52:13C-23 Duties of the commission.

6. The commission shall:

a. permit public inspection of all statements filed pursuant to this act, as amended and supplemented;

b. compile and summarize information contained in statements filed pursuant to this act, as amended and supplemented, and report the same to the Legislature and the Governor;

c. ascertain whether any persons have failed to file statements as required by this act, as amended and supplemented, or have filed incomplete or inaccurate statements, and give notice to such persons to file such statements as will conform to the requirements of this act, as amended and supplemented;

d. investigate violations of this act, as amended and supplemented, report to the Legislature and the Governor thereon, and notify the Attorney General of any possible criminal violations of this act, as amended and supplemented, that may warrant further investigation and action;

e. make such recommendations to the Legislature and the Governor as will tend to further the objectives of this act, as amended and supplemented, and take such other action as shall be necessary and proper to effectuate the purposes of this act, as amended and supplemented;

f. report to the Legislature and the Governor annually on the administration of this act, as amended and supplemented;

g. develop and prescribe methods and forms for statements required to be filed by this act, as amended and supplemented, and require the use of such forms by persons subject to this act, as amended and supplemented;

h. compile and publish quarterly a list of all governmental affairs agents then registered, together with the information contained in their notices of representation and last quarterly report, which compilation shall be distributed to all members of the Legislature and the Governor, and published in the New Jersey Register;

i. prepare and publish a summary and explanation of the registration and reporting requirements of this act, as amended and supplemented, for the use and guidance of those persons who may be required to file statements under this act, as amended and supplemented;

j. in accordance with a fee schedule adopted by the commission as a rule or regulation, establish and charge reasonable fees for the filing of notices of representation and quarterly and annual reports pursuant to this act, as amended and supplemented, provided that such fees shall not apply to the organizations which qualify under subsection (b) of section 9 of chapter 30 of the laws of 1966, as amended (C.54:32B-9), and provided further that the amount of such fees shall not exceed the cost to the commission of processing and maintaining those notices and reports and of compiling, summarizing and publishing the information contained therein as prescribed by this act, as amended and supplemented; and

k. during periods when the Legislature is in session, report monthly to the members of the Legislature and the Governor and his staff all new notices of representation, notices of termination and other notices filed pursuant to this act, as amended and supplemented, during the preceding month.

L.1971,c.183,s.6; amended 1971, c.349; 1991, c.244, s.4; 2004, c.27, s.14.