Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 26:2H-7.19, the applicant for certification as an assisted living administrator or certified assistant living administrator, as the case may be, shall assume the cost of the criminal history record background check conducted pursuant to this chapter. The Department may withhold the release of the criminal history record background check results if the applicant fails to pay the cost of the fingerprint checks, tenders a bad check or invalid credit card, until such time as the costs are paid in full.
N.J. Admin. Code § 8:43I-4.12