civil Rights Laws Section 10:2-2. Complaint of violation; decision of attorney general final
  Complaint of violation of section 10:2-1 of this Title shall be made to the Attorney General or his representative within the Department of ...
• New Jersey Civil Rights Laws Section 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 Civil Rights Laws Section 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 ...
• New Jersey Civil Rights Laws Section 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 appointing officer shall ...
• New Jersey Civil Rights Laws Section 10:4-6 "Senator Byron M. Baer Open Public Meetings Act."
  1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Senator Byron M. Baer Open Public Meetings Act." L.1975,c. ...
• New Jersey Civil Rights Laws Section 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 Civil Rights Laws Section 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 ...
• New Jersey Civil Rights Laws Section 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 Civil Rights Laws Section 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 ...
• New Jersey Civil Rights Laws Section 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 Public Meetings ...
• New Jersey Civil Rights Laws Section 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 Civil Rights Laws Section 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 Civil Rights Laws Section 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 all times. ...
• New Jersey Civil Rights Laws Section 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 Civil Rights Laws Section 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 Civil Rights Laws Section 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 Civil Rights Laws Section 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 Civil Rights Laws Section 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 ...
• New Jersey Civil Rights Laws Section 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 Civil Rights Laws Section 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 Civil Rights Laws Section 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 Civil Rights Laws Section 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 Civil Rights Laws Section 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 Civil Rights Laws Section 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 Civil Rights Laws Section 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 ...
• New Jersey Civil Rights Laws Section 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 ( ...
• New Jersey Civil Rights Laws Section 10:5-3 Findings, declarations.
  3. The Legislature finds and declares that practices of discrimination against any of its inhabitants, because of race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, age, sex, ...
• New Jersey Civil Rights Laws Section 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 place of public ...
• New Jersey Civil Rights Laws Section 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 discrimination against any ...
• New Jersey Civil Rights Laws Section 10:5-5 Definitions relative to discrimination.
  5. As used in this act, unless a different meaning clearly appears from the context: a. "Person" includes one or more individuals, partnerships, ...
• New Jersey Civil Rights Laws Section 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 ...
• New Jersey Civil Rights Laws Section 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 power ...
• New Jersey Civil Rights Laws Section 10:5-7. Composition of division; commission; membership; appointment; term; vacancies; compensation
  The said division shall consist of the Attorney General and the commission. The commission shall consist of 7 members; each member shall be appointed by ...
• New Jersey Civil Rights Laws Section 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. b. Administer the work of the division. c. ...
• New Jersey Civil Rights Laws Section 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: ...
• New Jersey Civil Rights Laws Section 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 discrimination in housing ...
• New Jersey Civil Rights Laws Section 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, ...
• New Jersey Civil Rights Laws Section 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 division. b. Survey and study the ...
• New Jersey Civil Rights Laws Section 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 Civil Rights Laws Section 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 an employer, because of the race, ...
• New Jersey Civil Rights Laws Section 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. ...
• New Jersey Civil Rights Laws Section 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. ...
• New Jersey Civil Rights Laws Section 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 Civil Rights Laws Section 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 by the ...
• New Jersey Civil Rights Laws Section 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, ...
• New Jersey Civil Rights Laws Section 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 employment for displaying ...
• New Jersey Civil Rights Laws Section 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 ...
• New Jersey Civil Rights Laws Section 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 the complainant of ...
• New Jersey Civil Rights Laws Section 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 Civil Rights Laws Section 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 ...
• New Jersey Civil Rights Laws Section 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, ...
• New Jersey Civil Rights Laws Section 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 ...

Last modified: October 21, 2006