New Jersey Statutes 40A:9-145.5. Revocation, suspension of certificate
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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 40A:9-145.5
- collector: when used in relation to the collection of taxes or water rents or other public assessments, includes all officers charged with the duty of collecting such taxes, water rents or assessments, unless a particular officer is specified. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
- director: means the Director of the Division of Local Government Services in the Department of Community Affairs. See New Jersey Statutes 40A:1-1
- person: includes corporations, companies, associations, societies, firms, partnerships and joint stock companies as well as individuals, unless restricted by the context to an individual as distinguished from a corporate entity or specifically restricted to one or some of the above enumerated synonyms and, when used to designate the owner of property which may be the subject of an offense, includes this State, the United States, any other State of the United States as defined infra and any foreign country or government lawfully owning or possessing property within this State. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
- State: extends to and includes any State, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia and the Canal Zone. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
Any tax collector certificate may be revoked or suspended by the director for dishonest practices, or willful or intentional failure, neglect or refusal to comply with the Constitution of the State of New Jersey or laws relating to the collection of taxes, or inefficiency, or inability to properly fulfill the duties and functions of tax collector in compliance with laws and regulations pertaining thereto or other good cause. The governing body or chief executive officer of any municipality may request a review by the director of the behavior or practices of a certified tax collector. No certificate shall be revoked or suspended except upon a proper hearing before the director or his designee after due notice. If the tax collector certificate of a person serving as tax collector shall be revoked, such person shall be removed from office by the director, his office shall be declared vacant, and such person shall not be eligible to hold that office, nor may he make application for recertification, for a period of five years from the date of such revocation.
L. 1979, c. 384, s. 5, eff. Feb. 5, 1980. Amended by L. 1985, c. 9, s. 2, eff. Jan. 16, 1985.