New Jersey § 52:14b-4

§ 52:14b-4.

a. The director is authorized to refuse to accept from an agency a notice of proposal

or notice of adoption which adopts, readopts or amends a rule or regulation, if the

director determines that the rule or regulation and its accompanying materials do

not comply satisfactorily with the interagency rules of the director. The State agency shall not be authorized to adopt, readopt or amend a rule or regulation

where notice of proposal or notice of adoption is refused by the director in accordance

with this provision, except by proposing the adoption, readoption or amendment in

compliance with agency rules. b. The Office of Administrative Law, upon its review and determination, shall not

accept for publication any notice of intention to adopt, readopt or amend a rule or

regulation, a proposed rule, summary of the proposed rule, regulatory impact analysis,

or other accompanying materials which lacks a standard of clarity. As used in this section, “ standard of clarity ” means the document is written in a reasonably simple and understandable manner which

is easily readable. The document is drafted to provide adequate notice to affected persons and interested

persons with some subject matter expertise. The document conforms to commonly accepted principles of grammar. The document contains sentences that are as short as practical, and is organized

in a sensible manner. The document does not contain double negatives, confusing cross references, convoluted

phrasing or unreasonably complex language. Terms of art and words with multiple meanings that may be misinterpreted are defined. The document is sufficiently complete and informative as to permit the public to

understand accurately and plainly the legal authority, purposes and expected consequences

of the adoption, readoption or amendment of the rule or regulation. c. The provisions of subsection b. of this section shall not apply to any administrative

rule that a State agency adopts to conform to a model code, federal rule, interstate

agreement or other similar regulatory measure not written by the State agency but

incorporated into an administrative rule. The State agency shall append to the proposed rule for publication a written statement

describing the rule which complies with subsection b. of this section. d. The Governor may, upon written request of a State agency, waive the requirements

of this section with respect to the repromulgation, without amendment, of any rule

or provision of a rule.