New Jersey § 52:15b-12

§ 52:15b-12.

a. When the Inspector General refers complaints alleging criminal conduct to the Attorney

General or other appropriate prosecutorial authority and the Attorney General or prosecutorial

authority decides not to investigate or prosecute the matter, the Attorney General

or the prosecutorial authority shall promptly notify the Inspector General. The Attorney General or the prosecutorial authority shall inform the Inspector General

as to whether an investigation is ongoing with regard to any matter so referred. The Inspector General shall preserve the confidentiality of the existence of any

ongoing criminal investigation. If the Attorney General or the prosecutorial authority decides not to investigate

or act upon the matter referred, the Inspector General is authorized to continue an

investigation after the receipt of such a notice. Upon completion of an investigation or, in a case where the investigation leads to

prosecution, upon completion of the prosecution, the Attorney General or the prosecutorial

authority shall report promptly the findings and results to the Inspector General. In the course of informing the Inspector General, the Attorney General or prosecutorial

authority shall give full consideration to the authority, duties, functions, and responsibilities

of the Inspector General, the public interest in disclosure, and the need for protecting

the confidentiality of complainants and informants. b. With respect to referrals other than those described in subsection a. of this section,

the appropriate authority to which a matter has been referred by the Inspector General

shall report to the Inspector General promptly when a final determination is made

to not investigate or act upon the matter referred, or promptly upon completion of

the investigation or action taken. The appropriate authority shall inform the Inspector General as to whether an investigation

is ongoing with regard to any matter so referred. In the course of informing the Inspector General, the appropriate authority shall

give full consideration to the authority, duties, functions, and responsibilities

of the Inspector General, the public interest in disclosure, and the need for protecting

the confidentiality of complainants and informants. If the governmental entity decides not to investigate or act upon the matter referred,

the Inspector General is authorized to continue an investigation after the receipt

of such a notice. c. The Inspector General shall maintain a record of all matters referred and the responses

received and shall be authorized to disclose information received as appropriate and

as may be necessary to resolve the matter referred, to the extent consistent with

the public interest in disclosure and the need for protecting the confidentiality

of complainants and informants and preserving the confidentiality of ongoing criminal

investigations.