New Jersey § 40a:9-22
Full text of New Jersey New Jersey Statutes § 40a:9-22, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 40a:9-22.
The Local Finance Board, upon receipt of a signed written complaint by any person
alleging that the conduct of any local government officer or employee, not regulated
by a county or municipal code of ethics, is in conflict with the provisions of this
act, shall acknowledge receipt of the complaint within 30 days of receipt and initiate
an investigation concerning the facts and circumstances set forth in the complaint. The board shall make a determination as to whether the complaint is within its jurisdiction
or frivolous or without any reasonable factual basis. If the board shall conclude that the complaint is outside its jurisdiction, frivolous
or without factual basis, it shall reduce that conclusion to writing and shall transmit
a copy thereof to the complainant and to the local government officer or employee
against whom the complaint was filed. Otherwise the board shall notify the local government officer or employee against
whom the complaint was filed of the nature of the complaint and the facts and circumstances
set forth therein. The officer or employee shall have the opportunity to present the board with any
statement or information concerning the complaint which he wishes. Thereafter, if the board determines that a reasonable doubt exists as to whether
the local government officer or employee is in conflict with the provisions of this
act, the board shall conduct a hearing in the manner prescribed by section 12 of this
act, 1 concerning the possible violation and any other facts and circumstances which may
have come to the attention of the board with respect to the conduct of the local government
officer or employee. The board shall render a decision as to whether the conduct of the officer or employee
is in conflict with the provisions of this act. This decision shall be made by no less than two-thirds of all members of the board. If the board determines that the officer or employee is in conflict with the provisions
of this act, it may impose any penalties which it believes appropriate within the
limitations of this act. A final decision of the board may be appealed in the same manner as any other final
State agency decision. 1
N.J.S.A. § 40A:9-22.12.
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