47:2-4. Examination of records of counties, municipalities or public bodies and institutions; indexing and preservation
The public record office, through its director, shall examine into the condition of the records, books, pamphlets, documents, manuscripts, archives, maps and papers, now or hereafter kept, filed or recorded in the several public offices of every county or municipality, or required by law to be kept by any public body, board, institution or society created under any law of the state in any county or municipality.
Any public official may prescribe such system of indexing, and establish such rules and regulations concerning the care and preservation of such records as to him shall seem proper in any department of which he is in charge.
Structure New Jersey Revised Statutes
Section 47:1-2 - Instruments to be in English to be entitled to recording or filing
Section 47:1-4 - Typewritten records in certain offices
Section 47:1-5 - Photographic, data records in certain offices; effect as evidence
Section 47:1-6 - Maps; requirements prerequisite to filing in certain offices
Section 47:1-7 - Classified, analytical or combination indexes in certain offices
Section 47:1-8 - Rerecording worn, mutilated or obscure records; reindexing; cost
Section 47:1-9 - Restoration of worn maps in certain offices; expense
Section 47:1-11 - Reproduction of public records, use as originals
Section 47:1-12 - Rules, regulations; systems of recording
Section 47:1-13 - Alteration, correction, revision of records; notation
Section 47:1-14 - Destruction of public records under law
Section 47:1-15 - References to Bureau of Archives and History
Section 47:1-17 - Publishing of certain information by governmental agency prohibited.
Section 47:1A-1 - Legislative findings, declarations.
Section 47:1A-1.1 - Definitions.
Section 47:1A-1.2 - Restricted access to biotechnology trade secrets.
Section 47:1A-1.3 - Certain firearms records considered public records.
Section 47:1A-2.2 - Access to certain information by convict prohibited; exceptions.
Section 47:1A-3 - Access to records of investigation in progress.
Section 47:1A-5 - Times during which records may be inspected, examined, copied; access; copy fees.
Section 47:1A-6 - Proceeding to challenge denial of access to record.
Section 47:1A-7 - Government Records Council.
Section 47:1A-8 - Construction of act.
Section 47:1A-9 - Other laws, regulations, privileges unaffected.
Section 47:1A-10 - Personnel, pension records not considered public information; exceptions.
Section 47:1A-11 - Violations, penalties, disciplinary proceeding.
Section 47:1A-12 - Court rules.
Section 47:1A-13 - Annual budget request for the council.
Section 47:1B-1 - Definitions.
Section 47:1B-2 - Information redaction, nondisclosure request, enforcement.
Section 47:1B-3 - Exceptions to redaction requirement.
Section 47:1B-4 - Severability of act.
Section 47:2-3 - Custody and control of records of extinct offices and bodies
Section 47:2-5 - Preservation and restoration of certain records
Section 47:2-6 - Copies of records as evidence; certification; originals preserved
Section 47:2-7 - Transfer of records
Section 47:2-8 - Historical records; acquisition and preservation
Section 47:3-9 - Removal, destruction of certain papers.
Section 47:3-10 - Retention of specific papers may be ordered
Section 47:3-11 - Notices before destruction
Section 47:3-12 - Effective date
Section 47:3-13 - Papers on file over 25 years in office of county clerk; obliteration
Section 47:3-14 - Effective date
Section 47:3-16 - Terms defined
Section 47:3-17 - Consent of bureau to disposition or destruction of public records or documents
Section 47:3-18 - Classifications and categories
Section 47:3-20 - State Records Committee; approval of schedule; regulations
Section 47:3-21 - Schedule; filing of copy; retention of original
Section 47:3-22 - Liability of officials and others for destruction of public records
Section 47:3-23 - Cancelled bonds and other evidences of indebtedness; destruction
Section 47:3-25 - Certificate of destruction; filing; evidence
Section 47:3-26 - Standards, procedures and rules
Section 47:3-27 - Public records in private possession, bureau may demand
Section 47:3-28 - Public records in private possession, person entitled to custody may demand
Section 47:3-29 - Removal, alteration or destruction of public records with malicious intent
Section 47:3-30 - Rules and regulations
Section 47:3-32 - Inconsistency between provisions of this act and other acts
Section 47:4-2 - Address confidentiality for certain individuals.
Section 47:4-3 - Definitions relative to protection of certain qualified persons.
Section 47:4-4 - "Address Confidentiality Program."