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Administrative Procedure Act - 2013
Adverse Possession - 2008
Affidavit of Merit Statute - Application to Respondeat Superior Claims - 2017
Aggravated Recklessness - 2018
Alternative Procedure for Dispute Resolution Act (APDRA) - 2017
Anachronistic Statutes - 1989
Autobus - 2022
Aviation -1992
Bail Jumping in New Jersey’s Code of Criminal Justice (N.J.S. 2C:29-7) - 2019
Base Salary - 2014
Capias Writs - Title 2A - 2009
Children Custody - Title 9 - 2010
Civil Arrest - 1997
Civil Unions - 2015
Compilation of Criminal Law - 1995
Comprehensive Drug Reform Act - Joint Motions to Vacate Parole Ineligibility (N.J.S. 2C:35-12) - 2023
Confinement - 2021
Contempt - 1992
Conviction - Definition of - 2017
Costs and Fees - Title 22A - 2009
County Commissioner - 2021
Criminal Code Causation - 2009
Defense and Indemnification of Non-State Personnel in Legal Actions - 2021
Distraint/Artisans’ Liens - 2012
Driving While Intoxicated - 2012
Driving While Intoxicated – Driving While Intoxicated and Drunk Driving Enforcement Fund Statutes - 2024
Effect of Abstentions - 2011
Election Law - 2003
Environmental Statutes – Natural and Historic Resources - 1999
Ex Post Facto Nature of the Parole Supervision for Life Statute (N.J.S. 2C:43-6.4) - 2024
Fee Discrepancies - 1990 (Current as of 2013)
Games of Chance - 2002 (Current as of 2020)
Gendered Terms Related to Married Individuals in New Jersey Statutes - Use of - 2025
General Durable Power of Attorney Act - 2010 ( Current as of 2014)
Hand-Held Devices - 2017
Harassment - 2020
Hearsay Evidence in Child Abuse and Neglect Proceedings - 2020
Interpretation of the Vote By Mail Law - 2024
“Inhabitant” in the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination - Use of - 2021
Inmate – Use of the Term - 2022
Interest and Usury - 1998
Interpretive Statement - 2020
Jessica Lunsford Act in New Jersey’s Sexual Assault Statute – N.J.S. 2C:14-2 - 2021
Juvenile Justice – State Home for Boys and Girls as used in N.J.S. 30:4-85 - 2024
Juvenile Sentencing - 2014
Land Use Law - 2007 (Current as of 2013)
Landlord Tenant Law - 2012
Magistrate - 2020
"Maiden Name" in New Jersey Statutes - Use of the Term - 2025
Mandatory Sentencing; Factors Requiring Jury Determination - 2019
“Marital Status” in the Law Against Discrimination - Definition of - 2019
Mens Rea Required to Violate the Local Government Ethics Law - 2021
Misdemeanor - 2019
“Misrepresentation of a Material Fact” in the New Jersey Gross Income Tax Act - 2023
Motor Vehicle Liens - 2004 (Current as of 2013)
New Jersey Safe Housing Act’s Application to Non-physical Harm - 2025
New Jersey Statute of Frauds - Mandatory Attorney Review Provision in N.J.S. 25:1-5(h) - 2023
Oaths and Affidavits - 1999 (Current as of 2013)
Obsolete Special Election Language in Local Budget Caps Statute - 2014
Parental Rights – Replacement of the Term “Surrender” - 2024
“Physical Examination” in the Context of Public Entity Immunity Granted Under N.J.S. 59:6-4 - 2020
Prison and Youth Correctional Facilities – Use of “Farms,” “Camps” and “Quarries” - 2024
“posse” - Use of - 2021
Post-adjudication Incarceration of Juveniles - 2021
Powers of Commissioner - 2010
Property – Title 46 - 2012 (Current as of 2013)
Public Assistance Law - 2018
Public Health Statute - Duplicative Definitions Sections - 2022
Public Transportation - 1999
Reasonable Cause in the Context of a Domestic Violence Search Warrant - 2021
Rescue Doctrine and Property - 2022
Residential Mortgage Satisfaction Act - 2007 (Current as of 2009)
Sales and Use Tax Exemption - 2016 (Current as of 2020)
“School District of Residence” for purposes of the Charter School Program Act - Definition of - 2021
Self-Defense Statute (N.J.S. 2C:3-4) – Scope of the Term “Dwelling” - 2025
Self-Representation in Involuntary Commitment and Termination of Parental Rights Matter - 2022
Special Needs Trusts - 2016
Statute of Limitations for Medical Providers in Workers’ Compensation - 2021
Subpoena v. Subpena - 2017
Temporary Disability Benefits to Certain Volunteers and Other Workers - 2021
Title 18A and Title 26: Updating Terms Related to Epinephrine Administration and Nurses - 2025
Title 51 – Weights and Measures - 2005 (Current as of 2008)
Title 9-Parentage - 2010
Tort Claims Act - Applicability of Notice Provision to Contribution and Indemnification Claims - 2024
Traffic on Marked Lines - 2013 (Current as of 2014)
“Tumultuous” Definition of - 2019
Unemployment Compensation Benefits for the Wrongfully Incarcerated - 2023
Unemployment Benefits when an Offer of Employment is Rescinded - 2021
Uniform Act on Prevention of and Remedies for Human Trafficking - 2016
Uniform Electronic Recordation of Custodial Interrogations Act - 2013
Uniform Emergency Volunteer Health Practitioners Act - 2013 (Current as of 2014)
Uniform Interstate Enforcement of Domestic Violence Protection Orders Act - 2016
Uniform Protection of Genetic Information in Employment Act - 2015
Uniform Recognition and Enforcement of Canadian Domestic - 2021
Voided Ballot Initiatives – School Board Reclassification - 2019
Workers’ Compensation - Recreational or Social Activities - 2023
Workhouse – Use of the Term - 2021