45:27-4 - Responsibilities of board - New Jersey Statutes

45:27-4  Responsibilities of board.

4. a. The board shall administer the provisions of this act and shall have general supervision and regulation of, and jurisdiction and control over, all cemetery companies and their property, property rights, equipment and facilities so far as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this act.

b.The board shall adopt regulations to carry out the purposes of this act.  Regulations shall be adopted in accordance with the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.).  This act and the regulations shall be enforced in accordance with P.L.1978, c.73 (C.45:1-14 et seq.) and the "Penalty Enforcement Law of 1999," P.L.1999, c.274 (C.2A:58-10 et seq.).

c.The board may adjust charges and fees as provided by section 2 of P.L.1974, c.46 (C.45:1-3.2) to defray the proper expenses of administration of this act.

d.Nothing in this act shall affect any of the powers regarding cemeteries heretofore exercised by the Attorney General.

e.Nothing in this act shall authorize the board to establish the prices at which graves or crypts may be sold or the charges made for services rendered by cemetery companies.

f.The board may institute an action in the Superior Court for injunctive or other relief or for appointment of a receiver to enforce this act or regulations established under it.

L.2003,c.261,s.4.