New Jersey Administrative Code Title 1 - ADMINISTRATIVE LAW
Here’s an overview of New Jersey Administrative Code Title 1 – Administrative Law:
📘 General Structure
Title 1 is dedicated to administrative law and managed by the New Jersey Office of Administrative Law (OAL). It comprises the following chapters:
Chapter 1 – Uniform Administrative Procedure Rules (Subchapter 1–21)
Chapter 2 – Reserved
Chapter 3–4 – Reserved
Chapter 4A–4B – Civil Service Commission hearings (general and law‑enforcement/firefighter cases)
Chapters 5, 6, 7, 7A, 8–9, 12B, 12C, 12D, 15–18, 22–29 – Reserved
Chapter 6A – Special Education Program hearings
Chapter 10–10B – Family Development, Children & Families, Medical Assistance hearings
Chapter 11 – Insurance filing hearings
Chapter 12–12A – Unemployment benefits, Temporary Disability & Family Leave Insurance (state and private plans)
Chapter 13–13A – Motor Vehicle Commission & Lemon Law hearings
Chapter 14 – Board of Public Utilities
Chapter 19 – Casino Control Commission hearings
Chapter 20 – Public Employment Relations Appeal Board hearings
Chapter 21 – Trade Secret claims
Chapter 30 – Rules for agency rulemaking
Chapter 31 – Organization of the Office of Administrative Law
📋 Chapter 1 – Uniform Administrative Procedure Rules
This chapter sets the core rules governing contested administrative cases before the OAL, including:
Subchapter 1 – Applicability, scope, rule citation, construction, and time computation (§ 1:1‑1.1 to 1.1‑1.5)
Subchapter 2 – Definitions (§ 1:1‑2.1)
Subchapter 3 – Initiation of contested cases; jurisdiction (§ 1:1‑3.1 to 1.1‑3.3)
Subchapter 4 – Agency responsibilities before forwarding to the OAL (§ 1:1‑4.1 to 1.1‑4.2)
Subchapters 5–7 – Representation, pleadings, service and filing procedures
Subchapter 8 – Filing and transmission rules
Subchapter 9 – Scheduling, adjournments, administrative processes
Subchapter 10 – Discovery procedures
Subchapter 11 – Subpoena rules
Subchapter 12 – Motion practices
Subchapter 13–14 – Pre-hearing procedures and conduct
Subchapters 15–21 – Evidence rules, intervention, consolidation, decisions, settlements, ADR, and uncontested cases
Effective dates and historical notes: Chapter 1 was originally adopted in 1980 (R.1980 d.275, effective 7/1/1980), with numerous amendments over the years and was readopted effective November 5, 2021
🏢 The OAL & Publication Process
The OAL compiles and publishes the NJ Administrative Code and New Jersey Register per the NJ Administrative Procedure Act
Updates occur twice monthly via the Register, with quarterly code updates; official printing is through LexisNexis/Matthew Bender
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