New Jersey § 9:23b-8
Full text of New Jersey New Jersey Statutes § 9:23b-8, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 9:23b-8.
a. The Interstate Commission shall pay or provide for the payment of the reasonable
expenses of its establishment, organization and ongoing activities. b. The Interstate Commission shall levy on and collect an annual assessment from each
compacting state to cover the cost of the internal operations and activities of the
Interstate Commission and its staff which must be in a total amount sufficient to
cover the Interstate Commission's annual budget as approved each year. The aggregate annual assessment amount shall be allocated based upon a formula to
be determined by the Interstate Commission, taking into consideration the population
of each compacting state and the volume of interstate movement of juveniles in each
compacting state and shall promulgate a rule binding upon all compacting states which
governs said assessment. c. The Interstate Commission shall not incur any obligations of any kind prior to
securing the funds adequate to meet the same; nor shall the Interstate Commission
pledge the credit of any of the compacting states, except by and with the authority
of the compacting state. d. The Interstate Commission shall keep accurate accounts of all receipts and disbursements. The receipts and disbursements of the Interstate Commission shall be subject to
the audit and accounting procedures established under its by-laws. However, all receipts and disbursements of funds handled by the Interstate Commission
shall be audited yearly by a certified or licensed public accountant and the report
of the audit shall be included in and become part of the annual report of the Interstate
Commission. e. (1) The Interstate Compact for Juvenile Supervision Fund is established as a special
fund in the State Treasury. The fund consists of moneys appropriated for the purposes of meeting financial obligations
imposed on the State of New Jersey as a result of the State's participation in this
compact. (2) An assessment levied or any other financial obligation imposed under this compact
is effective against the State of New Jersey only to the extent that moneys to pay
the assessment or meet the financial obligation have been appropriated and deposited
in the fund established pursuant to paragraph (1) of this subsection.
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