New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES
Chapter 87 - NEW JERSEY SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (NJ SNAP) MANUAL
Subchapter 8 - FAIR HEARINGS
Section 10:87-8.14 - Household rights

1. Prior to and at the time of the hearing, the household shall have the right to examine all documents and records which are to be used during the hearing.

2. The contents of the case record, including the application form and documents of verification used by the CWA to establish the household's ineligibility or eligibility and allotment, shall be made available, provided that confidential information such as the names of individuals who have disclosed information about the household without its knowledge or the nature or status of pending criminal prosecutions is protected from release. Free copies of relevant portions of the case record shall be furnished if requested by the household or its representative.

3. Confidential information which is protected from release and other documents or records which the household will not otherwise have an opportunity to contest or challenge shall not be introduced at the hearing or affect the hearing official's decisions.