44:7-89 - Nonliability of recipient of supplementary payments or his legally liable relative for repayment; enforcement of lien arising prior to January 1, 1974 - New Jersey Statutes

44:7-89.  Nonliability of recipient of supplementary payments or his legally  liable relative for repayment;  enforcement of lien arising prior to January 1,  1974
    Supplementary payments shall not be considered a loan by the State or by the  welfare boards.  No requirement under Title 44 or Title 30 of the Revised Statutes relating to the pledging of property or to the reimbursement of assistance shall be imposed upon, and no liens shall be made or enforced against, a recipient of supplementary payments for the purpose of recouping any  amount of such payments.  No requirement of support, contribution, or legal  liability therefor, may be made, placed upon, or enforced against a legally  liable relative of a person receiving supplementary payments or other payments  made by the welfare boards pursuant to Title 44 of the Revised Statutes.  Any  lien against a recipient of assistance from a welfare board to enforce an  obligation, which arose prior to January 1, 1974, under the current programs of   "Old Age Assistance,"   "Assistance for the Blind,"  or "Permanent and Total Disability Assistance"  which is perfected on or before April 1, 1974, or any  delinquency in payment due the welfare board by a legally liable relative under  the current programs which has accrued prior to January 1, 1974, shall remain  in full force and effect and shall be enforceable and collectible by the  commissioner or by the welfare board which filed the lien.

     L.1973, c. 256, s. 5, eff. Nov. 28, 1973.