New Jersey § 46:8-54

§ 46:8-54.

As used in this act 1 : “ Applicant ” means any person considered for, who requests to be considered for, or who requests

to be considered for tenancy within a rental dwelling unit. “ Conditional offer ” means an offer to rent or lease a rental dwelling unit to an applicant that is contingent

on a subsequent inquiry into the applicant's criminal record, or any other eligibility

criteria that the housing provider may lawfully utilize. “ Criminal record ” means information about an individual collected by criminal justice agencies consisting

of identifiable descriptions and notations of arrests, detentions, indictments, criminal

complaints, or other formal criminal charges, and any disposition arising therefrom,

including acquittal, sentencing, correctional supervision, release or conviction,

including, but not limited to, any sentence arising from a verdict or plea of guilty

or nolo contendere, including a sentence of incarceration, a suspended sentence, a

sentence of probation, or a sentence of conditional discharge. “ Director ” means the Director of the Division on Civil Rights. “ Division ” means the Division on Civil Rights in the Department of Law and Public Safety. “ Housing provider ” means a landlord, an owner, lessor, sublessor, assignee, or their agent, or any

other person receiving or entitled to receive rents or benefits for the use or occupancy

of any rental dwelling unit. “ Pending criminal accusation ” means an existing accusation that an individual has committed a crime, lodged by

a law enforcement agency through an indictment, information, complaint, or other formal

charge. “ Rental dwelling unit ” means a dwelling unit offered for rent by a housing provider for residential purposes,

other than a dwelling unit in an owner-occupied premises of not more than four dwelling

units. 1

L.2021, c. 110 (N.J.S.A. §§ 46:8-52 to 46:8-64).