N.J. Admin. Code § 19:25-11.14

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 24, December 18, 2024

Section 19:25-11.14 - Solicitation and making of contributions on State property prohibited

(a) For the purposes of this section, the terms "contribution," "candidate," "candidate committee" and "joint candidates committee," shall have the meanings prescribed for those terms in the Act and at N.J.A.C. 19:25-1.7; and the term "property" means buildings used for the discharge of official government functions, business, duties or purposes.

(b) No candidate for nomination for or for election to the offices of Governor and of Lieutenant Governor, or for nomination for or for election to the office of member of the Legislature, or any holder of that elective public office, or their agent or representative, while located on any property exclusively owned or leased by the State, or any agency of the State, shall, directly or indirectly, solicit any contribution to or on behalf of any candidate for nomination for or for election to the offices of Governor and of Lieutenant Governor, or for nomination for or for election to the office of member of the Senate or General Assembly, or any candidate for another elective public office held or sought by a candidate for or holder of the office of member of the Legislature, or the candidate committee or joint candidates committee of any such candidate.

(c) The provisions of this section shall not apply to any casual or inadvertent communication otherwise made in connection with, but without intent to solicit, such a contribution.

(d) No person, while located on any property exclusively owned or leased by the State, or any agency of the State, shall, directly or indirectly, make any contribution to or on behalf of any candidate for nomination for or for election to the offices of Governor and of Lieutenant Governor, or for nomination for or for election to the office of member of the Senate or General Assembly, or any candidate for another elective public office held or sought by a candidate for or holder of the office of member of the Legislature, or the candidate committee or joint candidates committee of any such candidate.

(e) Any candidate for nomination for or for election to the offices of Governor and of Lieutenant Governor, or for nomination for or for election to the office of member of the Legislature or any holder of that elective public office, or their agent or representative, or any person, who is determined by the Commission to have violated this section shall be liable to a penalty of not less than $ 5,000 for each violation, which penalty may be recovered by a summary proceeding pursuant to the "Penalty Enforcement Law of 1999" (P.L. 1999, c. 274).

(f) In the event property exclusively owned or leased by the State, or any agency of the State, or part thereof, is made available, through rent, reservation or otherwise, for the exclusive use of any group for a non-governmental purpose as a meeting location, the prohibition in (b) above shall not apply, and the solicitation or making of contributions or funds of any nature from any or among or by the members of the group during the time the group is using the property made available as a meeting location is permitted.

N.J. Admin. Code § 19:25-11.14

New Rule, R.2005 d.192, effective 6/20/2005.
See: 37 N.J.R. 754(a), 37 N.J.R. 2228(a).
Amended by R.2010 d.062, effective 4/19/2010.
See: 41 N.J.R. 4682(a), 42 N.J.R. 811(a).
In (a), deleted a comma following "candidate committee" and "duties" and substituted "Act" for "act".
Amended by R.2012 d.172, effective 10/15/2012.
See: 44 N.J.R. 1593(a), 44 N.J.R. 2380(a).
In (b), (d) and (e), substituted "offices of Governor and of Lieutenant Governor," for "office of Governor" throughout; and in (e), substituted "c. 274" for "c.274".