N.J. Admin. Code § 5:35-1.2

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 21, November 4, 2024

Section 5:35-1.2 - Confidentiality

(a) Any complaints, statements, information, or documents obtained or prepared by the Board staff or the Board are deemed confidential and not subject to public disclosure during the course of the preliminary investigation or investigation to determine whether a violation of the Local Government Ethics Law has occurred, except as necessary for the Board's staff or the Board to conduct the preliminary investigation or investigation.

(b) The Board's discussion regarding a preliminary investigation or investigation shall be in executive session. However, any vote by the Board regarding a preliminary investigation or investigation shall be in public session. In public session, the complaint shall only be identified by a docket number, determined by the Board's staff.

(c) The Notice, the complaint and allied statements or information obtained by the Board's staff during the course of the preliminary investigation or investigation are subject to public disclosure 30 days after mailing a Notice of Dismissal, pursuant to 5:35-1.1(h), or a Notice of Violation, pursuant to 5:35-1.1(i).

N.J. Admin. Code § 5:35-1.2

Amended by R.2006 d.371, effective 10/16/2006.
See: 38 N.J.R. 2554(a), 38 N.J.R. 4411(a).
Rewrote (c).
Petition for Rulemaking.
See: 47 N.J.R. 2505(a), 2886(a).
Petition for Rulemaking.
See: 48 N.J.R. 445(a).