New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 17 - TREASURY - GENERAL
Chapter 47 - BUSINESS CERTIFICATION FOR LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENDER, QUEER, QUESTIONING+ (LGBTQ+) BUSINESSES
Subchapter 1 - CERTIFICATION
Section 17:47-1.10 - Obligations to provide information; penalties for failure to provide complete and accurate information; hearing procedures
Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024
(a) Applicants for certification pursuant to this chapter shall accurately and honestly supply all information required by the Division.
(b) Any business certified by the Division as an LGBTQ+ business shall immediately apprise the Division of any circumstances that in any way affect the ownership composition of the business, or the control over the business, or otherwise affect the eligibility of the business, pursuant to this chapter.
(c) The failure of a business to report any such changed circumstances, or the intentional falsification, shall disqualify the business for inclusion on the SAVI database.
(d) When the Division determines that a business has been certified as an LGBTQ+ business on the basis of false information knowingly supplied, the Division shall notify the business that it has been removed from the SAVI database.
(e) The certificate holder shall have 10 days to file a notice of appeal with the Director or designated hearing officer. The notice of appeal shall provide the specific grounds for appealing the determination, including all relevant documentation.
(f) Receipt of a proper appeal will constitute a contested case, eligible for hearing, pursuant to this section and in accordance with the Administrative Procedures Act, N.J.S.A. 52:14B-1 et seq., and 52:14F-1 et seq., and the Uniform Administrative Procedure Rules, N.J.A.C. 1:1.
(g) When a business's request for certification has been denied, or its certification has been revoked based upon false information knowingly provided by that business in its submitted Uniform Certification Application or its annual Certification Verification Statement, the business has the right to an appeal, pursuant to this section.
