New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Chapter 14A - NEW JERSEY POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM
Subchapter 18 - PUBLIC ACCESS TO INFORMATION AND REQUIREMENTS FOR DETERMINATION OF CONFIDENTIALITY
Section 7:14A-18.8 - Access to and safeguarding of confidential information
Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 24, December 18, 2024
(a) Unless specifically provided for by Federal law, State law, court order, or applicable court rule, no person shall have access to information which has been determined to be entitled to confidential treatment, other than:
(b) Each Department officer or employee who has custody or possession of confidential information shall take appropriate measures to properly safeguard such information and to protect against its improper disclosure.
(c) No Department officer or employee shall disclose, or use for his or her private gain or advantage, any confidential information which came into his or her possession, or to which he or she gained access, by virtue of his or her official position of employment, except as authorized by N.J.A.C. 7:14A-18.10.
(d) If the Department finds that any person has violated this subchapter, it shall:
(e) In addition to any other penalty that may be sought by the Department, violation of this subchapter by a Department employee, thereby exceeding the scope of his or her authority, shall constitute grounds for dismissal, suspension, fine or other adverse personnel action.
