2C:52-15 - Records to be removed; control - New Jersey Statutes

2C:52-15.  Records to be removed;  control    If an order of expungement of records of arrest or conviction under this chapter is granted by the court, all the records specified in said order shall be removed from the files of the agencies which have been noticed of the pendency of petitioner's motion and which are, by the provisions of this chapter, entitled to notice, and shall be placed in the control of a person who  has been designated by the head of each such agency which, at the time of the  hearing, possesses said records.  That designated person shall, except as otherwise provided in this chapter, insure that such records or the information  contained therein are not released for any reason and are not utilized or  referred to for any purpose.  In response to requests for information or  records of the person who was arrested or convicted, all noticed officers,  departments and agencies shall reply, with respect to the arrest, conviction or  related proceedings which are the subject of the order, that there is no record information.

     L.1979, c. 178, s. 122, eff. Sept. 1, 1979.