N.J. Stat. tit. 1, ch. 12A

in effect

N.J. Stat. § 1:12A-1 Law Revision Commission

There is created in the Legislative Branch of State Government a commission to be known as the New Jersey Law Revision Commission. L. 1985, c. 498, s. 1, eff. Jan. 21, 1986.

N.J. Stat. § 1:12A-2 Membership

The commission shall consist of: a. The chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, or its successor, who shall serve while chairman of that committee; b. The chairman of the Assembly Judiciary, Law, Public Safety and Defense Committee, or its successor, who shall serve while chairman of that committee; c. The Deans, or their designees, of Rutgers Law School, Newark; Rutgers Law School, Camden; and Seton Hall Law School; and d. Four attorneys admitted to the practice of law in this State, two to be appointed by the President of the Senate, no more than one of whom shall be of the same political party, and two to be appointed by the Speaker of the General Assembly, no more than one of whom shall be of the same political party. L. 1985, c. 498, s. 2, eff. Jan. 21,1986.

N.J. Stat. § 1:12A-3 Terms

Of the members of the commission first appointed, two shall be appointed for terms of four years and two for terms of five years. Thereafter, members shall be appointed for terms of five years. Members shall serve until the appointment and qualification of their successors. L. 1985, c. 498, s. 3, eff. Jan. 21, 1986.

N.J. Stat. § 1:12A-4 Vacancies

Vacancies shall be filled for the unexpired terms in the same manner as the original appointments were made. L. 1985, c. 498, s. 4, eff. Jan. 21, 1986.

N.J. Stat. § 1:12A-5 No compensation

Members of the commission shall not receive any compensation, but they shall be reimbursed for expenses incurred in the performance of their duties. L. 1985, c. 498, s. 5, eff. Jan. 21, 1986.

N.J. Stat. § 1:12A-6 Chairman

The commission shall elect one member thereof as chairman, who shall serve for a term of two years. L. 1985, c. 498, s. 6, eff. Jan. 21, 1986.

N.J. Stat. § 1:12A-7 Employees

The commission may appoint employees and consultants as may, in its judgment, be necessary, prescribe their qualifications and duties, and fix their compensation within the availability of amounts appropriated for that purpose. L. 1985, c. 498, s. 7, eff. Jan. 21, 1986.

N.J. Stat. § 1:12A-8 Functions; duties

The commission shall promote and encourage the clarification and simplification of the law of New Jersey and its better adaption to present social needs, secure the better administration of justice and carry on scholarly legal research and work. It shall further be the duty of the commission to: a. Conduct a continuous examination of the general and permanent statutory law of this State and the judicial decisions construing it, for the purpose of discovering defects and anachronisms therein, and to prepare and submit to the Legislature, from time to time, legislative bills designed to (1) Remedy the defects, (2) Reconcile conflicting provisions found in the law, and (3) Clarify confusing and excise redundant provisions found in the law; b. Carry on a continuous revision of the general and permanent statute law of the State, in a manner so as to maintain the general and permanent statute law in revised, consolidated and simplified form under the general plan and classification of the Revised Statutes and the New Jersey Statutes; c. Receive and consider suggestions and recommendations from the American Law Institute, the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws, and other learned bodies and from judges, public officials, bar associations, members of the bar and from the public generally, for the improvement and modification of the general and permanent statutory law of the State, and to bring the law of this State, civil and criminal, and the administration thereof, into harmony with modern conceptions and conditions; and d. Act in cooperation with the Legislative Counsel in the Office of Legislative Services, to effect improvements and modifications in the general and permanent statutory law pursuant to its duties set forth in this section, and submit to the Legislative Counsel and the Division for their examination such drafts of legislative bills as the commission shall deem necessary to effectuate the purposes of this section. L. 1985, c. 498, s. 8, eff. Jan. 21, 1986.

N.J. Stat. § 1:12A-9 Annual report

The commission shall report annually to the Legislature on or before February first in each year. L. 1985, c. 498, s. 9, eff. Jan. 21, 1986.

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