{"id":43,"date":"2020-06-03T14:36:07","date_gmt":"2020-06-03T14:36:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/168.61.45.138.xip.io\/legal\/?page_id=43"},"modified":"2025-12-12T19:44:52","modified_gmt":"2025-12-12T19:44:52","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/legal\/","title":{"rendered":"Office of Legal Affairs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row_content_no_spaces&#8221;][vc_column][vc_single_image image=&#8221;304&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h6><b>The Office of Legal Affairs<\/b> is the legal liaison with the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.njoag.gov\/about\/divisions-and-offices\/division-of-law-home\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Division of Law<\/a> in the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nj.gov\/lps\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Department of Law and Public Safety<\/a> and with the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nj.gov\/oal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Office of Administrative Law<\/a>\u00a0regarding rulemaking, adjudicatory hearing requests, and final decisions in contested cases. The office includes the Department\u2019s Administrative Practice Officer and staff. This office also manages subpoenas of Department employees and records, and serves as the central filing point for other communications with legal consequences (such as tort claim notices).<\/h6>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1639670990063{margin-bottom: 2rem !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][info-box-shortcode]<\/p>\n<ul class=\"list-group\">\n<li class=\"list-group-item\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/legal\/about-legal-affairs\/\">About the Office of Legal Affairs<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"list-group-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/legal\/about-legal-affairs\/mission\/\">What the Office of Legal Affairs does<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"list-group-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/legal\/about-legal-affairs\/team\/\">Meet the Team<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"list-group-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/jobs\/#internships\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Spark Internship Program<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/info-box-shortcode][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][info-box-shortcode]<\/p>\n<ul class=\"list-group\">\n<li class=\"list-group-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/legal\/procedures\/\"><b>Procedures<\/b><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"list-group-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nj.gov\/dep\/opra\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Public Information Requests (OPRA)<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"list-group-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/legal\/procedures\/dep-administrative-hearing-process\/\">DEP Administrative Hearing Process<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"list-group-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/decisions\">Decisions in DEP Contested Cases<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"list-group-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/legal\/procedures\/service-of-subpoenas-procedure\/\">Service of Subpoenas<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/info-box-shortcode][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][info-box-shortcode]<\/p>\n<ul class=\"list-group\">\n<li class=\"list-group-item\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/legal\/laws-and-regulations\/\">Laws &amp; Regulations<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"list-group-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/rules\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NJDEP Rules &amp; Regulations<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"list-group-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/legal\/laws-and-regulations\/get-rule\/\">How to Get Copies of NJDEP Rules<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"list-group-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.njleg.state.nj.us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NJ State Legislature<\/a> &#8211; Look up bills, statutes, and other legislative info.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/info-box-shortcode][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][info-box-shortcode]<\/p>\n<ul class=\"list-group\">\n<li class=\"list-group-item\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/legal\/resources-contacts\/\">Resources &amp; Contacts<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"list-group-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/legal\/resources-contacts\/law-resources-and-links\/\">Law Resources &amp; Other Links<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"list-group-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/legal\/about-legal-affairs\/team\/\">Meet the Team<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/info-box-shortcode][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row_content_no_spaces&#8221;][vc_column][vc_single_image image=&#8221;304&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;] The Office of Legal Affairs is the legal liaison with the\u00a0Division of Law in the\u00a0Department of Law and Public Safety and with the\u00a0Office of Administrative Law\u00a0regarding rulemaking, adjudicatory hearing requests, and final decisions in contested cases. The office includes the Department\u2019s Administrative Practice Officer and staff. 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