CHAPTER 34

An Act establishing and increasing certain fees and penalties and providing for the use thereof, revising various parts of the statutory law, repealing N.J.S.22A:4-13 and making an appropriation.

      Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:

      1.   Section 3 of P.L.1993, c.265 (C.4:1-11.1) is amended to read as follows:

C.4:1-11.1 Rules, regulations.

      3.   The board may adopt, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.) such rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Title, including the amendment of fees and penalties authorized pursuant to this Title.

      2.   Section 4 of P.L.1970, c.338 (C.4:4-20.4) is amended to read as follows:

C.4:4-20.4 Registration; fee.

      4. a. Every person engaged in the manufacture of commercial feed or customer formula feed to be distributed in this State shall on January 1 of each year, or prior to manufacture or distribution of such feed, register each facility on a form furnished by the State Chemist, the application to be accompanied by a fee of $250.00. Upon approval by the State board, a copy of the registration shall be furnished to the applicant and displayed in or on the facility.

      b.   The State board is empowered to refuse registration of any facility not in compliance with the provisions of this act or to cancel the registration of any facility subsequently found not to be in compliance with any provision of this act, provided, however, that no registration shall be refused or canceled until the registrant shall have been given an opportunity to be heard before the secretary or his agent.

      c.   Before a commercial feed may be offered for sale which contains drugs, chemical additives or other ingredients which are potentially harmful to animals, the registrant may be required to submit evidence to show the safety of the feed when used according to the directions which the distributor furnished with the feed.

      3.   Section 9 of P.L.1970, c.338 (C.4:4-20.9) is amended to read as follows:

C.4:4-20.9 Inspection fees and reports.

      9.   Inspection fees and reports. a. An inspection fee at the rate of $0.30 per ton shall be paid on commercial feeds distributed in this State by the person who distributes the commercial feed to the consumer subject to the following:

      (1) No fee shall be paid on a commercial feed if the payment has been made by a previous distributor.

      (2) No fee shall be paid on customer formula feeds if the inspection fee is paid on the commercial feeds which are used as ingredients therein.

      (3) No fee shall be paid on commercial feeds which are used as ingredients for the manufacture of commercial feeds which are subject to the inspection fee. If the fee has already been paid, credit shall be given for such payment.

      (4) In the case of a person who manufacturers or distributes commercial feed in the State, a minimum annual fee of $250.00 shall be paid.

      b.   Each person who is liable for the payment of such fee shall:

      (1) File, not later than January 31 of each year, a statement, setting forth the number of net tons of commercial feeds distributed in this State during the preceding calendar year; and upon filing such statement shall pay the inspection fee at the rate stated in subsection a. of this section. Inspection fees which are due and owing and have not been remitted to the department within 15 days following the due date shall have a penalty fee of 10% (minimum $10.00) added to the amount due when payment is finally made. The assessment of this penalty fee shall not prevent the department from taking other actions as provided in this act.

      (2) Keep such records as may be necessary or required by the State board to indicate accurately the tonnage of commercial feed distributed in this State, and the department shall have the right to examine such records to verify statements of tonnage.

      Failure to make an accurate statement of tonnage or to pay the inspection fee or comply as provided herein shall constitute sufficient cause for the cancellation of all registrations on file for the distributor.

      c.   Fees imposed by, and fines collected for violations of this act, shall be deposited in the State Treasury.

      4.   Section 13 of P.L.1970, c.338 (C.4:4-20.13) is amended to read as follows:

C.4:4-20.13 Penalties.

      13. Penalties. a. Any person convicted of violating any of the provisions of this act or the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder or who shall impede, hinder, or otherwise prevent, or attempt to prevent, said secretary or his duly authorized agent in performance of his duty in connection with the provisions of this act, shall be fined not less than $100.00 or more than $500.00 for the first violation, and not less than $200.00 or more than $1,000.00 for a subsequent violation in any two years.

      b.   Nothing in this act shall be construed as requiring the State Chemist or his representative to: (1) report for prosecution, or (2) institute seizure proceedings, or (3) issue a withdrawal from distribution order, as a result of minor violations of the act, or when he believes the public interest will best be served by suitable notice of warning in writing.

      c.   It shall be the duty of the Attorney General to whom any violation is reported to cause appropriate proceedings to be instituted and prosecuted in a court of competent jurisdiction without delay. Before the State Chemist reports a violation for such prosecution, an opportunity shall be given the distributor to present his view to the secretary.

      d.   The secretary is hereby authorized to apply for and the court to grant in an appropriate case, a temporary or permanent injunction restraining any person from violating or continuing to violate any of the provisions of this act or any rule or regulation promulgated under the act, notwithstanding the existence of other remedies at law. Said injunction to be issued without bond.

      e.   Any person adversely affected by an act, order, or ruling made pursuant to the provisions of this act may seek judicial review by appeal to the Superior Court by a proceeding in lieu of prerogative writs.

      f.   Any person who used to his own advantage, or reveals to other than the secretary, or officers of the New Jersey Department of Agriculture, or to the courts when relevant in any judicial proceeding, any information acquired under the authority of this act, concerning any method, records, formulations, or processes which as a trade secret is entitled to protection, is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall on conviction thereof be fined not less than $500.00 or imprisoned for not less than one year or both, provided that, this prohibition shall not be deemed as prohibiting the secretary or his duly authorized agent, from exchanging information of a regulatory nature with duly appointed officials of the United States Government, or of other states, who are similarly prohibited by law from revealing this information.

      g.   Upon receiving any information of a violation of any provisions of this act or of any rule or regulation adopted thereunder, the secretary or any agent designated by him for such purpose, is empowered to hold hearings upon said violation and, upon finding the violation to have been committed, to assess a penalty against the violator in such amount, as the secretary deems proper under the circumstances. If the violator pays such penalty as settlement, no further prosecution shall be had upon that violation. Payment of such a penalty shall be deemed equivalent to a conviction for violation of this act.

      5.   Section 6 of P.L.1970, c.66 (C.4:9-15.6) is amended to read as follows:

C.4:9-15.6 License fee.

      6.   The minimum annual license fee for a manufacturer or distributor shall be $250.00. In the case of each person who owns or operates more than one manufacturing facility within this State there shall be an additional annual license fee of $250.00 for each such additional manufacturing facility. In the case of each person who owns or operates any manufacturing facilities located outside of New Jersey which distribute commercial fertilizers or soil conditions within this State, there shall be an additional annual license fee of $250.00 covering all such manufacturing facilities. Fees collected pursuant to this section shall be forwarded to the State Treasurer.

      6.   Section 16 of P.L.1970, c.66 (C.4:9-15.16) is amended to read as follows:

C.4:9-15.16 Inspection fee.

      16. Each licensee shall pay to the Department of Agriculture for all commercial fertilizers and soil conditioners distributed in this State an inspection fee at the rate of $0.30 per ton on all tonnage in excess of 10 tons per semiannual statement. Fees so collected by the department shall be forwarded to the State Treasurer.

      Sales to persons owning or operating manufacturing facilities or exchanges between such persons are exempted from the inspection fee.

      7.   Section 25 of P.L.1970, c.66 (C.4:9-15.25) is amended to read as follows:

C.4:9-15.25 Deficiency in primary plant nutrients; penalties.

      25. If an official analysis shows that a commercial fertilizer is deficient in one or more of its guaranteed primary plant nutrients (nitrogen, available phosphoric acid, and soluble potash) beyond the investigational allowance as established by regulation or if the over-all index value of the fertilizer is below the level established by regulation, a penalty of five times the commercial value of such deficiency shall be assessed by the State Chemist against the licensee. Subsequent violations within two years of the first violation shall be subject to an additional penalty of not less than $200.00 or more than $1,000.00.

      8.   Section 7 of P.L.1968, c.392 (C.4:9-21.7) is amended to read as follows:

C.4:9-21.7 Annual license fee.

      7.   The annual license fee shall be $250.00 payable on January 1 of each year or prior to the distribution in such year.

      9.   Section 8 of P.L.1968, c.392 (C.4:9-21.8) is amended to read as follows:

C.4:9-21.8 Statement submitted by licensee.

      8. Within the 30-day period following December 31 of each year, each licensee shall submit on a form furnished by the State board or its authorized agent a statement setting forth the number of net tons of each agricultural liming material sold by him for use in the State during the previous 12-month period. Such statement shall be accompanied by payment of the inspection fee at the rate of $0.05 per ton. Such reports shall be confidential and no information therein shall be disclosed in any manner that will reveal the operation of any licensee. Fees collected pursuant to this section shall be forwarded to the State Treasurer.

      10. Section 10 of P.L.1968, c.392 (C.4:9-21.10) is amended to read as follows:

C.4:9-21.10 Violations; penalties.

      10. Any person convicted of violating any provision of this act or any rule or regulation promulgated thereunder shall be subject to a penalty of not less than $100.00 nor more than $500.00 to be enforced by summary proceedings under the "Penalty Enforcement Law of 1999," P.L.1999, c.274 (C.2A:58-10 et seq.). Upon receiving any information of a violation of any part of this act other than a violation involving a weighed or measured deficiency or the rules and regulations issued thereunder, the secretary, or any assistant designated by him for such purpose, is empowered to hold hearings, formal or informal, upon said violation and upon finding the violation to have been committed, to assess a penalty against the person alleged to have committed such violation, in an amount not to exceed the maximum limit set forth in this section as the secretary deems proper under the circumstances. In the event the violator makes satisfactory settlement, no further prosecution shall be had upon that violation. Payment of a penalty, in the form of a settlement, shall be deemed equivalent to a conviction for a violation of this act. Violations not settled in this manner may be referred to the court of competent jurisdiction. Nothing in this act shall be construed as requiring the State board or its authorized agent to report for prosecution or for the institution of seizure proceedings as a result of minor violations of "The New Jersey Agricultural Liming Materials Act," P.L.1968, c.392 (C.4:9-21.1 et seq.) when it believes that the public interest will best be served by a suitable written warning.

      11. Section 1 of P.L.1992, c.197 (C.11A:4-1.1) is amended to read as follows:

C.11A:4-1.1 Application fee for examinations; additional fees; uses.

      1. a. Except as provided in subsection b. of this section concerning law enforcement officer and firefighter examinations, the Commissioner of the Department of Personnel shall establish a $15 fee for each application for an open competitive or promotional examination. Persons receiving public assistance benefits pursuant to P.L.1947, c.156 (C.44:8-107 et seq.), P.L.1973, c.256 (C.44:7-85 et seq.), or P.L.1997, c.38 (C.44:10-55 et seq.) shall not be required to pay this fee if they apply for an open competitive examination. Receipts derived from application fees established by this subsection shall be appropriated to the department.

      b.   The commissioner shall establish a fee for each application for an open competitive or promotional examination for a law enforcement officer or firefighter title. The fee shall not exceed the cost of developing, procuring and administering the examination, including the processing of any appeals or reviews associated with the examination. Persons receiving public assistance benefits pursuant to P.L.1947, c.156 (C.44:8-107 et seq.), P.L.1973, c.256 (C.44:7-85 et seq.), or P.L.1997, c.38 (C.44:10-55 et seq.) shall not be required to pay this fee if they apply for an open competitive examination. Receipts derived from application fees established by this subsection shall be appropriated to the department for use in developing, procuring and administering law enforcement officer and firefighter examinations, including the processing of any appeals or reviews associated with those examinations.

      c.   In addition to the fees established in subsections a. and b. of this section, the commissioner shall establish a $15 fee for each application for an open competitive or promotional examination for a position in State service. Persons receiving public assistance benefits pursuant to P.L.1947, c.156 (C.44:8-107 et seq.), P.L.1973, c.256 (C.44:7-85 et seq.), or P.L.1997, c.38 (C.44:10-55 et seq.) shall not be required to pay this fee if they apply for an open competitive examination. Receipts derived from the application fee established pursuant to this subsection shall be appropriated annually to the department for the costs of the displaced workers pool program. This fee shall not be assessed and collected unless the commissioner implements a displaced workers pool program. If the displaced workers pool program is terminated at any time by the commissioner, the assessment and collection of this additional fee shall also be terminated.

      12. Section 12 of P.L.1962, c.73 (C.12:7-34.47) is amended to read as follows:

C.12:7-34.47 Fees.

      12. The fees for the initial numbering of all vessels and for each renewal of the certificate of number issued thereto, unless otherwise provided by law, shall be:

      (a) For all vessels less than 16 feet,$12 per year; 16 feet or more but less than 26 feet, $28 per year; 26 feet or more but less than 40 feet, $52 per year; 40 feet or more but less than 65 feet, $80 per year; 65 feet or more, $250 per year. The revenue derived from the increase, pursuant to the amendatory provisions of section 12 of P.L.2002, c.34, in the amount of the fees imposed under this subsection shall be deposited into the "Maritime Industry Fund" established pursuant to section 8 of P.L.2001, c.429 (C.27:1A-82), as follows: in fiscal year 2003, 50% of the revenue derived from the increase in fees, in fiscal year 2004, 75% of the revenue derived from the increase in fees; and in fiscal year 2005 and thereafter, 100% of the revenue derived from the increase in fees.

      (b) (Deleted by amendment.)

      (c) Special numbers including up to three duplicates thereof and up to four sets of temporary numbers bearing a number corresponding to the special number, shall be assigned to boat dealers and manufacturers, as provided for under rules and regulations to be promulgated by the division, and such numbers shall be displayed temporarily upon boats being tested, demonstrated, photographed or transported, said display to be as prescribed in the rules and regulations aforementioned.

      For each such special number so assigned the fee shall be $75 for one year.

      (d) A fee shall not be charged for the numbering of any marine equipment operated and maintained by the State of New Jersey; a county; a municipality; a volunteer first aid, rescue, or emergency squad; a search and rescue unit established within a fire district created pursuant to N.J.S.40A:14-70; or a volunteer fire company created pursuant to N.J.S.40A:14-70.1. This subsection shall apply only to marine equipment which is used exclusively in the performance of the prescribed duties of the governmental entities and organizations described above.

      13. R.S.39:3-20 is amended to read as follows:

Commercial motor vehicle registrations; fees.

      39:3-20. For the purpose of this section, gross weight means the weight of the vehicle or combination of vehicles, including load or contents.

      a.   The director is authorized to issue registrations for commercial motor vehicles other than omnibuses or motor-drawn vehicles upon application therefor and payment of a fee based on the gross weight of the vehicle, including the gross weight of all vehicles in any combination of vehicles of which the commercial motor vehicle is the drawing vehicle. The gross weight of a disabled commercial vehicle or combination of disabled commercial vehicles being removed from a highway shall not be included in the calculation of the registration fee for the drawing vehicle.

      Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, every registration for a commercial motor vehicle other than an omnibus or motor-drawn vehicle shall expire and the certificate thereof shall become void on the last day of the eleventh calendar month following the month in which the certificate was issued; provided, however, that the director may require registrations which shall expire, and issue certificates thereof which shall become void, on a date fixed by the director, which shall not be sooner than three months or later than 26 months after the date of issuance of such certificates, and the fees for such registrations or registration applications, including any other fees or charges collected in connection with the registration fee, shall be fixed by the director in amounts proportionately less or greater than the fees established by law. The director may fix the expiration date for registration certificates at a date other than 11 months if the director determines that such change is necessary, appropriate or convenient in order to aid in implementing the vehicle inspection requirements of chapter 8 of Title 39 or for other good cause. The minimum registration fee shall be as follows:

      (1) In the case of vehicles other than trucks transporting ready-mixed concrete, asphalt, stone, sand, gravel, clay and cleanfill:

      For vehicles not in excess of 5,000 pounds, $53.50.

      For vehicles in excess of 5,000 pounds and not in excess of 10,000 pounds, $53.50 plus $11.50 for each 1,000 pounds or portion thereof in excess of 5,000 pounds.

    For vehicles in excess of 10,000 pounds and not in excess of 18,000 pounds, $53.50 plus $13.50 for each 1,000 pounds or portion thereof in excess of 5,000 pounds.

      For vehicles in excess of 18,000 pounds and not in excess of 50,000 pounds, $53.50 plus $14.50 for each 1,000 pounds or portion thereof in excess of 5,000 pounds.

      For vehicles in excess of 50,000 pounds, $53.50 plus $15.50 for each 1,000 pounds or portion thereof in excess of 5,000 pounds; and

      (2) In the case of trucks transporting ready-mixed concrete, asphalt, stone, sand, gravel, clay and cleanfill:

      For vehicles not in excess of 5,000 pounds, $53.50.

      For vehicles in excess of 5,000 pounds and not in excess of 18,000 pounds, $53.50 plus $11.50 for each 1,000 pounds or portion thereof in excess of 5,000 pounds.

      For vehicles in excess of 18,000 pounds and not in excess of 50,000 pounds, $53.50 plus $12.50 for each 1,000 pounds or portion thereof in excess of 5,000 pounds.

      For vehicles in excess of 50,000 pounds, $53.50 plus $13.50 for each 1,000 pounds or portion thereof in excess of 5,000 pounds.

      b.   The director is also authorized to issue registrations for commercial motor vehicles having three or more axles and a gross weight over 40,000 pounds but not exceeding 70,000 pounds, upon application therefor and proof to the satisfaction of the director that the applicant is actually engaged in construction work or in the business of supplying material, transporting material, or using such registered vehicle for construction work.

      Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, every registration for these commercial motor vehicles shall expire and the certificate thereof shall become void on the last day of the eleventh calendar month following the month in which the certificate was issued; provided, however, that the director may require registrations which shall expire, and issue certificates thereof which shall become void on a date fixed by the director, which shall not be sooner than three months or later than 26 months after the date of issuance of such certificates, and the fees for such registrations or registration applications, including any other fees or charges collected in connection with the registration fee, shall be fixed by the director in amounts proportionately less or greater than the fees established by law. The director may fix the expiration date for registration certificates at a date other than 11 months if the director determines that such change is necessary, appropriate or convenient in order to aid in implementing the vehicle inspection requirements of chapter 8 of Title 39 or for other good cause.

      The registration fee shall be $22.50 for each 1,000 pounds or portion thereof.

      For purposes of calculating this fee, weight means the gross weight, including the gross weight of all vehicles in any combination of which such commercial motor vehicle is the drawing vehicle.

      Such commercial motor vehicle shall be operated in compliance with the speed limitations of Title 39 of the Revised Statutes and shall not be operated at a speed greater than 45 miles per hour when one or more of its axles has a load which exceeds the limitations prescribed in R.S.39:3-84.

      c.   The director is also authorized to issue registrations for each of the following solid waste vehicles: two-axle vehicles having a gross weight not exceeding 42,000 pounds; tandem three-axle and four-axle vehicles having a gross weight not exceeding 60,000 pounds; four-axle tractor-trailer combination vehicles having a gross weight not exceeding 60,000 pounds. Registration is based upon application to the director and proof to his satisfaction that the applicant is actually engaged in the performance of solid waste disposal or collection functions and holds a certificate of convenience and necessity therefor issued by the Department of Environmental Protection.

      Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, every registration for a solid waste vehicle shall expire and the certificate thereof shall become void on the last day of the eleventh calendar month following the month in which the certificate was issued.

      The registration fee shall be $50 plus $11.50 for each 1,000 pounds or portion thereof in excess of 5,000 pounds.

      d.   The director is also authorized to issue registrations for commercial motor-drawn vehicles upon application therefor. The registration year for commercial motor-drawn vehicles shall be April 1 to the following March 31 and the fee therefor shall be $18 for each such vehicle.

      At the discretion of the director, an applicant for registration for a commercial motor-drawn vehicle may be provided the option of registering such vehicle for a period of four years. In the event that the applicant for registration exercises the four-year option, a fee of $64 for each such vehicle shall be paid to the director in advance.

      If any commercial motor-drawn vehicle registered for a four-year period is sold or withdrawn from use on the highways, the director may, upon surrender of the vehicle registration and plate, refund $16 for each full year of unused prepaid registration.

      e.   It shall be unlawful for any vehicle or combination of vehicles registered under this act, having a gross weight, including load or contents, in excess of the gross weight provided on the registration certificate to be operated on the highways of this State.

      The owner, lessee, bailee or any one of the aforesaid of a vehicle or combination of vehicles, including load or contents, found or operated on any public road, street or highway or on any public or quasi-public property in this State with a gross weight of that vehicle or combination of vehicles, including load or contents, in excess of the weight limitation permitted by the certificate of registration for the vehicle or combination of vehicles, pursuant to the provisions of this section, shall be assessed a penalty of $500 plus an amount equal to $100 for each 1,000 pounds or fractional portion of 1,000 pounds of weight in excess of the weight limitation permitted by the certificate of registration for that vehicle or combination of vehicles. A vehicle or combination of vehicles for which there is no valid certificate of registration is deemed to have been registered for zero pounds for the purposes of the enforcement of this act, in addition to any other violation of this Title, but is not deemed to be lawfully or validly registered pursuant to the provisions of this Title.

      This section shall not be construed to supersede or repeal the provisions of section 39:3-84, 39:4-75, or 39:4-76 of this Title.

      f.   Of the registration fees collected by the director pursuant to this section for vehicles with gross vehicle weights in excess of 5,000 pounds, an amount equal to $3 per 1,000 pounds or portion thereof in excess of 5,000 pounds for each registration shall be forwarded to the State Treasurer for deposit in the Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Fund established pursuant to section 17 of this P.L.1995, c.157 (C.39:8-75). Moneys in the fund shall be used by the Department of Law and Public Safety and the Department of Transportation for enforcement of laws and regulations governing commercial motor vehicles.

      14. Section 23 of P.L.1975, c.180 (C.39:3-10a) is amended to read as follows:

C.39:3-10a Fee for restoration of suspended or revoked licenses, vehicle registration.

      23. The Director of Motor Vehicles shall charge a fee of $100 for the restoration of any license which has been suspended or revoked by reason of the licensee's violation of any law or regulation and for the restoration of vehicle registrations that have been suspended pursuant to any law. The director may promulgate such regulations hereunder as he may deem necessary.

      15. R.S.39:8-2 is amended to read as follows:

Examiners of motor vehicles; rules regulations; inspections; requirements, etc.

      39:8-2. a. The director may designate and appoint, subject to existing laws, competent examiners of motor vehicles to conduct examinations, other than the periodic inspections required pursuant to subsection b. of this section, of motor vehicles required to be inspected in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. The examiners may be delegated to enforce the provisions of the motor vehicle and traffic law.

      b. (1) The director shall adopt, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), rules and regulations consistent with P.L.1966, c.16 (C.26:2C-8.1 et seq.) and with the requirements of the federal Clean Air Act with respect to the type and character of the inspections to be made, the facility at which the vehicle shall be inspected, the frequency of inspections of motor vehicles and the approval or rejection of motor vehicles as a result of these inspections. These rules and regulations shall require the use of inspection tests that are designed to meet the enhanced inspection and maintenance requirements of the federal Clean Air Act and that have been proven to be feasible and effective for the inspection of large numbers of motor vehicles, except that these tests shall not include the "I/M 240" test. Nothing in this subsection shall preclude the use of the "I/M 240" test in sampling for performance evaluations only or the use of the test at the option of a private inspection facility. The rules and regulations may distinguish between vehicles based on model year, type, or other vehicle characteristics in order to facilitate inspections or to comply with the federal Clean Air Act. A low mileage vehicle shall not be subject to a tailpipe inspection test utilizing a dynamometer but may be subject to an idle test and a purge and pressure test. For the purpose of this paragraph, "low mileage vehicle" means a motor vehicle that is driven less than 10,000 miles during the biennial inspection period, except that the director may set the qualifying number of miles for this exemption at a lower number in order to meet the federal enhanced inspection and maintenance performance standard.

      (2) The Department of Environmental Protection and the director shall investigate advanced testing technologies, including but not limited to remote sensing and onboard diagnostics, and shall, to the extent permitted by law, pursue the use of such technologies, other than the "I/M 240" test, in motor vehicle emission inspections required by the United States Environmental Protection Agency pursuant to the federal Clean Air Act. The director shall adopt, to the extent practicable, advanced technologies to facilitate the retrieval of testing and other information concerning motor vehicles, which technologies shall include but not be limited to the use of computer bar codes and personal cards containing encoded information, such as a person's operating license, motor vehicle registration, and motor vehicle insurance, the inspection status of a motor vehicle, and mass transit fares, that can be accessed quickly by a computer.

      c.   Except as modified by the director to distribute evenly the volume of inspections, all motor vehicles required by the director, in accordance with the provisions of R.S.39:8-1, to be inspected under this chapter shall be inspected biennially, except that (i) after certification by the director of the federal approval by the Environmental Protection Agency of the State waiver request, model year 2000 and newer motor vehicles shall be inspected no later than four years from the last day of the month in which they were initially registered and thereafter biennially; and (ii) classes of vehicles that require more frequent inspections, such as school buses, shall be inspected at such shorter intervals as may be established by the director after consultation with the Department of Environmental Protection. At any time, the director may require the owner, lessee, or operator of a motor vehicle to submit the vehicle for inspection.

      d.   The director shall furnish to designated examiners or to other persons authorized to conduct inspections or to grant waivers official certificates of approval, rejection stickers or waiver certificates, the form, content and use of which he shall establish. The certificates of approval, rejection stickers and waiver certificates shall be of a type, such as a windshield sticker or license plate decal, that can be attached to the vehicle or license plate in a location that is readily visible to anyone viewing the vehicle. If a certificate of approval cannot be issued, the driver shall be provided with a written inspection report describing the reasons for rejection and, if appropriate, the repairs needed or likely to be needed to bring the vehicle into compliance with applicable standards.

      e.   The director may, with the approval of the State House Commission, purchase, lease or acquire by the exercise of the power of eminent domain any property for the purpose of assisting him in carrying out the provisions of this chapter. This property may also be used by the director for the exercise of the duties and powers conferred upon him by the other chapters of this Title.

      f.   For the purpose of implementing the motor vehicle inspection requirements of the federal Clean Air Act and subject to the approval of the Attorney General, the State Treasurer, prior to January 1, 1997, may:

      (1) Purchase, lease or acquire by eminent domain any property for vehicle inspection purposes. Any other provision of law to the contrary notwithstanding, no further approval shall be required for transactions authorized by this paragraph, except that a proposed purchase, lease or acquisition by eminent domain shall require the approval of the Joint Budget Oversight Committee, and shall be submitted to the Joint Budget Oversight Committee, which shall review the proposed purchase, lease or acquisition by eminent domain within 15 business days; and

      (2) Sell or lease, or grant an easement in, any property acquired, held or used for vehicle inspection purposes or any other suitable property held by the State that is not currently in use or dedicated to another purpose. For the purpose of this paragraph and notwithstanding any provision of R.S.52:20-1 et seq. to the contrary, the sale or lease of, or the granting of an easement in, real property owned by the State shall be subject to the approval of the State House Commission, which shall meet at the call of the Governor to act on a proposed sale or lease or grant of an easement pursuant to this paragraph. A member of the State House Commission may permit a representative to act on that member's behalf in considering and voting on a sale or lease or grant of an easement pursuant to this paragraph. Any other provision of law to the contrary notwithstanding, any moneys derived from a sale, lease or granting of an easement by the State pursuant to this paragraph shall not be expended unless approved by the Joint Budget Oversight Committee for the purpose of purchasing, leasing or acquiring property pursuant to paragraph (1) of this subsection, except that any moneys derived therefrom and not approved for that purpose shall be appropriated to the Department of Transportation to provide for mass transit improvements.

      g.   The director shall conduct roadside examinations of motor vehicles required to be inspected, using such inspection equipment and procedures, and standards established pursuant to section 1 of P.L.1966, c.16 (C.26:2C-8.1), including, but not limited to, remote sensing technology, as the director shall deem appropriate to provide for the monitoring of motor vehicles pursuant to this subsection. At least 20,000 vehicles or 0.5 percent of the total number of motor vehicles required to be inspected under this chapter, whichever is less, shall be inspected during each inspection cycle by roadside examination teams under the supervision of the director. The director may require any vehicle failing a roadside examination to be inspected at an official inspection facility or a private inspection facility within a time period fixed by the director. Failure to appear and pass inspection within the time period fixed by the director shall result in registration suspension in addition to any other penalties provided in this Title. The director shall conduct an aggressive roadside inspection program to ensure that all motor vehicles that are required to be inspected in this State are in compliance with State law.

      h.   The director, and, when appropriate, the Department of Environmental Protection, shall conduct inspections and audits of licensed private inspection facilities, official inspection facilities and designated examiners to ensure accurate test equipment calibration and use, and compliance with proper inspection procedures and with the provisions of P.L.1995, c.112 (C.39:8-41 et al.) and any regulations adopted pursuant thereto by the Division of Motor Vehicles or by the Department of Environmental Protection. These inspections and audits shall be conducted at such times and in such manner as the director, upon consultation with the Department of Environmental Protection, shall determine in order to provide quality assurance in the performance of the inspection and maintenance program.

      i. (1) The director shall make a charge of $2.50 for the initial inspection for each vehicle subject to inspection, which amount shall be paid to the director or his representative when payment of the registration fees fixed in chapter 3 of this Title is made; provided however, that on and after January 1, 1999, a school bus as defined pursuant to section 3 of P.L.1999, c.5 (C.39:3B-20) and having a registration period commencing on or after January 1, 1999, shall be subject to an inspection fee for each in-terminal or in-lieu-of terminal inspection in accordance with the following schedule:

      School Bus Specification Inspection $50 per bus

      School Bus Inspection $25 per bus

      School Bus Reinspection $25 per bus subject to the conditions set forth below:

      The specification inspection is required when a school bus is put into service in New Jersey, whether a new bus or a bus from another state. The specification inspection is conducted to ensure that the school bus meets New Jersey specification standards. The school bus inspection fee shall be charged to the operator for each in-terminal or in-lieu-of terminal inspection. School Vehicle Type I and School Vehicle Type II buses shall be inspected semiannually. Retired school buses shall be inspected annually. No school bus inspection fee shall be charged for any reinspection conducted by the division if the reinspection is conducted on the same day as the inspection that necessitated the reinspection. If an additional trip is required by the division's inspectors, a fee of $25 per bus shall be charged. Inspection fees shall be paid to the director or the director's designee subject to the terms and conditions prescribed by the director. Any law or rule or regulation adopted pursuant thereto to the contrary notwithstanding, a registration fee authorized pursuant to chapter 3 of Title 39 of the Revised Statutes shall not be increased for the purpose of paying any costs associated in any manner with the establishment, implementation or operation of the motor vehicle inspection and maintenance program established pursuant to P.L.1995, c.112 (C.39:8-41 et al.).

      (2) The director shall establish by regulation a fee to cover the costs of inspecting any vehicle that is required, or has the option, under federal law to be inspected in this State but is registered in another state or is owned or leased by the federal government. In determining these costs, the director shall include all capital and direct and indirect operating costs associated with the inspection of these vehicles including, but not limited to, the costs of the actual inspection, the creation and maintenance of the vehicle inspection record, administrative, oversight and quality assurance costs and the costs associated with reporting inspection information to the owner, the federal government and agencies of other states. All fees collected pursuant to this subsection shall be paid to the State Treasurer and deposited in the "Motor Vehicle Inspection Fund" established pursuant to subsection j. of this section.

      j.   There is established in the General Fund a special dedicated, non-lapsing fund to be known as the "Motor Vehicle Inspection Fund," which shall be administered by the State Treasurer. The State Treasurer shall deposit into the "Motor Vehicle Inspection Fund" $11.50 from each motor vehicle registration fee received by the State after June 30, 1995. The Legislature shall annually appropriate from the fund an amount necessary to pay the reasonable and necessary expenses of the implementation and operation of the motor vehicle inspection program. The State Treasurer shall:

      (1) Pay to a private contractor or contractors contracted to design, construct, renovate, equip, establish, maintain and operate official inspection facilities under a contract or contracts entered into with the State Treasurer pursuant to subsection a. of section 4 of P.L.1995, c.112 (C.39:8-44) from the fund the amount necessary to meet the costs agreed to under the contract or contracts; and

      (2) Transfer from the fund to the Division of Motor Vehicles and the Department of Environmental Protection the amounts necessary to finance the costs of administering and implementing all aspects of the inspection and maintenance program, and to the Office of Telecommunications and Information Systems in the Department of the Treasury the amount necessary for computer support upgrades;

      Moneys remaining in the fund and any unexpended balance of appropriations from the fund at the end of each fiscal year shall be reappropriated for the purposes of the fund. Any interest earned on moneys in the fund shall be credited to the fund.

      16. Section 20 of P.L.1952, c.173 (C.39:6-42) is amended to read as follows:

C.39:6-42 Certified abstract of operating record; fees.

      20. Upon the request of any insurance company, any person furnishing any financial responsibility or any surety on a bond herein provided for, the director shall furnish such company person or surety a certified abstract of the operating record of any person subject to the provisions of this act. If there is no record of his conviction of a violation of a provision of law relating to the operation of motor vehicles or of an injury or damage caused by him as herein provided, the director shall so certify. The director shall collect a fee of $10 for each certified or uncertified abstract so issued. The director shall use the same schedule of fees established above for abstracts requested by persons authorized by law to receive them.

      17. R.S.39:4-50 is amended to read as follows:

Driving while intoxicated.

      39:4-50. (a) Except as provided in subsection (g) of this section, a person who operates a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor, narcotic, hallucinogenic or habit-producing drug, or operates a motor vehicle with a blood alcohol concentration of 0.10% or more by weight of alcohol in the defendant's blood or permits another person who is under the influence of intoxicating liquor, narcotic, hallucinogenic or habit-producing drug to operate a motor vehicle owned by him or in his custody or control or permits another to operate a motor vehicle with a blood alcohol concentration of 0.10% or more by weight of alcohol in the defendant's blood shall be subject:

      (1) For the first offense, to a fine of not less than $250.00 nor more than $400.00 and a period of detainment of not less than 12 hours nor more than 48 hours spent during two consecutive days of not less than six hours each day and served as prescribed by the program requirements of the Intoxicated Driver Resource Centers established under subsection (f) of this section and, in the discretion of the court, a term of imprisonment of not more than 30 days and shall forthwith forfeit his right to operate a motor vehicle over the highways of this State for a period of not less than six months nor more than one year. For a first offense, a person also shall be subject to the provisions of P.L.1999, c.417 (C.39:4-50.16 et al.).

      (2) For a second violation, a person shall be subject to a fine of not less than $500.00 nor more than $1,000.00, and shall be ordered by the court to perform community service for a period of 30 days, which shall be of such form and on such terms as the court shall deem appropriate under the circumstances, and shall be sentenced to imprisonment for a term of not less than 48 consecutive hours, which shall not be suspended or served on probation, nor more than 90 days, and shall forfeit his right to operate a motor vehicle over the highways of this State for a period of two years upon conviction, and, after the expiration of said period, he may make application to the Director of the Division of Motor Vehicles for a license to operate a motor vehicle, which application may be granted at the discretion of the director, consistent with subsection (b) of this section. For a second violation, a person also shall be required to install an ignition interlock device under the provisions of P.L.1999, c.417 (C.39:4-50.16 et al.) or shall have his registration certificate and registration plates revoked for two years under the provisions of section 2 of P.L.1995, c.286 (C.39:3-40.1).

      (3) For a third or subsequent violation, a person shall be subject to a fine of $1,000.00, and shall be sentenced to imprisonment for a term of not less than 180 days, except that the court may lower such term for each day, not exceeding 90 days, served performing community service in such form and on such terms as the court shall deem appropriate under the circumstances and shall thereafter forfeit his right to operate a motor vehicle over the highways of this State for 10 years. For a third or subsequent violation, a person also shall be required to install an ignition interlock device under the provisions of P.L.1999, c.417 (C.39:4-50.16 et al.) or shall have his registration certificate and registration plates revoked for 10 years under the provisions of section 2 of P.L.1995, c.286 (C.39:3-40.1).

      As used in this section, the phrase "narcotic, hallucinogenic or habit-producing drug" includes an inhalant or other substance containing a chemical capable of releasing any toxic vapors or fumes for the purpose of inducing a condition of intoxication, such as any glue, cement or any other substance containing one or more of the following chemical compounds: acetone and acetate, amyl nitrite or amyl nitrate or their isomers, benzene, butyl alcohol, butyl nitrite, butyl nitrate or their isomers, ethyl acetate, ethyl alcohol, ethyl nitrite or ethyl nitrate, ethylene dichloride, isobutyl alcohol or isopropyl alcohol, methyl alcohol, methyl ethyl ketone, nitrous oxide, n-propyl alcohol, pentachlorophenol, petroleum ether, propyl nitrate or propyl nitrate or their isomers, toluene, toluol or xylene or any other chemical substance capable of causing a condition of intoxication, inebriation, excitement, stupefaction or the dulling of the brain or nervous system as a result of the inhalation of the fumes or vapors of such chemical substance.

      Whenever an operator of a motor vehicle has been involved in an accident resulting in death, bodily injury or property damage, a police officer shall consider that fact along with all other facts and circumstances in determining whether there are reasonable grounds to believe that person was operating a motor vehicle in violation of this section.

      A conviction of a violation of a law of a substantially similar nature in another jurisdiction, regardless of whether that jurisdiction is a signatory to the Interstate Driver License Compact pursuant to P.L.1966, c.73 (C.39:5D-1 et seq.), shall constitute a prior conviction under this subsection unless the defendant can demonstrate by clear and convincing evidence that the conviction in the other jurisdiction was based exclusively upon a violation of a proscribed blood alcohol concentration of less than 0.10%.

      If the driving privilege of any person is under revocation or suspension for a violation of any provision of this Title or Title 2C of the New Jersey Statutes at the time of any conviction for a violation of this section, the revocation or suspension period imposed shall commence as of the date of termination of the existing revocation or suspension period. In the case of any person who at the time of the imposition of sentence is less than 17 years of age, the forfeiture, suspension or revocation of the driving privilege imposed by the court under this section shall commence immediately, run through the offender's seventeenth birthday and continue from that date for the period set by the court pursuant to paragraphs (1) through (3) of this subsection. A court that imposes a term of imprisonment under this section may sentence the person so convicted to the county jail, to the workhouse of the county wherein the offense was committed, to an inpatient rehabilitation program or to an Intoxicated Driver Resource Center or other facility approved by the chief of the Intoxicated Driving Program Unit in the Department of Health and Senior Services; provided that for a third or subsequent offense a person shall not serve a term of imprisonment at an Intoxicated Driver Resource Center as provided in subsection (f).

      A person who has been convicted of a previous violation of this section need not be charged as a second or subsequent offender in the complaint made against him in order to render him liable to the punishment imposed by this section on a second or subsequent offender, but if the second offense occurs more than 10 years after the first offense, the court shall treat the second conviction as a first offense for sentencing purposes and if a third offense occurs more than 10 years after the second offense, the court shall treat the third conviction as a second offense for sentencing purposes.

      (b) A person convicted under this section must satisfy the screening, evaluation, referral, program and fee requirements of the Division of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse's Intoxicated Driving Program Unit, and of the Intoxicated Driver Resource Centers and a program of alcohol and drug education and highway safety, as prescribed by the Director of the Division of Motor Vehicles. The sentencing court shall inform the person convicted that failure to satisfy such requirements shall result in a mandatory two-day term of imprisonment in a county jail and a driver license revocation or suspension and continuation of revocation or suspension until such requirements are satisfied, unless stayed by court order in accordance with the Rules Governing the Courts of the State of New Jersey, or R.S.39:5-22. Upon sentencing, the court shall forward to the Division of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse's Intoxicated Driving Program Unit a copy of a person's conviction record. A fee of $100.00 shall be payable to the Alcohol Education, Rehabilitation and Enforcement Fund established pursuant to section 3 of P.L.1983, c.531 (C.26:2B-32) to support the Intoxicated Driving Program Unit.

      (c) Upon conviction of a violation of this section, the court shall collect forthwith the New Jersey driver's license or licenses of the person so convicted and forward such license or licenses to the Director of the Division of Motor Vehicles. The court shall inform the person convicted that if he is convicted of personally operating a motor vehicle during the period of license suspension imposed pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, he shall, upon conviction, be subject to the penalties established in R.S.39:3-40. The person convicted shall be informed orally and in writing. A person shall be required to acknowledge receipt of that written notice in writing. Failure to receive a written notice or failure to acknowledge in writing the receipt of a written notice shall not be a defense to a subsequent charge of a violation of R.S.39:3-40. In the event that a person convicted under this section is the holder of any out-of-State driver's license, the court shall not collect the license but shall notify forthwith the director, who shall, in turn, notify appropriate officials in the licensing jurisdiction. The court shall, however, revoke the nonresident's driving privilege to operate a motor vehicle in this State, in accordance with this section. Upon conviction of a violation of this section, the court shall notify the person convicted, orally and in writing, of the penalties for a second, third or subsequent violation of this section. A person shall be required to acknowledge receipt of that written notice in writing. Failure to receive a written notice or failure to acknowledge in writing the receipt of a written notice shall not be a defense to a subsequent charge of a violation of this section.

      (d) The Director of the Division of Motor Vehicles shall promulgate rules and regulations pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.) in order to establish a program of alcohol education and highway safety, as prescribed by this act.

      (e) Any person accused of a violation of this section who is liable to punishment imposed by this section as a second or subsequent offender shall be entitled to the same rights of discovery as allowed defendants pursuant to the Rules Governing the Courts of the State of New Jersey.

      (f)  The counties, in cooperation with the Division of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse and the Division of Motor Vehicles, but subject to the approval of the Division of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse, shall designate and establish on a county or regional basis Intoxicated Driver Resource Centers. These centers shall have the capability of serving as community treatment referral centers and as court monitors of a person's compliance with the ordered treatment, service alternative or community service. All centers established pursuant to this subsection shall be administered by a counselor certified by the Alcohol and Drug Counselor Certification Board of New Jersey or other professional with a minimum of five years' experience in the treatment of alcoholism. All centers shall be required to develop individualized treatment plans for all persons attending the centers; provided that the duration of any ordered treatment or referral shall not exceed one year. It shall be the center's responsibility to establish networks with the community alcohol and drug education, treatment and rehabilitation resources and to receive monthly reports from the referral agencies regarding a person's participation and compliance with the program. Nothing in this subsection shall bar these centers from developing their own education and treatment programs; provided that they are approved by the Division of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse.

      Upon a person's failure to report to the initial screening or any subsequent ordered referral, the Intoxicated Driver Resource Center shall promptly notify the sentencing court of the person's failure to comply.

      Required detention periods at the Intoxicated Driver Resource Centers shall be determined according to the individual treatment classification assigned by the Intoxicated Driving Program Unit. Upon attendance at an Intoxicated Driver Resource Center, a person shall be required to pay a per diem fee of $75.00 for the first offender program or a per diem fee of $100.00 for the second offender program, as appropriate. Any increases in the per diem fees after the first full year shall be determined pursuant to rules and regulations adopted by the Commissioner of Health and Senior Services in consultation with the Governor's Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.).

      The centers shall conduct a program of alcohol and drug education and highway safety, as prescribed by the Director of the Division of Motor Vehicles.

      The Commissioner of Health and Senior Services shall adopt rules and regulations pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), in order to effectuate the purposes of this subsection.

      (g) When a violation of this section occurs while:

      (1) on any school property used for school purposes which is owned by or leased to any elementary or secondary school or school board, or within 1,000 feet of such school property;

      (2) driving through a school crossing as defined in R.S.39:1-1 if the municipality, by ordinance or resolution, has designated the school crossing as such; or

      (3) driving through a school crossing as defined in R.S.39:1-1 knowing that juveniles are present if the municipality has not designated the school crossing as such by ordinance or resolution, the convicted person shall: for a first offense, be fined not less than $500 or more than $800, be imprisoned for not more than 60 days and have his license to operate a motor vehicle suspended for a period of not less than one year or more than two years; for a second offense, be fined not less than $1,000 or more than $2,000, perform community service for a period of 60 days, be imprisoned for not less than 96 consecutive hours, which shall not be suspended or served on probation, nor more than 180 days, except that the court may lower such term for each day, not exceeding 90 days, served performing community service in such form and on such terms as the court shall deem appropriate under the circumstances and have his license to operate a motor vehicle suspended for a period of not less than four years; and, for a third offense, be fined $2,000, imprisoned for 180 days and have his license to operate a motor vehicle suspended for a period of 20 years; the period of license suspension shall commence upon the completion of any prison sentence imposed upon that person.

      A map or true copy of a map depicting the location and boundaries of the area on or within 1,000 feet of any property used for school purposes which is owned by or leased to any elementary or secondary school or school board produced pursuant to section 1 of P.L.1987, c.101 (C.2C:35-7) may be used in a prosecution under paragraph (1) of this subsection.

      It shall not be relevant to the imposition of sentence pursuant to paragraph (1) or (2) of this subsection that the defendant was unaware that the prohibited conduct took place while on or within 1,000 feet of any school property or while driving through a school crossing. Nor shall it be relevant to the imposition of sentence that no juveniles were present on the school property or crossing zone at the time of the offense or that the school was not in session.

      (h) A court also may order a person convicted pursuant to subsection a. of this section, to participate in a supervised visitation program as either a condition of probation or a form of community service, giving preference to those who were under the age of 21 at the time of the offense. Prior to ordering a person to participate in such a program, the court may consult with any person who may provide useful information on the defendant's physical, emotional and mental suitability for the visit to ensure that it will not cause any injury to the defendant. The court also may order that the defendant participate in a counseling session under the supervision of the Intoxicated Driving Program Unit prior to participating in the supervised visitation program. The supervised visitation program shall be at one or more of the following facilities which have agreed to participate in the program under the supervision of the facility's personnel and the probation department:

      (1) a trauma center, critical care center or acute care hospital having basic emergency services, which receives victims of motor vehicle accidents for the purpose of observing appropriate victims of drunk drivers and victims who are, themselves, drunk drivers;

      (2) a facility which cares for advanced alcoholics or drug abusers, to observe persons in the advanced stages of alcoholism or drug abuse; or

      (3) if approved by a county medical examiner, the office of the county medical examiner or a public morgue to observe appropriate victims of vehicle accidents involving drunk drivers.

      As used in this section,"appropriate victim" means a victim whose condition is determined by the facility's supervisory personnel and the probation officer to be appropriate for demonstrating the results of accidents involving drunk drivers without being unnecessarily gruesome or traumatic to the defendant.

      If at any time before or during a visitation the facility's supervisory personnel and the probation officer determine that the visitation may be or is traumatic or otherwise inappropriate for that defendant, the visitation shall be terminated without prejudice to the defendant. The program may include a personal conference after the visitation, which may include the sentencing judge or the judge who coordinates the program for the court, the defendant, defendant's counsel, and, if available, the defendant's parents to discuss the visitation and its effect on the defendant's future conduct. If a personal conference is not practicable because of the defendant's absence from the jurisdiction, conflicting time schedules, or any other reason, the court shall require the defendant to submit a written report concerning the visitation experience and its impact on the defendant. The county, a court, any facility visited pursuant to the program, any agents, employees, or independent contractors of the court, county, or facility visited pursuant to the program, and any person supervising a defendant during the visitation, are not liable for any civil damages resulting from injury to the defendant, or for civil damages associated with the visitation which are caused by the defendant, except for willful or grossly negligent acts intended to, or reasonably expected to result in, that injury or damage.

      The Supreme Court may adopt court rules or directives to effectuate the purposes of this subsection.

      (i)  In addition to any other fine, fee, or other charge imposed pursuant to law, the court shall assess a person convicted of a violation of the provisions of this section a surcharge of $100, of which amount $50 shall be payable to the municipality in which the conviction was obtained and $50 shall be payable to the Treasurer of the State of New Jersey for deposit into the General Fund.

      18. Section 23 of P.L.1973, c.337 (C.26:2J-23) is amended to read as follows:

C.26:2J-23 Fees.

      23. Every health maintenance organization subject to this act shall pay to the commissioner the following fees:

      a.   for filing an application for a certificate of authority or amendment thereto, $100.00;

      b.   for filing each annual report, $10.00; and

      c.   for the purpose of supporting the activities of the Department of Health and Senior Services associated with the regulation of health maintenance organizations, $1.50 per life per year, with payment being made annually no later than July 15 for the preceding calendar year. Payments made by a health maintenance organization pursuant to this act shall not in any way reduce payments that may be owed by a health maintenance organization pursuant to P.L.1995, c.156 (C.17:1C-19 et seq.) and subsequent amendments thereto. No such payment shall be required for any per life per year that is funded through the Medicaid program established pursuant to P.L.1968, c.413 (C.30:4D-1 et seq.), the "Children's Health Care Coverage Program" established pursuant to P.L.1997, c.272 (C.30:4I-1 et seq.), or the "FamilyCare Health Coverage Program" established pursuant to P.L.2000, c.71 (C.30:4J-1 et seq.).

      In accordance with the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), the commissioner may promulgate rules and regulations directing that additional fees be paid.

      From fees collected under the provisions of subsection c. of this section, the Legislature shall in each fiscal year appropriate to the community health law project the sum of $100,000 to fund a grant in support of a program to provide any senior citizen resident of this State who is covered as an enrollee in or beneficiary of a health plan administered by a health maintenance organization with information concerning the person's rights under the program and assistance with the procedures for receiving the benefits to which the person is entitled under the program.

      19. N.J.S.12A:9-525 is amended to read as follows:

Fees.

      12A:9-525. Fees. (a) Initial financing statement or other record: general rule. Except as otherwise provided in subsection (d), the fees for filing and indexing records under this part are:

      (1) $25 for financing statement;

      (2) $25 for continuation statement;

      (3) $25 for amendment statement;

      (4) $25 for partial release;

      (5) $25 for assignment;

      (6) $25 termination statement; and

      (7) $1 per page for copy of any filed financing statement.

      (b) Number of names. Except as otherwise provided in subsection (d), the number of names required to be indexed does not affect the amount of the fee in subsection (a).

      (c) Response to information request. The fee for responding to a request for information from the filing office, including for issuing a certificate of search showing whether there is on file any financing statement naming a particular debtor, is $25.

      (d) Record of mortgage. This section does not require a fee with respect to a record of mortgage which is effective as a financing statement filed as a fixture filing or as a financing statement covering as-extracted collateral or timber to be cut under 12A:9-502 (c). However, the recording and satisfaction fees that otherwise would be applicable to the record of the mortgage apply.

      20. N.J.S.14A:15-2 is amended to read as follows:

Filing fees of the State Treasurer.

      14A:15-2. On filing any certificate or other papers relative to corporations in the Department of the Treasury, there shall be paid to the State Treasurer, filing fees as follows:

      (1) Certificate of incorporation and amendments thereto:

(a) for filing the original certificate of incorporation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $125.00

(b) for filing a certificate of amendment of

      the certificate of incorporation, including

      any number of amendments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75.00

(c) for filing a certificate of abandonment

      of one or more amendments of the

      certificate of incorporation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75.00

(d) for filing a certificate of merger or

      a certificate of consolidation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75.00

(e) for filing a certificate of abandonment

      of a merger or consolidation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75.00

      (2) Restated certificate of incorporation:

for filing a restated certificate of incorporation,

including any amendments of the certificate of

incorporation concurrently adopted. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75.00

      (3) Dissolution of corporation:

(a) for filing a certificate of dissolution. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75.00

(b) for filing a certificate of revocation of

      dissolution proceedings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75.00

      (4) Admission and withdrawal of foreign corporation:

(a) for filing an application for a certificate of

      authority to transact business in this State and

      issuing a certificate of authority. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125.00

(b) for filing an application for an amended

      certificate of authority to transact business

      in this State and issuing an amended

      certificate of authority. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75.00

(c) for filing an application for withdrawal

      from this State and issuing a

      certificate of withdrawal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75.00

(d) for filing a certificate of change of post-office

      address to which process may be mailed by the

      State Treasurer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25.00

(e) for filing a certificate, order or decree

      with respect to the dissolution of a

      foreign corporation, the termination of

      its existence, or the cancellation of its

      authority, and issuing a certificate

      of withdrawal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75.00

      (5) Registered office and registered agent:

(a) for filing a certificate of change of address

      of registered office, or change of

      registered agent, or both. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25.00

(b) (i) for filing a certificate of change of address

      of registered agent, where such certificate effects

      a change in the address of the registered office

      of one to 499 corporations or of 500 or more

      corporations in cases where the filing information

      is not transmitted to the State Treasurer

      in a machine readable format agreeable to the

      Division of Commercial Recording, for each

      corporation named in the certificate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25.00

(ii) for filing a certificate of change of address

      of registered agent, where such certificate

      effects a change in the address of the registered

      office of 500 or more corporations in cases

      where the filing information is transmitted

      to the State Treasurer

      in a machine readable format agreeable to

      the Division of Commercial Recording. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,000.00

(iii) In addition to the fee imposed pursuant to

      subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph, the

      State Treasurer may assess an additional fee

      not to exceed those administrative costs

      associated with the technical transmission of

      the filing information.

(c) for filing an affidavit of resignation of

      a registered agent. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25.00

      (6) Annual report:

for each such report required to be filed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50.00

      (7) Tax clearance certificate from the Director of

      the Division of Taxation: for each such certificate

      required to be filed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20.00

      21. N.J.S.14A:15-3 is amended to read as follows:

Additional corporate filing fee.

      14A:15-3. Additional corporate filing fees. The State Treasurer shall also charge and collect for:

      (1) filing an application to reserve a

      specified corporate name and issuing

      a certificate of reservation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $50.00

      if application is for the first name available for

      corporate use among not more than

      three specified names. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $50.00

      (2) filing a notice of transfer of a

      reserved corporate name. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$25.00

      (3) filing an application by a foreign corporation

      to register its corporate name. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$50.00

      (4) filing an application by a foreign corporation

      to renew the registration of its corporate name. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$50.00

      (5) filing a statement of cancellation of shares. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$75.00

      (6) filing a statement of reduction of

      stated capital. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $75.00

      (7) filing a certificate as to the acquisition of

      the shares or a class of shares of

      a domestic corporation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $75.00

      (8) issuing a certificate of standing, including

      registered agent and registered office. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $25.00

      (9) issuing a certificate of standing, same as

      above, but including incorporators, officers

      and directors, and authorized shares. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $25.00

      (10) issuing a certificate of standing,

      listing charter documents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $25.00

      (11) issuing a certificate of availability of

      corporate name (one to three names). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$25.00

      (12) filing a certificate of registration of

      alternate name. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $50.00

      (13) filing a certificate of renewal of

      registration of alternate name. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$25.00

      (14) filing a certificate of correction, in addition

      to any applicable license fee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $10.00

      (15) filing and issuing a rein

      (15) filing and issuing a reinstatement

      of charter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $75.00

      (16) corporate status reports -- per name. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5.00

      (17) accepting service of process

      against corporation pursuant

      to N.J.S.2A:15-26 et seq.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $25.00

      (18) filing a termination of alternate name. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $75.00

      22. N.J.S.14A:4-5 is amended to read as follows:

Annual report to State Treasurer.

14A:4-5. Annual report to State Treasurer.

      (1) Every domestic corporation and every foreign corporation authorized to transact business in this State shall file in the Department of the Treasury, within the time prescribed by this section, an annual report, executed on behalf of the corporation, or executed by the registered agent, setting forth

      (a) The name of the corporation and, in the case of a foreign corporation, the jurisdiction of its incorporation;

      (b) The address of the registered office of the corporation in this State, and the name of its registered agent in this State at such address;

      (c) The names and addresses of the directors and officers of the corporation;

      (d) (Deleted by amendment, P.L.1988, c.94.)

      (e) The address of its main business or headquarters office; and

      (f)  The address of its principal business office in New Jersey, if any.

      (2) The State Treasurer shall designate a date for filing annual reports for each corporation required to submit a report pursuant to this section and shall annually notify the corporation of the date so designated not less than 60 days prior to such date. The corporation shall file the report within 30 days before or 30 days after the date so designated. If the date so designated is not more than six months after the date on which an annual report pursuant to the provisions of prior law was filed or on which the certificate of incorporation became effective, the corporation shall not be required to file an annual report until one year after the first occurrence of the date so designated.

      (3) (Deleted by amendment, P.L.1997, c.139.)

      (4) The State Treasurer shall furnish annual report forms, shall keep in his office all such reports and shall prepare an alphabetical index thereof, which reports and index shall be open to public inspection at proper hours.

      (5) In the event a domestic corporation fails to file an annual report for two consecutive years with the State Treasurer, then, after written notice by certified mail to the corporation at its last known main business or headquarters office or at the address of its registered agent, the State Treasurer may issue a proclamation declaring that the certificate of incorporation of the corporation has been revoked and that all powers conferred by law upon it shall thereafter be inoperative and void. The proclamation of the State Treasurer shall be filed in the office of the State Treasurer. No corporation's certificate of incorporation shall be revoked pursuant to this subsection if, within 30 days after the giving of notice, it files the reports required by law and pays to the State Treasurer all of the fees due for the filing of the reports.

      (6) In the event a foreign corporation fails to file an annual report for two consecutive years with the State Treasurer, then, after written notice by certified mail to the corporation at its last known main business or headquarters office or at the address of its registered agent, the State Treasurer may issue a proclamation declaring that the certificate of authority to do business of the corporation and the powers conferred by law upon it shall be revoked. The proclamation of the State Treasurer shall be filed in the office of the State Treasurer. No corporation's certificate of authority shall be revoked pursuant to this paragraph if, within 30 days after the giving of notice, it files the reports required by law and pays to the State Treasurer all of the fees due for the filing of the reports.

      (7) If the certificate of incorporation of a domestic corporation or a certificate of authority of a foreign corporation has been revoked by proclamation, the certificate shall be reinstated by proclamation of the State Treasurer upon: (a) payment by the corporation of all fees due to the State Treasurer, consisting of a reinstatement filing fee of $75.00, tax clearance filing fee of $20, current annual report fee, all delinquent annual report fees, and a reinstatement assessment of $200; and (b) certification of the Director of the Division of Taxation that no cause exists for revocation of the corporation's certificate of incorporation or certificate of authority pursuant to R.S.54:11-2. The reinstatement relates back to the date of issuance of the proclamation revoking the certificate of incorporation or the certificate of authority and shall validate all actions taken in the interim. In the event that in the interim the corporate name has become unavailable, the State Treasurer shall issue the certificate upon, in the case of a domestic corporation, the filing of an amendment to its certificate of incorporation to change the corporate name to an available name, and, in the case of a foreign corporation, the filing of an amended certificate of authority adopting an assumed name. The State Treasurer shall provide the forms necessary to effect annual report reinstatements.

      23. N.J.S.15A:15-1 is amended to read as follows:

Filing fees of the State Treasurer.

      15A:15-1. Filing Fees of the State Treasurer. On filing any certificate or other papers relative to corporations in the Department of the Treasury, there shall be paid to the State Treasurer filing fees as follows:

      a.   Certificate of incorporation and amendments thereto:

      (1) for filing the original certificate of incorporation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $75.00

      (2) for filing a certificate of amendment of the certificate of incorporation

            including any number of amendments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$75.00

      (3) for filing a certificate of abandonment of one or

            more amendments of the certificate of

            incorporation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$75.00

      (4) for filing a certificate of merger or a certificate

            of consolidation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$75.00

      (5) for filing a certificate of abandonment of a merger or

            consolidation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$75.00      b.   Restated certificate of incorporation: for filing

            a restated certificate of incorporation including

            any amendments of the certificate of incorporation

            concurrently adopted. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$75.00

      c.   Dissolution of corporation:

      (1) for filing a certificate of dissolution. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $75.00

      (2) for filing a certificate of revocation of

            dissolution proceedings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $75.00

      d.   Admission and withdrawal of foreign corporation:

      (1) for filing an application for a certificate of authority to

            conduct activities in this State and issuing a certificate of

            authority. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$125.00

      (2) for filing an application for an amended

            certificate of authority to conduct activities

             in this State and issuing an amended

            certificate of authority. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $75.00

      (3) for filing an application for withdrawal from

            this State and issuing a certificate of

            withdrawal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$75.00

      (4) for filing a certificate of change of post

            office address to which process may be

            mailed by the State Treasurer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$25.00

      (5) for filing a certificate, order or decree

            with respect to the dissolution of a foreign

            corporation, the termination of its existence,

            or the cancellation of its authority, and

            issuing a certificate of withdrawal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$75.00

      e.   Registered office and registered agent:

      (1) for filing a certificate of change of

            address of registered office, or change

            of registered agent or both. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $25.00

      (2) for filing a certificate of change of address

            of registered agent where such certificate

            effects a change in the address

            of the registered office of one or more

            corporations, for each corporation named

            in the certificate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$25.00

      (3) for filing an affidavit of resignation of

            a registered agent. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $25.00

      f.   Annual report:

      for each such report required to be filed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $25.00

      g.   Reinstatement filing assessment:

            payment of a reinstatement filing

             assessment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$75.00.

      24. N.J.S.15A:15-2 is amended to read as follows:

Additional miscellaneous fees.

      15A:15-2. Additional Miscellaneous Fees.

      The State Treasurer shall also charge and collect for:

      a.   filing an application to reserve a specified

            corporate name and issuing a certificate of

            reservation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$50.00

      (1) if application is for first name available

            for corporate use among not more than three

            specified names. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$50.00

      b.   filing a notice of transfer of a reserved

            corporate name. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $50.00

      c.   filing an application by a foreign corporation

            to register its corporate name. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$50.00

      d.   filing an application by a foreign corporation

            to renew the registration of its corporate

            name. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$50.00

      e.   issuing a certificate of standing, including

            registered agent and registered office. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $25.00

      f.   issuing a certificate of standing, same as above,

            but including incorporators, officers and

            trustees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$25.00

      g.   issuing a certificate of standing, listing

            charter documents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$25.00

      h.   issuing a certificate of availability of

            corporate name (1 to 3 names). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$25.00

      i.   filing a certificate of registration of alternate

            name. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$50.00

      j.   filing a certificate of renewal of registration

            of alternate name. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$50.00

      k.   filing a certificate of correction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$50.00

      l.   corporate status reports--per name. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$5.00

      25. N.J.S.22A:2-1 is amended to read as follows:

Fees of clerk of supreme court.

      22A:2-1. For services hereinafter mentioned, the Clerk of the Supreme Court shall be entitled to demand and receive the following fees:

      Upon the filing or entering of the notice of appeal, notice of cross-appeal or notice of petition for certification, notice of cross-petition for certification or notice of petition for review, the appellant, cross-appellant, petitioner or cross-petitioner shall pay $200.00.

      Upon the filing of the first paper in any motion, petition or application (including an order if it be the first paper), if not in a pending cause or if made after judgment entered, the moving party shall pay $30.00 shall cover all fees payable on such motion, petition or application down to and including filing and entering the order therein and taxation of costs.

      26. N.J.S.22A:2-6 is amended to read as follows:

Filing first paper in LawDivision; motions; clerk's fees.

      22A:2-6. Upon the filing or entering of the first paper or proceeding in any action or proceeding in the Law Division of the Superior Court, the plaintiff shall pay to the clerk $200.00 for the first paper filed by him, which shall cover all fees payable therein down to, and including entry of final judgment, taxation of costs, copy of costs and the issuance and recording of final process, except such as may be otherwise provided herein, or provided by law, or the rules of court. Any person filing an answer setting forth a counterclaim or a third party claim in such cause shall pay to the clerk $200.00 for the first paper filed by him. Any person other than the plaintiff filing any other paper in any such cause shall pay to the clerk $135.00 for the first paper filed by him.

      Any person filing a motion in any action or proceeding shall pay to the clerk $30.00.

      27. N.J.S.22A:2-7 is amended to read as follows:

Law division of Superior Court; other fees; use.

      22A:2-7. a. Upon the filing, entering, docketing or recording of the following papers, documents or proceedings by either party to any action or proceeding in the Law Division of the Superior Court, the party or parties filing, entering, docketing or recording the same shall pay to the clerk of said court the following fees:

      Filing of the first paper in any motion, petition or application, if not in a pending action or proceeding under section 22A:2-6 of this Title, or if made after dismissal or judgment entered other than withdrawal of money deposited in court, the moving party shall pay $30.00 which shall cover all fees payable on such motion, petition or application down to and including filing and entering of order therein and taxation of costs.

      For withdrawal of money deposited in court where the sum to be withdrawn is less than $100.00, no fee; where the sum is $100.00 or more but less than $1,000.00, a fee of $5.00; where such sum is $1,000.00 or more, a fee of $10.00.

      Entering judgment on bond and warrant by attorney and issuance of one final process, $15.00 in lieu of the fee required by section 22A:2-6 of this Title.

      Recording of judgment in the civil judgment and order docket, $35.00 shall be paid to the clerk for use by the State, except as provided in subsection b. of this section.

      Docketing judgments or orders from other courts or divisions except from the Special Civil Part, including Chancery Division judgments, $35.00 shall be paid to the clerk for use by the State, except as provided in subsection b. of this section and except that no fee shall be paid by any municipal court to docket a judgment of conviction and amount of assessment, restitution, fine, penalty or fee pursuant to subsection a. of N.J.S.2C:46-1.

      Docketing judgments or orders from the Special Civil Part, $10.00 shall be paid to the clerk for use by the State, except as provided in subsection b. of this section.

      Satisfaction of judgment or other lien, $35.00.

      Recording assignment of judgment or release, $5.00.

      Issuing of executions and recording same, except as otherwise provided in this article, $5.00.

      Recording of instruments not otherwise provided for in this article, $5.00.

      Filing and entering recognizance of civil bail, $5.00.

      Signing and issuing subpoena, $5.00.

      b.   Moneys collected under the provisions of subsection a. of this section for the recording and docketing of judgments and satisfactions of judgments or other liens shall be deposited in the temporary reserve fund created by section 25 of P.L.1993, c.275. After December 31, 1994, the moneys collected under the provisions of subsection a. shall be for use by the State.

      28. N.J.S.22A:2-12 is amended to read as follows:

Payment of fees in Chancery Division of Superior Court upon filing of first paper.

      22A:2-12. Upon the filing of the first paper in any action or proceeding in the Chancery Division of the Superior Court, there shall be paid to the clerk of the court, for the use of the State, the following fees, which, except as hereinafter provided, shall constitute the entire fees to be collected by the clerk for the use of the State, down to the final disposition of the cause:

      Receivership and partition, $200.00.

      All other actions and proceedings except in probate cases and actions and proceedings for divorce, $200.00.

      Actions and proceedings for divorce, $200.00, $25.00 of which shall be forwarded by the Clerk of the Superior Court as provided in section 2 of P.L.1993, c.188 (C.52:27D-43.24a).

      Any person filing a motion in any action or proceeding shall pay to the clerk $30.00.

      29. Section 2 of P.L.1993, c.188 (C.52:27D-43.24a) is amended to read as follows:

C.52:27D-43.24a Fowarding of filing fee.

      2.   The Clerk of the Superior Court shall forward $25.00 of the $200.00 filing fee for divorce provided for in N.J.S.22A:2-12 on a quarterly basis to the Department of Community Affairs.

      30. N.J.S.22A:2-13 is amended to read as follows:

Answering, pleading or paper, fee.

      22A:2-13. Each person other than the plaintiff filing an answering pleading or other answering paper in the Chancery Division of the Superior Court shall at the time of filing the first paper, pay to the clerk the sum of $135.00; which shall cover all fees payable therein except such as may be otherwise provided herein or by law or the rules of court.

      31. N.J.S.22A:2-29 is amended to read as follows:

County clerk, deputy clerk of Superior Court, fees.

      22A:2-29. Upon the filing, indexing, entering or recording of the following documents or papers in the office of the county clerk or deputy clerk of the Superior Court, such parties, filing or having the same recorded or indexed in the county clerk's office or with the deputy clerk of the Superior Court in the various counties in this State in all civil or criminal causes, shall pay the following fees in lieu of

the fees heretofore provided for the filing, recording or entering of such documents or papers:

In general--

      Issuing county clerk's certificate, any instrument                                                   $5.00

      Comparing and making copies, per sheet.                                                              $2.00

      Copies of all papers, typing and comparing of photostat, per page                         $2.00

      Marking as a true copy, any instrument                                                                  $2.00

      Exemplification, any instrument                                                                           $10.00

            Plus $1.00 per page of instrument.

      Recording or filing all instruments not herein stated.                                             $7.50

Bonds, bail, recognizances--

      Recording all official bonds with acknowledgment and

            proof of the execution thereof                                                                           $9.00

      Filing all papers related to

             recognizance or civil bail                                                                                $18.00

      Filing discharge, attachment bond                                                                          $9.00

Filing and recording filiation bond                                                                               $9.00

      Filing satisfaction of or order discharging

      filiation bond                                                                                                           $9.00

      Recording or discharging sheriff's bond                                                                 $9.00

Nonbusiness corporation, recording:

      Certificates of incorporation of churches, religious societies

            and congregations.                                                                                          $25.00

      Amendments to certificates of incorporation of churches,

            religious societies and congregations, recording                                             $25.00

      Bank merger agreements, recording:

      First sheet                                                                                                              $25.00

            Each additional sheet                                                                                                              Certificates, each                                                                                               $5.00

      Tradenames, firms, partnerships:

      Certificate of name, filing (see R.S.56:1-1 et seq.)                                               $50.00

      Certificate of dissolution of tradename

            (see R.S.56:1-6 et seq.)                                                                                   $25.00

            Partnership agreement (see R.S.42:1-1 et seq.)                                               $50.00

      Building and loan or savings and loan associations:

            Change of name                                                                                              $25.00

            Dissolution                                                                                                      $25.00

      Certificates for limited-dividend housing associations, recording:

            First page                                                                                                        $20.00

            Each additional page                                                                                         $5.00

            Certificates for urban renewal associations, recording:

            First page                                                                                                        $20.00

            Each additional page                                                                                        $ 5.00

      Judgments, et cetera--

            Recording judgments                                                                                      $15.00

      Filing, entering and recording judgment on bond

      and warrant by attorney                                                                                        $37.50

      Certificate for docketing Superior Court transcript                                                 $9.00

      Recording assignment of judgment                                                                      $15.00

      Issuing transcript of judgment                                                                                $7.50

      Filing or entering on the record of discharge,

            cancellation, release or satisfaction of a judgment

            by satisfaction piece, execution returned satisfied

            or otherwise                                                                                                    $15.00

      For recording and indexing postponement of the lien

            of judgment.                                                                                                    $20.00

      Filing, indexing and recording mechanic's lien claim                                             $9.00

      Recording, filing and noting on the record the

            discharge, release or satisfaction of a

            mechanic's lien claim                                                                                        $9.00

      Extension of lien claim                                                                                           $3.00

      Filing statement in mechanic's lien proceeding                                                      $9.00

      Filing, recording and indexing mechanic's notice

            of intention                                                                                                        $4.50

      Filing a certificate discharging a mechanic's notice

            of intention and noting the discharge on the

            record thereof                                                                                                    $4.50

      Filing certificate from court of commencement of

            suit                                                                                                                    $4.50

      Filing a court order amending a mechanic's notice

      of intention                                                                                                              $9.00

      Construction lien                                                                                                   $15.00

      Notice of unpaid balance, discharge                                                                     $15.00

      Notation                                                                                                                  $5.00

      Bond                                                                                                                     $25.00

      Filing a court order to discharge notice of intention and noting

            the discharge on the record thereof                                                                 $15.00

      Filing, recording and indexing stop notice                                                             $ 4.50

      Filing a certificate discharging a stop notice and noting the

            discharge on the record thereof.                                                                       $ 4.50

      Filing a court order discharging a stop notice and noting the

            discharge on the record thereof                                                                        $ 9.00

      Filing building contract                                                                                         $25.00

      Filing discharge of building contract                                                                    $15.00

            Notation                                                                                                           $ 5.00

      Filing building specifications.                                                                               $25.00

      Filing building plans                                                                                             $25.00

      Filing each notice of physician's lien                                                                    $15.00

      Entering upon the record the discharge of a

      physician's lien                                                                                                      $15.00

      Filing each hospital lien claim                                                                              $15.00

      Discharge of hospital lien                                                                                     $15.00

      Filing satisfaction or order for discharge of

            attachment                                                                                                       $15.00

      Recording collateral inheritance waiver or receipt                                               $15.00

      Recording inheritance tax waiver.                                                                        $15.00

      Subordination, release, partial release or postponement

            of a lien to lien of mortgage                                                                            $20.00

            Notation                                                                                                           $ 5.00

Commissions and oaths--

      Administering oaths to notaries public and

            commissioners of deeds                                                                                  $15.00

      For issuing certificate of authority of notary to take

            proof, acknowledgment of affidavit                                                                 $ 5.00

      For issuing each certificate of the commission and

            qualification of notary public for filing with other

            county clerks                                                                                                   $15.00

      For filing each certificate of the commission

            and qualification of notary public, in

            office of county clerk of county other than

            where such notary has qualified                                                                      $15.00

Miscellaneous--

      Filing and recording proceedings for laying out,

            vacating or dedicating roads                                                                           $25.00

      Recording firemen's certificates.                                                                    No charge.

      Registering physician                                                                                            $25.00

      Issuing alcoholic beverage identification card                                                      $10.00

      Issuing of nonalcoholic beverage identification

            card to persons under twenty-one years of age                                               $10.00

      32. N.J.S.22A:2-37.1 is amended to read as follows:

Special Civil part of Superior Court, Law Division, fees; use.

      22A:2-37.1. a. In all civil actions and proceedings in the Special Civil Part of the Superior Court, Law Division, only the following fees shall be charged by the clerk and no service shall be performed until the specified fee has been paid:

      (1) Filing of small claim, one defendant                                                               $15.00

            Each additional defendant                                                                                 $2.00

      (2) Filing of complaint in tenancy,

            one defendant                                                                                                  $25.00

      Each additional defendant                                                                                       $2.00

      (3) (a) Filing of complaint or other initial

pleading containing a counterclaim, cross-claim

or third party complaint in all other civil actions,

whether commenced without process or by summons,

capias, replevin or attachment where the amount

exceeds the small claims monetary limit                                                                    $50.00

      Each additional defendant                                                                                       $2.00

      (b) Filing of complaint or other initial

pleading containing a counterclaim, cross-claim

or third party complaint in all other civil actions,

whether commenced without process or by summons,

capias, replevin or attachment where the amount

does not exceed the small claims monetary limit                                                        $32.00

      Each additional defendant                                                                                      $ 2.00

      (4) Filing of appearance or answer to a

complaint or third party complaint in all

matters except small claims                                                                                        $15.00

      (5) Service of Process:

Summons by mail, each defendant                                                                               $4.00

Summons by mail, each defendant at place of

business or employment with postal instructions

to deliver to addressee only, additional fee                                                                   $4.00

Reservice of summons by mail, each defendant                                                           $4.00

Reservice of summons or other original process

by court officer, one defendant                                                                                     $3.00

plus mileage

Each additional defendant                                                                                             $2.00

plus mileage

Substituted service of process by the clerk

upon the Director of the Division of

Motor Vehicles                                                                                                           $10.00

Plus postage                                                                                                                  $4.00

      (6) Mileage of court officer in serving or executing any process, writ, order, execution, notice, or warrant, the distance to be computed by counting the number of miles in and out, by the most direct route from the place where process is issued, at the same rate per mile set by the State for other State employees and the total mileage fee rounded upward to the nearest dollar

      (7) Jury of six persons                                                                                          $50.00

      (8) Warrant for possession in tenancy                                                                  $15.00

      (9) Warrant to arrest, commitment or writ

            of capias ad respondendum, each defendant                                                   $15.00

      (10) Writ of execution or an order in

the nature of execution, writs of replevin and

attachment issued subsequent to summons                                                                   $5.00

Wage execution by mail to a federal agency

additional fee                                                                                                                $4.00

      (11) For advertising property under

execution or any order                                                                                                $10.00

      (12) For selling property under

execution or any order                                                                                                $10.00

      (13) Exemplified copy of judgment

(two pages)                                                                                                                    $5.00

each additional page                                                                                                      $1.00

      b.   (Deleted by amendment, P.L.2002, c.34).

      c.   (Deleted by amendment, P.L.2002, c.34).

C.2B:1-6 "Court Technology Improvement Fund."

      33. Revenue derived from the increase in fees collected by the Judiciary pursuant to sections 25 through 32 of P.L.2002, c.34 and related increases provided by operation of N.J.S.22A:2-5 and section 2 of P.L.1993, c.74 (C.22A:5-1), shall be deposited into a non-lapsing "Court Technology Improvement Fund," which is hereby established as a dedicated fund in the General Fund. The fund shall be administered by the Administrative Office of the Courts and dedicated to the development, establishment, operation and maintenance of computerized court information systems in the Judiciary.

      34. Section 11 of P.L.1987, c.435 (C.22A:4-1a) is amended to read as follows:

C.22A:4-1a Fees for miscellaneous documents.

      11. For services herein enumerated the State Treasurer shall collect the following fees:

      a.   For filing any original business certificate for which no other fee is fixed by statute or regulation, $125.

      For filing any change or amendment to a previously filed document for which no other fee is fixed by statute or regulation, $75.

      For issuing any certificate or filing any other document for which no other fee is fixed by statute or regulation, $25.00, except that the provisions of this subsection shall not apply to:

      (1) certificates of appointments for gubernatorial appointees;

      (2) documents filed by public bodies under the "Open Public Meetings Act," P.L.1975, c.231 (C.10:4-6 et seq.);

      (3) financial disclosures filed by State officials;

      (4) oaths of office;

      (5) resignation of office holders;

      (6) documents filed by other State government entities indexed in the department's miscellaneous file.

      b.   For certification or exemplification of any document on file, $25.00.

      c.   For certification or exemplification of any signature on file, including the issuance of a certificate for proving a document outside the United States, also known as an apostille, $25.00; except that in cases of adoption of a child, the fee for an apostille shall be $5.00.

      d.   For filing a certified copy of an order of change of name, $50.00.

      e.   For a paper copy of any document on file, $1.00 per page. If a roll of microfilm images is requested, the State Treasurer shall collect a fee of $1.00 for each image on the microfilm roll. If a microfiche copy of a microfiche is requested, $3.00.

      f.   For filing a proof of publication, $10.00.

      35. Section 65 of P.L.1983 (C.42:2A-68) is amended to read as follows:

      65. Filing fees of the State Treasurer. On filing any certificate or other papers relative to limited partnerships in the Department of the Treasury, there shall be paid to the State Treasurer, filing fees, in addition to any applicable recording fees:

      a.   Filing an application to reserve

            a specified limited partnership name and

            issuing a certificate of reservation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$50.00

      If application is for the first name available

            for limited partnership use among not more

            than three specified names. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $50.00

      b.   Filing a notice of transfer of a

            reserved limited partnership name. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$50.00

      c.   Filing original certificate of limited

            partnership. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$125.00

      d.   Filing a certificate of amendment to the

            certificate of limited partnership, including

            any number of amendments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $75.00

      e.   Filing certificate of cancellation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $75.00

      f.   Filing order or judgment amending certificate

            of limited partnership or cancellation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $75.00

      g.   Filing application by a foreign limited

            partnership to transact business in this State

            and issuing a certificate of authority. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$125.00

      h.   Filing application by a foreign limited

            partnership for amended certificate to

            transact business in this State and issuing

            an amended certificate of authority. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$75.00

      i.   Filing annual report. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$50.00

      j.   Filing a certificate or registration

            of an alternate name. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $50.00

      k.   Filing a renewal of registration of

            alternate name. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $50.00

      l.   Limited partnership status reports--

            per name. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$5.00

      m. Filing a change of agent or office,

            or both. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $25.00

      n.   All other certificates issued or papers filed

            but not otherwise provided for. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$125.00

      o.   Issuing a standing certificate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $25.00

      p.   Issuing a certificate or providing name

            availability up to three names. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $25.00

      q.   Filing a certificate of correction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$50.00

      36. Section 66 of P.L.1983, c.489 (C.42:2A-69) is amended to read as follows:

C.42:2A-69 Annual report to the State Treasurer by domestic limited partnerships.

      66. Annual report to the State Treasurer by domestic limited partnerships.

      a.   Every domestic limited partnership authorized in this State shall file in the Department of the Treasury, within the time prescribed by this section, an annual report, executed on behalf of the limited partnership or executed by the registered agent setting forth:

      1.   The name of the limited partnership;

      2.   The address, including the actual location as well as the postal designation, if different, of the registered agent in this State; and

      3.   The name of the registered agent.

      b.   The State Treasurer shall designate a date of filing annual reports for each limited partnership required to submit a report pursuant to this section.

      c.   If the report is not filed for two consecutive years, the certificate of limited partnership shall, after written demand for the reports by the State Treasurer by mail addressed to the limited partnership at the last address appearing of record in the office of the State Treasurer, remain filed but be transferred to an inactive list. A limited partnership shall not have its certificate of limited partnership transferred to the inactive list if it shall, within 60 days after the written demand, file the reports required by law and pay to the State Treasurer the fee provided by law for the filing of each report.

      d. (1) Any domestic limited partnership on the inactive list may return to active status by:

      (a) Paying to the State Treasurer the current annual report fee, all delinquent annual report fees, a reinstatement filing fee of $75 and a reinstatement filing assessment of $200; and

      (b) Submitting a certificate of amendment adopting a name which complies with paragraph (4) of subsection a. of section 6 of P.L.1983, c.489 (C.42:2A-6), if the name of the inactive limited partnership does not comply with paragraph (4) of subsection a. of section 6.

      (2) The State Treasurer shall provide the forms necessary to effect annual report reinstatements.

      e.   A limited partnership whose certificate has been transferred to the inactive list shall remain a limited partnership formed under this chapter or under R.S.42:2-1 et seq., but no name reservations, transfers of reserved names, or certificates of amendment may be filed until the limited partnership whose certificate has been placed on the inactive list regains active status. A limited partner of a limited partnership is not liable as a general partner of the limited partnership solely by reason of the transfer of the certificate of limited partnership to the inactive list.

      f.   The State Treasurer shall furnish annual report forms, shall keep all the reports and shall prepare an index thereof. The reports shall be open to public inspection at proper hours.

      37. Section 67 of P.L.1983, c.489 (C.42:2A-70) is amended to read as follows:

C.42:2A-70 Annual report to State Treasurer by foreign limited partnership.

      67. Annual report to State Treasurer by foreign limited partnership.

      a.   Every foreign limited partnership authorized to transact business in this State shall file in the office of the State Treasurer, within the time prescribed by this section, an annual report, executed on behalf of the foreign limited partnership setting forth:

      1.   The name of the foreign limited partnership;

      2.   The address, including the actual location as well as postal designation, if different, of the registered agent in this State; and

      3.   The name of the registered agent.

      b.   The State Treasurer shall designate a date for filing annual reports for each foreign limited partnership required to submit a report pursuant to this section.

      c.   If the report is not filed for two consecutive years, the certificate of a foreign limited partnership to transact business in this State shall, after written demand for the reports by the State Treasurer by certified mail addressed to the foreign limited partnership at the last address appearing of record in the office of the State Treasurer, be revoked for the failure to file reports. A foreign limited partnership shall not be subject to the revocation of its certificate to transact business in this State if it shall, within 60 days after the written demand, file the reports required by law and pay to the State Treasurer the fee provided by law for the filing of each report.

      d.   Any foreign limited partnership may, within two years of the revocation of its certificate to transact business in this State, cause a reinstatement of the certificate upon:

      (1) payment to the State Treasurer of the current annual report fee, all delinquent annual report fees, a reinstatement filing fee of $75 and a reinstatement filing assessment of $200; and

      (2) compliance with the requirements of subsection c. of section 6 of P.L.1983, c.489 (C.42:2A-6), if the name of the inactive foreign limited partnership does not comply with the provisions of paragraph (4) of subsection a. of section 6 of P.L.1983, c.489 (C.42:2A-6).

      e.   A limited partner of a foreign limited partnership is not liable as a general partner of the foreign limited partnership solely by reason of the revocation, pursuant to this section, of the certificate of authority to transact business in this State.

      f.   The State Treasurer shall furnish annual report forms, including the forms necessary to effect annual report reinstatements, shall keep all the reports and shall prepare an index thereof. The reports shall be open to public inspection at proper hours.

      38. Section 65 of P.L.1993, c.210 (C.42:2B-65) is amended to read as follows:

C.42:2B-65 Fees.

      65. a. No document required to be filed under this act shall be effective until the applicable fee required by this section is paid. The following fees shall be paid to and collected by the State Treasurer for the use of the State:

      (1) Upon the receipt for filing of a certificate of registration of alternate name or a certificate of renewal pursuant to section 4 of this act, a fee in the amount of $50.

      (2) Upon the receipt for filing of an application for reservation of name, an application for renewal of reservation or a notice of transfer or cancellation of reservation pursuant to section 5 of this act, a fee in the amount of $50.

      (3) Upon the receipt for filing of a certificate under subsection b. of section 6 of this act, a fee in the amount of $25, upon the receipt for filing of a certificate under subsection b. of section 7 of this act, a fee in the amount of $25 and a further fee of $10 for each limited liability company affected by such certificate.

      (4) Upon the receipt for filing of a notice of resignation and affidavit pursuant to subsection c. of section 7 of this act, a fee in the amount of $25 and upon the receipt for filing of a certificate of change pursuant to subsection c. of section 7 of this act, a fee in the amount of $25.

      (5) Upon the receipt for filing of a certificate of formation under section 11 of this act a fee in the amount of $125; and upon receipt for filing, a certificate of correction under section 12 of this act, a certificate of amendment under section 13 of this act, a certificate of cancellation under section 14 of this act, a certificate of merger or consolidation under section 20 of this act or a restated certificate of formation under section 19 of this act, a fee in the amount of $100.

      (6) Upon filing of an annual report, a fee in the amount of $50.00.

      (7) Upon requesting a reinstatement of a certificate of a limited liability company, a late filing fee of $200.00 and a reinstatement filing fee of $75.00.

      (8) For certifying copies of any paper on file as provided for by this act, a fee in the amount of $25 for each copy certified.

      (9) The State Treasurer may issue photocopies of instruments on file as well as other copies, and for all of those copies, whether certified or not, a fee in the amount of $10 for the first page and $2 per page thereafter shall be paid.

      (10) Upon the receipt for filing of an application for registration as a foreign limited liability company under section 53 of this act or a certificate of cancellation under section 56 of this act, a fee in the amount of $125.

      (11) For preclearance of any document for filing, a fee in the amount of $50.

      (12) For preparing and providing a written report of a record search, a fee in the amount of $50.

      (13) For issuing any certificate of the State Treasurer, including but not limited to a certificate of good standing, other than a certification of a copy under paragraph (6) of this subsection, a fee in the amount of $50, except that for issuing any certificate of the State Treasurer that recites all of a limited liability company's filings with the State Treasurer, a fee of $100 shall be paid for each such certificate.

      (14) For receiving and filing and/or indexing any certificate, affidavit, agreement or any other paper provided for by this act, for which no different fee is specifically prescribed, a fee in the amount of $75.

      (15) The State Treasurer may in the Treasurer's discretion charge a fee of $50 for each check received for payment of any fee that is returned due to insufficient funds or the result of a stop payment order.

      b.   In addition to those fees charged under subsection a. of this section, there shall be collected by and paid to the State Treasurer the following:

      (1) for all services described in subsection a. of this section that are requested to be completed within the same day as the day of the request, an additional sum of up to $50; and

      (2) for all services described in subsection a. of this section that are requested to be completed within a 24-hour period from the time of the request, an additional sum of up to $25.

      The State Treasurer shall establish (and may from time to time amend) a schedule of specific fees payable pursuant to this subsection.

      c.   The State Treasurer may in his discretion permit the extension of credit for the fees required by this section upon such terms as he shall deem to be appropriate.

      39. Section 6 of P.L.1982, c.150 (C.52:16A-40) is amended to read as follows:

C.52:16A-40 $15 additional fees.

      6.   The State Treasurer shall charge a $15 fee for use of telephone and expedited over the counter corporate services, which shall be in addition to the fee for the service provided by law. The statutory fee and the additional fee shall be paid by the person requesting the information and documents by the method of payment as established by the State Treasurer.

      40. Section 7 of P.L.1982, c.150 (C.52:16A-41) is amended to read as follows:

C.52:16A-41 Rules and regulations; data processing service fees.

      7.   The State Treasurer may promulgate rules and regulations necessary to establish guidelines for the use of telephone and expedited over the counter corporate services and the use of electronic data processing for direct access to the information provided under this act by persons so authorized and for the method of payment for the use of telephone and expedited over the counter corporate services. The State Treasurer shall establish fees for electronic data processing services which cover the cost of those services.

C.54:49-12.6 $50 fee for returned check.

      41. The Director of the Division of Taxation may in the director's discretion charge a fee of $50 for each check, received for payment of any State tax or any penalty under the State Uniform Tax Procedure Law (R.S.54:48-1 et seq.), that is returned due to insufficient funds or as the result of a stop payment order.

C.52:18A-8.4 Fee for returned check collected by Department of the Treasury.

      42. The State Treasurer may in the Treasurer's discretion charge a fee of $50 for each check, received for payment of any fee, fine, penalty or other charge collected by the Department of the Treasury, that is returned due to insufficient funds or as the result of a stop payment order, provided that no fee shall be imposed under this section that is in addition to or in lieu of a fee that the Treasurer or any agency or employee of the Department of the Treasury is required or authorized under any other law to collect due to such a return of check payment.

      43. Section 12 of P.L.1981, c.302 (C.26:2D-48) is amended to read as follows:

C.26:2D-48 Assessment against operator of nuclear electric generating facility; levy and payment.

      12. a. In order to defray the expenses of local, county and State agencies in discharging their responsibilities under this act, including those costs associated with the development, testing and updating of the Emergency Radiation Response Plans and for the acquisition and maintenance of any equipment necessary to carry out their responsibilities, the State Treasurer shall annually make an assessment against each operator of a nuclear electric generating facility located in New Jersey;

      b.   The assessment to each operator of a nuclear electric generating facility shall not exceed $2,750,000 (in 2003 dollars adjusted by the CPI), and shall be assessed in an amount equal to the sum of the amounts in paragraphs (1) and (2) of this subsection and determined annually by the State Treasurer on or before June 30 in the following manner:

      (1) The total amount appropriated to the various local, county and State agencies by law for the purpose of discharging their responsibilities under P.L.1981, c.302 (C.26:2D-37 et seq.) for the State's next fiscal year for costs related directly to a particular nuclear electric generating facility shall be assessed against the operator of that particular nuclear electric generating facility.

      (2) All other amounts appropriated to the State agencies by law for the purpose of discharging their responsibilities under P.L.1981, c.302 (C.26:2D-37 et seq.) for the next fiscal year shall be assessed equally against each operator of a nuclear electric generating facility.

      The assessment prescribed above shall be levied by the State Treasurer not later than July 1, and shall be paid within 30 days after mailing by first class mail to the affected operator of the nuclear electric generating facility notice thereof and a statement of the amount;

      c.   The assessments shall be appropriated through the regular appropriation process in accordance with a joint budget to be submitted by the division and the department;

      d.   Any costs of a local, county or State agency incurred in discharging its responsibilities under P.L.1981, c.302 (C.26:2D-37 et seq.), not reasonably required to carry out the purposes of P.L.1981, c.302 (C.26:2D-37 et seq.) or not generally associated with or related to the operation of nuclear electric generating facilities located in New Jersey, shall not be included in any such assessment or appropriation;

      e.   "CPI" means the annual Consumer Price Index for a calendar year as determined year to year using the decimal increase in the September through August, 12-month average for the previous year of the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), as published by the United States Department of Labor.

      44. Section 5 of P.L.1977, c. 74 (C.58:10A-5) is amended to read as follows:

C.58:10A-5 Powers of department.

      5.   The department is empowered to:

      a.   Exercise general supervision of the administration and enforcement of this act and all rules, regulations and orders promulgated hereunder;

      b.   Assess compliance of a discharger with applicable requirements of State and federal law pertaining to the control of pollutant discharges and the protection of the environment and, also, to issue certification with respect thereto as required by section 401 of the federal act;

      c.   Assess compliance of a person with applicable requirements of State and federal law pertaining to the control of the discharge of dredged and fill material into the waters of the State and the protection of the environment and, also, to issue, deny, modify, suspend, or revoke permits with respect thereto as required by section 404 of the "Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972," as amended by the "Clean Water Act of 1977," (33 U.S.C.s.1344), and implementing regulations;

      d.   Advise, consult, and cooperate with other agencies of the State, the federal government, other states and interstate agencies, including the State Soil Conservation Committee, and with affected groups, political subdivisions and industries in furtherance of the purposes of this act;

      e.   Administer State and federal grants and other forms of financial assistance to municipalities, counties and other political subdivisions, or any recipient approved by the commissioner according to terms and conditions approved by him in order to meet the goals and objectives of this act. The department shall establish, charge and collect reasonable loan origination and annual administrative fees, which shall be based upon, and shall not exceed the estimated cost of processing, monitoring and administering the financial assistance programs. Said fees shall be deposited in a separate fund, administered by the department, and the funds used for the sole purpose of administering the financial assistance programs authorized and established by State law, including, but not limited to, the costs of administering the "Wastewater Treatment Fund - State Revolving Fund Accounts" established pursuant to P.L.1988, c.133.

      45. Section 9 of P.L.1977, c.224 (C.58:12A-9) is amended to read as follows:

C.58:12A-9 General powers and duties of commissioner.

      9.   The commissioner is authorized, in order to carry out the provisions and purposes of this act, to:

      a.   Perform any and all acts necessary to carry out the purposes and requirements of this act relating to the adoption and enforcement of any regulations authorized pursuant to this act;

      b.   Administer and enforce the provisions of this act and all rules, regulations, and orders promulgated, issued, or effective hereunder;

      c.   Enter into agreements, contracts, or cooperative arrangements, under such terms and conditions as he deems appropriate, with the Department of Health and Senior Services and any other state agency, federal agencies, municipalities, counties, educational institutions, municipal or county health departments, or other organizations or individuals;

      d.   Receive financial and technical assistance from the federal government and other public or private agencies;

      e.   Participate in related programs of the federal government, other states, interstate agencies, or other public or private agencies or organizations;

      f.   Establish adequate fiscal controls and accounting procedures to assure proper disbursement of and accounting for funds appropriated or otherwise provided for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this act;

      g.   Delegate those responsibilities and duties as deemed appropriate for the purpose of administering the requirements of this act;

      h.   Establish and collect fees, in accordance with a fee schedule adopted as a rule or regulation, for conducting inspections and laboratory analyses and certifications as may be necessary;

      i.   Prescribe such regulations and issue such orders as are necessary or appropriate to carry out his functions under this act;

      j.   Conduct research, investigations, experiments, demonstrations, surveys, and studies relating to the causes, effects, extent, prevention, and control of contaminants in drinking water;

      k.   Provide for the education of the public as to the causes, effects, extent, prevention, and control of contaminants in drinking water;

      l.   Collect and make available, through publications, a data management system and other appropriate means, the results of and other information, including appropriate recommendations by the institute in connection therewith, pertaining to such research and other activities;

      m. Cooperate with and contract with other public and private agencies, institutions, and organizations and with any industries involved, in the preparation and conduct of such research and other activities;

      n.   Review treatment methods used for removal of contaminants from drinking water;

      o.   Provide for the education and training of departmental personnel in those areas relating to the causes, effects, extent, prevention and control of contaminants in drinking water;

      p.   Establish and collect reasonable fees, in accordance with a fee schedule adopted as a rule or regulation, for the estimated costs of administering and enforcing the programs pursuant to this amendatory and supplementary act, to the extent that the costs are not available from the fund, including but not limited to conducting inspections, laboratory analyses and certifications as may be necessary;

      q.   The authority to collect fees pursuant to this section may be delegated by the commissioner to the appropriate county agency consistent with a delegation, pursuant to the provisions of the "County Environmental Health Act," P.L.1977, c.443 (C.26:3A2-21 et seq.), of any authority to administer the provisions of this act;

      r.   Administer State and federal grants and other forms of financial assistance to municipalities, counties and other political subdivisions, or any recipient approved by the commissioner according to the terms and conditions approved by him in order to meet the goals and objectives of this act. The commissioner shall establish, charge and collect reasonable loan origination and annual administrative fees, which shall be based upon, and shall not exceed the estimated cost of processing, monitoring and administering the financial assistance programs. Said fees shall be deposited in a separate fund, administered by the Department of Environmental Protection, and the funds used for the sole purpose of administering the financial assistance programs authorized and established by State law, including, but not limited to, the costs of administering the "Drinking Water - State Revolving Fund Accounts".

      46. Section 5 of P.L.1995, c.188 (C.26:2C-9.5) is amended to read as follows:

C.26:2C-9.5 Emission fees.

      5. a. (1) Each major facility shall pay to the department a fee or fees as calculated pursuant to this subsection and subsection d. of this section. The per-ton emission fees shall be based on the actual annual emissions of each regulated air contaminant, reported in the emission statement for that major facility, or, in the absence of such information, on permitted emissions, or where a permit has not been issued, on the potential to emit.

      (2) Emission fees for each State fiscal year shall be based on the information reported in the emission statement year two years prior thereto.

      (3) The amount of any emission fee payable pursuant to this section shall be adjusted for each State fiscal year by the percentage, if any, by which the CPI exceeds the CPI for calendar year 1989.

      b.   (Deleted by amendment, P.L.2002, c.34).

      c.   (Deleted by amendment, P.L.2002, c.34).

      d. (1) For the State fiscal year 2003 and each fiscal year thereafter, each major facility shall pay the following fees:

      (a) An emission fee of $60 (in 1989 dollars adjusted by the CPI) per ton of each regulated air contaminant;

      (b) An initial and renewal operating permit application fee per facility not to exceed $50,000. For the purpose of calculating the initial and renewal operating permit application fee, the significant equipment listed in the operating permit application shall be assessed at $125 per piece of equipment. The operating permit application fee shall be submitted at the time of submission of the operating permit application; and

      (c) A fee for any significant modification in an amount calculated using a fee schedule therefor to be set forth in rules and regulations to be adopted by the department, except that no fee for a significant modification review shall exceed $50,000.

      (2) Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (1) of this subsection to the contrary, no major facility shall pay an emission fee less than $3,000 for each of the State fiscal years 2003 and thereafter.

      e.   (Deleted by amendment, P.L.2002, c.34).

      f.   (Deleted by amendment, P.L.2002, c.34).

      g.   The provisions of P.L.1993, c.361 (C.13:1D-120 et seq.) shall not apply to the assessment or payment of emission fees required pursuant to this section.

      h.   (Deleted by amendment, P.L.2002, c.34).

      47. Section 8 of P.L.1995, c.188 (C.26:2C-9.8) is amended to read as follows:

C.26:2C-9.8 Rules, regulations; fees.

      8. a. Within 90 days after the effective date of this act, the department shall propose, pursuant to the provisions of the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), rules and regulations that establish emissions trading and banking programs that use economic incentives to make progress toward the attainment or maintenance of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS), reduce or prevent emissions of air contaminants, ensure healthful air quality, or otherwise contribute to the protection of human health, welfare and the environment from air pollution. The department shall adopt those rules and regulations within 90 days after proposal.

      b.   The emissions trading rules and regulations shall be designed so that emissions reductions shall be realized earlier or at a more accelerated rate than would otherwise be achieved in accordance with applicable air quality mandates, and so that compliance with air quality mandates can be achieved with greater flexibility or at lower cost. The rules and regulations shall establish criteria for the generation and use of emissions reduction credits, including the use of emissions reduction credits in lieu of granting exemptions or waivers from compliance with emissions reduction requirements, and shall require that 10% of the emissions reduction credits gained shall be permanently retired for the public benefit when a trade occurs. The rules and regulations may include, but need not be limited to, provisions designating the pollutants to be involved in the program, designating the persons who may participate in the program, establishing emissions limitations and methods for projecting and verifying emissions, and establishing enforcement mechanisms, including emissions tracking, periodic program audits, and penalties.

      For any emissions trading program adopted for the purpose of making progress toward attaining the National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) for ozone, the department may allow reductions of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) to be substituted for required reductions of oxides of nitrogen (NOx) or reductions of oxides of nitrogen (NOx) to be substituted for required reductions of volatile organic compounds (VOCs). Any such substitution shall occur at a ratio established by the department by rule or regulation adopted pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), which shall be developed in recognition of the role of each pollutant in the formation of ground level ozone.

      c.   The emissions trading rules and regulations adopted by the department shall not conflict with applicable federal law and shall constitute, contribute to, or be consistent with one or more strategies that result in quantifiable emissions reductions and are creditable under the State Implementation Plan (SIP) required pursuant to the federal Clean Air Act. These may be emission limiting or market-response strategies for mobile, stationary, or area sources, and shall include the creation, trading, and use of emissions reduction credits.

      d.   The department may establish the emissions trading programs as State, multi-state, or regional programs as long as the programs contribute to the goal of improving the air quality in New Jersey.

      e.   The department shall involve in the development of the rules and regulations for emissions trading programs representatives of the affected industry, environmental, and public interest groups as well as governmental entities with affected or related jurisdictions.

      f.   The department shall consider the role of a third party in the banking, verification, validation of use, enforcement, and program audits associated with emissions reduction credits, and, to the maximum extent possible, create and preserve opportunities for private sector participation in any emissions trading program established by the department.

      g.   The Department of Environmental Protection may establish by rule fees for administrative services provided to implement emission trading programs.

      48. N.J.S.22A:4-14 is amended to read as follows:

Acknowledgements, proof, affidavits and oaths.

      22A:4-14. For a service specified in this section, foreign commissioners of deeds, notaries public, judges and other officers authorized by law to perform such service, shall receive a fee as follows:

      For administering an oath or taking an affidavit, $2.50.

      For taking proof of a deed, $2.50.

      For taking all acknowledgments, $2.50.

      For administering oaths, taking affidavits, taking proofs of a deed, and taking acknowledgments of the grantors in the transfer of real estate, regardless of the number of such services performed in a single transaction to transfer real estate, $15.00.

      For administering oaths, taking affidavits and taking acknowledgments of the mortgagors in the financing of real estate, regardless of the number of such services performed in a single transaction to finance real estate, $25.00.

Repealer.

      49. N.J.S.22A:4-13 is repealed.

C.2C:25-29.4 Surcharge for domestic violence offender to find grants.

      50. In addition to any other penalty, fine or charge imposed pursuant to law, a person convicted of an act of domestic violence, as that term is defined by subsection a. of section 3 of P.L.1991, c.261 (C.2C:25-19), shall be subject to a surcharge in the amount of $100 payable to the Treasurer of the State of New Jersey for use by the Department of Human Services to fund grants for domestic violence prevention, training and assessment.

C.2C:43-3.7 Surcharge for certain sexual offenders to fund grants, programs, certain.

      51. In addition to any other penalty, fine or charge imposed pursuant to law, a person convicted of an act of aggravated sexual assault or sexual assault under N.J.S.2C:14-2, or aggravated criminal sexual contact or criminal sexual contact under N.J.S.2C:14-3, shall be subject to a surcharge in the amount of $100 payable to the Treasurer of the State of New Jersey for use by the Department of Community Affairs to fund programs and grants for the prevention of violence against women.

C.52:27D-138.1 Surcharge for violation of State Uniform Construction Code.

      52. In addition to any other penalty, fine or charge imposed pursuant to law, a person convicted of a violation of the State Uniform Construction Code adopted pursuant to the "State Uniform Construction Code Act," P.L.1975, c.217 (C.52:27D-119 et seq.), shall be subject to a surcharge in the amount of $100, of which amount $50 shall be payable to the municipality in which the violation shall have occurred and $50 shall be payable to the Treasurer of the State of New Jersey for deposit into the General Fund; except that in the case of a violation occurring in a municipality in which the enforcement of the State Uniform Construction Code is performed exclusively by the State, the entire amount of the surcharge shall be payable to the State Treasurer for deposit into the General Fund.

C.17:33A-5.1 Surcharge for insurance fraud.

      53. In addition to any other penalty, fine or charge imposed pursuant to law, a person who is found in any legal proceeding to have committed insurance fraud shall be subject to a surcharge in the amount of $1,000. If a person is charged with insurance fraud in a legal proceeding and the charge is resolved through a settlement requiring the person to pay a sum of money, the person shall be subject to a surcharge in an amount equal to 5 percent of the settlement payment. The amount of any surcharge under this section shall be payable to the Treasurer of the State of New Jersey for use by the Department of Banking and Insurance to fund the department's insurance fraud prevention programs and activities.

C.App.A:9-78 Definitions relative to fees charged in renting motor vehicles; fees to fund Domestic Security Account.

      54. a. As used in this section:

      "Rental company" means a person engaged in the business of renting motor vehicles.

      "Rental motor vehicle" means a passenger automobile, truck or semitrailer that is rented without a driver and used in the transportation of persons or property other than commercial freight.

      b.   Each rental company doing business in this State shall pay a fee for each rental motor vehicle that the company shall have rented from a location in this State under the terms of a rental agreement for a period of not more than 28 days. The amount of the fee shall be $2 for each day or part thereof that each such vehicle was rented. The fee shall be separately stated to the person to whom the motor vehicle is rented and shall not be included in the receipts subject to the taxes imposed pursuant to the "Sales and Use Tax Act," P.L.1966, c.30 (C.54:32B-1 et seq.).

      The director of the Division of Taxation in the Department of the Treasury shall collect and administer the fee; in so doing, the director shall have all the powers granted pursuant to P.L.1966, c.30 (C.54:32B-1 et seq.). The director may, pursuant to the provisions of the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), make, adopt, amend or repeal such rules and regulations as the director finds necessary to carry out the provisions of this subsection.

      c.   There is established in the General Fund the New Jersey Domestic Security Account, which shall be a dedicated nonlapsing account. Amounts paid to the State Treasurer pursuant to subsection b. of this section shall be deposited into the account upon receipt. Moneys in the account, including interest thereon, shall be available exclusively for appropriation to support medical emergency disaster preparedness for bioterrorism, security coverage at nuclear power facilities, State Police salaries related to Statewide security services, and counter-terrorism programs.

      55. From fees collected by the Department of Health and Senior Services under the provisions of subsection c. of section 23 of P.L.1973, c.337 (C.26:2J-23), there is appropriated, pursuant to that section, the sum of $100,000 to the Department of Health and Senior Services to fund a grant to the community health law project for the provision of information and assistance to senior citizens with respect to their rights and benefits as enrollees in or beneficiaries of health plans administered by health maintenance organizations.

      56. This act shall take effect July 1, 2002.

      Approved July 1, 2002.