New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 19 - OTHER AGENCIES
STATE ETHICS COMMISSION
Chapter 61 - STATE ETHICS COMMISSION
Subchapter 2 - JURISDICTION
Section 19:61-2.2 - Codes of ethics
Universal Citation: NJ Admin Code 19:61-2.2
Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 24, December 18, 2024
(a) The Commission shall adopt a uniform ethics code to govern and guide the conduct of State officials. The uniform code shall be the primary code of ethics for State agencies.
1. Each State agency shall put into
place a distribution procedure to ensure that each current State official and
each new State official receives a copy of the uniform ethics code. Each State
official shall sign a receipt indicating the date on which the uniform ethics
code was received and an acknowledgment that the State official is responsible
for reading the uniform ethics code and is bound by it. The receipt shall be
maintained in the State official's personnel file.
(b) Each State agency may promulgate a supplemental code of ethics to address the particular needs and problems of the agency. The agency supplemental code of ethics shall be a supplement to the uniform code and shall recognize the uniform code as the primary code.
1. Each State agency shall submit its
supplemental code of ethics to the Commission for approval.
2. A State agency supplemental code of ethics
becomes effective upon approval of the Commission.
3. Each State agency shall put into place a
distribution procedure to ensure that each current State official and each new
State official receives a copy of the approved agency supplemental code of
ethics. Each State official shall sign a receipt indicating the date on which
the agency supplemental code of ethics was received and an acknowledgment that
the State official is responsible for reading the agency supplemental code of
ethics and is bound by it. The receipt shall be maintained in the State
official's personnel file.
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