N.J. Admin. Code § 10:123-2.6

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

Section 10:123-2.6 - Full and free access

(a) In order to fulfill their responsibilities under P.L. 1979, c. 496 (the Rooming and Boarding House Act of 1979), the county welfare agencies and the Division of Family Development shall be entitled to receive full and free access to rooming houses, boarding houses and residential health care facilities from the owners and operators of such facilities. The county welfare agencies shall receive cooperation and assistance from State and local law enforcement officials as needed.

(b) Where such access cannot be obtained by the county welfare agency on a voluntary basis or in cooperation with other government agencies as deemed appropriate, the county welfare agency shall obtain access pursuant to legal process. In accord with existing law, regulations and applicable court rules, the county welfare agency shall seek administrative/civil search warrants as necessary to be executed in conjunction with appropriate law enforcement officials such that lawful access can be obtained.

Amended by R.1990 d.388, effective 8/6/1990.
See: 22 N.J.R. 1520(a), 22 N.J.R. 2318(b).
Text on confidentiality recodified to 2.7; text on full and free access recodified from 2.5.
Amended by R.2011 d.146, effective 6/6/2011.
See: 42 N.J.R. 2916(a), 43 N.J.R. 1341(a).
In (a), substituted "c. 496" for "c.496", "county welfare agencies" for "County Welfare Agencies" twice and "Family Development" for "Youth and Family Services", and deleted a comma following "boarding houses"; and in (b), substituted "county welfare agency" for "County Welfare Agency" three times, and deleted a comma following "regulations".